2010 Limited Edition Christmas Ornament

Our 19th Limited Edition Christmas ornament is now finished and in our shop. I thought over the next few posts I would show what is involved in making this come about.

After deciding on an idea, the process starts with a drawing. We decided on a poinsettia an image linked to the holidays.

Rings are cut into a plaster slab, the drawing is transferred with carbon paper and then the image is carved into the plaster. The progress of the image is checked frequently by pressing Fimo into the depression.

When this stage is finished, a casting is made to get the image and the rings raised up. The lettering is carved into this side, so the glaze will pool down in the letters when fired.

Plaster is now cast on this carved and lettered image to get a slab with everything reversed. Pam pressed Fimo on the finished slab and modeled an ornament complete with lug, which takes the hole for the ribbon. Plaster is then cast on top of this Fimo model.

Now I will pour a two part rubber compound over the plaster to get a rubber master mold. From this master, all the plaster working molds will be cast.

In the next post, I will show the casting process.

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