Travis Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 Irish eyes are smiling with this challenge! Saint Patrick's Day is coming up on March 17th. So if you are Irish, or would like to be Irish, break out your scroll saw for this challenge. Entry is easy. Post a picture in your User Gallery of an Irish or St. Patty's Day themed cutting and post the link here! (If you don't have a User Gallery set up, you can find find out to set one up here.) If you're a pattern designer, spread a little Irish love by posting an Irish or St. Patty's Day pattern! Have fun with it! I can't wait to see what y'all come up with. And to add to the fun, I'll do another drawing! March 17th, I'll do a random drawing from those who participated for a one-of-a-kind, exclusive Scroll Saw Village fridge magnet! Isn't that exciting?! Quote
Christina Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 Woohoo and now the fun begins! Come on folks let's make this an extra fun challenge! Thanks Travis. Christina Quote
RUFUS Posted February 26, 2009 Report Posted February 26, 2009 I'm doing it. I know what I'm gonna do!!! Probably be horrible but I'm gonna try!!! LOL!! Very exciting!! Quote
Christina Posted February 26, 2009 Report Posted February 26, 2009 Naw Rufus it can't be horrible! Come on, we can't wait to see it! Here's my first St Patrick's Day pattern.........lol. Shamrock...........boy is he celebrating! Christina Quote
Travis Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Posted February 26, 2009 @rufus I can't wait to see what you come up with! I bet it'll be great! I have an idea too. Hehehehe. But you gotta wait! Great pattern, Christina! He looks like a lot of fun. It would look cool with washes of color. Nicely done! Quote
Travis Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Posted February 26, 2009 OK. Here's my entry. This was kinda fun. I'm going to try a couple more! This design is based on the Claddagh ring, an traditional Irish ring given in friendship or worn as a wedding ring. The symbols represent love (heart), friendship (hands), and loyalty (crown). Here I use this distinctive design with a shamrock backer. I'd paint the backer with a diluted wash of green paint, but leave the Claddagh design in the natural wood color. Then just glue the Claddagh ring to the shamrock and add a few coats of clear acrylic spray. For hanging, I'd add a sawtooth hanger to the back, or just put in one of those picture frame easels. Enjoy! Quote
bluelucky Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Hey there you go, That's what I was talking about. Lets see what comes . Good luck all. Quote
Christina Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Great pattern Travis..........I love it! Now we're cooking! Christina Quote
AirNationalGuardMom Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 I made this for my daughter-in-law. The pattern was made by Sylvia. Linda Quote
Christina Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 That's really a great cutting Linda...........and Sylvia makes wonderful patterns! Thanks so much for sharing it with us...............you did a great job on it! Christina Quote
Travis Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Posted March 2, 2009 Very nice cutting, Linda! That turned out very cool. Sylvia does have nice patterns. Good job! Quote
Travis Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Posted March 17, 2009 I got this one in under the wire! This was a Claddagh and Shamrock I designed. You can find the pattern here. I ended up using spacers behind the Claddagh to give it a bit of dimension. Unfortunately, this was the only St. Patty's day decor I got to this year. I guess there's always next year. Quote
Christina Posted March 17, 2009 Report Posted March 17, 2009 That turned out great Travis. I didn't manage to get any done lol. Thanks for sharing it with us. Christina Quote
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