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**UPDATE: the ornaments have sold out but more are coming soon!** My new ornaments are here for 2017! More will be listed between now and Christmas, including different breeds and colours, so keep an eye out... Regretfully, I'm unable to make bespoke ornaments at the moment but I hope you see one here that you like. If offered 'Special delivery' at checkout, please ensure that you select this to ensure the safest postage option. More details are in each listing.

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After such a difficult time dealing with recent copyright infringement issues, making heart-shaped ornaments ahead of this year's Christmas season has been an enjoyable and uplifting task. This year I'm applying a thick, glossy coat of resin to each one to add extra shine and protection when hung on display. The downside is that it takes at least 24 hours to dry, so it's time-consuming but absolutely worth it. Gold leaf and glitter makes for an especially striking effect under resin! The first lot of ornaments sold out within 48 hours, but I've been making more in the meantime. I'll give...

I've been experimenting with new techniques recently, including applying resin (a two-part epoxy resin system from Pebeo), gold leaf and enamel-effect paint to my artwork. In particular I've been trying out my experiments on ornaments (which had proved to be a huge success at Christmas so I've decided to continue making them year-round). Each is hand-painted by me onto a plywood or polymer shape which is then embellished with metal leaf, metallic paint, glitter and / or enamel-effect paint...

It's been my busiest Christmas season ever, with lots of commissions, shop orders and bespoke decorations to make and deliver to customers from Norway to New Zealand and the Scottish Highlands to Honduras. Time has now run out for placing orders in time for Christmas but before I wind down for the festive season, here's a beautiful lookalike of one of my hand-painted Christmas decorations. She's called Tammy and her human is the talented Claireabellemakes from Cambridge. If you have a photo of a painting or decoration by me that looks like a furry companion, please do share it with...