Christmas Tree Ornaments

I made ornaments to include with Christmas gifts this year. 

The dragonfly ornaments were created with a stamp I carved from stamping rubber, then stamped card stock and embellished with paints, pens and metallic ink for the borders. I carved the stars/snowflakes from a pencil tip eraser.  I added eyelets, jump rings and swirl hooks. The backs I hand wrote Christmas greetings.  They measure 2.5 inches square.

After drawing a sketch of a partridge, I carved the image into stamping rubber and stamped bristol board with permanent stamping ink, and painted them with watercolor. Cut the paintings into pear shapes and added the ribbon. I glued patterned scrapping paper to the back and added a Christmas greeting. They measure 7 in high.

Dragonfly ornaments

I've finally finished the last of the Christmas pet portraits. I'll post them all after Christmas. Resting this afternoon, then will tackle my own Christmas.

A couple weeks ago I did a little experimenting with rubber stamp carving making little ornaments. I carved a dragonfly in stamping rubber with lino carving tools and used it as a basis for my ornaments, stamping cardstock or heavy watercolor paper, then paint the cards individually.  The little stars/snowflakes I carved into an eraser on the end of a pencil with an exacto knife. I had to get permenant stamping ink because the regular ink kept smudging when I tried to paint them. I used metallic ink to border them. Then I added eyelets, ribbon and fancy swirl hooks. Each are 2 1/2 inches square. These are personal gifts, so I script Christmas messages on the back.  I may make a version of these next year to sell at shows. 

Let me know what you think.

Santa's Village Craft Fair

Santa's Village Arts & Craft Fair at Fauquier High School on Saturday Nov 19 will be my last show for the year, then its turkey & family & pet portraits & evergreens & sparkle & cookies & makin' stuff & santa & then in January - I'll rest

 

Pleasantly Surprised

I was pleasantly surprised to see my items included in these Etsy treasuries  :)

Deer In First Snow
The Wooland in Winter

Beautifiul Blues and Shorebirds

I am very flattered to be included in another truely inspiring Treasury

Check out this beautiful treasury, I'm am very flattered to be included with some awesome artists & crafters, they are very talented. If you love purple, you'll love this!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cd984524ffc6d916f0fbb2c/color-your-christmas

Christmas In July at my Etsy Shop

CHRISTMAS IN JULY PROMOTION!
Merry Christmas! Visit my Etsy shop www.remingtoncreations.etsy.com and Get a free Christmas Card Sample Pack containing 5 cards and envelopes with your order! Some items come with a bonus gift, please read the item descriptions to see if they come with an extra Christmas present.
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