Sunday, 16 November 2008

ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS ....


Ornamental Christmas 1



Ornamental Christmas 2

Once again I'm Guest Hosting over at my favourite challenge blog Mixed Media Monday. When I signed up for this I had so many ideas in my head on what i wanted to do. You will be surprised to see that I chose to go down the rust avenue again lol, but these just screamed out at me .... honest!

Ornament 1 -
Rusty Tile - Paper Whimsy
Rusty White Star - Retro Cafe Art
Words - Art Journey (Noel Plate)

Ornament 2 -
House Ornament - Retro Cafe Art
Rusty Christmas Trees - Retro Cafe Art
Stamp Image - Art Journey (Key to your Heart Plate)
Acrylic Paint - Snow Cap & Aqua

Look forward to seeing all this weeks entries:)

36 comments:

Lucy Edson said...

Love these ornaments, Gillian! The rusted metal gives them a beautiful vintage Christmas feel. Great way to get in the Christmas spirit early!

Thanks for hosting MMM this week! I am looking forward to making some ornaments of my own!

Anonymous said...

Your pieces are both gorgeous, Gillian - I had trouble deciding which one to put up on MMM. Thanks for being a host again, and for all you do for MMM. Diane

K said...

beautiful ornaments! well done!

indybev said...

Both are lovely, Gillian. I'm a fellow rust-lover, so I appreciate them!

Char said...

Your metal ornaments are fantastic. Both of them are really great.

Rika said...

These are fantastic!

Sandy said...

Gillian these are very inspiring.
Brilliant ornaments. I love them.

Anonymous said...

Such inspiring ornaments! Beautiful work.

Ozstuff said...

Wonderful ornaments. I saw this at MMM and I don't think it had a link from there so I found this through a comment you made on my blog. Very happy not to have missed telling you how much I enjoy your blog.

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Your ornaments are beautiful!

Flippinpest said...

Really unusual ornaments. You have some really fantastic ideas :-)

My Creative House said...

Wonderful ornaments like the first one best, love the rusted look a great challenges.

Anonymous said...

gorgeous ornaments!

Astrid Maclean said...

Both your pieces are stunning Gillian, just great! I love the vintage feel of the rusty metal!

vintage wil said...

wow love these ornaments ! its beautiful artwork.

Anneke said...

your pieces are very beautiful

Anonymous said...

WOWZERS this a both just stunning! I love them :) Great inspiration!

June said...

Wow !!! Love what you do. I shall be adding you to my list of must sees. what great work you do and this is fabtastic
Hugs June xxx

Moira said...

These are both fabulous, though I like the top one best. They feel both vintage and edgy at the same time which is quite an amazing feat. Wonderful inspiration.

Heather Robinson said...

I was so thrilled to see that you were guest host this week because I knew we'd be in for a treat. I actually purchased some of those wonderful rusty houses and had started an ornament but hadn't finished in time. It wouldn't have looked half as marvelous as yours. Thank you so much for choosing my art dolls as the feature on MMM....I am truly touched.

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

Gorgeous, what else can I say?

Kris Dickinson said...

Gillian, both ornaments are just gorgeous! Thanks for such a fun challenge this week!

Faye said...

Both are awesome, Gillian. I'd love to see something that beautiful decorating my house for Christmas.

Lorraine said...

love the rusted metal ornament very nice

~*~Patty S said...

Both ornaments are gorgeous Gillian. You do rust SO well! Thank you for a lovely challenge, I needed to get in the holiday spirit and get some things done around here :)
oxo

Moni said...

Ganz zauberhafte Werke von dir!!

joanne wardle said...

great! the hanging star is a perfect finishing touch

*jean* said...

beautiful ornaments...love the rusty elements..

Audrey said...

your ornaments are gorgeous - love the rusty look!!!! Hope you are well xxx

Rosie said...

You create the most intriguing MM pieces Gillian - I love the rusty look so much... very inspiring!

the author said...

Wow, I'm not sure which one is my favorite! I love the little house with decorative roof, but I also love the frame in the first one! Very nice very nice :) And thank you so much for the kind words on my stocking.

Jen Crossley said...

wow beautiful work
Jen

Marva Plummer-Bruno said...

Hi Gillian! I love your blog, your artwork is always so inspiring! Marva

Janny said...

They are really beautiful!

Vintage Papers said...

gorgeous pieces Gillian! lovely!

Alexandra said...

Wonderful Gillian. Have a nice time.