Snowmen Family

A friend of mine asked me to paint an ornament for her, illustrating her family as snowmen.

I started out by finding everyone's favorite color.

I then painted the snowmen, making sure everyone was "accurate in size".

I accented one with a stocking cap, one with a bow and scarf, one with a top hat and bow tie, and one with ear muffs and a scarf.

I wrote the names of each person on their accessories as well.

There is also a heart to the side, that I put the year in.

Thanks for looking!

Yarn Christmas Ball

I think it is neat when I find things to paint the whole round ornaments as,

instead of just part of it...

so when the idea of something knitting/crocheting came up,

I just knew that I had to paint a yarn ball!

It turned out very fun!

I think it is visually appealing when the whole glass ornament ball is used for the painting.

Thanks for looking!

P is for Panda, or Paige

I hand-painted Christmas ornaments for all of my coworkers this season.

One of my coworkers, Paige, she loves pandas!

So, of course I would paint a panda on her ornament!

I made it extra special by putting a "P" on it's foot for "Paige"!

Thanks for looking!

Caricature Ornament

I had a special request from a gentleman to paint a portrait of his girlfriend, himself, and two daughters on an ornament for Christmas.

I had never tried anything like this before, but was willing to give it a try!

He was willing to go with more of a caricature portrait, so this is what I came up with:

They loved it!

I am happy with how it turned out and they were too!

They though it was neat to see themselves in somewhat of a cartoon form.

Thanks for looking!

Ribbon Angel

This Christmas, while making ornaments, I wanted to make something special in remembrance of my Papa to hang on the Christmas tree.

My Papa passed away from lung cancer several years ago.

I painted an angel made from a lung cancer ribbon onto a glass ornament.

I made one for myself and also for my mother and sister.

They were very touched by the gesture.

I am happy with the way they turned out and am glad that we now have something special to hang on the tree in remembrance of Papa.

Thanks for looking!

Penguin Ornament

Penguins are cute anytime of year, but they are perfect for winter!

Here is a cute penguin painted onto a glass ornament ball:

I think the ornaments are cuter when you are able to make them the face or the whole body of something, so for this one it's just the penguin face.

It worked out perfectly on the round ornament ball!

Thanks for looking!

Christmas martini anyone?

I was drawing some fun sketches of holiday drinks when I thought about giving them a try on the ornaments that I have been painting.

Here is one of them, a Christmas martini:

I drew my image on, painting a silver background around it.

I then painted in the details of the Christmas martini.

Last, I added red and white polka dots.

It turned out to be quite a festive ornament!

Sock Monkey Ornament

Sock monkeys are cute and make great decorations for anytime of year...

so why not have one on your tree, as a Christmas ornament?!

Here is one that I have hand-painted with acrylics on a glass ball ornament:

I think it turned out adorable!

I kept with the traditional sock monkey colors so that it would be easily recognizable, but you could also change up the color scheme to personalize it.

Chevron Craze

I have been working on painting ornaments.

They are glass ornaments that I have been painting with acrylics and then sealing with a gloss clear coat.

I decided to try a chevron pattern since it is so popular.

I used a green and white to make the chevron pattern.

On top of the chevron pattern I drew a silhouette of a reindeer and painted it in with red.

The result is a fun, modern Christmas ornament!

Ornament Swap

I participated in an ornament swap on Facebook this month.

You could make the ornament out of whatever medium you wanted.

My swap partner wasn't picky and said she would be happy with anything.

So I got a paper mache ornament from Michael's that was round in shape.

I decorated it with scrapbook paper, bling, ribbon, chipboard pieces, and stickers!

I did both sides differently so it was like two ornaments in one!

My swap partner sent me the cutest ornaments in return!

She made me feel special by sending my THREE cute ornaments!!

Aren't they just the cutest?!

Thank you!! :)

Did you make any cute ornaments this year?

Feel free to link to your blog posts with your handmade ornaments in the comments!

Christmas Cards with a Winter Chill

These pretty Christmas cards were created with a Winter chill in mind.

I had a Christmas paper pad that I had ordered from Oriental Trading several years ago.

I flipped through that, finding paper that would fit my Wintery theme.

Pretty papers of blues and purples did the trick!

Each card has blue ribbon with snowflakes running across it.

A tag was then adhered. Each tag has a white glittery brad.

Each card has either a snowman with rhinestone buttons or a Christmas ornament with a rhinestone and a "Christmas Wishes" sentiment.

Some of the cards are embellished with chipboard snowflakes with bling or with bows.

Cards, such as the ones above, can be found in my Etsy store

http://www.CreationsByKT.etsy.com