JEWELRY
I enjoy the challenge of creating a likeness of a favorite pet or other animal. 2.5" - 3"
Feathers are fun
to do.  The
Wood Duck
feather is from
an article in
Wood magazine.
My insects are a challenge for my
students, and for me.  The Dragonfly
is particularly popular with both
students and customers.  the
Swallowtail Bufferfly was featured in
the premier issue #1 of Carving
Magazine, the Dragonfly in issue #9.
This was the first Celtic Knot
pattern that I developed from
reference material on Celtic
Art.  It is made of Cherry
wood and is most commonly
used as a pendant on a fine
leather thong. This design, in
walnut ws featured in
Carving Magazine issue #5.
Experimenting with
Celtic patterns led to this
design which is carved
out of one piece of 3/8"
thick Cherry wood.
Insects carved in
hardwoods.  The first
two are in Walnut and
Figured Maple, the last
one is in cherry.
Blanks available.
This is the cat that
was featured in the
article 'Carving Pet
Portraits', in the fall
2004 issue #3 of
Carving Magazine.
This is one of my favorite
Celtic designs. I call it the
Woman's Power Pendant, or
the Celtic Triad. It is a
pleasing design.
woodworks-by-donna
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Here are a few of the different hard woods I've used to
make hummingbird pins. 2009
lacewood
ambrosia maple
koa
amboina burl
box elder
The gift boxes on this page are links to free plans and
instructions that you may download, print out, and use. They
are the handouts for my classes and are not very detailed, but
you should be able to make the item with these instructions.
GoodLuck!
cherry
By far the most popular class and item
for sale I've made almost 100 of these
hummingbird pins in both hard wood and
painted versions. They are a fun project.
Carving Magazine article in issue #13
Blanks are available for all the items on this page. Prices
range from $2.50 and $3 for most of them in basswood, to
$12 for Celtic Knots in ebony. Contact me for prices on what
you want. Remember that shipping can be expensive for one
item.
I sell the blanks for
making these beautiful
hardwood jewelry
pieces for prices ranging
from $4.50 for simple
woods like cherry and
walnut, to $12 for
exotics like Amboina
burl, boxwood, and
ebony. Contact me for
details.
A better than
average 2 page
PDF file for
making feathers.
Enjoy!
This litle
schnauzer
has long
been a
favorite of
the pet
portraits.
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