CHRISTMAS TUTORIALS

Click on an image to open the corresponding blog.  The blog will have a free pattern (if available), video tutorial link (if available), and the written tutorial.

If there is just a video thumbnail, then I do not have a corresponding blog.

The Christmas Candy Canes is a striking image.  It easily lends itself to adding color.  Since I’m not great at that, I left it as straight pyrography.  Candy Canes   

The Christmas Race is a fun and whimsical holiday image.  I had a lot of fun with this one.  Christmas Race

David’s Winter Scene is visually striking.  This artwork features snow, twisted tree bark, distance mountains.  Makes a great gift or holiday decor.  Winter Scene

Mandala Christmas tree is a fun piece of art to create.  Mandala Christmas Tree   

The nativity scene is an easy project.  The colored pencil version is my attempt at trying to create a stained glass effect.  Color Pencil Nativity 

This nativity scene uses watercolor.  I will be very upfront and admit that watercolors are not easy for me to use.  Plus, I’m not a big fan of paint brushes.  If you like to paint, you will probably like this project and do a much better job with it.  Watercolor Nativity   

Ornamental Glow shows that even something like a couple of ornaments can become the subject of art.  This tutorial shows you how to create the ribbed textures.  Plus it will explain the light and cast shadows.  Ornamental Glow

The snowlady is very adorable looking.  This is one I added a touch of color to.  Adding color is optional.  Snowlady

Snowman

The snowman is rather cute.  I can easily see a snow covered tree to the right of the snowman.  Not sure why I didn’t think of that when I first created the artwork.  Snowman

Starbright is rather striking.  My only problem with the artwork was that I couldn’t figure out a good background for it.  Because of that I left the background unburned.   I’ve often thought that if you have a scroll saw you could cut this out and it would make a nice ornament.  Starbright

Wrapped up was fun for me just because I had a great time creating the metallic bow.   Other than the bow, the artwork is a bit boring looking.  Surprisingly, the bow is a lot easier to create than it first looks.  Each loop is burned individually, and most of the time it is just a matter of burning rows of different colors on each loop.  Wrapped Up