Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’


Christmas Ornament Challenge – Voting Time

2 ways to view and vote: Static web page: (Link here) Video (above); This is a great display of talent and creativity. Let us hear your choices. Pick 5. and leave your vote as a comment. Put them in order from High to Low. Thank you.

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Ornament Challenge 2021 Kickoff

This is best viewed in the control above here. However, in case of viewing difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. It is time to make your ornament for the 2021 Christmas Ornament Challenge. The time to submit your picture is during the month of November 2021. This year, there is something for […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge – 2019 Results

This video is also posted on YouTube. But you’re already here. Announcing the results from the 2019 Christmas Ornament Challenge. Wow! This has been great. Take a peek at all the great ornaments and send your appreciation to those craftspeople who created them. A page view of all ornaments is on the challenges page. You can […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge 2019 Viewer Vote

Here are the ornaments in the 2019 Christmas Ornament Challenge ready for viewer voting This is the opportunity for viewers to pick their favorites. Please express your favorites in high to low order separated by commas such as 1,2,3,4,5. Enter your picks in a single comment by December 15, 2019. Multiple comments from the same […]

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Classy, Easy, DIY Christmas Ornament Hangers

I like to make my own wire hangers for my Christmas ornaments. In my view, they are a much better alternative to screw eyelets. Materials Copper wire (silvered, copper, black, etc) 18 to 24 gauge available from craft stores and some hardware stores. Drill bit or transfer punch – size to taste Jacobs chuck or […]

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Woodturning Segmented Christmas Ornament

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you’re already here! I received some colored laminated wood from Frog Blanks to try out. This is my second attempt to use the samples both in a Christmas Ornament. After all the 2019 Christmas Ornament Challenge is open for submissions until November 30. My […]

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This Christmas Ornament Is Not A Sea Urchin

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here where you are! After turning the “Ribbed and Holey” form recently, I received several suggestions that it could be a Christmas Ornament. And, the Christmas Ornament Challenge is open right now. So, I thought how to scale the down to a size […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge – 2018 Results

This video is also posted to YouTube – What go there when you’re already here? Results are complete for the 2018 Christmas Ornament Challenge. Finalists are: # Maker    Title 2 Eli Polite Expert Impossible 69 Pedro Trinidad Novice Tres Reyes Magos 9 Jim Beckwith Confident Carved Cherry Sea Urchin Ornament 68 Gene Dellinger Novice […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge – Viewer Review

This video is also posted on YouTube. Here are the ornaments in the 2018 Christmas Ornament Challenge. This is the opportunity for viewers to pick their favorites. Please express your favorites in high to low order separated by commas such as 1,2,3,4,5. For voting purposed, it will be easier for us if you vote via […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge 2018 Announcement

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. Best right here at the source. Announcing the Seventh Annual Christmas Ornament Challenge. The challenge is open to all crafts, all materials, collaborations, mixed media, whatever. All skill levels may also enter. This year NO video is required. However, if you make a video, we’ll […]

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