Made with love

Do you know what Covid-19 has learnt me?
That time spent with my family is very precious! During those couple of weeks we have learned so much about each other, not that I didn't know my family so far🤣 but I noticed we are very strong team and love spending time with each other:)
Today I have something for you, what most of you can easily do at home. All you need is couple old wood boards, any paint and couple of screws... And of course your family to help!
Flowers ladder:

I have connected the boards to look like ladder. I found some greeny- blueish pain and asked my son to paint it.

Next I have asked my daughter to add some extra bits on it, maybe wright something...

Then I quickly cut some easy shapes of flowers and asked my kids and husband to paint them... I was surprised that nobody said no, they started painting and had some much fun with it.

You can paint flowers on the boards or let me know and I will cut the flowers for you...

Final touch... We added some colorful metal baskets ( no plants yet). 

The last flower pot, white on the bottom, is for my dog... I'm more than sure that he will come and do his own 'painting', this is why I am not putting any seeds in it:)

Do you like it? Try it! Great fun for all of  you:)

Angel with flower

Another intarsia-looking-like angel, this time without the place for tea-light, just hanging on the wall and watching us. Where is the flower? Well, in the middle you can see heart - epoxy made a job here, and inside the epoxy I sunk little flower, it was white flower with tiny green leaves, but unfortunately they discoloured (something I need to learn more about). But still I like the fact that it's not so obvious what's inside the heart and you need to come closer to discover it:) what do you think?

Parrots on a frame

Made for my friends... Big lovers of parrots.
Because I am still practising with picture frames - it might not be perfect, it should fit 6x8 picture:)
It wasn't easy to match the glass, but I found perplex - which is a bit like glass, but simply plastic.

(Inside I put picture 4x6)

Under the water

How to get a piece of nature and keep it forever? Epoxy comes with the answer:) I put some wood inside and sunk with blue epoxy, light this time can be replaced if needed... Looks gorgeous at night:)

Sloth and squirrel

Funny set of animals, woodwork keep my head occupied with something else than this horrible virus around, and even if I stop thinking about it for 5 minutes - it's really helpful. I also like when people are smiling. Those two animals were made for my sister... I won't see you for a while, but every time you look at squirrel and sloth, I know you will think about me, and maybe smile:)

Coronavirus

Right... I feel like I am paranoid... And yes, I am panicking... And No! I don't agree that we need to accept,  that our loved ones needs to die... They're people I love: my family, my friends, my neighbours...
I've tried all the advices: I washed my hands, I sang Happy Birthday - not twice, three times! I even washed my legs! Just in case... I asked Hail Mary, ful of grace... to protect us...
This is the last think which gives me hope, that someone will listen to people and start doing something!
Please, work!

Photo frame

I was asked, can I do a frame for keys, but not to attach any hooks, as my customer would like to add them himself. Once I started making it, I noticed it could be also very nice photo frame:) on this one I added some forest elements, but to be fair - it can be anything... Animals, flowers, depends who likes what. What do you think?

Wooden epoxy table lamp

Let's get back to epoxy... I used it months ago and I felt it's time to come back to it. With half of wood stump, epoxy resin, and couple of tools, I have made a pretty night table lamp.
Light on...

Light off

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Easter Bunny

I wanted to take a break from my workshop for couple of days, but something was pushing me there. I didn't want to spend lot of time there, I just wanted to do something easy. And because my daughter was painting plastic Easter Eggs, and needed this paint, and that paint, and this brush, and the other... I joined her with making decorations.
Today something easy and step by step:)

1. I draw the bunny shape and copied it on wooden board.

2.  I started cutting shapes on my band saw

 3. Let's start adding some colours.

4. Bit of ribbon, hot glue, little flower and the best part - chocolate egg:)

The Sun-clock

Technology came to my workshop:) actually just clock mechanism. I was curious can I make a clock and get it working...
In the middle of the project I was sure, I should stop and start cutting simple shapes as before.
I used tones of sandpaper, spent hours to match petals to the base, I'm not going to make a comment about first base which  cracked after getting final shape.
But now it's done, it's working and I don't regret even a second spent making this clock.

Before and after

Today not something which I have made from beginning... My sister found a mask dug deep under the mud and bushes in the garden. For me it was a real treasure. I offered her to try and renew it.

I have started with drying it.

Then it was time for polishing and waxing...

You might not believe but from orangy colour it came to deep red and looked amazing at the end.

My advice... Don't throw away old wooden things... Give it a second Life!

Sto lat!

Mamuś!
Najlepszego! Zdrowia! Spełnienia marzeń! I żebyśmy zawsze miały czas na nasze pogaduchy!

P.S. mój syn pogratulował mi wspaniałej magicznej różdżki... Że niby żółty kryształ na górze... Czy to róża czy też różdżka, niech spełnia Twoje marzenia!

Intarsia Angel

I found an amazing, fascinating way to connect pieces of wood together in one bit.
It's called intarsia.
I had to find different types of wood, with different colours. Then I cut piece, by piece and tried to put them together like puzzles.
It's not as easy as it sounds. My work needed sanding, polishing, waxing. Bit of varnish on top...
All the pieces should perfectly match, then you glue them to the base - in my work it's an angel shape.
It's not perfect, but for the very first time, I thing it looks... Wow:)

Springtime...

I miss Spring... Can't wait for bit of sun and small garden jobs... Usually I'm planting tomatoes, cucumbers, but this year I have decided I'm not going to feed slags, I will have grass in most of my garden and couple of flowers. But flowers will be in colorful pots. A bit like this one...

Happy Birthday

Hello! I'm back:) you didn't think I run out of ideas, did you?
Today I used a solid wood to make a little girl... She's holding a flower, as she's wishing Happy Birthday to someone special:)
There is more possible options, a Valentine's figure holding heart, or two figures for a couple:)
Just wait for some more!