Pyrographed Sign

I have also been dabbling with pyrography and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I made this sign for my mum 

The timber is pink birch finished with danish oil. The design I drew myself and applied with carbon paper before then being burnt into the wood with a wire nib pyrography tool. 

Close up of pyrography

When the burning was done I cleaned up with fine sandpaper (400 grit I think it was) before applying several coats of danish oil. I intended the sign to be put outside but mum has said it is to nice to put outside in the garden and will put it in the porch instead.

Knitted Pirate

When I found out I was pregnant with a second child I decided to make something for my son to give him when his sibling arrived hence I spent a lot of the next few months knitting a pirate.I found the design in Annette Hefford's 'Knitted pirates, princesses, witches, wizards and faeries'. It was a challenge due to that the most complicated knitting I had attempted before this was increasing and decreasing stitches. There was at least one heated phone call to my mum as she tried to explain to me without being able to see what I had done, how to do a particular knitting maneuver. Anyway here is the finished product.

swashbuckling knitting

One very hairy pirate

My son likes his pirate but laments the fact that I have not yet finished his sword due to a lack of the correct size and type of needles. Also time as he now has a sister.

Leaf Necklace

I recently made a necklace after not having done any beading for a couple of months, it was fun and a nice change from some of my long term projects. The necklace was made using seed beads, glass beads and acrylic leaf beads. here are some pic's

Update

Wow the last post was June how time flies!! I have finished several projects since my last post and started many more, as well as adding to my family. Now Christmas is almost upon us and it is present making time again. I will try and post some of the projects I have completed over the last few months and post more regularly.