So I'd started to burn the unfinished frame of this mirror quite a long time ago. I had a Celtic knot design, and it was so time consuming and frustrating that it was sitting undone for months. Well, it's a piece that my sister-in-law really wanted to use at the renaissance faires we vend at, so I thought I'd better buck up and finish it. Turns out, it would have been a lot less frustrating if I'd been using a different tip all those months ago. The wood burner has interchangeable tips to attach to it. The one I'd been using when I started looked kind of like a dull, squat pencil tip. I have since found the joy of using a taper tip. It's flat on the bottom, teardrop-shaped and perfect for shading and doing really detailed work when you use the tip of it. So, when I picked up that mirror project to finish yesterday, I didn't feel like pulling my hair out! Bonus!
And so, I now have a completed mirror for my sister-in-law to use. And because she's awesome, she's giving me amazing jewelry in trade for it!
All things considered, I'm really glad I manned up and finished that project yesterday - that, along with another sign...
because last night I brought my photo album of all of my wood burnings to my weekly dance performance to have a friend pick out what she wants me to make for her. The album became a bit more popular and I came home with not one, but three new orders with a fourth coming soon. Dude! So, my next big project will be starting today - a 1 foot by 1 1/2 foot piece of a horse. This one, to be specific...
This is a photo of a 3x5" plaque. Now, we'll see how much more detail I can get in there when it's the size of a platter!
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