Frank Pellow Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 As you can see from the attached photo, right now I have many (16) mini-bird plaques (Sheila Landry's patterns SLD237 & SLD238) at various stages of completion. I'm using these to experiment with the use of various wood and colour combinations, to practice painting and staining techniques, and to practice sawing and assembly techniques. Eventually, each of my four granddaughters will be given two plaques each and something(?) will be done with the ones left over. lawson56, Lucky2 and amazingkevin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Those are coming right along. Great looking coaster set. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Nicely done............... ta for the look sea.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Beautiful job! Just Fantastic.Love the Blue Jays.They will be Cherished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Nice work thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Looking good Frank!......Love the colors! Edited December 13, 2015 by Scrolling Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 I love em Frank, You are doing great projects! Thank you for letting us see, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Nice! Are you using acrylic paints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Thanks oldhudson. I'm mostly using acrylic paints but am also experimenting with various water-based stains and washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 As you can see from the attached photo, right now I have many (16) mini-bird plaques (Sheila Landry's patterns SLD237 & SLD238) at various stages of completion. I'm using these to experiment with the use of various wood and colour combinations, to practice painting and staining techniques, and to practice sawing and assembly techniques. Eventually, each of my four granddaughters will be given two plaques each and something(?) will be done with the ones left over. LOL, we love your work so expect lots of how you did it questions to come on all your projects! Keep them coming! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 great idea and great way to practice and still make useful items. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Those are fabulous Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 They look terrific. Love the blue ones. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thanks Marg. The blue ones are Blue Jays. They often overwinter in Southern Ontario and the sight of them on our bird feeder on a snowy winter day is something I really enjoy. The other three are: Sparrow, North American Robin (which is really a type of thrush), and Cardinal. They, too, are all common visitors to our garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Nicely done Frank, I'm sure your grandchildren will love getting them. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Excellent work, will done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 First of all, I thank DWSUDEKUM, merlin, lawson56, newfie, scrolling Stever, bobscroll, amazingken, penguin, Dan, Lucky2, and Jessie for their compliments. The bird plaques have now all been painted and the 8 that I am giving my 4 granddaughters have been personalized on the back. I'm attaching a photo of the back of one plaque showing how they were personalized. I'm also attaching a photo of the front of 6 of the completed plaques. One granddaughter is getting the starling-robin pair, one will receive the cardinal-robin pair, and two obtain a starling-bluejay pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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