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2022 Ornaments
| Honorable Mention 1. Nutcracker I turned nutcracker and my wife painted him. He is made out of maple wood. – Jim and Shelly Kent (Expert) |
| 2. Santa And Rudolph Gnomes Here comes Santa sleigh! These are hand turned gnomes which I turned and then my wife painted and decorated santa and rudolph. – Jim and Shelly Kent (Expert) |
| 3. A Seasonal Couple Together for a single season – Charles McCarthy (Confident) |
| 4. Unheavenly Choir Maple body and wings, with sharpie and acrylic craft paint. – Dan Kozar (Confident) |
| 5. 2022 Acorn Ornaments Oak And Walnut, hollowed and threaded. – Bert Delisle (Confident) |
| In Top 5 Popular Vote 6. Christmas Tree Globe This globe consists of 20 individual Christmas trees with each inside its own triangle prior to gluing together. It is made from walnut and hard maple along with the addition of colored lead. Finish is shellac and lacquer. The design is by the very talented Frank Howarth. – Dan Schmidt (Confident) |
| Popular Vote Tier 2 7. Frigility #6 The ornament starts as solid cherry block. The outside was formed, sanded and then hollowed. I strive for approx. 1/16″ wall thickness. The ornament is then pierced, hand sanded and finish applied (lacquer) the hanging loop on the top is part of the ornament body. The tools I use are a 1/2″ fingernail bowl gouge which I use to shape the outside form and do at least 30% of the hollowing. The other 70% is done with a carbide swan neck tool. Oh yes, I can’t forget the calipers, measuring tools and numerous measurements, and of course, lots of patience. I use a NSK Pesto pneumatic air powered tool (300,000rpm) with a fine point dental burr (L170)to do the piecing work. – Bob Summers (Expert) |
| 8. Snowman 2022 snowman ornaments for family members. – Brad Barker (Confident) |
| 9. Nutcrackers Inspired by Colwin way of Aminster tools. 14 inches tall by 2 3/4 inches – Robert Arsenault (Confident) |
| 10. Time Capsule A large 15″ tall hollow vessel with threaded inserts so that messages and photos can be stored and shared for years, wrought iron hanger Basswood and African Blackwood – James Yonkers (Confident) |
| 11. Homey Xmas Ornament done with local wood: Egg nog – Laurel; Cup – Mahogany; Cone – Capa pietro and purpleheart; Bowl – Teca – Sergio Santiago (Confident) |
| 12. Three Elves Tobogganing Toboggan made from poplar and the elves made from scrap wood and twigs. – Brad Hildenbrand (Confident) |
| In Top 5 Popular Vote 13. A Day Off At The North Pole Santa and his staff tobogganing. Toboggan is made of willow. The bodies are made of scrap wood pieces and twigs from my back yard. – Brad Hildenbrand (Confident) |
| Honorable Mention 14. Carol Singers “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, fitted with a wind up rotating music box mechanism. Base made with 12 segments of Beech,figurines Redgum and Desert Ash, finished with satin estapol. H 7 1/4”, Dia 4 1/4” – Jack Murphy (Confident) |
| 15. Smiling Snowman Spalted maple snowman. To cute to paint! – Kathleen Gardiner (Confident) |
| 16. Resin/Burl Ornament is aprox 2 inch diameter with a resin and Brown Malee burl with ebony top and finial. – Skip Wilbur (Confident) |
| 17. Celtic Knot Ornament is aprox 2″ hard maple. Celtic knot is hard maple sandwiched between veneer. Top and finial are ebony. – Skip Wilbur (Confident) |
| 18. Bird Feeder Ornament This is inspired by the full sized bird feeders available in stores. The little seeds are real and are glued onto the ornament. The wood is Walnut. Fun to make and very nice looking hanging on the Christmas tree. The hanger, center section and finial are Purple Heart. – Peter Fabricius (Expert) |
| 19. Xmas Trees 12″ and 18″ Cedar ( Juniper) wood , SW Ga Hurricane Michael storm damage, painted with acrylics finished with clear lacquer – Jacquillin Yonkers (Confident) |
| 20. Mahogany, Wengè And Resin Mahogany Christmas ornament with resin decorations and wengè finials. – Mauro Migone (Confident) |
| 21. Angel Zebra wood wings, spalted maple body, maple-cherry-walnut inlay, turquoise inlay, brass and copper wire spun for the hallow. – Jay Schmit (Confident) |
| 22. Iridescent Bell Ornament Turned Maple bell ornament painted with iridescent paint. 2 1/4″ dia. X 4 1/2″ tall. – Bobby D McCarley (Confident) |
| 23. A Multitude Of Angels And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’ – D. H. Shearer (Novice) |
| 24. Natural Birdhouse This birdhouse ornament is made as much as possible in a natural form, including leichen growing on the side, and a twig for a perch. The wood is black oak. – Richard Wright (Confident) |
| 25. Holiday Angel Angel Christmas ornament. Black walnut. Height: 3.5 inches – Vladimir Troche (Novice) |
| 26. Ornament Jim, please complete step 1 of the submission so that we can send your coupons and be eligible for grand prizes.contact me for parameters. – Jim Beckwith () |
| 27. The First Noel Angel singer’s base made from Beech and the figurines from Desert Ash. The rotating mechanism plays The First Noel. H 7 1/2”, D 4 1/2” – Jack Murphy (Confident) |
| 28. Gnome This ornament was inspired by Tina Rickett in the AAW WIT Winter 2020 newsletter. – Robin McIntyre (Confident) |
| 29. Windswept Trees 3 multi-axis turned trees: Cherry, spalted Beech, Elm with wipe-on poly finish. – Denis Casaubon (Confident) |
| 30. Inside Out Snow Man Ornament is 8.5 inches long and the bottom ball is 1.75 inches across. All made out of poplar wood – Richard Nealis (Confident) |
| 31. Quilted Maple Ornament Quilted Maple Ornament with unknown wood finials – Tim McDougald (Novice) |
| 32. Flame Maple Ornament Flame maple ball element with wenge finials – Tim McDougald (Novice) |
| 33. Fleur De Lis Maple turned and carved Clearcoat finished. – Charles Jjarreau (Confident) |
| 34. Segmented Ornament Segmented Ornament … built with Padauk, Yellowheart, and Acacia with Ebony and Maple veneers. – Gerald Jensen (Confident) |
| Popular Vote Tier 2 35. Multicolored Wood Ornament Yellow heart ,maple and Purple Heart make up most of the ornament,walnut and Paduak are also in the center band the ornament is hollow and weighs less than one ounce – Layne Manginelli (Confident) |
| 36. Bird Feeder This is a small bird feed made with a segmented top and bottom. – Kurt Wolff-Klammer (Confident) |
| Honorable Mention 37. Lighted Sea Urchin Ornament Merry Christmas! To add some cheer to this ornament, I added a self-contained LED light to this sea urchin ornament. The top finial is fixed and the light inside is activated by twisting the lower finial. – Ron Pollmann (Confident) |
| 38. First Ornaments First ornaments I’ve turned. – Ken Whitecross (Novice) |
| 39. Heart Of Christmas A segmented orn with curly maple and walnut in a segmented ring called “Heart of Christmas”. – Kevin Carpenter (Confident) |
| 40. Segmented Ornament Segmented ornament that has veneers between each segment and each row. – Kevin Carpenter (Confident) |
| 41. Festive Paw Prints Ornaments These super cute Paw Print Ornaments were made using my Pegas 21” scroll saw and are made of fence board and bamboo cutting boards. I also used glittery rope for the embellishments and jute twine for hanging. These adorable paw print ornaments can be easily personalized to create a lasting keepsake for your tree. What a great way to celebrate the holiday season. – Robin Maloney (Novice) |
| 42. Walnut Gold Inside out turning with gold leaf interior. – Andy Pulsipher (Confident) |
| 43. Santa Claus Tear Blackwood and hard maple and white and black veneer – Rick Beach (Confident) |
| 44. Segmented Orb Black walnut, padauk, plywood orb – Dale Shouse (Confident) |
| Honorable Mention 45. Santa In A Segmented Ring The ring is segmented from Red Ivory and Holly (150 pieces). I digitized the Santa and embroidered it as lace with an overlay on an embroidery machine. – Frank Young (Expert) |
| 46. Hanging Birdhouse Made from Utah poplar.apricot and cocobolo – Brad Dansie (Confident) |
| 47. Michael, your info and ornament description did not get to me. Please complete part 1 of the submission for each ornament. Once I received this information, you are eligible for bonus prizes and/or a grand prize – Michael Blankenship () |
| 48. Christmas Acorn The acorn is turned in two pieces: body is maple with glossy finish (Ack grit and friction polish); and the cap is textured (with a Wagner texturing tool) black walnut without any finish. I produced ca 30 of these last pre-Christmas season as small gifts for friends, family and extended family. – Peter Keith (Confident) |
| 49. Snowman Couple This is a new take on my old snowman design. It has been fun to give them arms and legs to arrange in various poses. I modeled the hats, hands, feet and noses on the computer and print them on my 3D printer. The arms and legs are pipe cleaner and I paint the faces and buttons. I have a lot of variations, but this is one of my favorites. – Jeff Jewison (Confident) |
| 50. Snowman Villain This is another variation on my latest snowman design. It is a little inappropriate, so feel free to delete and not include. – Jeff Jewison (Confident) |
| 51. Turned & Scrolled Christmas Ornament I took a 1 7/8″ square blank of cherry and turned (or tried to) the finials. Then I put it on the scroll saw and made the compound cuts for the inside. This gives it the resemblance of an inside out turning, but it was a solid block of wood. Once the turning and cutting was done, it was time for a few hours of sanding and shaping. I finished it with gloss spar varnish. While it looked good, it was missing something. I decided to add a little Santa inside and it was just the right touch. This was much more difficult than I imagined it would be, but I’m happy with the end result. The ornament measures 2 1/4″ by 6 3/4″. – Billy Burt (Confident) |
| 52. Ron, your info and ornament description did not get to me. Please complete part 1 of the submission for each ornament. Once I received this information, you are eligible for bonus prizes and/or a grand prize – Ron Bahm () |
| Honorable Mention 53. Ballerina In Black Made of a Walnut branch and Katalux in 3 pieces. About 7 by 3 1/2. – Steve Patzman (Confident) |
| 54. Multicolored Ornament Made of maple with walnut finial and black wenge,purple heart and yellow heart center band this ornament is hollow and weighs less than one ounce – Layne Manginelli (Confident) |
| 55. A Shellabration – Yolk Art Peeple I’ve got some very eggciting news to tell you all! Our little chick is getting married!!!!. So in honor of this very special shellabration, I scrambled to make a special gift … an Egg Finial Ornament. URL Link provides the making. I hope it doesn’t crack you up to much. – J Mains (Confident) |
| 56. Sea Urchin Finial Ornament Sea Urchin Finial Ornament adorns a Christmas wreath – Richard Meganck (Confident) |
| 57. Converted Plumb Bobber Three of them: Oak;Walnut;Spectra plywood – Stan Merrell (Confident) |
| 58. Poinsetta Gourd Poinsetta painted on a gourd with turned top and bottom elements – Curt Peters/Lori Lane (Confident) |
| 59. Christmas Bells Exploring variations in shape and size for bell ornaments, mostly using apple wood. – Richard Simpson (Novice) |
| 60. Reindeer Gourd Quizzical reindeer painted on gourd with turned top and bottom pieces. – Curt Peters/Lori Lane (Confident) |
| 61. Ice Skate And Candy Canes Gourd Ice skate filed with candy canes painted on a gourd with turned top and bottom elements – Curt Peters/Lori Lane (Confident) |
| 62. Christmas Bell Banksia pod and maple 5 inches tall. – Allen Richard (Confident) |
| 63. Bell Ornament Bell ornament made with red oak, embellished with burn lines, and finished with friction polish. – Ed Weingarden (Confident) |
| 64. Scrolled Pine Ornament I started with a 1 1/4″ square pine spindle blank. I scrolled two sides of the blank making this a compound cut. I like the compound cutting well enough, but it left the ornament looking a little bland after sanding and finishing. So I painted a tiny pine cone that looked like a flower red with a yellow center and glued it into the inside of the Pine ornament. Much better! – Billy Burt (Confident) |
| 65. Scrolled Cherry Ornament I scrolled a 1 7/8″ square cherry spindle blank. Never again! At least never again that thick for cherry. My wife brought me a bottle brush Christmas tree ornament to put inside. It was about 1/2″ too tall so I removed the base and shortened it. Perfect fit! Finished with gloss spar urethane. The ornament stands 2 1/4″ wide, 6 1/4″ tall. – Billy Burt (Confident) |
| 66. Birdhouse Ornament Birdhouse ornament with a spectraply roof. – Louis Mathis (Confident) |
| 67. Inlays These were made from inlay kits – Robert Francis (Confident) |
| 68. Ron, your info and ornament description did not get to me. Please complete part 1 of the submission for each ornament. Once I received this information, you are eligible for bonus prizes and/or a grand prize – Ron Bahm () |
| 69. Christmas Gnomes Maple bodies. Hats are various woods available in the Valley of the Sun. – Richard January (Confident) |
| 70. Kumiko Snowflakes These 2 kumiko snowflake are my take on a kumiko snowflake video I saw on YouTube. – Barry Alcott (Confident) |
| 71. Edwardian Ornament turned out of basswood with a maple cap by Rob Richardson. Embellishment with pyrography and india ink by Ellen Adamson – Ellen Adamson (Novice) |
| 72. Staves And Segments Ash, Rosewood and Padauk. Main body is (6) staves of Ash, Segmented accent ring is Rosewood with Padauk Finial. Weight is 1.85 Oz – George Hancock (Confident) |
| 73. Segmented Ornament With Open Segements Ornament is constructed from Walnut and Maple with Open Segmented Center. – George Hancock (Confident) |
| 74. Texas Star Ornament is constructed from Walnut and Oak. Cross is from Bethlehem Olive. Size is approximately 6″ tip to tip. – George Hancock (Confident) |
| 75. More Sputnik Sea Urchin Ornaments I make ornaments each year as small gifts. This year, it’s a simple Sputnik Sea Urchin Ornament. Finials from scrap walnut, spacers from holly and maple. The finials are glued together with a 1/4″ dowel so the shells rest between. Now, back to the shop to make some more. – Douglas Smith (Confident) |
| 76. Gnomes Pair of gnomes on stump – Bruce (and Sue) Benwood (Confident) |
| 77. The Snow Family Snow family, parts and assessories turned of varied wood including teak, maple, cherry, cedar and ash. Let it snow! – Deborah Chapin (Confident) |
| 78. Scepter Turned from maple by Rob Richardson. Pyrography and ink by Ellen Adamson. – Ellen Adamson (Novice) |
| 79. Court Jester Ornament turned out of basswood by Rob Richardson. Pyrography and india ink embellishment by Ellen Adamson – Ellen Adamson (Novice) |
| 80. Merry Yule Ornament turned by Rob Richardson. Pyrography and ink embellishment by Ellen Adamson. – Ellen Adamson (Novice) |
| Honorable Mention 81. Duck Quackers the Christmas Duck – Gene & Norma (Novice) |
| 82. Christmas Tea Light Resin and pinecones, acorns, ornamental grass and pieces of wood with Red Ink – Gene & Norma (Novice) |
| 83. Christmas Tea Light Resin and pinecones, acorns, ornamental grass and pieces of wood with Green Ink – Gene & Norma (Novice) |
| 84. The Carolers The Nome family and their pet duck Quackers Husband/Father Nomen G. Nome Wife/Mother Portly G. Nome Son Harry G. No,e – Gene & Norma (Novice) |
| 85. Christmas Tree Adorable little wooden Christmas Tree – Gene & Norma (Novice) |
| 86. Ent 2022 This is a turned rosewood ornament with a brass spear. The Rosewood has been lying in a basement since the 1960’s and have been approved to be safe to use. The Brass fits in as a nice shiny detail to the matte rosewood. – Wictor Wilsberg (Confident) |
| 87. Elizabethan Ornament turned from basswood by Rob Richardson. Embellishment with pyrography and ink by Ellen Adamson. – Ellen Adamson (Novice) |
| 88. Inside Out Snowman Counter top Snowman 10” tall 3.5” wide, Eyes, Nose and buttons are turned poplar, Hat and Body are select pine. Hat is removable with led tea light in head, Remote controlled. The hat and body are air brushed painted. – Richard Nealis (Confident) |
| 89. Saturn Hollow sphere (maple) Rings (Bradford pear) Prototype current ones I removed the pith and stopped the cracking – Paul Neuburger (Confident) |
| 90. Inside-Out Cherry & Walnut This a four stave inside-out ornament made from two cherry and two black walnut staves. – James Carter (Expert) |
| 91. Texas Mesquite Inside-Out Ornament This is an inside-out ornament made from some Texas Mesquite that my grandmother had milled up in the 1980’s – James Carter (Expert) |
| 92. Not All Demo Pieces Have To Be Ugly This is one of the inside-out Ornaments that I demoed at SWAT this year. It is cherry. – James Carter (Expert) |
| 93. Inside-Out Ornament Inside-out ornament made from walnut and padauk. It was finished with a friction polish. 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter. – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 94. Double Inside-Out With Tree This is a double inside-out ornament with a tree. Cherry, poplar and walnut, with a friction polish finish. 6 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. – Mark Lockwood (Confident) |
| 95. Greg, your info and ornament description did not get to me. Please complete part 1 of the submission for each ornament. Once I have received this information, you are eligible for bonus prizes and/or a grand prize – Greg Patterson () |
| 96. Winter In The Desert Snowbird Christmas tree: A saguaro without snow… – Jim Meizelis (Confident) |
| 97. Black Cherry Burl Ornament This is made from Black Cherry Burl for the ball and is hollowed out. The top and finials are Black Ash Burl. – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 98. English Walnut Ornament The top is english walnut and the finial is redheart. – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 99. Ribbed Ornament The ball is made of ribs of red heart. The ribs were made using the waste wood process, so they are all the same size. The top and bottom are made from hard maple – Robert Love (Confident) |
| 100. Christmas Trees The trees are cheery and bright, an ornament for the fireplace mantel. – Linda Ferber (Confident) |
| 101. Happy Cat First attempt at hollow turning. Maple with cherry finials finished with spray lacquer. – Tom Cooney (Novice) |
| 102. Icicle Ornament Simple thin icicle Ornament, 3/8” diameter x 5.5” long. Red and gold india ink for embellishment. – Jake Niedling (Confident) |
| 103. Snowman Snowman turned from a piece of Catalpa branch. Still need to paint his hat. – Brian Semle (Novice) |
| 104. Segie Segmented walnut cherry and maple – Al Ostermann (Confident) |
| 105. Yule Tree Christmas Tree Ornament – Louis J Schoen (Novice) |
| 106. Jenny Lind Snowman The Snowmen are cut-off pieces of a broken Jenny Lind style bed that someone put out on trash day. It was destroyed beyond repair, but I could not see it going to the landfill. Jenny Lind beds or spool beds are named after a Swedish singer from the late 1800’s. She was the Taylor Swift of her time. Amazing where woodturning takes us! I only had to turn the two upper beads to size. They are strung together with my wife’s leftover macrame cord. The face and buttons are woodburned while the carrot nose is a shaped and colored dowel. – Ken Vasko (Confident) |
| 107. Curious Penguins Penguins are approximately 6″ pieces of walnut with a poplar chest. The poplar is 1/5 the overall diameter. The bills are leftover padauk from pen blanks. – Ken Vasko (Confident) |
| 108. Walnut Trees With White Lights Trees are turned from a walnut (2″ & 4″ tall) that came from other projects. The “lights” are white pencils shorts that came from a friends Daycare Center. They usually get thrown away. Some are glued in and cut off. My wife says the trees look like a night scene with the lights on. Others are stripped of the wood so only the lead is glued in. – Ken Vasko (Confident) |
| 109. Multi-Axis Christmas Tree Ornament Four inch tree ornaments with branches turned on multi axis. – Sandy Karbowski (Confident) |
| 110. Old Time – Cedar Cedar from a 1949 cedar chest of a deceased family member. Shape was based on “old time” tree ornaments. – Charles Sapp (Confident) |
| 111. Snowman Ash and walnut with a Rustoleum clear spray finish. – Wayne Iehl (Confident) |
| 112. Bell Mulberry with a teak oil finish. – Becky Blankenship (Confident) |
| 113. Bird House Poplar with an acrylic paint finish. – Ken Bald (Confident) |
| 114. Christmas Flowers Maple and Sapele Mahogany with Golden acrylics and MyLand Friction Polish. Carved flowers using techniques from a class at JC Campbell. – Bill Grives (Confident) |
| 115. Ornament From Cut Offs Cut offs from other turnings used to make the ornament. Maple, Purple Heart, Walnut, and Goncalve Alves. Danish oil used for the finish. – Jerry Rymarquir (Confident) |
| 116. Antique Pendant Shape based on antique pendant. Osage orange with a friction finish. – Tom Reel (Confident) |
| 117. Squat Birdhouse Design taken from ceramic bird house. Red cedar and catalpa. Catalpa was used for the roof due to its ability to reflect light in changing spectrum. Finished with shellac. – Don Eskridge (Confident) |
| 118. Invisible Snowman Maple with a clear poly finish. Pattern based on discussions with another turner at recent SWAT. – Steve Reynolds (Confident) |
| 119. Sea Urchin Sea urchin combined with maple finial. Lacquer used for the finish. – Douglas Grissom (Confident) |
| 120. Natural Edge Birdhouse This is a birdhouse ornament with a natural edge roof. Because I am totally blind, I am not sure what types of wood I used. My color indicator only identified the contrast, but not the colors or species of wood. – Ray Wright (Confident) |
| 121. Inside Out Snowman Ornament is 8.5” tall, 1.75” wide. Body is out of poplar and the arms, eyes, nose an buttons are local elem tree. Hat is painted black, and the body is finished with general finish top coat. – Richard Nealis (Confident) |
| In Top 5 Popular Vote 122. 3 Wood Wise Men Made with Caribbean woods from the Island Puerto Rico, Bayahonda, Mahoggani, Guayacum and Pterocarpus – Victor Lopez (Novice) |
| 123. Segmented Beauty Here we have a Beaty. Segmented piece of various species. – Kevin Carpenter (Confident) |
| 124. Birdhouse Ornaments A Several ornaments turned over a weekend. The woods are red cedar, juniper, willow, and aspen. I like to play with the shapes so some are like wine goblets, some are kind of like old lamppost lights, and others, well, they are just cute. – Robert Stanford Harper (Confident) |
| 125. Birdhouse Ornaments B Several ornaments turned over a weekend. The woods are red cedar, juniper, willow, and aspen. I like to play with the shapes so some are like wine goblets, some are kind of like old lamppost lights, and others, well, they are just cute. – Robert Stanford Harper (Confident) |
| 126. Birdhouse Ornaments C Several ornaments turned over a weekend. The woods are red cedar, juniper, willow, and aspen. I like to play with the shapes so some are like wine goblets, some are kind of like old lamppost lights, and others, well, they are just cute. – Robert Stanford Harper (Confident) |
| 127. Box Elder Burl Ornament Box elder 3 inch dia hollow with finials. My wife would normally inscribe and paint but we thought the grain was to pretty. Oil finishAMMT – Richard Anderson (Confident) |
| 128. Urchin Sea urchin with finials made from spare pen blanks – Don Chase (Confident) |
| 129. Xmas Candle Holder Candle holder. White Epoxy Christmas Figures filled CNC routered voids. (Experimenting) Walnut and Ebonized Walnut stand – Steve Tyler (Confident) |
| 130. Xmas Candle Holder Hanging Candle, Cherry and Ebonize Walnut – Steve Tyler (Confident) |
| 131. Emerald Scepter Mystery wood ornament with maple finials – Charles Chaloupka (Confident) |
| 132. Desert Sand Mystery wood with poplar finial dyed red with food color – Charles Chaloupka (Confident) |
| 133. Mountain Lodge Spalted elm ornament with Osage orange finial – Charles Chaloupka (Confident) |
| 134. Christmas Candle Stick Holders hand turned christmas candle stick holders made from Australian silver ash – Bill Bulkeley (Confident) |
| 135. Birds In A Tree made fron pine. birds scrolled seperate and clued to the pine slice. – Bill Bulkeley (Confident) |
| 136. Birdhouse This ornament is a bird house with a maple body and a red cedar roof. The maple came from Mystic Connecticut from a tree that came down that was in their yarn for many generations. I have been make many items from decorative to utilitarian. Thank you for the challenge. – Michael Wallace (Confident) |
| 137. Pine Angel With Gossamer Wings Wings and halo = acetate. Pine body. 1 in x 1 3/8 in (10.5 cm x 3.5 cm) – Dan Owens (Confident) |
| 138. Glitter Globe Beech and glittered globe. 6 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in (17 cm x 3.4 cm) – Dan Owens (Confident) |
| 139. Wire And Wood Poplar and craft wire 7 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in (19.5 cm x 6.5 cm) – Dan Owens (Confident) |
| In Top 5 Popular Vote 140. Christmas Angel Turned and carved Christmas Angel. Almond wood. – Kevin Kapp (Confident) |
| 141. Inside Out Christmas Elf Legs on elf is what makes it inside out turning, started with a piece of select pine 6” long by 1.75” wide. Turned his legs than ripped in half and re-glued, than turned the figure you see after cutting a piece off at the feet, he is 5” tall an 1.68 wide, hand painted. – Richard Nealis (Confident) |
| 142. Snowflake Wire Wrap I made this snowflake using aluminum wire and beads. – Julene Cooney (Novice) |
| 143. Icicle Wire Work Made of silver coated copper wire and beads, I designed this ornament as an icicle wand for a magical princess – Julene Cooney (Novice) |
| 144. Wreathe Wire Work This wreathe is an example of decorative chainemaille. – Julene Cooney (Novice) |
| 145. African Spear Made of shells, this spear-like icicle ornament reminds me of the holidays on the southern continents. – Julene Cooney (Novice) |
| 146. Circles Wire wrap – Julene Cooney (Novice) |
| 147. Christmas Candles From Australia 3 hand turned Christmas candles 2 made of Red Eucalyptus and the hollow one in the middle is made of Tasmanian Huon Pine all work is hand made no computer cnc – Bill Bulkeley (Confident) |
| 148. World Piece 6″ length, 1 3/8″ Dia. made from Maple & Walnut. The maple section is hollowed and a piece of white veneer added behind the dove image and olive branch that has been pierced. – Dale Guilford (Confident) |
| 149. Inside Out Snow Women Countertop Snow woman is 10” tall 3.5” wide hat is poplar and dyed purple with transfast powder dye, the body is popular an finished with general finish’s arm r seal. The eyes, nose and buttons are turned out of scrap pieces of pen blanks of resin. The hat is removable with led tea light inside head, that is remote controled – Richard Nealis (Confident) |
| 150. Tree House Ornament The body is made from Liveoak, the finial was turned from a mesquite pen blank I glued up years ago and the roof was turned from a piece of Hawthorn (I think). The ornament measures 6 1/4″ by 4″ overall. – Billy Burt (Confident) |
| 151. Twisted Candle Stick Twisted candle stick, the cup that the candle is in and the very bottom plate is made from queen ebony and the middle twist is turned from one single piece of Murray River Red Gum. it is about 12 inches long. – Bill Bulkeley (Confident) |
| 152. 2022 Ornament With Tree 1st ever try at making a turned ornament with holes. Ash body with cedar finials and Christmas tree. – Phil Hamel (Novice) |
| 153. Contemporary Tree First time making these “wing” pieces. I combined them with beads to make a tree shape in a contemporary style. I wanted to keep it rustic, so there is no finish on the piece. – Alison Brooks (Confident) |
| 154. Mary And Child An eight pointed star with Mary and child. 3/8 inch maple with a Danish oil natural finish. – Robert Ward (Confident) |
| 155. Musical Butterfly Butterfly with musical notes as the wing pattern. 3/8 inch maple with a Danish oil natural finish – Robert Ward (Confident) |
| 156. Christmas Fan 3/8 inch cherry with a Danish oil natural finish – Robert Ward (Confident) |
| 157. Christmas Cardinal 3/8 inch maple with a Danish oil natural finish – Robert Ward (Confident) |
| 158. Musical Notes Star Six sided star with multiple musical notes. 3/8 inch maple with a Danish oil natural finish – Robert Ward (Confident) |
| 159. Tiki Light Alder open and closed rings with Manzanita finials. – Michael Lober (Confident) |
| 160. Space Ornament A star ornament for the Christmas tree – Mauro Migone (Confident) |
| In Top 5 Popular Vote 161. Everything Is Better With Chocolate Alder ornament comprised of 360 pieces, open and closed rings. Chocolate made from 72 pieces of Walnut turned to fit ornament and carved to simulate poured chocolate. – Michael Lober (Confident) |
| 162. Inside Out Snowman Cherry inside out turning finished in shellac 7″ tall. – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| 163. Koa Snowman Inside Out. Koa bought during a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Hawaii. 6″ tall finished in shellac. – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| Honorable Mention 164. Self Discovery Whimsical Snowman becomes self-aware. Calvin and Hobbs inspired Snowman 4 ½ inches tall, unfinished. – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| 165. Snowman Tree Topper Cypress Knee Snowman Tree topper. Black details are dyed walnut, orange nose is dyed red oak, lightly finished in walnut oil 14″ tall. The cypress knee is very light in weight but the grain tears easily! – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| Honorable Mention 166. Toboggans R Dangerous The trouble kids get into! Calvin and Hobbs inspired, 9 1/2″ in diameter Dogwood snowmen, Bald Cypress stand, unfinished. – Jonathan Durocher (Confident) |
| 167. Spaceship Small oval segmented body with pau amorello (sp) yellow finial and top. – Brad Haven (Confident) |
| 168. Hollow Globe Directly inspired by a 4 year old video from Mike Peace. The globe is made of birch and the finial is made out of a branch of sequoia – Serguey Nifargov (Confident) |
| 169. Christmas Bell Basswood Christmas bell with mahogany ball. 2″ diameter x 2.5″ tall – Ken Whiting (Confident) |
| 170. Zebra Wood Ball Ornament Zebra wood ball Christmas tree ornament – Michael Luksich (Confident) |
| 171. Spruce Tree Simple design made from spruce 2X2. – Christopher LaBonne (Confident) |
| 172. Flower With Twisted Stem Wooden flower with twisted stem. Stem is made on my wood lathe by eccentric turning. The petals of the flowers are made by inside out turning. I coloured it with waterbased transparent colour (wet in wet technique). Wood used is Oak, Mahogany and Lime wood. – Elly van Kampen (Confident) |
| 173. Peak Christmas Tree Peak for Christmas Tree is made of Ash Wood. I made this on my wood lathe and coloured a part of it red and black. The annual rings of the tree are clearly visible through this technique. – Elly van Kampen (Confident) |
| 174. Christmas Tree With Star Christmas tree with star. About 4”, cherry wood. – Nancy Douttiel (Novice) |
| 175. Christmas Shapes Christmas shapes out of acrylics – Jim McCleary (Confident) |
| 176. Checkers The body is made of cherry, the hat and nose is out of maple. The hat is woodburned and colored with markers. Finished with wipe on poly. – Al Czellecz (Confident) |
| 177. Christmas Tree On A Hill This three inch tall Christmas tree was turned from a branch from a Rhododendron in the front yard, not that I needed more wood to turn. ;>) – Clarke Buchanan (Confident) |
| 178. 3D Sphere Poplar with 3D sphere printed using PLA. 7 in x 1 5/8 in (18.3 cm x 4 cm) – Dan Owens (Confident) |
| 179. Christmas Tree Christmas Tree with offset turning to add designs – Mark Snyder (Confident) |
| 180. Starfish Christmas Tree Ornament Small starfish with Ebony finial – Bill Cunningham (Confident) |
| 181. Christmas Gnome Small Christmas gnome using crêpe myrtle – Bill Cunningham (Confident) |
| 182. Blue Lightning Ornament Off-center snowman sprayed with sand paint to add texture and turned on multi axis – Bill Cunningham (Confident) |
| 183. Christmas Lights Two Christmas lights. One turned from 300 year old heart pine and the other from yellow pine with red dye. – Bill Cunningham (Confident) |
| 184. Sputnik Sea Urchin With Finial Sputnik sea urchin with cherry finial – Bill Cunningham (Confident) |
| 185. Finials Are Fun A sea-urchin and mahogany ornament — the third item I learned to make with the wonderful Cape Cod Woodturners. – Kim Norgren (Novice) |
| 186. John, your info and ornament description did not get to me. Please complete part 1 of the submission for each ornament. Once I have received this information, you are eligible for bonus prizes and/or a grand prize – John Bruch () |
| 187. Segmented Feature Ring Ornament This was my first attempt at creating a feature ring. This ornament contains 99 pieces of wood that include Walnut, Cherry and Maple. – Jeff Nester (Confident) |
| Popular Vote Tier 2 188. Lighted Snowman Segmented birch and maple with colored resin. Hollowed for lights to illuminate resin pieces. Snowman is 18 inches tall. – Maynard Green (Confident) |
| 189. Chilly Pepper spectra ply wood – fun little ornament for the Southwest – Jack Dohallow (Confident) |
| 190. Candle Hard maple candle with walnut base. – David Dickmeyer (Confident) |
| 191. Glowing Bell Walnut, Pinecone and resin Bell. – Joe Garofalo (Confident) |
| 192. “Frosty” The Gnome Snowman OH Baby it’s cold outside…Meet Frosty the snowman. Turned on lathe, wood is maple. Then wife painted and decorated Frosty. – Jim and Shelly Kent (Expert) |
| 193. First Christmas Trees First Christmas trees I’ve turned. About 3 1/2” tall, maple with green dye – Ken Whitecross (Novice) |
| 194. Texas Holdem Card Protector These can hang from your tree, or protect your cards at the local Texas Hold’em Game – Edward Russell (Expert) |
| 195. Elegant Slotted Ornament Maple 2 piece ornament scrolled and assembled. – Barbara Raymond-LaPrease (Confident) |
| 196. Snowflake Snowflake created with the scroll saw and then embellished with glitter – Barbara Raymond-LaPrease (Confident) |
| 197. 2D Snowflake Maple 2 piece snowflake cut with the scroll saw, assembled, and then embellished with glitter – Barbara Raymond-LaPrease (Confident) |
| 198. Merry Christmas Ornament of sycamore cut, colored with water color pencils and then enhanced with glitter. – Barbara Raymond-LaPrease (Confident) |
| 199. Cardinal Ornament Three piece old-style ornament that showcases the cardinal. 1/4″ Maple and 1/8″ Bubinga. Watercolor pencils to embellish. – Barbara Raymond-LaPrease (Confident) |
| Popular Vote Tier 2 200. Globe Ornament With Tree This is my first attempt at a cross drilled ornament. – Howard Stenger (Confident) |
| 201. Sea Urchin Ornament With Lights Sputnik Sea Urchin Ornament with light embellishment. – Dennis Cameron (Novice) |
| 202. Christmas Balls Centerpiece Three glass balls filled with miniature colored lights and mounted on a slab of purple heart. The piece is 7 by 14 inches, and the balls are 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Inspired by some of Emma Cook’s fine work in the UK. – Stephen Noe (Confident) |
| 203. Granddaughter Silhouettes Silhouettes of three granddaughters and first letter of their surname make up the four sides on this ornament. Maple, Ebony and Wenge – Andrew Duca (Confident) |
| 204. Christmas Songbird In a birch cage with bamboo skewers for bars, this little bird swings freely on his perch. – Laura Oussset (Confident) |
| 205. Traditional Globe And Finial Ornament Tamarind globe (hollowed) and ebony finial – Dean DuVal (Confident) |
| 206. Hollow Orimental Ball Ball is hollowed 2 1/2” hard maple airbrushed – Larry Jurgens (Confident) |
| 207. Hollow Orimental Cone 1” ash hollowed pine cone – Larry Jurgens (Confident) |
| 208. Mesquite Christmas Ornament Made from limb from wild mesquite cut by homeowners association. 2.5 inch diameter and 6.5 inches tall. – Mark McFadden (Novice) |
| 209. Wood Crown Crown in different types of wood, including poplar, guayacán, majó and mangrove among others. – Mario Castro Torres (Confident) |
| 210. Fun With Color Maple globe, hollowed with Blackwood finials. Hand drawn design painted with acrylic paints. – Sandi Swayze (Confident) |
| 211. Chistmas Cracker Christmas cracker with 2 spinning tops and 2 childrens rings. The cracker is made from willow from my garden. The spinning tops from unknown hardwood, and the 2 rings made from resin. – Geoffrey Doy (Novice) |
| 212. Christmas Sputnik Ornament made from a Sputnik shell and all Arizona Woodturners’ favorite wood – FREE! – Richard Jones (Confident) |
| 213. Hanging Ornament Wenge and Maple make up the 60 pieces used to create an Icosahedron and then turned to a sphere. Ebony wood for the finials. Oak strips laminated in a curved form for the hanger which is attached to a piece of Corian that has Filigree carved with the CNC machine. – Chris Fritzges (Confident) |
| 214. Floral Centerpiece Built as an Icosahedron using Purple Heart, Maple, Padauk, Oak, and Wenge for the flower centers. Imitation Ivory for the base and finial. – Chris Fritzges (Confident) |
| 215. Snowman Maple turned snowman. – Charlie LaPrease (Expert) |
| 216. Fire Hydrant Maple fire hydrant (original design) – Charlie LaPrease (Expert) |
| 217. Frost Cycle Holly for the main body. The hat is made from African Blackwood and Paduak for the nose. – Benjamin Harold Andrews Jr. (Confident) |
| 218. Merry Christmas 2022 This ornament is a hollowed out piece of maple crotch. Finials are hard maple dyed black and everything was sprayed with high gloss lacquer. – Greg Just (Confident) |
| 219. The Gnome Family Meet the gnome family made from Mesquite, Ash, and Purple Heart. They are the protectors and purveyors of good luck. – Richard Slosky (Confident) |
| 220. Wise Men Eve Puerto Rico have a very long Christmas season. On January, kids receive the visit of the Three Wise Men who bring presents to the kids. On the Wise men eve kids use a shoe box to collect grass and they leave it under their beds for the camels. Here you have two kids doing this and the older one pointing to the Orion’s belt also known as The Three Wise Men Stars. – Jose Esteban (Confident) |
| 221. Beacon Of Hope A lighthouse provides a beacon of hope for ships to avoid danger. We celebrate Christ’s birth at Christmas who came to provide humanity a beacon of hope for eternity. Jesus said He was the light of the world. When we follow Him we avoid a lot of the perils of darkness in this world. The 4″ hollow ornament is made from Maple with a Walnut roof. The light can be removed to turn on or off. Colored with Sharpies and coated with a clear glitter paint. – John Dekle (Confident) |
| 222. Lots Of Cut Offs My ornament is a mix of cut offs of other projects that I made and I didn’t want to throw them away so I used them to make my entry good or bad that is what I did. – Michael F Hughes (Novice) |
| 223. Hobbit House I was very impressed with Alan’s version of the Hobbit House. I have actually seen the more than two dozen real houses in Charlevoix, Minnesota. They are cute and very functional abodes. So, discussing this with Alan, he has disqualified himself from the challenge but he agreed that I could try my hand at these. They are made from Maple and Walnut 1/8 veneer bent to the shape of the house. Bilbo has roaring fires going to keep warm and I hope he does not burn that grass roof off the house! Thanks Alan nice inspiration. – Peter Fabricius (Expert) |
| 224. Maple Tapered Cylinder Blank is two layers of maple with thin cherry layer. Brass screw-eye hanger. – Walter Turchyn (Confident) |
| 225. Short Cylinder With Finial Blank with multiple woods, thin veneer layer between each. Walnut finial. – Walter Turchyn (Confident) |
| 226. Inverted Cone Inverted cone. Brass screw eye hanger. – Walter Turchyn (Confident) |
| 227. Block With Bell Multi-wood block, with a little bell. – Walter Turchyn (Confident) |
| 228. Multi-Layer Tree I glued up a blank using more than a dozen thin strips of various wood scraps. Cut out tree with bandsaw, and used small belt sander to smooth all edges. – Walter Turchyn (Confident) |
| 229. Meet The Family Made from hard maple various characters – Larry Jurgens (Confident) |
| 230. Finial Flair This is my first hollow ornament. The ball is made of cherry with a strip of maple sandwiched by two thin pieces of aluminum. The finial is a crazy-colored pen blank made of resin (type unknown). – Julie Jester (Novice) |
| 231. Wreath With Tree Insert Purpleheart/Maple, Cherry/Walnut made following a demo given by Richard Wright for the CCW in 2021. – Tom Gerhard (Novice) |
| 232. Alfonso Sea Urchin And Maple Medium size Alfonso Sea Urchin with a Maple finial and cap. Raw Cherry Burl base with copper and brass stand – Ed Putnam (Confident) |
| 233. Old World Danish Hearts Cloth ribbon, woven basket ornaments designed with inspiration from traditional Danish hearts. – Sue Witty (Confident) |
| 234. Red Cedar Ornament Turned from a branch of Red Cedar, maple ball finial, lacquer finish – Jay Witty (Novice) |
| 235. Upcycled Shop Scraps Ornament A combination of walnut and bubinga wood scraps turned into a fancy ornament with a lacquer finish. – Jay Witty (Novice) |
| 236. Lighthouse This simple lighthouse ornament doubles as a wine bottle stopper the rest of the year. – John Masotta (Novice) |
| 237. Stopping By The Woods Walnut, cherry multi axis trees with copper paint and wood burned embellishments – Sandra Arnone (Confident) |
| 238. Lone Pine Pine tree burned on a 2″x 2.5″ piece of Cherry, finished with wipe on poly. – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 239. 2Nd Finial 7/8″x4.5″Cherry Finial, finished with wipe on poly – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 240. 1St Finial .75″x3.75″Turned Cherry Finial, finished with poly – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 241. Ash Ornament Ash with a Cherry finial. 2.25″ x 7″ finished with poly – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| 242. 8″ Ornament Ash with a Black Walnut finial. 2.5″x8″ finished with poly – Eric Kiehl (Confident) |
| In Top 5 Popular Vote 243. Turned And Carved Turned, hollowed and carved Santa with finials. – Henry Morgan (Novice) |
| 244. A Merry Burl Christmas The bulb of this ornament is made from a buckeye burl and is hollow. The top and finial are made from maple and dyed red. The entire ornament has a lacquer finish. – Cal Vander Kooi (Confident) |
| 245. Dancing Tree The dancing tree is made from cherry and finished with walnut oil. The tree is drilled through from the top and the five sections were cut apart. The sections are connected with the cord which allows them to flex or “dance”. – David Grant (Confident) |
| 246. Ice Sickle The Ice Sickle is made from cherry (no sanding!). It is finished with a home-made version of EEE Ultra-shine and home-made friction polish. – David Grant (Confident) |
| 247. Pine Ball The ornament was made with 2 pieces of pine that were glued together in a way to show opposing grain lines. It was drilled to reduce the weight and turned into a ball. The cherry top was fit into the drilled section. The ball was finished with home-made grit paste and friction polish and buffed. – David Grant (Confident) |
| 248. Mr. Grinch Mr. Grinch was turned from holly in two sections. Each section, the body and the hat, are drilled out to reduce weight. He is finished with acrylic paint and marker and decorated with a carved and painted heart and pipe cleaners. Mr. Grinch is five inches tall and has a heart that grew three sizes! – David Grant (Confident) |
| 249. Log Slice Snowflake The wood slice is oak. The bark edges are finished with CA glue and the slice is finished with clear acrylic spray. The snowflake is wood burned on both sides. – David Grant (Confident) |
| 250. Christmas Shell Sea shell with black walnut accents. – Doug North (Confident) |
| Popular Vote Tier 2 251. Turned Hollow Form The ornament is made from walnut and maple with some epoxy resin. I hollowed it out to put a tea light in it. The stand is made from walnut and maple as well. – Mark Fishburn (Confident) |
| 252. Icicle Ornament Fun project for a novice turner! – Debra Everett (Novice) |
| 253. Walnut/Beech Spindle Walnut and beech spindle. Best I could whip up in a few hours – Trevor McClung (Confident) |
| 254. Holiday Colors Hollowed Baltic Birch Plywood colored with alcohol dyes. Ebony finial – Dave Madden (Confident) |
| Popular Vote Tier 2 255. Santa Gnome This is a collaboration between my friend Carol and I Santa gnome on cherry with a Argyle lower finial and an inside out upper finial. The finials are mostly mahogany with the inside white being maple on the lower finial. – Bob Keller (Confident) |
| 256. Red, Wood, & Blue This is a basket weave with an argyle lower finial made of Mahogany and Maple. The top video is mahogany turned as an inside out. The The hollow ball is honey locust. – Bob Keller (Confident) |
| 257. Bee Hive This ornament was made for a beekeeper friend. It represents old style hives, and includes a couple of busy bees. – Richard Wright (Confident) |
| 258. Mystery Wood Finials are ash, body is a bit of mystery wood that a friend gave me. – Wally Warnke (Confident) |
| 259. Inside Out Tree Ornament Walnut inside out turning with tree on the top finial and a snowman on the bottom. – Ronald Stocks (Confident) |
| 260. Inside Out Table Decoration C/W Snowman Inside. The body of the decoration is black walnut, the snowman is birch and the base is Maple. – Ronald Stocks (Confident) |
| 261. Angels Galore! Multiple Angel ornaments ready to be given away to family and friends. – Vladimir Troche (Novice) |
| 262. Sea Urchin Sea Urchin with Bocote finials. Beal polished – Rod Castle (Confident) |
| 263. Neotraditional Ornament Bias turned ornament using spectraply plywood. Finials turned separately and added. Year added with laser engraver. – Terry Vance (Confident) |
| 264. Christmas Tree A walnut wood ornament. – Graham Sharp (Confident) |
| 265. ? ? – James Yonkers (Confident) |
| 266. ? ? – James Yonkers (Confident) |
| 267. Holiday Tree Bird House A small 3″ tall hanging Bird house with entry security cover for marauding snakes Cedar wood throughout, wax finish – James Yonkers (Confident) |
| Honorable Mention 268. Pierced Maple Ornament The ornament is Hard Maple, 1.75″ diameter & 5″ tall, hollowed with walls approximately 3/32″ thick & pierced randomly. – Doug Stearns (Confident) |
| 269. Sea Urchin Ornament This is a Sea Urchin shell with African Blackwood top & bottom finials. The size is 2 1/2″ diameter by 5 1/2″ tall. The finials are connected with tendons to a wood spine for support – Doug Stearns (Confident) |
| 270. Redheart & Maple Ornament This ornamentioned is a hollowed Redheart globe with Maple top finial & an icicle style bottom finial, & textured bands on the globe – Doug Stearns (Confident) |
| 271. The Three Wise Men In Puerto Rico the Wise Men are very important. A lot of artisan carve them. This is one of my woodturned version of the Three Wise Men – Kevin Burgos (Confident) |
| 272. They Came On Horses…. In Puerto Rico the Wise Men bring present to the kids on january as a part of our christmas tradition. Normally they come on riding their camels but sometimes you could spot them on horses – Kevin Burgos (Confident) |
| 273. 🎵🎵Arbolito, Arbolito🎵🎵 Inspired in a popular Christmas song. – Kevin Burgos (Confident) |
| 274. Home For Christmas This green beech ornament was turned very thin, so that when placed over a Christmas bulb, the home fires within glow with the warmth and love of the season. – Dianne Bronk (Novice) |
| 275. Carousel Christmas My wife loves carousels so turned an inside out carousel ornament for her. It is maple finished with spray laquer. The bell on the bottom actually rings so you know when an angel gets its wings! Happy Holidays to all of my fellow artists. – Kelvin Rose (Confident) |
| 276. Cobalt And Ice Snowflake Cobalt and Ice Snowflake is made from glass. The 96COE (coefficient of expansion) glass frit is placed in a mold and fired in a kiln to a temperature of 1380 degrees Fahrenheit. – Jan Brown (Novice) |
| 277. Laminated Hollowed Globe Laminated hollowed globe of Cherry-Oak-Maple-Oak-Cherry with Maple top and bottom finials. Displayed in glass cylinder with Rainbow (mineralized) Poplar. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 278. Snowman Spindle turned Maple with inked on decorations. – Thomas Coker () |
| 279. Inside Out With Inserted Christmas Tree Six sided Mahogany Inside Out turning with a spindle turned Maple Christmas Tree inserted inside the ornament after 1st (inside) turning, before 2nd (outside) final turning. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 280. Peek-A-Boo Bluebird Birdhouse Spindle turned and hollowed bottom Douglas Fir birdhouse box with added tight fitting Douglas Fir top. Small Bluebird (Amazon)peeking out. Room for $ gift inside. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 281. Cherry Limb Birdhouse Spindle turned and hollowed Cherry branch with bark on birdhouse box with added tight fitting oak top and bottom. Small Bluebird (Amazon) peeking out. Room for $ gift inside. – Thomas Coker (Confident) |
| 282. Kimi – Kokeshi Ornament Box I know that it is a little disconcerting to have a decapitated doll in pictures but I promise, there is a reason! I have been fascinated with Japanese kokeshi dolls since I was a little girl. I got a lathe for Christmas last year because I told my husband I wanted to learn how to turn one. I made a few and then was lucky enough to discover we had a local guild. They taught me how to make vessels and I was hooked! Kokeshis weren’t challenging enough anymore. But, after a few bowls, I had this idea to turn my kokeshi into pin cushions and boxes and now ornaments. Each one has a personality of her own and I get to paint the kimonos any way that I want. These are made with box elder and decorated with color pencil and posca markers. Every year for the last 33 years I have made an ornament of something symbolizing my new craft or where I was living at the time. I have made shell, glass, acrylic and fabric ornaments. Next year, family and friends are definitely getting another turned ornament. – Reiko Barnes (Novice) |
| 283. Kimi – Kokeshi Ornament Box I know that it is a little disconcerting to have a decapitated doll in pictures but I promise, there is a reason! I have been fascinated with Japanese kokeshi dolls since I was a little girl. I got a lathe for Christmas last year because I told my husband I wanted to learn how to turn one. I made a few and then was lucky enough to discover we had a local guild. They taught me how to make vessels and I was hooked! Kokeshis weren’t challenging enough anymore. But, after a few bowls, I had this idea to turn my kokeshi into pin cushions and boxes and now ornaments. Each one has a personality of her own and I get to paint the kimonos any way that I want. These are made with box elder and decorated with color pencil and posca markers. Every year for the last 33 years I have made an ornament of something symbolizing my new craft or where I was living at the time. I have made shell, glass, acrylic and fabric ornaments. Next year, family and friends are definitely getting another turned ornament. – Reiko Barnes (Novice) |
| 284. Acorn Candy Box I’d love to have a few of these with convenient goodies. (2.5X5.5) – Alan Stratton (Confident) |
| 285. Trianglular Star Ornament Colorful laminated ply tri pointed star (3×6) – Alan Stratton (Confident) |
| 286. Bilbo’ Home Hobbits need homes also. – Alan Stratton (Confident) |
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Alan,
Thanks for displaying my candlesticks. I may have also sent another photo of a single stick but I wasn’t sure if the form was sent with it, so I submitted the group photo. I like that one better anyway.
Dave
I hope it is right now.
Alan
Hi! I would like to vote for entry #200 by Kevin Rose. Thanks for showing us some great work! Merry Christmas 🙂
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251 – 1st, 243 – 2nd, 157 – 3rd, 7 – 4th, 56 – 5th
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hi,
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thank you
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81 Gene & Norma
81. Duck
Quackers the Christmas Duck
– Gene & Norma (Novice)
Cape Cod Woodturners
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82. Christmas Tea Light
Resin and pinecones, acorns, ornamental grass and pieces of wood with Red Ink
– Gene & Norma (Novice)
Cape Cod Woodturners
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I am happy you like your own. However, are there 3 more ornaments by others that inspire you?
268, 6, 204, 187, 203
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6, 214, 268, 161, 7
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121, 30, 141, 30, 149
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#274, 166, 171, 279, 191
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6,17,204,268,161
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161, 27, 140, 195, 243
Thanks Alan, for doing the annual challenge
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4,140,107,166,147
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13, 278, 140, 160, 214
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11,27,140,147,272
243, 161, 210 268, 13
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59,162,77,24,7
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6,13,14,122,27
Thanks, Alan, for all of your encouragement for everyone to participate.
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136, 18, 223, 219, 164
Fantastic participation this year! Thanks Alan.
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55, 56, 134, 22, 280
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55, 89,80,191,273
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55,270,244,279,269
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243,6,2,53,89,16
Thanks Alan,some really nice creations this year!
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243 & 53 caught
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This is difficult! 34, 59, 87, 187, 270 Thanks for showcasing this beautiful art.
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I really had a hard time narrowing this list down to only five. So much beautiful work!
11, 118, 159, 251, 210, 42
Seeing all these wonderful ornaments has been very inspirational. 🙂
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#55
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27, 14, 50, 154, 7
13, 12, 123, 36, 277
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161, 168, 178, 209 283
Great ornaments and lots of fun.
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#12, 13
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55, 275, 272, 262, 219
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251, 191, 268, 14, 159
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39, 40, 123, 11, 243
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53, 153, 162, 182, 199
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6,159,161,191,5
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12, 13, 100, 140, 188
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55, 279, 268, 269, 277
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251, 251, 58, 140, 6
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16, 140, 191, 161, 43
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12,13, 121, 155, 56
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13, 17, 39, 55, 161
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55, 39, 161, 238, 123
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55,240,92,108,60
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230, 158, 77, 265, 198
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230, 202, 263, 41, 81
Great work everyone!
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I had a very hard time picking my favourites.
54, 16, 268, 140, 161
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7, 9, 159, 209, 268.
Glad I turned up to see these 🙂
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121, 88, 149, 30, 188
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37,161,210,243,176
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17, 91, 4, 6, 202
Thanks for doing this, Alan!
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118, 200, 231, 6, 16
What an amazing contest! I stumbled upon this contest a number of years ago. I really enjoy getting to look at all of these ornaments!
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13, 27, 187, 210, 257
These are my favorites in order.
Very tough to decide.
Thank you for doing this again this year.
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88, 121, 149, 30, 188
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12. Three Elves Tobogganing
Brad Hildenbrand
13. A Day Off At The North Pole.
These are outstanding ordainments.
unbelievable works of art.
by
Brad Hildenbrand from Canada
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13 Brad Hildenbrand
13. A Day Off At The North Pole
12 Brad Hildenbrand
12. Three Elves Tobogganing
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251
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251,49,275,255,199
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We very much like the Ornaments #12 and # 13. We purchased a couple of these similar Xmas ornaments last year from Brad Hildenbrand and we are very pleased with his craftsmanship and we would like to vote for these 2. Thanks
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251, 285, 251, 285
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251 – absolutely beautiful
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12,13,198,199,200
Nice work Brad Hildenbrand
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55, 107, 87, 221, 284
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161, 58, 87, 276, 101
Amazing works of wood art.
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64,41,16,214,35
So many awesome ornaments!
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107,106,4,108,268
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12,13
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140, 28, 29, 251, 231
Thanks so much for the challenge!
CB
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35,54,140,177,147
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Ornament Challenge Vote
#200, 191, 162, 140, 36
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161, 157, 58, 39, 37
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200,251,272,214,165
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122, 272, 271, 14, 27
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200,276,2,51,209
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200,177,147,279,140
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192,2,1,6,16
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200, 1, 3, 5, 8
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140
98
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191
42
243
20
140
Lots of good ideas for next years challenge !
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162
89
71
201
37
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14,13,12
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188, 140, 149, 164, 166
Thank you – Merry Christmas
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243, 88,140,6, 166
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114,70,58,25,8
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2, 27, 99, 198, 217
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In descending order:
188
286
13
122
14
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140,7, 21,27, 159 I love this tradition!
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82, 83, 16, 191, 16, 7
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#188
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17,26,73,131,133 congratulations to everyone
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Call me old school, but I believe the ornament contest has lost its way. I’ve been watching for years, and while the contest initially was all about making a ornament on a lathe, that’s no longer the case.
I dropped out of the AAW for the same reason. Not much in their mafpgazine that is actually lathe work.
It’s all great work, just not work sone on a lathe.
My picks are 39, 17, 26, 35, 40
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I understand but appreciate your voting.
118,191,275,283,250
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1. 217
2. 34
3. 161
4. 244
5. 187
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Really difficult vote as all are deserving, but here goes: 6, 140, 139, 13, & 29. Ranking 1st to 5th is the order listed.
Thanks for hosting this exhibition
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7, 30, 37, 166, 243
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1. 217
2. 198
3. 161
4. 140
5. 39
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243, 191, 7, 214, 12
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1. 217
2. 34
3. 161
4. 244
5. 187
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I’d like to vote for
•#200
•#188
•#117
•# 237
•#69
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200
161
191
87
53
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1. 166
2. 77
3. 23
4. 13
5. 190
Thanks Alan
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94
93
14
39
243
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188,284,216,26,86
This was really fun thank you!
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200
69
269
96
169
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200, 251, 264, 272, 279
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1. #203
2. #26
3. #140
4. #82
5. #9
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I would like to vote for 188!
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30
36
203
229
251
Great ornaments! Love looking at them!
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200, 27, 26, 30, 148
Very difficult to narrow down my choices.
I wanted to pick at least 10 more ornaments.
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217,6,284,243,36
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All excellent submissions! 9, 140, 13, 162, 59
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188 166 164 251 219
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14, 6, 5, 17, 1
all simple, delightful, graceful and fun &
extremely well done. Thanks to all who submitted!
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9
12
27
122
127
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16,265,35,54,27
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Really hard to pick this year!!!
45
166
30
6
17&8 tied for fifth z so
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1. #272
2. #122
3. #140
4. #220
5. #50
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55
122
127
14
1
an Eggnimatic Eggstraordinary Eggshell mEGGahit! Way to go Jim!
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Lots of beautiful ornaments ! My choices are7-89-127-176-243
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All are great but I choose 161, 243, 140, 268, 166
Thanks for sharing!
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45,88,161,26,205; good luck,I would not want to be you!!
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53, 81, 140, 161, 172
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I vote for 222 .161. 159 . 167 . 277 . Done
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Thanks for your effort – great job! Chose wat I would like to turn.
Choices (first)
140, 200, 37, 57, 69
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156 166 161
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200
120
68
204
27
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121, 30, 88, 149, 141
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That was very difficult. Such talent. My choices are 007,022,053,058,191
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First – #53 – Ballerina in Black
Second – #140 – Christmas Angel
Third – #70 – Kumiko Snowflake
Fourth – #268 – Pierced Maple Ornament
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1 #9
2 #13
3 #14
4 #12
5 $140
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28,29,3,109,232
I like these with a Christmas feel.
1. 27
2. 14
3. 140
4. 51
5. 4
December 7th 2022 6.00pm.
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They are all very nice and show a lot of time and patients making them. My choices are at #5 is 153 #4 35 #39 #2 47 and #53
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217, 263, 130,7, 240
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188,14,6,122,140
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Tough choice – many great entries. There are over a dozen that truly stand out. I apologize to those that I had to omit.
1 #13
2 #272
3 #47
4 #140
5 #49
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1 #202
2 #14
3 #12
4 #88
5 #81
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Numbers 35 & 54 thank you
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#188
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I picked 10 so will have to refine
1#191
2#237
3#109
4#39
5#231
A lot of amazing entries and lots of inspiration.
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122, 13, 6, 140, 39
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1st – 94
2nd – 279
3rd – 259
4th – 102
5th – 59
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1 – #188
2 – #007
3 – #184
4 – #153
5 – #096
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140, 275, 7, 64, 187
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These are great!
166, 272, 243, 191, 13
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39
84
140
161
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1-#122
2-#173
3-#13
4-#35
5-#81
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1st- #122
2nd- #275
3rd- #11
4th- #140
5th- #100
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122, 271, 272, 183, 140
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1 – 188
2 – 151
3 – 161
4 – 87
5 – 268
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1-217
2-183
3-231
4-196
5-193
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1. 217
2. 34
3. 161
4. 244
5. 187
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1 – #35
2 – #54
3 – #6
4 – #89
5 – #18
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22, 6, 91, 13, 191
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39, 142, 146, 198, 222
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1. #159
2. #161
3. #222
4. #7
5. #26
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#88;140;49;243;195
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35
54
🙂
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1. #54
2. #35
3. #36
4. #28
5. #243
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#217. #6. #67. #104. #263
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#54 and #35
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Three cheers of appreciation for the host!
1. #1
2. #177
3. #107
4. #283
5. #134
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All beautiful ornaments, but I pick 122, 272, 271, 23, 261
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7, 268, 263, 191, 251
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#217
#5
#34
#161
#187
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217
122
74
62
54
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87-201-268-148-248
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1- 16
2-140
3-147
4-161
5-243
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# 217
# 100
# 89
# 232
# 58
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1. #188
2. #6
3. #11
4. #284
5. #36
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1. #214
2. #7
3. #40
4. #53
5. #188
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26,87,65,251,144
Great job everyone!
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#217
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#159
#161
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140
12
14
272
203
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I vote for numbers
244
212
201
28
31
Great ornaments
Thanks
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273
272
271
122
11
Thanks We really enjoy the talents!!
Merry Christmas!!
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1.188
2. 4
3. 284
4. 286
5. 219
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159
161
6
9
16
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159
161
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161, 177, 159, 14, 222
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110
111
114
115
116
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I would like to vote for #159 and #161.
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26, 200, 97, 205, 229.
Decision based on my own limited experience, what I would enjoy in my tree and what might amuse my grandchildren. Very difficult to chose overall
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256, 255, 243, 282, 140
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256
255
268
269
243
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Top 5:
255,243,251,204,87
Such awesome talent
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I LOVE: 255 / 256 / 4
Classical. Beautiful. 🎅🏼🎄
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205
77
30
6
148
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188, 69, 88, 42, 99
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255,71,78,243,275
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255,71,78,243,275
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#255
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255
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255!!
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188.
22
36
67
73
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#255
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255
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# 255
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255!!!
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#255
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255
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As much as I love all of the Gnomes, my top five votes are:
147, 243,58, 26 & 23
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I vote for #12 and #13.
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1. 188
2. 97
3. 48
4. 99
5. 123
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My top 5 votes are: #127,#109,#165,#173,& #270
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#159, #161, #222, #268, #7
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Hi Allen:
My choices are:
# 273, 220,209,176,122.
Happy holidays!
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I would like to vote #1 is 188 2 is 15 3 is 25 4 is 120 5 is 200
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161, 159, 140, 141, 114
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218
43
147
230
17
Thanks
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#275 is a winner!
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#275 please.
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1. 188
2. 36
3. 120
4. 24
5. 29
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1. 161
2. 159
3. 280
4. 35
5. 222
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Geez! Amazing entries!
191, 37, 47, 53, 205
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217
216
111
10
217
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217
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#1 #2 #140 #155 #198
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106, 107 and 108. 108 being my FAVORITE!
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All are so beautiful and so much talent went into creating these! But my favorites are 255, 256, 183, 89, and 45. Merry Christmas❤️🎄💚🎅🏼
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217
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30,28,27,13,77
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161, 279, 30, 64, 222
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I would like to votes for 256 and 255.
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209-122-220-273-271
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209,272,122,11,220
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275, 12, 135, 109, 280
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161,232,7,13,176
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256
255
284
133
34
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22,33,204,243,26
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5,7, 124,153,281
1,11,14,177,257
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107
4
108
106
26
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148,139,178,192,219
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My choices are
102
39
Er
31
26
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#204, 33, 49, 87, 180
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Great job everyone. They’re all so creative. I vote for:
107
108
106
4
164
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14,73,88,179,243
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159
161
163
189
93
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161, 140, 268, 200, 26
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39, 40, 123, 104, 34
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39, 40, 123, 104, 34
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279, 281, 164, 204 & 177
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loved them all, thank you for the inspiration!! 7,256,235,
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161,140,16,60,7
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199, 216, 99, 157, 197
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275 very nice
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They are all very nice, but I liked: 285, 58, 27, 154 and71. thank you
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This was a challenge! Too many gorgeous ones!
98, 90, 27, 154, 71
Thanks Alan!
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4, 106, 107, 108, 39
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217
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178,187,26,37,200
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279, 280, 277, 281, 278
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251,104,12,16,34
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121, 30, 88, 149, 141
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Voting for top 5:
255,243,251,204, 87
Amazing talent