AzureGrackle

So after printing all the bits of background scraps I had on Sunday night, I headed to my parents' house for the Thanksgiving holiday. Dad helped me cut the pieces of maple, cherry and mahogany into 3" x 4" pieces and then drill the holes in them for ribbon. I spent most of Monday sanding the edges smooth and then gluing the prints to the wood. Here's a shot of my gluing in progress:

Once they were all done and dried overnight, my plan was to varnish them. It would take 2 coats to really seal them and I wasn't sure I had enough time to do a coat, let it dry, buff it, then repeat. Dad pointed out that they really don't look any better varnished. The paper kind of melts away and the print doesn't look as rich. So to save myself a huge amount of harried work, I decided not to varnish them all and enjoy the rest of my holiday. :)

Here are 82 ornaments. Ribbon to hang them on is in the mail: