Alcohol Ink Christmas Ornaments 2023
2023 was a pretty rough year for my family, and I haven't had a chance to work on any of my dollhouse projects for over five months. To my great…
Polymer Clay Christmas Ornaments: Inlaid Mica (plus copper crackle scraps)
For the past couple Christmases I've been obsessed with the inlaid mica technique I first saw on Valerie Evans's "Unruly Housewife" YouTube channel. This year my time was rather limited,…
My Latest Alcohol Ink Christmas Ornaments
After making so many alcohol ink ornaments a year ago, I still had plenty of glass balls left. This Christmas I made a dozen more. These first six were done…
Alcohol Ink Christmas Ornaments
So this is my new obsession: painting Christmas ornaments with alcohol ink. I started with a package of eight glass balls and tested two different techniques. (Before applying the ink,…
Polymer Clay Christmas Ornaments: Mokume Gane (plus some fails)
We had a couple of extra glass cube ornaments left over from a project my husband did with our son a few years ago, and as I had recently watched…
Polymer Clay Christmas Ornaments: Inlaid Mica
Last Christmas, I made two polymer clay ornaments inspired by the inlaid mica technique shown in a tutorial on Valerie Evans’s “Unruly Housewife” YouTube channel. Of all my projects during…
Polymer Clay: Christmas Tree Ornaments
In our family, it’s long been a tradition to put up our Christmas tree on the Friday after Thanksgiving, its designated spot being the only open space available: in the…