A Handmade Christmas Countdown

This year, I decided to feature some of my hand made ornies each day as a countdown to Christmas.

I posted them on IG and FB daily and thought I would share them all at once with you here too.

Some are special, with family stories behind them, like the previous ones with family photos (my immediate family, and my great grandmother and her sister) or this one made from one of Sugarwing's old shoes.

This is one of Dewdrop's baby shoes.

Others are just for fun.

This was a scrap of watercolor paper I had been practicing on, years ago, and came across in a box of junk. I cut it into a ball shaped ornament and hung it on the tree. (The snowy effect is done by sprinkling salt onto the wet paint)

This is one that I made at a craft day with pals.

And this one reminds me of my early vintage paper days. I went through a paper doll  making stage, that was every bit as fun as playing with the paper dolls I had as a child.

Once, a friend gave me a packet of photo paper she didn't want and there were a few photos in it.  I didn't realize they were family pictures her husband had copied years ago, just thought they were some old photos they didn't want (I personally have tons of old pictures like this, so thought nothing of it) and made one into an ornament. She was here for craft day, and had fun making decorations with the images herself. It was a nice surprise for her to find them in my studio on craft day.

  It doesn't  matter if the pieces have a special meaning for me, each is special.

And I love unpacking the box of goodies each year and looking through my treasures as I add them to the tree.

I will leave you with the rest of the countdowns and wish you a very, very Merry day.

 

 

 

Comments

[inma]

Hola. Te sigo desde el sur de España y te felicito por las preciosidades que haces: eres una gran artista.
Gracias por compartir.
Un abrazo y FELIZ 2020!!

Inma

[jeanie]

All are so beautiful, Karla. Merry Christmas.