Yes, it’s true. I got a bunch of wood-type stuff for the holidays. My husband picked up some of my more standard supplies. And, my brother was kind enough to get me some new hardwoods — some of which I’ve never even heard of before. Including panga panga, jatoba, purpleheart wood and one of my [...]
Archive for December 2008
Hardwood and supplies for Christmas!
December 28, 2008Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!
December 24, 2008It’s the best time of the year… At least that’s what I’ve heard. My ornaments and I will be making a second attempt to visit friends and family today. We had to turn back after freezing rain made the roads gridlocked. It’s amazing how much relief my husband and I felt just getting out [...]
Finished ornaments
December 16, 2008Yes, it’s true. I’ve managed to finish some ornaments over a week before Christmas. I’m not sure how, but I do know that I haven’t baked anything, yet. So, here’s what they look like after several coats of high gloss tung oil finish.
Ornaments!
December 11, 2008I had to put away my trivets for a little bit. I realized that my next idea was on a time crunch. Ornaments!! I found some little tag-shaped craft wood. (Yes, I spend a decent amount of time at Michael’s.) A few round ones, and am turning them into stained wood ornaments. So far, I [...]
New Trivets
December 7, 2008I’m not sure why I’ve decided to work on a bunch of different trivets at one time, but that’s what I seem to be doing. New designs and new sizes. More complex than ever before. It’s exhausting. In the past the trivets have been 9 1/2″ squares of pine that I stain and finish with [...]
