Jim posted his wonderfully crafted ornaments and I really envy his craftsmanship. I thought I'd make one of acrylic and Yellow Hart. I watch a video with a lady that said all ornaments should be proportional, with the main bulb occupying one third of the total length.  I think that is noble, but I think if you turn one.........turn it to your liking. What ever floats your boat. Like I did in this one 

 

oh I like that...

The thing about the rule of thirds or the golden mean is, the ideas have been proven over and over, in nature, in architecture, and in art. With that said, IMO, when it comes to Christmas ornaments, pretty much anything works. This one certainly does.

 

Steve

It wouldn't work with this one

9 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

It wouldn't work with this one

 

Hard to tell from the picture but it looks to me like the cage, not the top and bottom pieces, but the cage itself is about 1/3 of the overall height. A little more or less, it still works.

 

Steve

I do not make a special effort to use the golden mean. Personally I think some people develop a eye for that effect and therefore do not need to measure. Sometime I hit it and sometime it is trash. Even then my personal thought is that balance and beauty is all in the eye of the beholder. I have made some things and posted to FB and some like it even tho my personal thought was that it was not that great.