My first Santa ornament is done, as is the first Cabin-in-the-woods ornament for this year. I finished the Santa with linseed oil, acrylic paint, and some clear spray finish. The Cabin ornament is left more natural, with only a little paint and some clear coat on the trees and snow.
A brass eyelet is screwed into the ornaments' tops, where I'll eventually tie some ribbon to hang them by. Both are carved from wooden hobby eggs.
I have a few more of these on deck for Christmastime, as well as some other ornaments and hand-carved gifts. I'll make sure to post more pics when I can. Thanks for stopping by!
John,
ReplyDeleteKind of reminds me a little of something I did as a kid. We would take a potato, carve a face on it, and let it dry next to the furnace. After a couple of weeks, it looked like a shrunken head! Totally cool to take to school and gross the girls out with. LOL
Nicely executed carving, an heirloom in the making!
Best Regards,
Albert A Rasch
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Shrunken potato heads. That sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteAs a carver, you could probably execute the design beautifuly. You should give it a try, if foe no other reason than to say you did!
ReplyDelete(And it so seriously does look like a shrunken head!)
Best Regards,
Albert Rasch™
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