Red Wing Crock Lid, Fawn & Ferns - Woodburning

Here is a project I started a couple of years back, but with our move to our new home, plus work, it got put to the back burner.

I love just taking the ordinary and using it for my own canvas.  Here I have a wooden lid for my Red Wing crock.  Started to wood burn a fawn hiding in ferns.  

Hope to finish it up sometime soon. For now, though, it still made the lid a little nicer.

All my work is hand done making them one of a kind.

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Thanks for looking!

Green Bay Packer Wooden Stools

Greetings!  Well, I had some fun this winter.  I had taken three, used, battered wooden stools and had put different packer logos on each stool. These stools were then donated to the Coulee Region Humane Society to be used in a charity fund raiser in February this year.

Of course, first I called the Green Bay Packer Headquarters to see if I could get permission to use their logos to create these one of a kind stools in the fund raiser....this way if questioned, no one gets in trouble.

I did receive a phone call from the Marketing Dept for the Green Bay Packers.

After explaining the why's and what for's regarding the stools, the marketing director stated that she would be mailing me a 'One Time Only, Permission to Use' letter.

When I receive the letter, I made a copy for the shelter to keep in their files, (in case anyone ever questions it), and a copy for each chair.

Okay, so this may not be a big deal to anyone else, but for me.....this was so EXCITING! I got permission from the Packers Headquarters! This is not something made in secret without permission, I actually got permission from the Packers!

And yes, I will be keeping a copy of the letter for myself!
 
I had a fun making them and hope those that bid on them enjoy them.

Here are the 3 stools that went up for auction to the the Coulee Region Humane Society.

Each individual stool is partically woodburned and partically hand painted.

I was a little surprised that the favorite was the one with only the Green Bay "G" logo, but I am glad it turned out!

Each stool is unique, one of a kind.

Each leg of the stool has a football, some are just the outline and some filled in. 

As always, enjoy life and stay creative everyone! 

Pyrography - Wood Burning Fun 3

I had given my 2 gallon crock away as a gift....we all seem to have a habit of finishing a project and out the door it goes, so I found another 2 gallon crock and created a new lid.  Went with somewhat the same style I used with the lady and the hair but tried a different angle, and tried masking more of her face. 

I don't think it is as dramatic as the other face, but I like the subtle look to it.  I had fun and that really is the main thing here.

She just seemed a little more mysterious, like you keep waiting for the whisps of hair to move away from her face so you can see her eyes, see what she was thinking, feeling.

Pyrography - Wood Burning Fun 2

Well, finally got around to working on my 5 gallon Red Wing crock lid.  Still may need some work but I believe I like this one. 

The picture was from watching our cat Isabel as she sleeps, or as she is better known, "Izzy".

My first 2 gallon crock ended up being given away as a gift so I was lucky enough to find another 2 gallon crock, which means, of course, new wooden canvas for me!!

I know the pyrography lids may not seem to go with the crocks, but I like the extra interest it brings to them.

If the crock is going to have a functioning lid, why not have some fun with it.  Right?!

Pyrography - Wood Burning Fun

It just seems like I go for ages before posting something new so for those who have asked, here are a couple of pieces I did this last week.  Though they are very similar, if you look close, the ladies are a little different...making each item a bit unique. 

For those who have not read my posts in the past, please keep in mind, I am having fun here, I do NOT claim to be any good at what I am doing, just that I am having a great time doing it.

First off, I had gotten a 2 gallon Red Wing crock for my birthday so I decided to make a lid for it. The lid just looked so plain to me. The more I looked at the lid, the more it looked like I saw a face. So I decided to bring that face out.

 

Later, I decide to work on the face a little bit by trying to recreate it on a wooden plate I had laying around the house.

I love the natural color of the wood on this plate so she seemed to stand out nicely on it.  This wooden plate now hangs on our wall and quietly watches over all who enter our home.

I have another Red Wing crock with a lid just calling for me to do something with it so we will have to see where that leads me. 

Until next time everyone!!  Stay creative and have fun!!!

Wooden Bowls

Here is another area I have been playing with. Last second, I decided to do something extra for some of my family members. Had planned on just wood burning the family names on the back, but once the wood burner had warmed up, I just couldn't stop myself. Started with the cat bowl for my sister.













Then did the Bear Family Bowl for another family member.


Last, finished with the Beaver Bowl for family friends.

Seems like nothing is safe once I start thinking.