A PLAN B BOWL!

So the beautiful knobs and knots on the tree were 'freed' from the bowl when I began hollowing out the center.  I was so disheartened.  It took me a few days to get back to the project.

The bowl is pretty on its own

 even if my original goal was a bit skewed.

I love the grain and the smoothness of the wood. 

 I was able to keep the bark on the top rim,

 (called live edge) and the oval of the bowl is unusual.

The new bowl now holds my green rocks 

which go with my new woven table runner. 

 Sometimes you just have to get used to a new idea 

for it to be appreciated!  

The bowl is 12" long and 7" wide, oak.

GOOD START TO THE WEEK!

Our quilting group is meeting again every Monday, I am glad to say.   It is so nice to meet with other quilters!!!  Unfortunately, my portable machine misbehaved and I had to sew the seams a second time and some a third before I figured out what the problem with the bobbin thread was!   I was able to laugh instead of cry because there were friends nearby!

When home, I finished the front honey dipper out of oak from my daughter's tree so it is going to her!  I can't wait to make another;  it is fun to play with different designs!

And I have a commercial to do for you---I ordered these crochet hooks from Amazon hoping they would be easier for me to hold because the place for you thumb is soft yet the hook is still made of metal.  Well, they are wonderful!  I'm so glad I have bought this set which comes in this little bag with a few other accessories.  If you are looking for an upgrade, here is the link.

 

SLOW SATURDAY

The QFK's quilt is off the frame!

I did it in a simple meander panto that doesn't compete with the fabrics.  The binding will happen today.

Instead of doing the binding yesterday, I made another honey dipper out of the spalted oak.  It sanded beautifully in spice of being very dry wood.  I did chip out one of the rings but it will still work-I will gift it to my daughter since it is from her oak tree!

 

WEDNESDAY'S WOOD

An oak  vase is being born on the  lathe. 

 It was very dry but with lots of sanding 

and then oils, it is responding beautifully!

There is plenty of spalting on the other side; 

 these are not cracks but water that had seeped in and left its scarring on the chunk of wood--being brought out with finishes gives it beauty and it's not damage anymore!

I drilled a larger hole in the center of this vase--

I wanted to try something different.  

This one will hold water when I paint the inside with epoxy

 once it is off the lathe. 

This is how it started out! 

 Just a chunk of wood....it's been a wonderful journey!