Working with Wood!

This week I've happily been getting more painting time in, with Edward patiently lounging under my chair. Thankfully, he's moved past the eating my toes/shredding shoelaces phase to simply resting his head on my feet. :) I completed a "Memento Mori" coat rack, which I crafted from a wood plaque and pegs. FYI: I used to hunt down second hand racks, sand them, and then paint them. Very time consuming! Now, I simply purchase a pine plaque and bag o' pegs - and with a little drilling and measuring...voila!

I did take a recent thrift shop purchase and give it a good sanding. It was a "welcome" sign, but the "welcome" was written in magic marker (it seems they lost their enthusiasm upon reaching the lettering part of the project)? The wood working on it is rough, but I really like the primitive aspect. You can tell that someone made it by hand, and I like that. After sanding it down, I painted my own "welcome" sign. :) Not my usual skeleton bird, but a bit more folk arty. It was fun to paint something outside of my norm!