Steve Good butterfly

[heppnerguy]

I decided to make this for my wife's return home after 3 weeks away from me. I thought it just might be better for me if I made her a return gift, since I have been busy in my shop making requests and nothing for her. See, I really am a little smarter than you all thought I was. This is a Steve Good pattern that has a riser on it so that it really is not totally attached to the backer board so when the lighting is right, it looks almost 3D. I made another frame attempt to set it off. I hope she likes it when I bring her home tomorrow.

Dick

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[scrollerpete]

Browny points for you Dick, you did an excellent job.

[heppnerguy]

8 minutes ago, scrollerpete said:

Browny points for you Dick, you did an excellent job.

I hope she likes it. If not, she will probably say she does, anyway. So then I get one brownie point from you and one brownie point from her. That sort of make me a winner.

Dick

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[Denny Knappen]

Dick, you are a winner with that one.  I like the idea of the riser.  Nice framing too.

[Tomanydogs]

Dick it’s so pretty, anything made with love is the best gift of all. Well done. 

[Joe W.]

Be careful - she might like your thoughtfulness so much she will leave again just to get you to make her another something.   
Nice cutting and display!  Clean design and good visual impact.

[Rockytime]

Very nice and thoughtful too!

[Charlie E]

Nice job! You should have "Love's Like A Butterfly" by Dolly playing when you give it to her.  

[heppnerguy]

6 hours ago, Denny Knappen said:

Dick, you are a winner with that one.  I like the idea of the riser.  Nice framing too.

That was the way Steve designed it and I was not going to do it that way at first but as I was finishing it, I thought, why not? It does ad a little bit of interest to it, I think. It was a rather easy cut but it did have more holes then I realized so it took me a little more time then I thought it was going to. I cut it with #1 Pegas blades I bought from you. I sure do like the Pegas.

Dick

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[heppnerguy]

6 hours ago, Tomanydogs said:

Dick it’s so pretty, anything made with love is the best gift of all. Well done. 

I agree with you. One time, I was out shopping for a birthday present about 3 years after we were  married. I thought about how much I enjoy a tool for me on mine so I started looking for something that I thought might make her life a little better like some tools do for me. Then I spotted this  really nice and great looking steam iron and i bought that for my bride, and guess what? Boy was that a mistake and every now and then it comes up in our conversation all these many years later..That is why I like making scroll items and intarsia for her. She has yet to complain about those. The best part for me is I don't have to go shopping in a store for something unless I know for sure she is wanting a particular item. 

Dick

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[heppnerguy]

5 hours ago, Joe W. said:

Be careful - she might like your thoughtfulness so much she will leave again just to get you to make her another something.   
Nice cutting and display!  Clean design and good visual impact.

She has so much of my decorative firewood already I am surprised she still likes getting something from my shop. Thanks for the kind words, I am glad when I can give her a new piece from my shop as she likes to rotate  things on the wall so it gives her one more thing to choose from when she changes her decorating scheme. 

Dick

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[heppnerguy]

4 hours ago, Rockytime said:

Very nice and thoughtful too!

thank you. I hope she feels that same way when she gets home tomorrow.

Dick

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[heppnerguy]

2 hours ago, Charlie E said:

Nice job! You should have "Love's Like A Butterfly" by Dolly playing when you give it to her.  

you are such a romantic thinker. If I did that she would probably wonder if I was up to something while she was gone. I do like the idea though.

Dick

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[daveww1]

terrific job

[meflick]

Beautiful piece Dick. She will love it. Speaking of mistakenly getting your wife a household appliance once, my husband made that mistake just once too as I recall. I don’t mind “tools” for my hobbies, those I like, but do not get me any “tool” for the kitchen, laundry, housework for my birthday or Christmas - those are not “gifts” for me.

[heppnerguy]

1 hour ago, meflick said:

Beautiful piece Dick. She will love it. Speaking of mistakenly getting your wife a household appliance once, my husband made that mistake just once too as I recall. I don’t mind “tools” for my hobbies, those I like, but do not get me any “tool” for the kitchen, laundry, housework for my birthday or Christmas - those are not “gifts” for me.

I guess women must all think the same way. Us guys view things a little different. I won't ever make that kind of a mistake again,  I hope

Dick

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[Jim McDonald]

8 hours ago, meflick said:

Beautiful piece Dick. She will love it. Speaking of mistakenly getting your wife a household appliance once, my husband made that mistake just once too as I recall. I don’t mind “tools” for my hobbies, those I like, but do not get me any “tool” for the kitchen, laundry, housework for my birthday or Christmas - those are not “gifts” for me.

One year, I had the fan blade on our vacuum disintegrate in the middle of the living room about 8 pm on Mother's Day Saturday. What a mess!

So, both of us took off for Walmart to get a new one to clean the mess. (Parts of the fan store the bag). The cashier made some kind of remark about it being a poor gift and my wife set her straight on that.

Only time I ever bought a household appliance near a major holiday.

[CSull]

That ought to earn you a several course meal!  It looks great!

[wombatie]

She will love it.  What is not to love????????  Great work Dick.

Marg

[heppnerguy]

10 hours ago, wombatie said:

She will love it.  What is not to love????????  Great work Dick.

Marg

It is a rather simple piece but  you were right she does like it. I am so glad I made it for her

Dick

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