greetings.

John's fancy animator friends at work made this:



Hooray for Kat and Russell!

i make things sometimes.

Here's a really big picture of a Christmas ornament I made today:



I had a really hard time taking pictures of this little guy. You can see further attempts here. The lighting just wasn't working. I thought putting it on the pink tree would be a plus, but I think it sort of washed it out.

Anyway, the idea is that I'll hang it on our tree, which we don't have yet, in front of a light and the picture will glow. In case you're wondering, yes, I just happen to have a pink tree on hand for this sort of occasion. I got the idea from a lovely wall hanging I saw in the Nov. 29th entry of a blog I discovered earlier this year called Everyday Is A Holiday. I combined the things I loved about the wall hanging and the translucent picture idea from my favorite ornament as a kid. The ornament had a picture of Santa flying in his sleigh on a piece of thin plastic, behind a sculpted scene of a little boy pointing out his window. I always tried to hang it in front of a blue light. So, that was basically the idea. I scanned a picture, printed it on vellum, framed it on both sides with paper-covered foam board, and trimmed it with pink balls, blue ribbon, and a snowflake sticker. I have plans of making three others with different photos and embellishments. Perhaps my photos will improve as I make more? Let's hope so.