I know, we haven't even eaten the turkey yet! BUT Christmas, like it or not, is right around the corner! And if you're interesting in buying handmade ornaments for your tree, you gotta do that kinda thing early, so they're ready to go when you start to deck the halls. Right"

I put together a little grouping, now on Instagram. But I wanted to let anyone reading the blog know about it, too! And how you can have yourself a merry little Christmas, and a totally custom piece of art for your tree, too!

These lightweight wood ornaments are perfect for live trees. They won't weigh down the boughs, and you still get plenty of drop. The ornament itself measures 4.5", but with the bead and bow you're looking at a sizable 5" at least!
There are two options. The single bead above. And the triple bead, below:

These take a while to make, which is why I'm telling you about this in the middle of November! Each of the ornaments is first gilded with an oil based gilding wax.

Here's a little detail of the ridge of the ornament! Here you can see all that beautiful gilt finish on that sweet little edge. These are just barely 1/4 of an inch thick, which again, makes them a great weight for live trees, but also allows them to function as gift tags, or embellishment for your wrapped gifts.

Each one is unique, hand-painted and one of a kind.

After the oil gilt wax cures (that takes a WHILE!) I then apply antique Christmas sheet music to the front side of the ornament. Onc...