Wrought iron shabbalishes candle stand

I was given this wrought iron candle stand the other day and I wanted to Shabby chic it soooo

The first thing I did was clean off all the wax I cleaned it down with a greases are oil remover.you can get spray cans of this from automotive shops.i then gave it a light sand and painted it all black.

Painted it white and added some crystals,flowers and of cause rubbed it back in places to distress it a little.

I love that it can fit back against a wall.

And these pink velvet flowers are so pretty.

Who doesn't love crystals?

Thanks for looking hope you have enjoyed looking as much as I enjoyed creating :)

Happy creating x

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missy and moo custom sign

Word is getting around. I have had lots of requests for custom signs.I was given missy and moo's business card and asked if I could make her a sign for on her stall table.This is what I came up with.

I loved being able to have some fun with this sign :)

 I have also been getting lots of new likers on my Facebook page. I am nearly at 100 likers now yippy :) This has lead to increased requests on how to buy and cost,so I have set up an available page on my web there are only a few items listed at the moment but I will be adding more soon.

please pop on over and take a look. 

www.sawdustartonline.com 

               Have a wonderful day :)              

Custom sign

I Love how this turned out.

Mum and Dad asked if I could make a sign for my sisters Birthday.Her husband has made her a studio and they wanted to give have a sign to go on it.

          

This is not the first thing I have made for Helen, together we have come up with some lovely custom pieces for her display table at bear and craft shows. I must say when she posts pictures on her blog Bear Cub Designs I feel a lovely sense of accomplishment seeing my sisters amazing bears and my wood work together complementing each other is so wonderful. 

Helen is not only an amazing artist but a talented business women, her knowledge and experience has helped not only me but other artist so much. Helen has just lunched a web builder designed for artists called

                   Easy Art Space do yourself a favour and take a look,Helen offers lots of free information on promoting your art.If you do you want be disappointed.

If you would like me to make a custom sign for you please email me @ sawdustart@hotmail.com    

Have a wonderful day :)  

                 

  

           

Saw Dust Art sign

I have made signs for other people so I thought it was time to make one for my self. I would love to know  know what you think.

 hand cut on my scroll saw then air brushed 

  

  Thanks for looking : )

Horse Carousel

This is one of my own designs, inspired by my cute little friends at Cooper Bears.

It is all handmade and has crystal embellishments.  

This one is already sold and I have an order for another. 

sooooo excited!!! 

 

Cooper Bears

My sister introduced me to this lovely Lady Kay Cooper. Kay has a shop called Cotton Creation, a craft supply shop. She is a teddy bear artist, Teacher & mentor of  her craft. I have had the privilege of  designing tags and toys to accompany her Teddy's.This has been a real joy, Kay is a delight to be around. You know, one of those people that after spending some time with them you go away feeling so special. I just love her. click  link to visit her etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/Thedollscoop?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=App_Seller&utm_content=shops&utm_campaign=fb_seller_shop or this link to view her blog   http://homeofthewhisperingforest.blogspot.com.au/ 

Buster and best friend dobbin the hobby horse.

http://www.bearpile.com/item/53113

custom made sign by Saw Dust Art 

Hudson is made from Mohair on his hand he holds a lovely hand carved wooden butterfly

 etsy

Custom made tags 

Emily rose

I just love her!

    

Have a wonderfull weekend!!

Church sign

This is a sneak preview of the sign I am making for my church. It will read "Light of the world" John 8 :12 Matthew 5 :14 Have a wonderful day.

   

  

I'm in the press, thanks Helen!

I think I have mentioned before that my sister is a well accomplished bear cub artist,Well she sent me a Email the other night.I could not believe what I read.

"I have some exciting news, I have got you in the April issue of Teddy Bear and Friends. "Your in the Press" !!!!"
 Joy ride had made it into a bear magazine!  

Can you see it? let me highlight it for you!

The bears are so lovely you can view more for her work at barecubdesigns.com 

The sleigh is 10cm long I down sized it for the bears.I have since made one even smaller for her.

That's me! 

If anyone would like me to customize something for there needs please email me at sawdustart@hotmail.com 

Have a wonderful day!!  

Isaiah 40:8 garden plaque

I rescued these from a throughout.

 I thought this old single headboard would make a great wall plaque.

I decided on this verse because I thought it would look lovely in the garden. The swirls will be on all the corners.

The butterfly and dragonfly were added after, It needed some colour. 

 here it is hanging on the outside wall in my new court yard. 

 

Have a wonderful day :)

Rooster stool

This photo makes the stools look good, they had been left outside ( found them on a roadside through out)the varnish was all flaking off but they were good and sturdy.

 I sanded and painted the legs charcoal Gray (I love grey)

 Well someone likes it

 (she walked up a sat on it while I was taking the photo)

I got the rooster image from http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

today I also added a shop page to my blog. don't forget to check it out,I will be adding more to it very soon.

enjoy : )

Princess chair

I just finished making this Princess chair for a friends granddaughter. I got the planes for this project from  vol 1 no 4 of the  Decorating & Renovating your home magazine. The one in the magazine was a prince chair with a well and frog painted on it.

(I  made that one 2)

 I loved being able to modify the pattern, I add the stool and the cushions oh and changing the crown.

enjoy your day :)

Tea cup wind chime

 The other day I was at a garden centre getting the trees for my courtyard, and took a picture of a wind chime, with the idea of making one using my scroll saw. I thought, "I have seen lamps and chandeliers made with tea pots and tea cups before, why not a wind chime?"   

I went out and bought this 3 piece floral set for $5.00. I was going to use a teaspoon for the chimes, but this changed when my daughter was throughing out a necklace made of these Crystal beads. I love how ideas evolve. (New idea) Cristal around the edge and one teaspoon in the middle.The lager plate I will use as a bird feeder.     

I found that to drill the china I need a tile drill bit, this cost me $15.00. I was not sure this was going to work but to my surprise it did.   : D

   

 You must drill on low speed. The drill bit gets quite hot, you can use water to keep it cool but I was drilling on some curved edges, this was not possible so slow and steady was the way.     

 I measured the outside edge of the plate then divided it by 5. then using that measurement I placed small dots on the saucer were I would drill the holes  for the crystal's to hang from.  

 Then I started drilling. If the drill slips you can put some masking tape were you want to drill. I used a non slip mat to stop the plate moving.

 When the hole just broke through I drilled from the other side, this gave a better finish.

 I drilled a hole in the centre of the cup this is were the string will go to hang the chime

 The tea cup kept tipping to one side so I cut a piece of mdf to fit inside the top of the tea cup.

 Then I used my scroll saw to cut it out.

 I had to cut another one as I cut the first one to small, :( I then put it all together. I think I will change the silver cord to fine chain, and I still need to find a teaspoon for in the middle, I want to get just the right one. 

The ply wood fits in the top like this to keep the string in the centre and stop the cup tipping. It looks like it is full of tea,this was not intentional. 

 Oh yeah I put the saucer upside down so that the floral pattern can be seen when it is hanging up.

this looks so pretty and the variations are endless.

what do you think?

p.s I will post the end product when I find the perfect spoon.

Have a lovely day

splinters:)