Last year, there were so many beautiful hand painted floral ornaments that looked ceramic, but were actually made from plastic ornaments. They looked beautiful and they were much less destructive than glass. I decided to give it a try since I love painting flowers on anything I can and Christmas ornaments seems a perfect chance. They remind me a bit of cottage core which would be lovely on a cottage themed tree. 

These type of flowers are actually simple enough that even my daughter painted a couple with me. These flowers are impressionistic style that doesn't require too much technique. Just some blending of different colors. They're actually the same type of flowers that I did on this wooden play cake that I made for my daughter and on these painted pumpkins. They're so fun to paint and I really love the chiaroscuro effect of the bright, pastel colors on the dark background. It looks moody and bright. But, any color combinations could be great! 

I guess, once you find something you like to paint, you can't help to paint on other things too :). The flowers are just my favorite. I think I need to do it on a wall for my next mural.