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2023 Ornaments
| 1. Maple Fire Ornament Turned and dyed maple burl with black topper and stopper. – Bruce Jordan (Confident) |
| 2. Got Snowballs!!!! I turned a Maple bucket with a basket illusion technique then shelly indian ink design, Perfect holder for our indoor snowball fight with the family. Alot of fun over the holiday season. – Jim And Shelly Kent (Confident) |
| 3. Away In The Manger I made a precious moments manger, This is made from ceramic and hand painted. – Shelly Kent (Confident) |
| 4. Welcoming The Birds Cherry, spalted maple, koa – Robin Mcintyre (Confident) |
| 5. Patriotic Cape Cod Lobster Buoy – Cc-23 I made about 40 of these 5 inch long, 1 inch in diameter, ornaments for friends and family. This year, with my assistance, many of the grand kids made their own with burned lines, magic marker coloring, and hand carved star fish, from one piece turned between centers. – Steve Patzman (Confident) |
| 6. Turned Globe Ornament Hollowed cherry burl globe with padauk finial and cap – Michael Grady (Confident) |
| 7. Captive Ball Ornament This ornament was made using a single piece of walnut and is 2.5” in diameter. The captive ball was turned while inside the outer sphere. It was finished with sprayed shellac followed by four coats of lacquer. It was inspired by YouTube’s Hi-Tech Education. – Dan Schmidt (Confident) |
| 8. Hollow Sphere The sphere is mahogany and the finials are maple – John Masotta (Confident) |
| 9. Segmented Dodecahedron Segmented dodecahedron tree ornament made from walnut, white oak, mahogany, birch and maple. – Randy Cosgrove (Confident) |
| 10. Sea Urchin And Ebony Emma Cook Chameleon Flakes and ebony sea urchin – Charles Mccarthy (Confident) |
| 11. Nutcrackers. Sweet! Made of inexpensive 2x2s, 3 inches tall, non-functional. – D. H. Shearer (Novice) |
| 12. Ballerina Maple ballerina’ s with seashell tutu’s – Brenda Michael (Confident) |
| 13. Cheese Ball This 4 inch ornament features a mouse in a hanging cheese ball. The entire object is made by wood turning. 2 types of wood are used, cherry for the ball and tree of heaven for the mouse. the whole is finished in colorless wax. – Woodfrog (Confident) |
| 14. Multi Colored Ornament This ornament is made of rose wood,maple and exotic colored wood it’s 2 inches wide and 6 inches long it’s hollow and weighs less than one ounce – Justin Mang (Confident) |
| 15. Multi Colored Ornament This ornament is made of maple,purple heart and exotic colored wood it’s 2 inches wide and 4 inches long its hollow and weighs less than one ounce – Justin Mang (Confident) |
| 16. Ballerina 1 Bocote body with a sea urchin tutu mounted on a temporay base made of burl wood – Phi. Hamel (Novice) |
| 17. Natural Edge Ornament. Black cherry natural edge with finial. – Henry Karbowski (Confident) |
| 18. Snowman Maple body with a Walnut hat. Nose made from Padauk. Scarf made from paracord. Arms from branches found on the ground. – Phil. Hamel (Novice) |
| 19. Hanging Ornament 1 Chestnut finials with a sea urchin body. 3 strand twisted wire holder mounted on a burned Birch base. Hand tied paracord hanger. – Phil. Hamel (Novice) |
| 20. Ballerina Ii Maple body intentionally left thick to symbolize both legs. Birch live edge tutu painted with acrylic. 3 strand copper wire twisted frame mounted to a Walnut stained maple base. – Phil. Hamel (Novice) |
| 21. 3D Birdhouse Mahogany #D Birdhouse with Compound Cut (and painted) Bird on a Swing – Mike White (Expert) |
| 22. Tree Of Life Maple Tree of Life – Mike White (Expert) |
| 23. Heart & Treble Clef Scrolled Maple Heart & Treble Clef – Mike White (Expert) |
| 24. Fishing Around Two piece scrolled fish – Mike White (Expert) |
| 25. Angels We Have Heard On High Scrolled 2 piece angels – Mike White (Expert) |
| 26. Ambrosia Maple Ambrosia maple body with maple roof. Roof also has walnut and purpleheart to give it color. Inspired by one from Dale Nish ornament book. – George E Mahoney (Confident) |
| 27. Laminated Plywood Ornament #1 Pieces of Baltic Birch Plywood laminated together, then drilled and turned, with painted finials – Walter Mooney (Confident) |
| 28. Laminated Plywood Ornament #2 Pieces of Baltic birch laminated together, then drilled and turned, with painted finials. – Walter Mooney (Confident) |
| 29. Mesquite Ornament 2023 Texas Mesquite, turned and hollowed, with three slots cut into it, and maple finials – Walter Mooney (Confident) |
| 30. Textured And Colored Ornament 2023 Sycamore globe, turned and hollowed, with texture, coloring and burn lines added. Maple finials – Walter Mooney (Confident) |
| 31. Ornament With Four Slots 2023 Sweetgum globe, turned and hollowed, with four slots cut in it. Colored texture and burn lines added. Glittery painted finials – Walter Mooney (Confident) |
| 32. Birch Bark Carol Snowman Carol Snowman was turned out of Ambrosia Maple wood. The body of the snowman was whitewashed so the grain pattern is visible. Hand painted with a Birch bark nose.Her button is made out of birch bark and is attached to her scarf with white sinew. – Tanya Becher (Confident) |
| 33. Christmas Bell The bell is turned from Maple. It is 5″h×2½w. The band at the bottom is CA Glue and copper red pigment. The clapper was woodturned from a wooden dowel and attached using string. – Tanya Becher (Confident) |
| 34. Bead Ornament A commercial bead with hand turned metal finial – Steve Leithwood (Confident) |
| 35. Santa Checking His List 24″ tall ornament to top of wire loop. 10″ tall body is inside out turned curly maple, dyed red and finished with resin and interior flocked with green suede. The 7″ finial is hard maple with red/gold mottled metal foil gilding. The base is carved on a CNC machine with a turned 18″ ambrosia maple tree topped with a carved maple star. The 7 1/2″ tall Santa inside is a resin casting from last Christmas. – Jack Boggio (Expert) |
| 36. Spacecraft turned, 2 woods, with turned stand – Frank Pickett (Confident) |
| 37. Noel Vive Noel! – Jean Luc Bourdin (Confident) |
| 38. Segmented Ornament Purple Heart, Walnut, Maple – Brass Hanger – Bill Baca (Confident) |
| 39. Multi Colored Ornament This ornament is made with maple,walnut,yellow heart and exotic colored wood it’s 2 inches wide and 6 inches long it’s hollow and weighs less than one ounce – Justin Mang (Confident) |
| 40. Christmas Carollers The characters are made from poplar and the base is a cedar burl – Brad Hildenbrand (Confident) |
| 41. Candle Tree Ornament For 2023 Maple, walnut,oak. These are like popcorn, you can’t stop at one, I’ve made 100 for family and friends. – Bert Delisle (Confident) |
| 42. S Ant A Clause A nice ant bringing presents for Christmas – Mauro (Confident) |
| 43. Globe And Iridescent Paint Maple ornament with iridescent painted globe – Michael Scott Wallace (Confident) |
| 44. Inside Out Ornament 2 1/2″ x 6″ Ash ball with Maple finial and top with Poplar snowman – Paul Richard (Confident) |
| 45. Inside Out Ornament 2 1/2″ x 6″ Ash ball, Walnut finial and cap, with Poplar Christmas tree – Paul Richard (Confident) |
| 46. Lewiston Remembered I finished this ornament during the week the tragic shooting occurred here in Maine. I plan on sending it to my niece and her family who own a coffee shop in Lewiston. I hope they are able to display it in their shop during the holiday season in memory of the lives lost. The wood is black cherry I harvested from my land here in Maine. – Michael J Derespino (Confident) |
| 47. Domed Christmas Turned tree and mouse along with Holiday additions. – Don Chase (Confident) |
| 48. Swedish Style Tree Turned tree with steam bent veneer – Don Chase (Confident) |
| 49. Christmas Globe Turned tree and mouse along with some Christmas cheer – Don Chase (Confident) |
| 50. Gnome’S Xmas Cave The cave ornament was turned using “teca”, the trees with “caoba” and the gnome & snowman with “guayacan”. – Sergio Santiago (Confident) |
| 51. Miniature Ornament Wooden Flowers Vase The vase is maple, the flowers are also made from dry hard maple using a “Smooth & Sharp” modified Skew from Germany. Normally done on green branch wood but these are made from recycled hardwood flooring offcuts. Flowers are dyed using alcohol based leather dye. Over all dimensions are 1.5” tall 7/8” major diameter. – Bert Delisle (Confident) |
| 52. Santa Gnome 41” tall chainsaw carving Santa Gnome – Brad Barker (Confident) |
| 53. Umbrella Ornament Blackwood with Blackwood finial. – Kurt Wolff-Klammer (Confident) |
| 54. Tree Of Many Colors Made with colored pencils and resin. 11.5 inches tall. – Maynard Green (Confident) |
| 55. Merry Moosemas Natural edge wood with moose Santa miniature in center – Jim Meizelis (Confident) |
| 56. Christmas Snow Globe My wife likes Snow Globes, so made her one. Total height is 6 inches. Bottom is ash, top is maple. The skiers are made from several different woods. The snow is PVC shavings. – George Goode (Confident) |
| 57. Three Part Icicle A turned icicle ornament made with a pernambuco cap, unknown globe, and a maple drop. – Nathan Clinard (Confident) |
| 58. Antique Lantern Ornament My version of a Mini antique lantern, with a led tea light. There is a mirror inside the top to reflect light, increases the light effect. Lantern Inspiration came from a video by Mike Peace. – Bert Delisle (Confident) |
| 59. Turned And Burned Cherry globe with walnut finials. Pyrography embellished – David Wright (Confident) |
| 60. Open Ornament With Finial Walnut: Sapwood & Heartwood – Edward Weingarden (Confident) |
| 61. Grinning Santa’S Each year I make ornaments to give to each of my immediate family. Last year it was turned snowmen. This year I’m hand carving smiling Santa heads. The photo shows the steps from block to finish. I got this pattern off of Pinterest. – Brad Barker (Confident) |
| 62. Christmas Tree Topper The tree topper is 12 1/2″ tall and is made from a hollowed European Beech globe with the finial and base turned from Bloodwood – Denis Casaubon (Confident) |
| 63. Golf Ornament This ornament has a golf ball located on a finial turned from Walnut in the shape of a “step-up tee”. – Denis Casaubon (Confident) |
| 64. Bass/Walnut Ornament WALNUT BASE WITH BASSWOOD TREE AND FINIALS – Ed Lyter (Confident) |
| 65. Santa Ornament My first caricature carving – Philip Stevens (Novice) |
| 66. Christmas Star In A Gift Box Illusion Two “impossible” intertwined triangles form the Christmas Star inside a gift box 3-D illusion. Perfectly flat 3/8″ thick two sided tree ornament. – Larry Becker (Novice) |
| 67. Inside Out Christmas Tree Ash globe, maple tree dyed with Spirit Stain, Jatoba finial – Tony Aktines (Confident) |
| 68. Christmas Tree Finial 15″ Tall Cherry Christmas Tree Finial – Ken Whiting (Confident) |
| 69. Gold Christmas Tree Finial 10″ Tall Gilded Pine Christmas Tree Finial – Ken Whiting (Confident) |
| 70. Laminated Segmented Christmas Bells I make a batch of ornaments each year and give them as gifts. I’m only part way through for this year, but you get the idea. (It’s quantity over quality.) This year’s ornament inspired by As Wood Turns article July 2023 Thanks Alan Now, back to the shop! – Douglas Smith (Confident) |
| 71. Maine Coast – Pine Tree State The bark of a a black cherry tree reminds me of the rocky Maine coast. I am fortunate to have black cherry on my land here in Maine. The Christmas tree ornament represents the Eastern White Pine, our state tree. – Michael Derespino (Confident) |
| 72. Cherry Mushroom Mushroom ornament turned from a black cherry burl. – Michael Derespino (Confident) |
| 73. Choir Of Angels With 8 grandchildren and friends, a choir of angels this year – Jim Meehan (Confident) |
| 74. Snowmen 23 6″ high x 3″ w turned from pine painted white & black with buttons and beads. – Charlie Caruso (Confident) |
| 75. Jellyfish Maple burl natural edge jellyfish body, painted with ChromaCraft acrylic cloud paint with copper wire tentacles & seed beads – Mark Choitz (Confident) |
| 76. Tiny Snowman House The Tiny Snowman House was made from Mormon Poplar and Walnut. I have added paint to enhance several parts of the Tiny Snowman House as well. I also added crystals to the body of the snowman as well. The Snowflake Base has cut on a Scroll Saw first and then turned on the lathe. The Tiny Snowman House stands 6.5 inches tall. – Raleigh Lockhart (Expert) |
| 77. Winged Finial A 3″ square paduak curved between a maple finial. Total length 7 “ – Ray Medeiros (Expert) |
| 78. Segmented Bell A maple body with three segmented rings of southern yellow pine and paduak, with a working paduak clapper, height 1 1/2″. – Ray Medeiros (Expert) |
| 79. Sea Urchin Sea urchin with finial – Terry Vance (Confident) |
| 80. My First Ornament Sphere finials – Carol Cumberland (Novice) |
| 81. Ornament #2 #2 – Carol Cumberland (Novice) |
| 82. Pierced Glode With Icicle This ornament is made from maple. The globe was shaped, hollowed and pierced. The icicle was turned separately and attached to the globe. It is 3” in diameter and 8” tall. – Carl Schneider (Expert) |
| 83. Saskatoon Frosty Natural edge, happy little Frosty the Snowman. Made from some Saskatoon /Serviceberry from our yard. – John Belder (Confident) |
| 84. Mary, Don’T Shoot The Messenger But… An angel turned from cherry with wings of mountain ash. – John Belder (Confident) |
| 85. Elegant Simplicity In A Hollow Ball Ornament Simple hollow ball with final and icicle. I try for elegance. – Danny Bartlett (Confident) |
| 86. Snowman Head With Top Hat I cutout the face with my Scroll Saw and then turned the head on my lathe. The head is turned out of Mormon Poplar and Hat in made out of Walnut. I added painted to the eyes, nose and head. – Raleigh Lockhart (Expert) |
| 87. Tiny Tree House This Tiny Tree House is made from Mormon Poplar and Walnut. I added paint to enhance some of the turning and added crystals to the Tree as a finishing touch. – Raleigh Lockhart (Expert) |
| 88. Bird House Ornament Made from Ambrosia Maple and Figured Maple. – Raleigh Lockhart (Expert) |
| 89. Cocobolo And Tagua Nut Ornament A Cocobolo ornament and finial with Tagua Nut inserts and captured ring – John C Lucas (Expert) |
| 90. Square Ornament A square ornament with holes cut in all 6 sides – John C Lucas (Expert) |
| 91. Cherry And Yellow Heart Ornament Square ornament sphere with Yellow heart finial – John C Lucas (Expert) |
| 92. Tamarind, Holly And Ebony Ornament Holly and Tamarind put together with a Zig Zag router technique – John C Lucas (Expert) |
| 93. Epoxy Experiment Mixed epoxy sphere with red finial – John C Lucas (Expert) |
| 94. Bird House Ornament: Pole Lathe Workshop Diameter: 35mm (1.4 inch); total height: 84mm (3.3 inch), workshop hight only: 28mm (1.1 inch); body of pole lathe: 20mm (0.8 inch) long and 14mm (0.55 inch) high – Kai Koethe (Confident) |
| 95. Lantern Ornaments Redwood burl and Padauk ornaments. – Jiunn-Kai Wang (Confident) |
| 96. Parlo_Verde_Padauk_Ornaments Parlo Verde (big one) and Padauk ornaments (small ones). – Jiunn-Kai Wang (Confident) |
| 97. Flat Santa I may have a knack for this carving thing, but I am slow. – Philip Stevens (Novice) |
| 98. Christmas Keepsake Spalted maple globe with maple finial – Ray Gingras (Confident) |
| 99. Ocean Motion Classic sea urchin with turned top and bottom from blue mahoe and sea coral collected off the beach and molded to its form. – Louis Currier (Confident) |
| 100. Pocket Watch Laser engraved walnut. Watch parts in resin – Mike Braden (Confident) |
| 101. Humpty Dumpty 3D printed egg with maple – Paul Neuburger (Confident) |
| 102. A Nice Winters Day The turned items are maple and birch, the base is spruce, hand painted by myself. – Ronald Stocks (Confident) |
| 103. A Family Walk In The Park The turned items are maple and birch, the baby carriage is hand carved from birch and the bench is carved using walnut. Base is spruce. Hand painted by myself. – Ronald Stocks (Confident) |
| 104. Snowmen Ornaments 4 inch icicles in maple and elm – Mark Snyder (Confident) |
| 105. Inner Peace This is a 4.5″ diameter basket illusion clamshell hollowform, beaded and colored inside and out. – Doug Schneiter (Expert) |
| 106. Squirrel The intarsia squirrel is constructed of mahogany and maple. The white is holly and the eyes are ebony. the inner wreath is sycamore and the otter wreath is walnut. The finish is lacquer. – James Norfleet (Expert) |
| 107. Fox The intarsia fox is constructed of mahogany. The eyes, nose, and ears are ebony. The white is holly. The inner wreath is sycamore and the outer wreath is walnut. The finish is lacquer. – James Norfleet (Expert) |
| 108. Owl2 The intarsia owl is constructed of holly and Osage orange. The eyes ae ebony with a holly highlight. The inner wreath is sycamore and the outer wreath is walnut. The finish is lacquer. – James Norfleet (Expert) |
| 109. Owl1 The intarsia owl is constructer of mahogany, holly, maple, and Osage orange. The eyes are ebony with a holly highlight. The inner wreath is sycamore and the outer wreath is walnut. The finish is lacquer. – James Norfleet (Expert) |
| 110. Bespoke Gnomes These little guys are all stylin’ for the holidays. Who is your favorite? – Alison Brooks (Confident) |
| 111. Inside Out Turning Purpleheart and African Blackwood Ornament – Michael Hassemer (Confident) |
| 112. Angels Ornament 2023 Turned from Ash and Dahoon Holly this was a lot of fun. – Brian Rosencrantz (Confident) |
| 113. Double Spiral Globe Ornament Walnut globe with oak spire. Holly tree inside. – Randy Rhine (Expert) |
| 114. Acorn Box Ornament Oak and Walnut threaded lid box, with snowflake inlay. – Randy Rhine (Expert) |
| 115. Christmas Bell Ornament made from Camphor Laurel, with a Led inserted to light the scene, powered with a CR2032 battery. Height 7” x diameter 4 3/4” – Jack Murphy (Confident) |
| 116. Ljusstake woodturned and whittled candles in a wooden candle holder – Lars-Johan Olof Larsby (Confident) |
| 117. Christmas Tree Ornaments Individual tree ornaments made from walnut with clear coat. – Roger Burkpile (Expert) |
| 118. Beaded Star 1 4″ Beaded Star with glass cylinder beads – Wendy Ellsworth (Novice) |
| 119. Smoking Santas Maple snowman and hat, Rose-of-Sharon broom and pipe with wire for smoke – Gary Russell (Expert) |
| 120. Ring The Bell Laminated Maple, Purple Heart and African Mahagony Teachers Bell stands 9.5 inches and is 4.25 inches wide (clapper inside works) finished with Waterlox – John Dekle (Confident) |
| 121. Pearl Snowflake 4 separate glitter painted snowflakes one on each side with a finial and icicle – John Dekle (Confident) |
| 122. Snowflake 2.6″ Round laminated Maple and Walnut deep blue background for glitter painted snowflake on one side and silver coin with John 3:16 on the other side and a pearl finial tops it off. – John Dekle (Confident) |
| 123. Christmas Cabin 2.5 inch dia. Cabin in the pines – Paul Stagl (Expert) |
| 124. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough2.5 In 2.5 dia, maple with walnut – Paul Stagl (Expert) |
| 125. Starlight Cabin2 2.5 inch dia, cabin with trees under starlight – Paul Stagl (Expert) |
| 126. Macadamia Nut Brownie 2.5 inch dia, walnut with maple spots – Paul Stagl (Expert) |
| 127. Gnome Gnome turned from Purpleheart – Bruce Benwood (Confident) |
| 128. Frosty On Cherry I made a hollow sphere out of cherry and then copied a snowman silhouette on two sides. I pierced the sphere to outline the image and then I asked a fellow woodturner, Jeannie Ureno, to help with the painting. – George French (Confident) |
| 129. Nutcracker turned table nutcracker – Dave Volzer (Confident) |
| 130. Frosty Turned Snowman – Dave Volzer (Confident) |
| 131. Christmas Globe Dyed Spalted Maple Ornament – Dave Volzer (Confident) |
| 132. Prickly 1 Sea Urchin shell with red bud finial – Lynn Jordan (Confident) |
| 133. Gnomeageddon…Frosty’S Forest Fiasco Began this ornament by turning some offset Christmas trees, then turned a couple of miniature Gnomes wandering in the forest. Finally turned three spheres (my first) to make Frosty. Somehow it seemed right to make Frosty a ferocious snowmaking creature…and thus Gnomeageddon. For full effect, please turn up volume when watching the video in the link below. – Ron Pollmann (Confident) |
| 134. Christmas Bell Ornament Spalted maple, paddock, mahogany, ash – Kenny Dexter (Confident) |
| 135. Christmas Ornament Padlock, mahogany, hickory – Kenny Dexter (Confident) |
| 136. Christmas Ornament Maple, padauk, mahogany, ash, – Kenny Dexter (Confident) |
| 137. Christmas Ornament Zebra wood, ash, birch plywood – Kenny Dexter (Confident) |
| 138. Christmas Ornament Zebra wood, walnut – Kenny Dexter (Confident) |
| 139. Iridescent Bell Ornament Maple ornament painted Black and accented with Iridescent paint – Bobby Mccarley (Confident) |
| 140. Large Sputnik Sea Urchin Ornament Large Sputnik Sea Urchin / Maple dyed black finials – Bobby Mccarley (Confident) |
| 141. Sea Urchin Ornament Sea Urchin / Maple dyed Black finials – Bobby Mccarley (Confident) |
| 142. Small Sputnik Sea Urchin Ornament Small Sputnik Sea Urchin / Maple finials painted Black – Bobby Mccarley (Confident) |
| 143. Christmas Ornaments Bonanza A small selection of Christmas Ornaments I love to turn. One has a captive ring and the cube is totally turned on the lathe and the small holes are automatically formed when the coves are turned and indexed from face to face. All ornaments are hollowed out to make them as light as possible. – Alfred Schembri (Confident) |
| 144. Naked Christmas Tree This is the first turning from my new PM 2014. Got some finishing to do, but wanted to get it entered. Thank you! – Kathleen Gardiner (Confident) |
| 145. Three Wise Guys The New Era Three wise guy made from wood rescue from Maria hurracaine – Carlos Rivera (Confident) |
| 146. Tree Of Life Tree made from wood rescued from Maria hurracaine the start it’s blue majoe wood and the tree in acacia blanca – Carlos Rivera (Confident) |
| 147. Three Wise Guy New Friends The wise guys are made from wood rescued from Maria it’s lignum vetae blue majoe acacia Blanca base in mahogany – Carlos Rivera (Confident) |
| 148. New Hope Three made from rescued wood from Maria de star it’s blue majoe and the three it’s acacia Blanca – Carlos Rivera (Confident) |
| 149. Primitive Christmas Tree Tree of maple, base of cherry – Deborah Chapin (Confident) |
| 150. Twiggy Snowman Turned scrap blank between centers – Andy Chiras (Novice) |
| 151. Christmas Arch Five layered hand scrolled Christmas arch with base called a Schwibbogen usually displayed at the base of the Christmas tree or in a window. 22×15 inches and lights up at night for all to see – Bill Bulkeley (Confident) |
| 152. Christmas Schwibbogen Four layered hand scrolled Christmas arch with base called a Schwibbogen usually displayed at the base of the Christmas tree or in a window. 17×12 inches and lights up at night for all to see – Bill Bulkeley (Confident) |
| 153. Three Wise Men Puerto Rican woods: cienaguillo,malagueta,acacia blanca, and blue majoe – Angel Colon (Confident) |
| 154. O Christmas Tree Walnut and repurpose wood – Greg Paulin (Novice) |
| 155. Birdhouse Ornament: Duplex House Color Dispute Height 68mm (2.7 inches), diameter 35mm (1.4 inches) – Kai Koethe (Confident) |
| 156. Christmas Remembered The top and bottom are pecan and the center is purple heart. About 5 inches long. – Joel Shoaf (Confident) |
| 157. 2023 Orament Challenge spalted hackberry with cross and bell – Steve Wagner (Novice) |
| 158. Wonderful Walnut A Walnut ornament with a friction finish, – Nic Stewart (Confident) |
| 159. Xmas Tree First project is my Christmas tree – Denise Halliday (Novice) |
| 160. Open Ball And Icicle Maple ball with walnut icicle – Ken Waller (Expert) |
| 161. Blowing Tree Off axis turning. Maple, Wax finish. – Kent Riggins (Confident) |
| 162. Cherry Lantern Made from Cherry, Wax Finish. LED Candle. – Kent Riggins (Confident) |
| 163. Painted Lantern Poplar, sealed and finished with metallic acrylic paint. – Kent Riggins (Confident) |
| 164. Warm Glow Hand-stitched wool applique – Kathleen Casaubon (Confident) |
| 165. Repurposed Finial I can’t currently turn wood, but I can turn an abandoned finial into an ornament with a couple of beads – Kim Norgren (Novice) |
| 166. Under The Street Lamp Natural edge Manitoba Maple Christmas tree with a poplar snowman under choke cherry lamplight. – John Belder (Confident) |
| 167. The Nutcracker Mushroom Made from three woods. The body made of Talipariti elatum (Malvaceae), the thread made of Pictetia aculeata (Fabaceae) and for the head I used Thespesia populnea (Malvaceae). Finished with bee wax. – Anibal Ii Ruiz (Confident) |
| 168. Tea Light Ornaments Lantern, Christmas Tree and Snowman tea light ornaments. Lantern made with Spanish Cedar, Christmas Tree and Snowman made with Alder. – Joe Garofalo (Confident) |
| 169. Windy Day Snowman Off center snowman with hat blowing away. I used a CNC laser engraver for the face and stencils for the “wind swirls.” – Ron Estrada (Confident) |
| 170. The True Meaning Of Christmas A hand cut and colored depiction of Mary and Jesus – Blaine Petersen (Confident) |
| 171. Tina’S Jellyfish sea urchin with beads – Dave Volzer (Confident) |
| 172. Holiday Traditional A maple ball with a finial and beads – John Brower (Novice) |
| 173. Christmas Gift Boxes Wooden Christmas Gift boxes with different colored lids in various color techniques – Elly Van Kampen (Confident) |
| 174. Old Tree Christmas Tree made of Prosopis pallida and resign. – Anibal II Ruiz (Confident) |
| 175. Indian Trail Family Christmas Ornament – Laron Thompson (Confident) |
| 176. “Huevitos Parranderos” Rattle eggs made of Thespesia populnea with beans seeds inside. – Anibal Ii Ruiz (Confident) |
| 177. Lantern Ornament 4” tall lantern ornaments turned from Memosa houses an led tealight. Beeswax finish. – Brad Barker (Confident) |
| 178. Turned Flutes, Ribbon Finial, Chameleon Effects Box elder wood, spiral ribbon finial on the bottom, 8 turned flutes, metallic paints, mica powders, chameleon powders and flakes. – Matthew Harber (Expert) |
| 179. Six Holes With Ribbon Finial Box elder wood, six bored holes, black top and bottom spiral ribbon finial – Matthew Harber (Expert) |
| 180. Urchin Ornament, Small Sea urchin body, hard maple finials, small – Matthew Harber (Expert) |
| 181. Bird House, Natural Edge, Cherry And Silver Maple Bird house ornament. Cherry base and finial. Silver maple roof with natural edge. – Matthew Harber (Confident) |
| 182. Snowflakes Inside! Cherry body, walnut finials, four bored holes, snowflake decorations inside. – Matthew Harber (Confident) |
| 183. Christmas Tree Claro walnut Christmas Tree with Green Topper – Jeff Corwin (Confident) |
| 184. 4 Dollops Of Maple Spalted Maple with Walnut finial and icicle – Joe Centorino (Confident) |
| 185. None Inside Out Turned Yew – Brian Maguire (Confident) |
| 186. None Hollow Spalted Beech, Dyed Cherry – Brian Maguire (Confident) |
| 187. Birdhouse Awaiting Bird Box Elder and Hollowed Crabapple – Brian Maguire (Confident) |
| 188. Birdhouse With Bird Textures and Toasted Box Elder with Hollowed Dyed Spalted Maple – Brian Maguire (Confident) |
| 189. Gilded Birdhouse With Bird Gilded, Pyrographed & Acrylic Painted Maple, Hollowed Osage Orange – Brian Maguire (Confident) |
| 190. Acorn Box Rescued woods from PR mahoe,almond and cedar. – Elizabeth Figueroa (Confident) |
| 191. Open Segmented Spiral Open segmented ball, 32 segments per ring, 2 3/4 inch diameter. Dyed and stabilized poplar, red and green, maple, ebony finials. – Dale Clark (Confident) |
| 192. Hot Air Segmented hot air balloon and basket. 32 segments per ring. Maple,yellow heart, purple heart, bloonwood, ebony. Balloon is 3 inch diameter 3 1/2 inches tall, basket is 1 inch diameter 1 inch tall. 676 segments – Dale Clark (Confident) |
| 193. 795 Swirl This ornament is made from 795 pieces of walnut and maple. During the process of building this segmented ornament I learned the importance of a 64th of an inch! I did a design change at the end when I ran out of wood! 22 rings times 64 is a lot! Complete instructions on building the ornament can be found at https://bebopsturnings.com/ornaments/the-swirl-795 – Jeff Nester (Confident) |
| 194. Zebrawood Top This top is made from zebra wood and maple separated by maple and walnut veneer. – Jeff Nester (Confident) |
| 195. Zebrawood & Maple 41 This ball is a hollow ball made up of zebra wood and maple separated by walnut and maple veneer. The piece has 41 pieces of wood and is approximately 3″ in diameter. For complete instructions on how to make this ornament look at https://bebopsturnings.com/ornaments/zebrawood-maple-41/ – Jeff Nester (Confident) |
| 196. Joy To The World Cedar Ball/spalted maple finial- Cherry Burl/ maple finial – Dave Arnone (Confident) |
| 197. Beelieve! Turned Basswood, Wood burning, Needle felting – Sandy Arnone (Confident) |
| 198. Maracas Boricuas Maracas made with the dry fruit from the Higüera tree (Crescentia cujete). Handles made of espejuelo (Dipholis cubensis). – Anibal Ii Ruiz (Confident) |
| 199. Different Ornament celtic knot in a double inside-out – Hans Peters (Confident) |
| 200. Birdhouse Ornament Maple body with a cherry and segmented walnut cap finished with spray lacquer – Tom Cooney (Confident) |
| 201. Hollow Spindle Mahogany hollow form with a maple spindle finished with spray lacquer – Tom Cooney (Confident) |
| 202. Kasane Rindo Cherry/Walnut/Maple Walnut/Yellowheart – Tom Cooney (Confident) |
| 203. Sakura Walnut/Purpleheart/Maple Walnut/Padauk/Maple – Tom Cooney (Confident) |
| 204. Tsuno Asa No Ha Cherry/Maple Walnut/Maple – Tom Cooney (Confident) |
| 205. Life Within maple tree with dowel inter tree – Dave Maguire (Confident) |
| 206. 1.54 Ounces And My First Finials A hollowed claro walnut orb with blackwood finials – Jeff Corwin (Confident) |
| 207. Jolly Santa Ornament Rough turned the ornament body, then carved and painted the Santa face and hat. Then turned the small ornament cap (carved and painted the flutes). Final step was to turn and paint the finial. – Ron Pollmann (Confident) |
| 208. Turned And Woven For The Birds Turned Cherry Burl with Brass Inlay in the voids holds a “house” of Reed and Cane woven in the Nantucket Basket style. – Clarke And Karen Buchanan (Confident) |
| 209. Round Basket Hollowed globe ornament with basket illusion embellishment – David Wright (Confident) |
| 210. Hollow Form My ornament is made with cherry and Honduras Redheart. My first time turning one of these. – Mike Keeton (Novice) |
| 211. Christmas Candle 3 Candle are made of 3 diferents woods, Maria, Capa Prieto and Maho. The base and the top are made of Almendro and the body is made of Laurel. The candles light with batteries – Carmelo Rodriguez Heredia (Confident) |
| 212. Wood Christmas Tree Christmas tree made in Caoba and resin. Power light with USB port. – Carmelo Rodriguez Heredia (Expert) |
| 213. Christmas Tree Christmas tree made in Roble with power light USB port. – Carmelo Rodriguez Heredia (Expert) |
| 214. Snowman Ornament acrylic painted snowman on a scallop shell – Debra Hart-Chase (Novice) |
| 215. Frosty The Snowman Hard maple Snowman with a magic hat and scarf. – Craig Choun (Confident) |
| 216. Lantirn Idea from article by John Lucas. Shape is up to the turner. Inside is hollowed for a tea light. – Charles Sapp (Confident) |
| 217. Glowman GlowMan SnowMan in Black Cherry – Turned in two pieces for access to tealight. – Michael J Derespino (Confident) |
| 218. Mish Mash This is a Mish Mash of Alan’s inspiration of inside out turning and my last year’s entry “Saturn”. – Paul Neuburger (Confident) |
| 219. Christmas Wonder It’s a cross between segmented and open segmented. Made out of maple, walnut, and cherry wood with ebony finials. – Al Ostermann (Confident) |
| 220. Christmas 2023 Globe with icicle made of Maple and Purpleheart – Richard January (Confident) |
| 221. 2023 Christmas Ornament – Maple And Walnut Globe ornament made of Maple and Walnut – Richard January (Confident) |
| 222. Pink Ivory Tree Stopper. Pink ivory tree on gold titanium nitride stopper. – Deon J Breytenbach (Confident) |
| 223. Bird House Ornament: Bowl Turner’S Workshop I had turned other mini birdhouses before, so the challenge was to stick to the rather small dimensions I had used with them. The dimensions of the bird house in the photo are: Diameter: 36mm (1.4 inches), total height including finial: 86mm (3.3 inches), workshop height only: 28mm (1.1 inches), bowl lathe height: 17mm (0.7 inches), shopfloor diameter: 36mm (1.4 inches) – Kai Koethe (Confident) |
| 224. Multi Piece Ornament This hollow ornament is made with Purple Heart, Black Walnut and Maple. It’s 1.75″ x 4.75″ Finished with Poly. – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 225. Divided Finial This Finial is made with Purple Heart and divided with strips of Maple. – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 226. Purple Heart Finial This Finial is made with Purple Heart and Maple. – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 227. Cherry Sphere This hollow ornament is made with Cherry, Maple and Purple Heart. – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 228. Hollow Sphere Hollow Cherry sphere with Maple and Purple Heart. – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 229. Snowman Bradford pear 4 inches tall – Allen Richard (Confident) |
| 230. Alternative Sea Urchin I’ve tried to combine woodturning and the laser engraver, for a different take on the real sea urchin ornament. – Geoff Webb (Confident) |
| 231. Alternative Sea Urchin Tried to combine woodturning and laser cutting for a different effect. – Geoff Webb (Confident) |
| 232. Christmas Treasures ‘‘Twas the night before Christmas and under the watchful eye of Arnold Ziffle Junior all the treasures gathered – Normagene (Novice) |
| 233. Cardinal In Bird Bath With Pine Tree Six sided inside out turning made of Aspen, Birch, Bass, Cherry, and Walnut – Jeffery See (Novice) |
| 234. Snowman In A Ornament Six sided ornament with a pine tree inside made of Aspen, Birch, Cherry and Walnut – Jeffery See (Novice) |
| 235. Snowflake Snowman on top of a Walnut with inlaid snowflakes – Jeffery See (Novice) |
| 236. Pine Tree On Top Of A Walnut With Inlaid Snowflakes Ornament is made of Birch and Walnut – Jeffery See (Novice) |
| 237. Tree Topper Tree Topper is a six sided inside out turning made of Birch and Cherry – Jeffer See (Novice) |
| 238. The Not So Simple Snowman The ornament is made from ash and maple. Bowl, bottom of snowman, and the head and hat turned separately. Bottle string lights with plastic cork inserted into hat. Rod through the center and glued into each part. – Michael J Derespino (Confident) |
| 239. Baby Rattle Xmas Ornament Made from Marblewood and BlackWood. Ornament is filled with bb’s do it rattles – Michael Nasholm (Expert) |
| 240. Star Of Bethelem This ornament was made using 8 varieties of wood, and the star is lit using a led. Ornament H – 7 1/2, W – 9 inch – G Calistro (Confident) |
| 241. 12 Windows Till Christmas Routed, windows, tea ornament – Bob Grinstead (Confident) |
| 242. The Gonks Santa Gonk Ornaments – Jeff Walters (Confident) |
| 243. Christmas Scene Snowmen and trees in front yard – Larry Jurgens (Confident) |
| 244. Frosty Box elder snowman inserted into cherry form – Ed Wilkiemeyer (Confident) |
| 245. The Three Christmas Gnomes Three Christmas Gnomes for family members. Two cherry and one maple. Intended for hanging with an optional hook or for sitting on a shelf. – Gary T Egbert (Novice) |
| 246. Tell Mom The Dog Did It! A twist on the ornament knocked off the tree. I combined both exotic and domestic wood species, eight in total. Cat/kitten are made of Zebra wood, Maple, Walnut and Mahogany collars. Ornament is made of Purple Heart, splash carved Maple – Michael Lober (Confident) |
| 247. Epoxy Pine Cone Pine cones in epoxy with maple finial – Greg Patterson (Confident) |
| 248. Traditional Christmas Ball traditional ornament made from the end of a walnut Slab – Louis Schoen (Novice) |
| 249. Traditional Christmas Ball 2 Traditional Ornament From Scrap of Walnut – Louis Schoen (Novice) |
| 250. Minion Nutcrackers These are two of the Minion characters made into nutcrackers. They are Kevin (on the Left) and Stuart (on the Right). They were made for my granddaughters as Christmas presents. The bodies are turned from an 4″ x 4″ piece of Basswood. They stand about 16″ tall. I turned the individual parts from various scraps of Basswood, Popular and Holly that I had laying around the shop. The bases are made from a piece of cherry scrap. All turning was done on a Delta LA200 lathe. – Russ Philipp (Confident) |
| 251. Watch Closely Now I glued up 24 segments each of maple and cherry for a 48 segment ring. I sliced that ring into 1/8″ slices and then glued the rings back together in a spiral pattern. The finial and icicle are cherry and the belt is sapele. – George French (Confident) |
| 252. Christmas Tree On Sycamore I turned a hollow sphere from sycamore and then traced a tree silhouette on two faces. I pierced around the design and then painted it with acrylic paint. The finial and icicle are made of sycamore. – George French (Confident) |
| 253. Angel The body, halo and wing were turned separately on the lathe out of holly. The wing was turned as a small dish and then cuts were made. Wing is painted with acrylic paint. – George French (Confident) |
| 254. Double Inside-Out With Tree Walnut outside, Cherry inside, Maple tree in the center. Overall length 7.5 inches Diameter- 2 inches Tree – 1.5 inches tall. – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 255. Hidden Surprise Hollowed globe – Spalted Maple Finials – Walnut Tree – Maple Overall length- 5 inches Diameter – 1.75 inches Tree – 0.75 inches tall. – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 256. Hollow Globe Hollow Globe – walnut Finials – Hickory – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 257. Christmas Trees Christmas Trees – Hickory Height – 5.5 inches Diameter – 1.75 inches – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 258. Holiday Candy Christmas Tree – Hickory Bowl – Butternut Tree – 5 inches tall Bowl – 4 inches tall and 5.5 inches Diameter. – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 259. Bells Of Joy Spalted Beech wood, with jingle bells and laser engraved. The Joy of Christmas – Richard Jones (Confident) |
| 260. Mini Christmas Tree Christmas tree inside ornament – Russell Manasse (Confident) |
| 261. Mini Snowman Snowman in an ornament – Russell Manasse (Confident) |
| 262. Large Birdhouse Bird house with a cardinal – Russell Manasse (Confident) |
| 263. Small Bird House Mini Bird House with Cardinal – Russell Manasse (Confident) |
| 264. From The Past Body is cedar, cap and finials bocodie – Jim Mccleary (Confident) |
| 265. Christmas Globe Ornament 2023 Hollow Christmas Ornament with a Maple burl globe lightly red dyed. Finial and icicle are Black Walnut. The ornament is spray finished with clear lacquer. – Allan Cusworth (Confident) |
| 266. My Little Bird House Lignum Vitea carved too and bottom. Blodwood and Lignum Finial. Bloodqood and yellow heart cage. With led light over a small birdie, purched on her rest of yellow heart. – Gerard Merchant (Expert) |
| 267. Not The Bunny Slope! Snow Man is made of Swamp Maple, the tree is elm. – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| 268. Seasons Greetings Both the snowman and snowoman are each made of a solid piece of Tupelo Gum turned on multi-center axes. – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| 269. Tree Of Life Tree of Life made for my mother, a bird and bird house lover. The top nest has her (pink bird) sitting in the nest with my father (blue bird) outside the nest looking down on us all from heaven. The six bird houses represent her six, very different children. The mushrooms below representing her 19 grandchildren in appropriate groups below each birdhouse. The pieces were created using FOG (found on ground) wood as we grew up without much money, often making wreaths and other holiday decorations from supplies harvested from the woods behind our house. – Mike Bartlett (Novice) |
| 270. Red Cedar Christmas Tree Made from salvaged cedar logs. The ornaments are various woods, attached to the tree with magnets – Peter Hatherell (Confident) |
| 271. A Tree With A View Golden rain tree roof, maple – Roger Pearson (Confident) |
| 272. Gnomes In The Spotlight Body turned, nose and hat turned separate. – Dale Guilford (Confident) |
| 273. Christmas Stars Six carved stars, four do them are laminated with basswood, cedar, Aspen, Cherry basswood, two are solid basswood, all are carved on both sides. – John Renzelman (Confident) |
| 274. Antique Lantern Lantern with a timed Tealight that when turned on stays on for 6 hours and cycles off for 18 until switched off. Decorated with metal reactive paint of brass, copper, bronze or iron. – Mike Peace (Expert) |
| 275. Orange Tree Red orange body with green tree like finales – John R. Deszell (Confident) |
| 276. Candle Holder A candle holder of 3-4 separate turned pieces. – Mike Peace (Expert) |
| 277. Preacher Desk I made an old desk with the lid that is foldable. On top there is a bible I made from tulipwood. The pen is made from honey locust, and the inkpot is ebony. – Hans Peters (Confident) |
| 278. Copper Cage Match The globe of the ornament is made from textured and patinaed copper strips capped with claro walnut and blackwood accents. – Brian Mason (Confident) |
| 279. Eight Point Christmas Star Osage Orange three axis turned – Patrick Hoggard (Confident) |
| 280. Sputnik Sea Urchin With A Finial Twist A Sputnik sea urchin with Zebra wood and Purple Heart final and cap – Ed Putnam (Confident) |
| 281. Bagpiper Turned 22.5 inch, hand painted, tartan clothed, bagpiper nutcracker – Maynard Green (Confident) |
| 282. Cherry Bulb With A Finial Twist Hollowed out Cherry bulb with Purple Heart final (turned and carved) and cap. Original plan was for a time capsule, however lost the bottom connection. Luckily the ornament survived the fall. – Ed Putnam (Confident) |
| 283. Swirl N Gold Cross drilled and turned a cherry cube, sprayed gold, added a swirled ball inside, turned a maple fenial and sprayed black. – Dennis Cameron (Confident) |
| 284. Christmas Cross Finial and Inside out turned cross out of Blackwood on Sputnik shell. – Roger Pearson (Confident) |
| 285. Swinging Snowman Inside-out illusion with snowman insert – Walt Wager (Confident) |
| 286. Woven Together For The Holidays 1 Red gumwood turned ornament parted and reconnected with crackle quartz beads and brass wire stitching. – Meagan Jacobi (Novice) |
| 287. Spalted Sphere 2″ Sphere with blackwood finial – Walt Wager (Confident) |
| 288. Woven Together For The Holidays 2 Walnut wood turned ornament parted into three segments and reconnected with red dyed quartz beads and brass wire. – Meagan Jacobi (Novice) |
| 289. Busy Bees Bee Skep with bees – Walt Wager (Confident) |
| 290. Winter Forest Five turned trees – Walt Wager (Confident) |
| 291. Tree Lights Inside-out illusion with tree insert – Walt Wager (Confident) |
| 292. Christmas Nomes Assorted Christmasy nomes – Robert Lindstadt (Confident) |
| 293. Sea Urchin Wild Pear Wild Pear finial with sputnik sea urchin body – Derek Coyle (Novice) |
| 294. Baby Jesus Baby Jesus in my ornament – Elden Welchman (Novice) |
| 295. Caribbean Surfer Snowman Woods, mahogany, mahoe and pimenta racemosa – Jose Esteban Cruz (Confident) |
| 296. Caribbean Bodyboard Snowman Woods used oak and cordia alliodora – Jose Esteban Cruz (Confident) |
| 297. Too Hot For Frosty 1 Epoxy resin & Maria wood – Jose Esteban Cruz (Confident) |
| 298. Melting Frosty On A Shelf Epoxy resin & hymenaea courbaril wood – Jose Esteban Cruz (Confident) |
| 299. Snow Family Snowmen people with acrylic paint – Anna Redd (Confident) |
| 300. Beehives These are traditional beehives, complete with bees heading home after a day’s work.. – Richard Wright (Confident) |
| 301. Snowman Candles These snowmen add a festive touch when their candles are lit. – Richard Wright (Confident) |
| 302. Let There Be Light! A collection of these votive candles will spread warmth and cheer. – Richard Wright (Confident) |
| 303. Snowmen These snowmen from different woods, with their fancy hats, help bring joy to the season. – Richard Wright (Confident) |
| 304. Sea Urchin Finial Ornament Sea urchin shell with walnut turned finial – Richard Meganck (Confident) |
| 305. 3 Top Kings Tops made with native wood: Cacia Guayacum Mahoggani Mahoe base and strings in the Color of our Flag🇵🇷 as Caribbean/Latin Culture mixed, Puerto Ricans grow with the tradition of the 3 Wise Men bringing gifts after Santa comes in Christmas – Victor Lopez (Confident) |
| 306. Bling Bling Snowman Small turned snowman decorated with glass colored mosaic pebbles. – Vivian Crespo (Novice) |
| 307. My Little Snowman Snowman turned and decorated with mosaic glass. – Vivian Crespo (Novice) |
| 308. Three Kings Each piece was individually hand carved using cedar wood. The gifts they are holding were turned. – Vivian Crespo (Novice) |
| 309. Candle Holder Wood turned spalted wood with a small candle. – Vivian Crespo (Novice) |
| 310. Santa Father Christmas carved from Basswood – Andy Paramore (Confident) |
| 311. Inside/Out Ornament Made with Cedar wood. The inside coating is India Ink and Acrylic and Outside coating is Color Shifting Interference. The Top and Bottom of the ornament is Copper Metallic. – Rick Atkins (Novice) |
| 312. Colorado Christmas The “Colorado Christmas” ornament is made from Silver Maple wood with a natural edge. – Tim Capraro (Confident) |
| 313. Dancing Angel The “Dancing Angel” ornament is made from two different woods: Russian Olive (the main body) and Walnut (the finial). It dances beautifully on the Christmas tree. – Tim Capraro (Confident) |
| 314. Baseball Mini Baseball – Ian Parish (Expert) |
| 315. Almendrito Navideño Arbolito torneado en madera de almendro, ahuecado para incluir iluminación micro led y que las 30 bolitas torneadas en madera de caoba y majó y pintadas a mano, queden suspendidas entre el interior y exterior. La base es en madera de jagua y la estrella torneada en caoba y metal – Mario Castro Torres (Confident) |
| 316. Wooden Gingerbread Ornaments We used a coping saw to cut the shape of our ornaments from plywood. For the 3d parts we cut extra pieces of plywood and glued them and some wooden hemispheres to the pieces. We painted the ornaments with acrylics and finished them with acrylic spray lacquer. We want to give special thanks to Andi for lending his camera, expertise and especially his time to take some amazing pictures of our ornaments. – Sarah And Sebastian (Confident) |
| 317. Stars Mobile Bead woven stars etc. made with glass beads, suspended by silk thread fron a sterling siver frame and chain. – Lynda Coles (Confident) |
| 318. Woodturned Bauble With Glass Bead-Woven Cover Simple woodturned bauble with bead-woven cover – Lynda Coles (Confident) |
| 319. Sprouting Tree Ornament 2 1/2″ dia , with turned tree inside. Maple and blackwood – George Hancock (Confident) |
| 320. Celtic Christmas hollowed body with celtic knot – George Hancock (Confident) |
| 321. Ceramic Bells, Christmas Tree Ornament. Three white ceramic bells with Christmas themed designs and red ribbon embelishment, all hung together. – Lynda Coles (Confident) |
| 322. Natural Roof Bird House A very small bird house ornament. With 4 woods from my stash, Lilac natural edge top, Sunburst Locus body, Purple Heart fineal and hanger and a Blackwood perch. – Peter Fabricius (Confident) |
| 323. Chalet Aviaire A hollowed maple and cherry birdhouse ornament featuring a small perched bird and pyrographed roof. – John Johnson (Confident) |
| 324. Spalted Maple Open Ornament open ornament in spalted maple body with bloodwood top, finial and christmas tree – Brad Haven (Confident) |
| 325. 2 Birdhouse Ornaments 2 birdhouse ornaments with cardinals. Mahogany, birch, ipe – Brad Haven (Confident) |
| 326. Angels The beginning of a chorus of angels. – Richard Simpsom (Novice) |
| 327. First Three Pods Banksia seed pods, with ash finial and caps, sand blasted, dyed, with liming wax. – Al Czellecz (Confident) |
| 328. Line Quilted Tree Simple ornament quilted with festive cotton fabric – Pam Pendleton (Novice) |
| 329. Quilted Star Simple line quilted ornament using cotton fabric – Pam Pendleton (Novice) |
| 330. Dad Comes Calling Cherry multi-axis turning, woodburning, metallic paint, resin bird – Sandy Arnone (Confident) |
| 331. Family Of Snowpeople Hard Maple – Finished with friction polish – Doug North (Confident) |
| 332. Family Of Penguins Combination black walnut & maple – Doug North (Confident) |
| 333. First Segmented Ornament Maple and Walnut segmented with walnut finial and icicle – Larry Holt (Novice) |
| 334. Scrap Wood Creations.Wal Walnut rings made from 538 piaces of walnut. – Michael Hughes (Novice) |
| 335. Clear Tree This Tree is made clear glass pieces and red and clear miniature glass ornaments and fused in a kiln. Then it is gold wire wrapped with Swarovski beads. – Jan Brown (Novice) |
| 336. Snowperson Standing snowperson with wavy body, hat, base, nose, and scarf – David Hawley (Expert) |
| 337. Snow Lady Icicle Ornament This ornament was made in a mold using glass powder. It was fused in a kiln and hand painted using acrylic glass paint. – Jan Brown (Novice) |
| 338. Bird House Curly maple base with zebra wood base – Don Sheffield (Novice) |
| 339. Woody The Snowman “Woody the Snowman” is made from Honey Locust. – Tim Capraro (Confident) |
| 340. A Scottish Christmas Chanter “A Scottish Christmas Chanter” is a chanter for bagpipes. It is made from white and black Ebony. – Tim Capraro (Confident) |
| 341. Spreading The Christmas Good Cheer Snowman made from Ash felled due to Ash dieback. Robin made from unknown windfall. – Jacquie Brady (Confident) |
| 342. Sea Urchin With Finial This is a Sputnik Sea Urchin with a finial made from Walnut wood. – Tim Capraro (Confident) |
| 343. Snowflakes A hollow cherry and Maple ornament with snow flakes – Bruce Trautmann (Confident) |
| 344. Peppermint Candy Padauk and maple – Bruce Trautmann (Confident) |
| 345. Celtic Ball Small walnut and maple ball – Brenda Keech (Confident) |
| 346. Segmented Bell 168 pieces. White Oak, Maple, Walnut, and Blood Wood – Bruce Trautmann (Confident) |
| 347. Inside Out (1St Ornament) Made scrap in wood pile. First attempt at finials – Richard Bartholomew (Novice) |
| 348. Joy To The World Oak ball hollowed with Joy to the World burned on, with walnut finale. – Brenda Keech (Confident) |
| 349. Spindle Fun Maple spindle – Brenda Keech (Confident) |
| 350. Segmented Leopard Wood Bell 97 pieces. Made from Leopard wood, Peruvian Walnut, Cherry, and Maple – Bruce Trautmann (Confident) |
| 351. Turquoise Fun 11/2″ Turquoise epoxy ball hollowed with teak finale – Brenda Keech (Confident) |
| 352. Bullwinkle This is my first hollow form ornament. I call it Bullwinkle as it turned out a little larger than I anticipated. The body is spalted maple and the finials are black walnut. I think it turned out pretty well. – Bert Nagy (Confident) |
| 353. Green Fun 2″ Green epoxy ball hollowed with camphor finale – Brenda Keech (Confident) |
| 354. Segmented Cherry Bell 193 pieces, made from Cherry, Blood Wood, Lignum Vitae, Walnut, and Maple – Bruce Trautmann (Confident) |
| 355. Rusty Lantern Mini Ash lantern with rusty finish – Bernard Diamond (Novice) |
| 356. The Battle For Christmas With Christmas just weeks away, the Vikings take on the North Pole Penguins in the annual Battle for Christmas. Even though the Vikings have a nasty reputation, the Snowmen will referee to keep it a friendly game. Every year I make each member of the family a new Christmas decoration. Each Viking has a unique weapon. I started back in July when I finally found the fake fur I was looking for. The whole display is 23 Vikings and 30 penguins. The penguins are walnut and maple with a friction finish. The snowman is poplar and walnut with a CA glue finish. The Vikings are spalted maple and lots of leftovers with a friction finish. The weapons have a clear coat of lacquer. The red beards were painted with craft store paint. The trees are spalted maple with green stain. – Lucy Kristan (Confident) |
| 357. Snowmen Having A Drink Two Snowmen with blue crystal eyes and an orange nose, the mouth and buttons were added using a wood burner. The arms are twigs from a rose bush. The hat bands are ribbon and the scarves are twisted yarn. The little bottles were designed to look like old fashioned milk bottles and soda bottles. – Nancy Price (Novice) |
| 358. Flower Angels Flower angels are made with a wooden bead for the head, with the hair and face hand painted. The body is a flower glued to the bead. Wings are either lace or leaf from the flower. A bow is attached at base of the head and a decoration of either a tiny flower or crystal is attached to the front of the bow. The halo is a gold or silver pipe cleaner. A ribbon or wire hook is glued to the top of the bead for the hanger. – Janice Price (Novice) |
| 359. Ilusión De Regalo Maderas resina de las flores, caoba y emajagüilla. – Kevin Burgos (Confident) |
| 360. Bead Ornaments beads with maple finials – Steve Leithwood (Confident) |
| 361. Dotty Saturn Dotty Saturn is another extension of the series started last year. Just playing with different ideas of what or how to present Saturn. – Paul Neuburger (Confident) |
| 362. Mixed Paint Egg Shaped Saturn Mixed Paint Egg shaped Saturn is another extension of the series started last year. Just playing with different ideas of what or how to present Saturn. – Paul Neuburger (Confident) |
| 363. Here Comes Santa Claus Hand carved reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh suspended around a turned globe. – Jay Witty (Novice) |
| 364. Ash Globe Ash Globe ornament with maple finial. – Michael Wallace (Confident) |
| 365. Urchin Globe Urchin Globe ornament with ebony finial – Michael Wallace (Confident) |
| 366. 2023 Swinging Bird Top & Icicle made of Holly. Body is Bradford Pear. This is one of 52 I made – 30 sold benefiting Knoxville Children’s Hospital and 22 for friend and family. Design inspired by Walt Wagner’s Birdcage Ornament. – Jared Bruckner (Confident) |
| 367. Basketweave Ornament Maple, 2.125″ diameter x 5″ length, Fiebing’s black leather dye, Pitt Artist Pens, Lacquer finish – Tim Moore (Expert) |
| 368. Birdhouse Birdhouse turned from local fallen Limbs, elm, unknown driftwood – Marty Gauthier (Confident) |
| 369. Mary Did You Know Checkered with music ring – Bob Keller (Confident) |
| 370. Hanging Top Small turned wooden top – Tom Pendleton (Confident) |
| 371. Hanging Star Quilted Star – Pam Pendleton (Novice) |
| 372. Birdhouse Ornament Made from aspen,apricot,ebony,filbert – Brad Dansie (Confident) |
| 373. Birdhouse Ornament Made from ash ,poplar,paduak,ebony – Brad Dansie (Confident) |
| 374. Three Piece Tear Drop Ash, Mesquite, and Purple Heart ornament on a natrual edge stand – Richard Slosky (Confident) |
| 375. The Bird House A warm and inviting Acacia Bird House – Richard Slosky (Confident) |
| 376. Segmented Pin Stripe 24 segments of maple, 24 pieces wenge veneer plus wenge icicle and finial – Bill Baca (Confident) |
| 377. Segmented Globe Walnut and Oak – Bill Baca (Confident) |
| 378. Segmented Walnut And Oak With Sapele Finial And Icicle Walnut and Oak segments – Bill Baca (Confident) |
| 379. Many Segmented Globe 24 segments, wenge, purple heart, maple and cherry – Bill Baca (Confident) |
| 380. Special Delivery Parachuting Santa made from tea tree wood and walnut oil finish. – Alison Brooks (Confident) |
| 381. Snowman Bad Black Walnut & Maple – Doug North (Confident) |
| 382. Captured Christmas Tree Inside Out Turning Holding a Captured Christmas Tree – Stephen Noe (Confident) |
| 383. Christmas 2023 Hollow polychromatic tube with walnut top and bottom caps and box elder finials – David Anthony (Confident) |
| 384. My Friend! Nome – Don Elliott (Confident) |
| 385. Bird In A Cage A maple ornament with a bird in a nest inside a twisted wire cage. Can be hung on a tree or from a stand. – Myron Robinson (Novice) |
| 386. Santa Claus Ornament This is a turned, carved, and painted Santa Claus ornament. Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! – Ron Pollmann (Confident) |
| 387. In The Stable I collaborated with my Uncle Ron. He helped me with the stable (wood) and I did the manger (glass) – Aubrey Schlappi (Novice) |
| 388. Birdhouse Ornament 2 Maple body, Canary wood roof, marble wood finials – Mickey Jackson (Confident) |
| 389. The Two Bells Of Hope. They are made from maple and the stands are from flaming box elder. They are to represent the long journey my wife has been on this year with her diagnosis of breast cancer. That is the reason for the pink, she is a survivor and that is the reason for the name. There is hope and she has rung two bells at the end of her treatments. – Mark Fishburn (Confident) |
| 390. Birdhouse Ornament 1 Maple body, Dark roof, lighter finials – Mickey Jackson (Confident) |
| 391. 2″ Square With Led Light Unknown woods, Flashing LED light – Mickey Jackson (Confident) |
| 392. Flashing Led Cube Cherry Cube, unknown wood on finial – Mickey Jackson (Confident) |
| 393. Birdhouse With Long Finial Maple body, walnut finial – Mickey Jackson (Confident) |
| 394. Urchin 1 Urchin shell and beech wood – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 395. Grumpy Old Gnomes Mesquite body, Maple hat, a cherry nose and a beard – David Slocum (Confident) |
| 396. Urchin Uno Urchin shell and Maple – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 397. Urchin A Urchin shell and cherry – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 398. A Trio Of Christmas Trees In Hiding Maple body, Mesquite Christmas tree, and Acacia finials. – David Slocum (Confident) |
| 399. Urchin Alpa Urchin shell and cherry – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 400. Tangle Already Holly wood bulbs colored and strung on green dyed string and TANGLED!! – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 401. Three Wise Men Three Wise Men (los tres Reyes Magos) in mahogany and almond wood. – Rene Fuentes (Novice) |
| 402. Three Little Birdies Three little bird house ornaments made from hollowed out branch segments with top and bottom turned finials. Birds from Hobby Lobby sit on their perches outside the door. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 403. Holy Night Maple burl with sea shell figures – Sarah Slocum (Confident) |
| 404. Blue Bird Condo Turned hollowed maple cylinder (1.5” diameter by 3” long) with turned cherry top and bottom. Inserts in cylinder divide interior into six separate sections each with its own separate access opening. Each opening has its own perch and five of the six “apartments” have blue bird residents and one vacancies. Blue birds (~.5” long) found on eBay. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 405. Miniature Bird House On Hand Forged Stand Hollowed branch bird house with turned top and bottom, all from Southern Magnolia wood salvaged from small tree (5” diameter trunk). It had been planted by a friend’s Mother (before she passed away) for her Father, who had passed away a couple of years before. It was run over and demolished by a drunk driver. The two little Cardinals (M & F) [eBay] represent her Mother and Father. The hand forged display stand was made by my wife (Beverly Coker) in our blacksmith shop. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 406. Miniature Lanterns Turned cross drilled cherry miniature lanterns (from 2.75” x 2.75” x 5” blank w/1” cross drilled holes), with tea light inserts, inspired by a Mike Peace YouTube video. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 407. Cross Drilled Bauble Ornaments Three ornaments inspired by an Axminster Tools YouTube video “How To Turn A Christmas Bauble Ornament – Woodworking Wisdom”. 1.5” walnut cube with 7/8” cross drilled holes. Turned top finial, bottom finial and figures from birch dowel rods. Decorated with paint, glitter glue and magic markers. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 408. Hollow Globe Ornament Olive with Turquoise, and African blackwood – Sarah Slocum (Confident) |
| 409. Walnut Cross Ornament Made from natural walnut and finished with a beeswax blend. – Graham Sharp (Novice) |
| 410. Inside-Out Hollow Ornament Solid walnut with a natural finish – Graham Sharp (Novice) |
| 411. Santa Claus Inside out turning of a 2×4 10” inches tall – Richard (Novice) |
| 412. Christmas Ornament Inside out ornament made from an unkown hardwood – Graham Sharp (Novice) |
| 413. The Angel Within A few weeks ago I made this ornament from some maple scraps I had lying around. Believe it or not, I succeeded in making this on the first try. However, when I tried to duplicate it, I was met with failure. I have tried to make it several times. However, this will be a one of a kind ornament. – Graham Sharp (Novice) |
| 414. Jolly Old Sea Urchin Fat old sea urchin comes out of the sea once a year to light up the Christmas Spirit in the hearts of all children everywhere! Slightly turn the bottom to turn on and off. – Ron Stamm (Novice) |
| 415. Dyed Maple Hollowform Ornament Hollowform maple ornament with a rasberry dyed globe and black dyed finial – Darryl Jones (Expert) |
| 416. Tiny Stick Birdhouse – Christmas Snowman This Tiny Stick Birdhouse body was made from maple and the roof was made from walnut … with a tiny snowman sitting on top. – Raleigh Lockhart (Expert) |
| 417. Gnome For The Holidays 7 of 20 Gnomes made it time, the rest are still getting dress. Walnut, cherry, mahogany, zebra, lignum vitae, maple, ipe, ect – Richard Grossen (Confident) |
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I vote for #40
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Alan
40
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Alan
40 has my vote
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# 40
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#40
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Alan
I vote for 40
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Alan
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Alan
#40
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Alan
Nice I love # 40
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Alan
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Vote for #40
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Alan
246, 23, 108, 59
#5 is 56
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Thank you
Alan
Hi Alan, I submittd 4 last night, did they make it onto the list? Thanks
Yes, they are there. I was a bit overwhelmed at the end by the fantastic response.
Alan
#1=42, #2=13, #3=335, #4=109, #5=268
Thanks Alan, for hosting this each year.
Paul, we changed the voting process this year to use a google form.
The link to the form is on http://www.OrnamentChallenge.com.
Please enter your vote there.
Alan
379,376,377.378,38,326, 278,251,403
Bill, we changed the voting process this year to use a google form.
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Please enter your vote there.
Alan
145-146.147.148,153 my votes
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Alan
I vote for #137
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Alan
i think there should be separate contests for each different type of ornament. choosing only 5 from a list of 400+ only leaves so many great ornaments left with no recognition.
I feel your pain! 🙂
Alan
We are excited to hear the winner of this great contest.
my top 5 picks are 151, 152, 184, 193, 240
Beautiful workmanship.
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Alan
Vote 306,307,308,309
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Alan
will the winners eventually be announced? If they were already I must have missed it.
Yes, 2or 3 weeks ago. 🙂
Alan