Dragon house sign almost finished ----theres a LOT of pics maybe 2 many?

[dragonkort2]

Welll the dragon house sign is pretty much finished now.  Its not as challageing or complex as the stuff you guys make but I like it lol and it will I think look nice once we are able to hang it up outside.... Im not sure what kind or size the wood is.  I think its an old piece of plywood used to make the flooring of a shead.  Its thiner then 3/4 inch but thicker then the 1/4 inch wood.  I have no idea what size blades I used either there all just jumbled up in a container and I just grabed one as I needed to but they were not the really small blades.  I used several different dremil cutting tools to carve out the details.  WARNING there are a LOT of pictures!!!   This first picture is after I put the weather proffing on it.  The next 2 show the white gold and sliver painted parts.  I ws a little concerned at this point that the gold and sliver wouldnt show up very well.The next 2 are with the light green was put on. then with both shades of green. And then the numbers sign beinging gllued under the dragon. The last 2 are after the expocy resion was put on on one side spike took the last 2 pictures. I dont know why the one picture looks like the expoy resin bubbled up, I went in and checked it out and thank God its still nice with no bubbles!! It will take a couple of days to dry and then I will turn it over and with Gods help put expoxy resin on the other side with hopefuly no bubbles!!!   Spike will eventually hang it up outside by the mail box on a hanging plant rod but that will have to wait until after the snow melts and the ground is a bit softer.  tomarrow i can start transfering some patterns to wood for projects for the stock and give away boxes.. I relized after I could no long scroll or do my other crafts for so long that I didnt realy have anything Id made for me! So i spend some time here and there making some things for me now lol 

[wombatie]

Looks good.

Marg

[daveww1]

very nice job

[FrankEV]

I'll say very nice and different!  Nice paintwork.

I was wondering about the plywood for an outdoor project until I read that you were coating it in epoxy.  That should make it withstand up to the elements nicely.

You might want to think of a real sign post to hang it on.  Those plant hangers tend to bend or loosen up in the ground with the wind blowing on what ever is hanging on them. 

 

[Ken Lotts]

Interesting project.  It looks really good too!  
It is a fantastic way to customize your yard.  It would be nice to see how it looks when you get it installed.

[Dragonkort]

When we get it hung i'll take another picture and i'll see if spike wants to get a post to hang it on...not sure how hed hang it on the flower post. lol The wood i think was out door plywood like you use for flooring, thats one of the reasons i chose it. lol  i also put weather proofing on it before painting it and last the expoxy resin. Should hold up for a year or two or more lol id like to turn our yard into like a fairy land but spike hates to have to move a lot of things to mow and of course most everything that cant be mowed he weed wacks  around so we'll see how much stuff  he'll let me make for outside lol 

[heppnerguy]

I always enjoy something created by an individual. I, myself am not very creative and cut everything from a pattern I find somewhere or buy.  This is a one of a kind and they are always my favorite pieces

Dick

heppnerguy

[dragonkort2]

lol well i didnt make the pattern alone...my girl friend and i worked on it together.  i knew what dragon i wanted to use but it was to small and i couldnt enlarge it big enough on the scanner/printer.  so she drew it for me and then she put the rectangle under it so we could put the numbers on it. i cant draw worth a darn so i need a picture i can work with , frountly i do  several different kinds of crafts and all the pattern books have picturees of some kind or other in them and i can take the pictures and put them together to make a different pattern. im glad you like it.  the stuff i make isnt nearly as challangeing as the stuff you guys make but i always have a new pattern in mindand am working on it while im still doing the project on the saw lol so i perfer things that dont take to alfuly long to make lol and when i do do a more challangeing project it takes me awhile as i will odo it for so long then set it aside and make a few other things then go back to the challangeing  project off an on between things until its done lol  it seems my mind is never just on what ever project or craft im doing....as im always thinking about what else i want to make. lol 

[Charlie E]

Great job! That's an eyecatcher for sure. 

[amazingkevin]

You'd be great at making floats for parades!!! Every little thing you do to it brings out the beauty of it!!!

[Tomanydogs]

Great work. Painting takes time and you’ve done a wonderful job. Well done. 

[Dragonkort]

Thank you every one. and thank you for saying you like my painting job. My friend Ritia has tried to teach me how to paint better..... i do a bit better now then before her help but i dont think i'll ever learn the more complex stuff like shading and making things look far away or close up and to think my youngest daughter is an art teacher!!  lol she must have gotten that talent from her father lol he always drew up my patterns when i first started before i got the scroll saw magazines