Description
Get inspired to create a wonderful collection of handmade holiday decorations for a child or grandchild to treasure. Popular woodcarving teacher and author Betty Padden shows how to carve memorable ornaments to keep or give to family and friends. Imagine a tree decorated with your own beautifully carved angels, elves, polar bears, poinsettias, and more. You're sure to have a merry carving experience with 6 fun projects, color photographs, and 23 original patterns. Step-by-step projects are divided into three categories-beginning, intermediate, and advanced. A special section on painting covers basic concepts of blending, highlighting and shading, so that even a novice can get great results.The best ornaments on the holiday tree are always those that are handmade. Giving these hand-carved Christmas ornaments will be almost as much fun as making them!
About the Author
Betty Padden is a professional woodcarving artist and woodcarving instructor. Her commissioned works are displayed at Disneyland, Disney World, Faneuil Hall, and Busch Gardens. She is the author of Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2011).
Book Information
ISBN 9781565238435
Author Betty Padden
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Fox Chapel Publishing
Publisher Fox Chapel Publishing
Weight(grams) 399g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 7mm
