hand carved birds

This delightful flock of five birds is from Raul Vinelli in Brazil, who carves them from pinewood. The birds are then carefully hand painted in assorted colors with realistic detail. They make a natural touch on a Christmas tree, or use them at any time of year as a colorful decor accent. Their steel wire feet can be wrapped around branches, wreaths, and other objects.

Whether they grace your Christmas tree or add color to your home year 'round, you'll love these five wood ornaments from Raul Vinelli in Brazil. The cardinals are carved by hand from pinewood and painted with care. Aluminum wires allow you to perch the birds wherever you like.

Carved by hand, five delightful birds celebrate Brazil's wonderful diversity. Raul Vinelli works in pinewood to create this colorful flock. The petite creatures pose on flexible wire legs that are designed to wrap around the branches of a plant or to stand in a flower pot or dish garden.

These are best on a covered terrace or indoors. Please limit exposure to sun and rain.

Guatemalan artisans Juan and Carolina create a whimsical interpretation of a nativity scene, featuring monkeys and birds. Hand carved from pinewood, the monkey Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, angel, and wise men are painted black and orange, with the wise men wearing red crowns and bearing gifts of fruit. The baby is attended by two colorful birds.

Offering a lovely song, petite birds are hand-carved from acacia wood and painted in colors of yellow and red. Dinesh presents this set of four Indian ornaments, which are decorated with plastic beads and vibrant pompoms in various colors. This set arrives with a handy storage pouch that closes with a zari drawstring.

Offering a festive song, petite birds are hand-carved from acacia wood and painted in colors of orange and blue. Dinesh presents this set of four Indian ornaments, which are decorated with plastic beads and fuzzy pompoms in various colors. This set arrives with a handy storage pouch that closes with a zari drawstring.

Sparrows are one of the most beautiful birds and they star of this set of four Christmas ornaments. Sindhu Nata exquisitely carves the quartet from Balinese jempinis wood. With a delightful rustic finish, they can be hung from the tree with golden cords.

Adding a touch of magic to the tree this holiday season, five lovely birds are crafted in the tradition of alebrije handicrafts. Mexican artisan Claudio Ojeda creates these ornaments, carved from copal wood to depict a chicken, a peacock, a parrot, an owl, and a rooster, each one painted by hand with colorful designs.

It is said that Oaxaca's alebrije tradition descends directly from Mexico City artisan Pedro Linares (1906-1992). When he was 30, he became seriously ill and fell into a sort of coma. While he was unconscious, he had a most fantastic dream. He was caught between the land of the living and the dead; the place looked like a forest and was populated with creatures with body parts belonging to different animals. The beings repeatedly uttered the word alebrije, and when Linares woke up, he recreated these figures in vivid colors using papier mache techniques and called them alebrijes . His work became famous and eventually influenced artisans in the state of Oaxaca who decided to craft alebrijes using traditional wood carving methods and according to that region's world vision.

Ducks are often related to cheerfulness, loyalty and protection. These sweet birds inspire Java's Ira S. to hand-carve cheerful wood sculptures from bamboo and teak wood. This time, Ira depicts a duck as a hard-working elf wearing the traditional Christmas attire and a little green hat.

Smooth blue hearts enclose scarlet macaws, realistically painted by hand. Carved of Balinese albesia wood, four handcrafted ornaments are the work of Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya. He expertly hand-paints the colorful motifs on both sides of each heart.