Christmas Ornaments for Artists

_{All images on this page are courtesy Amazon, eBay or Flickr unless otherwise specified.}

Show off your artistic pride with some of these cool ornaments! Some can be personalized to include a photograph, your name (or signature), or maybe a mini-reproduction of one of your works. 

Here's a cool - and beautiful - ornament for an artist! This mouth-blown glass ornament is carefully hand-painted and would make for a lovely gift, or heirloom for an artistically-minded family or individual.

• Have an old, dried out paint tube, or maybe one you've used down to the last bit of pigment? Why not turn it into an ornament? Tie a colorful ribbon around the cap, or maybe cover the tube itself in glitter.
• Old brushes of any kind that are worn-down or too sticky to use any longer can be dressed up similarly with glitter, paint and ribbons to make for fun decorations.
• Have small scraps of canvas, mat board or paper? Make them into mini works of art for your tree!
• Use can also use print-on-demand sites like Zazzle, RedBubble, or CafePress to upload your own artwork and print them professionally on Christmas ornaments. These can make great gifts—or products to sell yourself at craft shows and holiday bazaars.
• Who is an artist you deeply admire? (Or who is admired by the artist you're gifting an ornament to.) Look for small photo-prints, postcards or maybe even mini-calendar images by that artist you can cut out, laminate, and turn into a personalized Christmas ornament! (You can also just search for images online to print out for yourself.) Some images in the public domain may already be for sale on print-on-demand websites, or Amazon and eBay.