Westray Christmas Fair
It was the Westray Craft Association’s Christmas Fair yesterday, held at the Parish Kirk. It was a nice fair as it always is. I don’t know why but it always seems a more relaxed affair than the Autumn Fair, maybe … Continued
Bits and Bobs Handmade from Wood
It was the Westray Craft Association’s Christmas Fair yesterday, held at the Parish Kirk. It was a nice fair as it always is. I don’t know why but it always seems a more relaxed affair than the Autumn Fair, maybe … Continued
Sorry, I’m a bit late with this post. It was the Westray Autumn fair last weekend, it is always interesting to see what others on the island have been up to. The fair was held in the school hall as … Continued
On our travels, Marlene was looking at some paintings on wood and took quite a fancy to a couple of them. She asked me if I could paint a fox for here so here it is… I haven’t painted for … Continued
Here are a few more little bits that I’ve been working on, busy stocking up for the craft fairs later in the year. The “Dogs Tail Never Lies” is a fretwork piece cut from Ash. The letter/napkin holder below is … Continued
I posted a little while back about doing a box manufacturing run. These are little trinket boxes – the small ones are 90 x 90 mm and the large ones are 155 x 95 mm. I decorate these and they … Continued
Last little pyrography piece for this week, honest! Just a small piece at around 4 x 3 inches. Live edged wood (sycamore I think), then coloured with watercolour paints and finished with wood wax.
Another pyrography piece on live edged Eucalyptus, coloured with watercolour paints and finished with wood wax.
Another pyrography piece on live edged sycamore (I think). Coloured with watercolour paints and finished with chopping block oil.
Finished couple of decorative cheeseboards earlier the week. Pyrography works burning the outline and the wishes one coloured watercolour paints/pencils.
Just finished and posted this Ring of Brodgar Intarsia to order as a visitor saw the one we had but didn’t buy it at the time and when they rang to order it, it was sold! I made another, to … Continued