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The first thing I did when I got ready to paint my ornament was to paint it black. I started using black as a basecoat years ago when I was into painting 25mm lead fantasy figurines and I still prefer black as my primary basecoat when I paint nearly anything. For this ornament I chose to start with a black basecoat because I wanted the finished thing to have an aged antique look rather than having the colors show up vibrantly on the ornament.

Once the ornament was painted black I began to add in the primary colors of the finished ornament: red and green. I left select parts black, as seen in the below picture, which I later went back and painted over with a gold paint to create the appearance of accents of antiqued gold on the ornament.

The smaller circles on the ornament (it has 3 large circles and 3 small circles) were filled with craft glue and I added red rhinestones to the small circles to add a little glitter to the ornament when it is on the tree.

The next step, after the paint and glue was fully dried, should have been to paint the ornament with a sealant, however, I have nothing on hand to seal it with, so I left it plain.

The next and last step was to add a decorative ribbon for hanging the ornament on the tree or wherever it will be hung for the holidays.

And here you have it – the finished hand made holiday ornament created from polymer clay.  Start to finish this ornament only took a hour or two to create and if you are making more than one at a time then you can create a tree’s worth of ornaments in just a few hours.

Happy Holidays!