I haven’t posted a whole lot of romance ideas since February. We got busy with life, work and summer and our date nights took a bit of a hit, but with this anniversary, it seems like a good time to put a few of my ideas out there.
Here’s a fun little gift. It was inexpensive and, as I’m sure you know by now, I love me some personalization! It’s basically self-explanatory, so I don’t really have a tutorial for it. A wood burning kit, a steady hand and a big bucketful of patience was all it took. Well, and my rice bag at bed time (my back was awfully sore from bending over the counter for so long). Obviously, my husband’s name is in the little blacked out spot… sorry, but privacy is worth something.
I started out by drawing my design lightly with pencil. Then I used the heat iron and burned my design into the wood. I’d never done any wood burning before (unless you count campfires), so I did a little flying by the seat of my pants and on-the-job training. Or experimenting. Whatever. In any case, I really love the way it turned out. I sure hope My Mr. Right does too…
If you’re interested in purchasing one of these little cuties, you may do so in my Etsy shop. Of course, it will come with your details, not mine. You may also consider this for a father’s, mother’s, or grandparents gift with the names of your family/kids or the grandkids.
Krista
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Tania
This is so so so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! You are so creative! I’d love for you to link your adorable project to Things I’ve Made Thursdays. I’m trying something new this week- We have two sections to the party- one for kids’ things and one for “Anything”!! I think this post would be an awesome addition to the “Anything Goes” party!
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Melanie
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CUTE! Ive always wanted our initials on a tree, and this is perfect. Im adding this to my wish list!
ReplyDeleteso great. i have been wanting to make one of these for such a long time!
ReplyDeletei would love for you to link this up to flashback fridays! flashback fridays is a place for bloggers to share vintage, retro, old posts, anything that comes to mind with the word flashback!
you can check it out here:
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the party will be open til thursday, so come join in!
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Cute idea!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea, so personal.
ReplyDeleteHa! Love your comment diatribe! Love this wood inscription. Lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteI saw this on Craft-O-Maniac. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I like the simplicity of your design. Thanks for sharing.
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