Sea Urchin Ornament

[Curt Fuller]

I know it's a long time until Christmas so I apologize for rushing the season. But this is a Christmas ornament I made last weekend from some walnut and a sea urchin shell. This isn't my idea, I saw these somewhere on the internet. But if you can get your hands on some of these shells (i got these on ebay) they make a different looking ornament. To keep the spindle straight and to make the ornament more sturdy it's best to drill a hole in the top and leave a long tenon on the bottom to glue them together. The shells are fragile like eggshells. I tried gluing the wood parts to the shell but it broke.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Curt I like it very nice for Christmas. You aren't that much earlier than the stores usually are. I think it's a great time to start.:)

[Ernie Nyvall]

Now that is really cool Curt. Beautiful too. Thanks for the idea.

Ernie

[John Timberlake]

I've seen a few of these, but yours is really nice. Love it and Christmas is just six months away.

[Michael Stafford]

Curt, that is just lovely. What a nice Christmas gift!:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Curt that is cool. That will make a wonderful Christmas gift. Nice work.

[Corey Hallagan]

That is a pretty ornament, very nice Curt!

Corey

[Dick Parr]

That looks wonderful Curt, I have seen those before and have wanted to get some of those shells and try it out.

You did a great job on it. Those are never to early in the year.;)

[Mike Ramsey]

I'm with the rest, that is very cool!! Great job Curt

[Tom Sherman]

NICE JOB Curt, I like that one very much usually I am a bah humbug kinda guy but I like that.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Ooooh. Now that is truly thinking outside the ornament... er... box!

Very pretty!

[Keith Burns]

Great ornament Curt !!:) :) Nothing wrong with getting a head start.