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Carving and Painting Christmas Ornaments: Easy Techniques for 23 Patterns in Wood
Carving and Painting Christmas Ornaments: Easy Techniques for 23 Patterns in Wood
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Reviewed by Jennifer Hendrix, editor, AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com
Create a fabulous assortment of handmade Christmas ornaments for your tree this year with a little help from Carving and Painting Christmas Ornaments: Easy Techniques for 23 Patterns in Wood. In this Christmas-themed woodcrafting book, woodcarving teacher and author Betty Padden shows how to carve and paint ornaments to keep or hand out as gifts.
Imagine a tree decorated with your own, handmade ornaments, how fantastic would that be? Including carved angels, elves, santas, polar bears, poinsettias, and more, you’re sure to have a merry crafting season with so many different projects to choose from. The detailed, color photographs and original patterns from Betty Padden will have you crafting your way to the perfect tree no matter how much experience you have.
Plus, the different, step-by-step ornament making ideas are split up by your skill level, so you will know just where to start. Once you’ve covered the carving, move on to painting and make each handcrafted ornament into a holiday masterpiece. The best ornaments, like most holiday-related decorations, are handmade and these tutorials are no different. Get started on a handful of these projects today, you can save them for your own tree and make others for your close friends and family members to make this Christmas season truly memorable.
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