Like most people, I have an abundance of tree ornaments. And yet I can hardly resist making a couple every year. This year I made a little robot. This is a fairly easy one. I used a building block from a cheap dollar store set. Since the wood is fairly soft, it was easy enough to screw in an eye hook. Then glue on some beads and paint the whole thing gray. To make it a little more festive, I gave it pipe cleaner antlers.
I had given these foam cardinals winter sports gear in the past but when we moved, one of the snowshoes got lost. So I figured I'd start fresh.
I was thinking about decor traditionally associated with Christmas and realized, I don't know if I've ever made a popcorn garland. I have no memory of having done so as a child. And now that I'm adult it seems A)wasteful and B)likely to attract mice. But I do like how they look so I though I'd try making a mock-popcorn garland out of bits of old t-shirt and some yarn. My "popcorn" looks a bit more like soup dumplings but I like how it looks hanging in my window.
Every year I like to make a peg doll themed on a Christmas special or movie. This year I chose the Rankin and Bass special "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". And what better character to focus on than the antagonist, the grim Burgermeister Meisterburger. His scowl was especially fun to create.
Did you ever watch Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas Celebration? It was on television a couple of times when I was a kid and a couple of details always stuck with me, largely involving the California Raisins. Now that we have it on DVD, we watch it every year. And I have a growing appreciation for the hosts, a pair of dinosaurs named Rex and Herb. I though I'd pay tribute to them with these small portraits, done in acrylic on canvas board.
I wanted to add a couple of Christmas themed finger puppets (apart from Santa and elves) to my repertoire
I have short hair that sometimes gets in my way. So I'm trying to embrace headbands. Since it's been a bit of a challenge, I thought a couple of festive ones might help. I made a simple broad one out of some snowflake knit and a braided one in candycane colors.
In all honesty, I think I like making them more than wearing them. If you know of a less pinch-y headband style, let me know in the comments. I'm open to suggestions.
