My latest woodworking - Design by Kathy Wise. I cut, sanded, and put them together. Magnets for your fridge!

I'm working on some votive candle holders - they will be the centerpieces at the Zonta luncheon/jewelry raffle being held this weekend. Will get pictures when done and post then.

Artfire Crazy Train - http://www.fayefarms.artfire.com/

100% Coconut Oil Soap - Chai Tea from FayeFarms - doesn't this look great? I've enjoyed using some of the hand made soaps purchased off of Etsy and Artfire this summer. Sure they cost a little more than what I can find in the stores, but I like the handmade soap better.

Theresa

A little information on Faye Farms:

Studio Announcement:
Welcome to the Faye Farms Soap shop! Every bar of Faye Farms soap is made with wholesome milk from our dairy herd of Ayrshire cows as well as lard or tallow from our naturally raised livestock. All of our soaps are made from scratch using only the highest quality ingredients. We also like to use a variety of vegetable oils and butters to make a beautifully balanced bar of soap with lots of lather.

Enjoy my (Faye Farms) 100% coconut oil soap which gives you mountains of skin loving lather. This soap is scented with Chai Tea, which is such a comfort scent. Just settle on in with top notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, followed by a body of fresh green tea and then topped off with the aroma of creamy milk. Mmmmm

Noveena on artfire: http://www.noveena.artfire.com/ does some wonderful beedwork. I can't imagine the amount of time it must take her to make some of her items. I love the color of these earrings:

Went to Traverse City during the big Film Fest. Didn't see any films, but the gallery there had my daughter's pictures in their front window! They aren't easy to see with the reflections on the glass - but they are the pictures of the masks.

On another front, I have been remiss in posting the Artfire Train participant's items - there is a group on Artfire who are promoting others' shops and items. Today AJewelGift ( http://www.ajewelgift.artfire.com/ ) is being promoted. These are her Christmas Glass disk earrings - They look like little peppermint candies!

Happy 4th of July everyone!

We spent the day at my folks. Built them a raised bed flower garden in their front yard. Forgot to get pictures - will have to next time I'm there.

What else have I been up to? Got a few more listings on Artfire and Etsy. Both sites are having "Christmas in July" promotions - do a search for either "Christmas in July" or CIJ to see what everyone is offering. I've got my patterns ( http://www.talloakscreations.artfire.com/ ) for $5 each

And I'm reducing my Christmas ornaments at both http://www.woodngoods.artfire.com/ and http://www.woodngoods.etsy.com/ .

Tweedle Dee intarsia version is completed! I even managed to get him listed on both sites! :)

And I found out that my Draft Horse intarsia piece was featured on the site HandMade News. Here's the link to the article: http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=1965

I got an email the other day. EW had picked up a copy of the magazine I had the penguin ornament published in. She's a sewer, and last Christmas gave all hand made gifts. She sent me a picture of the Penguin she made using my scroll saw pattern! I think her's is cuter than mine! lol

Here's another version of Tweedle Dumb. The difference? This one was done using the intarsia method.

What's intarsia? Rather than using one type of wood and cutting the pieces out like a puzzle, Intarsia uses different types of wood, and each segment is cut independant of the other pieces. The grain direction is different for each segment. And in this case, no colors, dyes, paints were used. What you are seeing is the natural colors of the different woods.

I used leapord wood, satinwood, purple heart, blood wood, aspen (the green wings!) maple, walnut, oak, and a couple other exotic woods that I don't know the name of.

So - which do you prefer and why?