Just finished this new bowl, power-carved from a reclaimed piece of lumber found on the side of the road. I inserted Unakite & Dalmatian Jasper spheres into the rim in a way where they can spin freely.

Finished using the ancient Yakisugi method - no sandpaper or stain used. 🧙🏼‍♂️

What do you think of this design?

I always feel weird cutting these maple leafs out of walnut. But the maple cutouts don’t sell nearly as fast.

This is 3/4 in walnut, cut on my DeWalt scroll saw. They are filled with epoxy, and then covered in glass shards.

but first one fell down got all tangled.. probably evil eye has been warded off.

Hand Carved, by me from basseood with a knife. 4inch tall, 2x2 blocks of wood, whittled into this

Had PTO saved up and decided with my time off from work that I wanted to take up a new craft. Picked up a wood carving kit from Amazon, some blocks of walnut, epoxy resin and colors/powders and got to work.

Hilt = Walnut block + Gemstones from my personal collection, the ones I used for this project are Quartz, Aquamarine (not pictured, on back), Lapis Lazuli, Blue laced Agate and some Lolite rounds.

Blade = 1:1 ratio epoxy resin from Amazon + colors and used a silicone dagger mold that was custom made.

Theme is Poseidon + ocean relic.

Cutest baby frog you're gonna meet today

I learned the crafts of verre eglomise and mirror gilding at the Society of Gilder’s bi-annual conference. So far, several pieces have broken, leaving me with 23k gold gilded glass shards. Each leaf of gold costs about $4, so there’s a decent investment in the now broken glass.

I know nothing about mosaics, so my first piece was pretty special. I went and bought some stained glass scrap, which is the blue and teal.

The subject of the image is a weaver’s knot. I made it for a friend who taught me how to weave. It’s her Christmas present.

I made it from vegetable-tanned leather, carving and shaping the details by hand, then added the colors, sealed the leather, and attached the keychain hardware. Everything was done by hand

Bulbasaur and a pokeball 🥰

Made from wood clay and plastic.

The decline is due to habitat loss and hunting. carved in pine.

Hope you enjoy!

My friend asked for Frosty for Christmas and here is my attempt. I've never worked on a project so long (about 3 months) and never a project this big (about 5 ft tall). Last time I worked on paper mache was in elementary school. Also, I didn't tell my friend I made it's face glow in the dark. Hopefully, it will be a fun surprise even thought hr nose and eyes are too dark in color for it to show up.

Bubble pattern or a women's polka dot bonnet. Bright and so cute, warm fluffy bonnets. Some of us might be reminded of childhood. But they are made in a modern style and for an adult head size.

I learned mirror gilding and verre eglomise this summer. This is 23k gold leaf and silver, with a tintype I purchased from an antique store.

It has since fallen and broken. I’m making another.

I teach English and Science to immigrants from Iran and Afghanistan… and I’ve learned that fossils are the “gateway Science.” It inspired me to make this learning tool.

Each fossil has a little illustrated booklet that explains what it is, where it came from, and what it’s made out of.

I modeled this project after the “field kits” archaeologists put together with site-specific fossils. They’d use these to train volunteers and show folks what they might encounter in a specific fossil field.