Hand made "Tamata"

I have a big selection of Christmas ornaments in different  sizes.....

Long Christmas tree  16x6 cm 4 €                                          Chritmas Fir tree 12x11cm 4 € 

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                                 Mix set of  3 ornaments of your choice between :
                         ball , drop, star or heart  10€

                                            Christmas balls 7x7.30 cm  10€ for 3

 

Drop 14x 5 cm  10€ for 3

Star 10cm  10€ for 3

 

Hearts  9 x8cm  10€ for 3

 

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Gift box 11 x 9cm  4€

Cane 15x 7 cm  4€

 

Nativity 12x 10cm 4.50 €

Many Angels to look over you, throughout the year.

 Hang them on the trees or anywhere you want. 

  

Angel A. 11x10 cm 4.50 €

Angel B cm 4.50 €

small Angel-2  11x9 cm  4.50 €

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                                                   small Angel -3 13x7cm 4.50 €

                                                                 
                                                      

                                                         small Angel-4 10x11cm 4.50 €

                                                         small Angel-5  11x8cm 4.50 €

                                                      big Angel -4 14x15cm 6 €

big Angel-5  15x12cm 6 €

 

Long angel   19x 9cm 8 €

Birds 10x 7cm  10€ for 3

 

House 12 x7cm 4€ with or without the year on it

Angel wings 12 x 9cm  4€

Owls 

Owl A. 13x8cm 4.50€

 Owl B. 13x7 cm 4.50€

Owl C. 11x 8 cm  4.50€

Owl D. 14x10cm 4.50 €

Milagros Heart 16x9 cm 5 €

Pomegranate for good fortune

11x 9cm 4.50€

and as a Charm 12x 10cm  8€ 

Christmas Tamata ornaments

This year I was Inspired to make christmas ornaments from the Greek orthodox Tamata
Tamata are votive offerings or promises made of rectangular pieces of metal with miniature embossed body parts shaped on them. They are made of tin, silver or gold. Greeks then take the tama to the church of their choice and tie it with a ribbon to a horizontal pole under the icon or painting of their chosen saint. Tamata conveniently have holes at one end for the purpose. Tamata are the symbols of the miracle of healing which is hoped to occur, or has already occurred. They are the vehicle in which we invest our faith. So they are an integral part of the miracle. Tamata are a link between the person and the Holy spirit. 

Tamata may be compared to the Milagros traditionally used for healing purposes and as votive offerings in the Roman Catholic culture of Mexico, andLatin America.

                        Hand cutting the sharp metal sheet is the hardest part

Embossing needs imagination skills and a good wrist. Imagination to find any items useful to emboss life to your pattern and a good wrist to keep that hammer working.

 

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                      to see the patterns in detail 

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