Wednesday, May 11, 2011

W.I.P. Wednesday... Dreaded Dremel & Stitched Memories

A couple of trees in the works

This is my first week posting as apart of Musings from the Fishbowl, W.I.P. Wednesday!  I can't wait to see what everyone is working on.

A toadstool, owl, racoon & Mama Bear in progress

I both love and despise the Dremel tool!  When I started making these wooden toys. I was using hand chisels, rasps and sand paper.  Whew, is that a lot of work!  I thought if I could just get the right Dremel bits this could be much faster. Well, it is faster but not very enjoyable. I do love that I can make them a little more sculpted in a fraction of the time it took to hand sculpt. However, I'll be finishing these with good old fashioned sand paper and some elbow grease.

I'm also working on a couple of late Mother's Day gifts.  I'm so horrible, always late on the holiday gifts!



These are made using some of my six year old's drawings.  I took some thin, natural colored, weaved fabric and put it on top of his drawing in a sunny window.  I used pencil to lightly trace it in.  Then I painted a few parts that I wanted to emphasize in watercolor and added some simple stitching. 


The hoops will be the their frames.


I love all the little people inside the airplane.  Michael did this drawing when we came back from our extended stay in NY.  It reminds me of our adventure and I love the happy little sun guiding our journey. 


And this drawing I chose because of the happy color he used.  He says it's a giant in a castle. I love the creature/angel figure with the sly smile & adorable ears. 

Now, I need to work on a few for me.  I would LOVE to have a wall just full of these!

Please leave a link to your W.I.P. projects!  

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Posted by MamaWestWind at 7:15 AM
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18 comments:

  1. CynthiaMay 11, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Wow I love your wood workings. What does the wood look like when you begin the project? I
    have never worked with wood before but would love to try. Here's my WIP this week: http://seedsfromtheyewtree.blogspot.com/2011/05/wednesdays-work-in-progress.html

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  2. MamaWestWindMay 11, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Hi Seeds! Here's my first post on woodworking. http://chocoeyes.blogspot.com/2011/03/northern-adventure-woodworking.html

    The first pic shows the bear just cut with no carving.

    Thanks for visiting!

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  3. JoyMay 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    The wooden animals are lovely! I love the embroidered pictures. Those will make wonderful gifts!

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  4. karenMay 11, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    I love how you painted the pictures before embroidering them, they look so cute!

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  5. erinMay 11, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    You are so amazing, I love all the stuff you created. Your chiseled ones are amazing as well. Those boys are so blessed to have such a creative mama full of love!

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  6. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    It seems I'm always working on late gifts, too! At least I'm not alone...
    Welcome to W.I.P. Wednesday! I'm so happy to add you to the list (doing it now...). Those wooden crafts are fantastic! Wood is a medium I have yet to explore...sounds fascinating!

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  7. Joyful LearnerMay 12, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    These are wonderful! I've been wanting to do some embroidering on the hoops and have K sew in some buttons. Now, I have a project for myself that I want to do! Thanks for sharing. They look like wonderful gifts!

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  8. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    That's a great idea - kids art in embroidery. I love it.

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  9. MamaWestWindMay 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Oooh, I have to mention I found the embroidery idea in the book "The Creative Family" by Amanda Soule. She also embroiders her children's drawings on pillows. The watercolor addition is my own.

    Thanks for all your kind comments!

    Becca

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  10. softearthartMay 12, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    So lovely, cheers Marie

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  11. W-S WanderingsMay 15, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Your WIPS are so wonderful! I've been working with wood this weekend as well. I have yet to use a dremel though. Actually, I haven't used much of anything yet beyond the drill and belt sander. But I have BIG ideas. Someday.

    Your work is inspiring...

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  12. FrontierDreamsMay 15, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Love it all! The embroidery is especially sweet.

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  13. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    I LOVE the watercolor embroidery! I hadn't thought to combine the two, but it is absolutely gorgeous. +Chelsea

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  14. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    I LOVE the watercolor embroidery! I hadn't thought to combine the two, but it is absolutely gorgeous. +Chelsea

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  15. IrinaMay 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    oh, this is so beautiful! Such a nice combination, painting and stitching. Hard to go wrong!

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  16. SMay 30, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Such stunning creativity...how have I been missing your beautiful blog for so long?!

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  17. suzyJune 17, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    These are simply stunning!

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  18. dionneJuly 28, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Oooo, I hadn't noticed these on your blog before. They're beautiful! Another great idea i just might borrow for all my little one's sweet drawings :)

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