Thursday, October 4, 2012

Christmas ornaments....

Hi Everyone!  I hope your week is going well.  I took yesterday afternoon off and worked on getting things ready for the craft fair in a couple of weeks.  I worked on a new bench to take to the fair but I'm not completely done with it.  So I thought I'd show you one of the things I worked on this past weekend....Christmas Ornaments.
I made 50 red mitten ornaments.
Here are all 50 of them drying after their first coat of red spray paint.
Yes, I sprayed these on my bench outside...the bench needed repainted anyway.
I gave them two coats of paint, front and back.  Then I drilled the hole for the hanger.
I hand painted the details in white paint.  I think it looks like an old-fashioned knitted mitten.
Then I used red and white Baker's twine as the hanger.
 Here it is on a decorated tree that I'm getting ready to take to the fair in a  couple of weeks.  

The forest of trees in growing in the studio.  
I know it's just fall, but I've been getting Christmas items ready since July.  
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11 comments :

  1. maybe that's what my charlie brown trees need. I've just been working on decorating them...having a hard time with them. :(

    I need to drill a hole larger for the one I'm working on now, but I took a bunch of tools over to my nephew's house.
    can't wait to see more pics so I can see what I'm doing wrong.
    love the mittens!
    gail

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  2. I love decorating trees with mittens!
    They remind me of my childhood winters in Iowa!
    ♥'s
    Sherry

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  3. I love Christmas decorations! It's a tradition in my family that everyone gets an ornament each year. I have labeled ornaments from 20 years ago!

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  4. LOVE. I love mittens. I can't believe you made 50. I hope you sell every single mitten. They look great on that tree.

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  5. They are lovely. And so original - I haven't seen anything like these before - but somehow still classic and timeless. I love them!

    Sarabx

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  6. Those are very cute! I am borrowing the spray painting idea. Why, oh why did I hand paint bunches of gingerbread men last year, when I could have sprayed them? Next time...

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  7. These are adorable Holly. I just saw some of this twine and was wondering what to do with it - I think I'll just get some, incase I get time to produce something as cute as these.

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  8. So cute and I'm sure they were great sellers. Thanks for sharing with Christmas in July.

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  9. These are cute and easy to do. That is something i'll be looking for in the Holiday. ;)

    Happy Holidays,
    Marilyn @ Christmas decorating ideas

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