Wood Burning - Who Knew!

I was at Michael's a few weeks ago and saw the wood burning tools right across from the Martha Stewart stencils.  I picked up the one for $5.99, figuring that if I'm totally bad at it, it wouldn't be a major, financial, loss.  Last night I decided to mess around with it.  I tried a little wooden tag.  

That went okay, so I moved on to a picture frame.  I have to say that I was pretty impressed with myself.

Tonight I worked on a little wood box, using the same pattern that I used on the frame.  All I did, was draw some curvy lines with a pencil, them started burning little abstract shapes inside the lines.  It's kind of tedious, but I love repetition and tedium.

I need to get some wood stain to finish the box and frame.  I added color to the tag by coloring with a watercolor pencil, brushed water on it to blend, then finished with a coat of glossy Mod Podge.  I stamped the letters for JOY on the tag, then traced around them with the wood burning tool.

The next thing I want to try is a piece of jewelry.  I'd like to find a large wooden pendant or a bangle to burn.

Today was a very exciting day for me.  I've been selling some things on Etsy - vintage items, some of my art, and things that I've up-cycled.  Today I sold the coffee table that I distressed and painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint.  I was so happy.  This was my first furniture sale!  I want to immediately start looking for another piece of furniture to re-do.  Here's the link to my Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/ceeceestudio

Peace,

Cyndi

Miscellaneous Art on a Gorgeous Day

It's finally here!  Temperatures below 85 in north, Florida.  I've never made a secret of how much I hate hot weather.  It's actually in the low 70's right now and I'm loving it.  I just hope that the temperatures keep dropping.

I'm sitting on my porch enjoying the crisp day and figured that I would put up some miscellaneous things that I doodled.

 

 

 This is actually, a rubbing from a rubbing plate.  Then I doodled around with a marker.

 

 

 

 

Here are a couple things that I made and listed on Etsy.

 

 

 

I painted the, originally gold, frames pink.  I think these would look really cute in a little girl's bedroom.

 

 

 

 

 

These were also, originally gold.  I repainted them with the 2013 Pantone Color of the Year - Emerald Green.

 

I've had quite a few sales on Etsy recently, so I need to get to work on some new things to put in my store.

 

Peace,

Cyndi

 

Etsy Store Sale

I started putting some of my art and re-finished creations up for sale on Etsy a few months ago.  I'm slowly, but surely, building a little online store.  I've only sold a couple things so far, but I figured that it would take some time for people to find me.  As everyone knows, Etsy is huge.

I've decided to have a sale.  I'm calling it the Beautiful October Sunset Sale.  In this part of the country, the sunsets are really exquisite in October.  The deck off my bedroom faces west, so I have quite a show every evening.

Check out my Etsy store.  It would be the perfect time to pick up something that you just can't live without.

Peace,
Cyndi