Thursday, 21 November 2013

Rustic tree decorations


Many years ago - it feels like another life - I needed a second job to make ends meet.  I ended up working at home in the evenings for a local enterprise drawing pictures on small wooden items such as spoons, boxes, plaques, etc for the tourist trade.  Eventually the job ended and I was not sorry as though initially enjoyable, once you've sketched the same design on 250 wooden spoons the enjoyment palls! 

Anyway, I digress!  I saw The Sitting Tree's lovely decorations and thought I'd try the craft again.  I bought a new pyrography pen and some wood slices on ebay and these are the result.  I cheated rather as I selected some suitable small stamps, stamped on the slices with a pale kraft ink and sketched over the design. I might have a go at an original design next - though I won't be going into mass production any time soon!

2 comments:

  1. How clever! could be keyrings or jewellery too perhaps?

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  2. Oh, my. These are so lovely!!!

    I remember using pyrography pen in primary school :o) We were writing something on wood. I guess pens were not hot enough, because that was some hard work!

    Hugs, Anja

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