Sunday, December 7, 2014

A Wood Burned Gift

I haven't wood burned anything in a really long time but to me it is just like drawing. It is something I never seem to lose the ability to do. So today I wood burned a gift for Phil's mother for Christmas. We didn't want to get her the same jewelry or gift set present that we always get  her and when I saw a little bird feeder in the craft section of the store, I knew I wanted to wood burn it and make it pretty and that would be her gift. I drew the design on it today and sat down to wood burn. It took me about two hours (my hips are so bad, I thought I wasn't going to get back standing straight again afterwards!). I think it turned out rather nice.





And yes, I really hate leaves now :)

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  1. Lovely. I'm sure your MIL will love it!

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    1. Well, I hope so. I just wanted something different but nice.

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  2. Wow! That is pretty, Becky! You are so creative! Have a Happy Holiday season! Blessings from Bama!

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  3. Hi Becky, very nice. Could be a way to supplement your income.

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    1. I have done the "craft and sell" thing before. It really only worked for me one time when I had someone consistently buying from me for their shop.

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  4. Becky,

    What a gorgeous gift!!! You did great work sweetie :-)
    Hope your hips feel better.

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    1. Thanks. I don't think the hips are really going to get better but you never know..

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  5. Oh that is really lovely! Well done.

    I'd love to try wood burning!

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    1. I bought a cheap kit for $20 I think. Then I bought different tips for the wood burner but I seems to only use a few of them. I am not really good at it yet. I have some magazines on wood burning and some people do some spectacular art.

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  6. This is a great idea! I love handmade gifts. So perfect!

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    1. I do too but I have made things for members of my family that are wasted so I only make things for people who I think will appreciate them now.

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  7. What a beautiful present you made. Have bought my son a wood burning kit for Christmas maybe he can make me a similar one. Although the kit I got him looks quite small I hope it will be ok.

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    1. I suggest getting him some books or magazines on woodburning. The ones I have taught me a lot. I am not nearly as good as the people in the books or magazines but they made me try harder and understand what I was doing wrong.

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