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This little word vignette was cut with the scroll saw. I designed the leaf set as a nice decoration that you could display all throughout autumn, which is my favorite time of year.
The leaves are cut from maple, and measure approximately 3-4 inches tall. While much ‘word art’ is made from using square blocks, I chose to shape the pieces like maple leaves. I have also seen many of these types of displays where the letter blocks are mounted on a stationary base. While this keeps the pieces neat and in order, I chose to keep the leaf blocks loose so they would appear to be tumbling in the breeze. I think they would look nice scattered on a table or window sill, or even a book case. You could also make them of thinner stock and apply magnets to the back and use them to decorate your refrigerator. If you are not confident in your scroll sawing skills, you could easily paint the lettering on instead of cutting it out without affecting the overall look.
As usual, I used mineral oil followed by spray shellac for the natural finished pieces in the second picture. This gave the leaves a warm soft color.
The second set (shown in the first picture) I oiled first, allowed to sit for a day or two, and then proceeded to stain the fronts of them using acrylic paints and DecoArt’s Gel Staining and Antiquing medium. Even though the stain was water-based, it works well over the oiled base of the leaves. I only stained the fronts because I like the way the natural color of the wood shows on the edges and backs, and by oiling first it made the entire process very easy to do.
I hope you enjoy the project.
Sheila
Edit: I added in the picture of the large yard decoration I made by making this pattern larger. It looks kind of cool! :)
-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"
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MsDebbieP
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#1 posted 210 days ago
that is SO beautiful!!
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Roger
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#2 posted 210 days ago
This is one o my favorite times of the year. These are very kool. The colors really make a gr8 fit for the letters. You are a creative master Sheila.
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#3 posted 210 days ago
Thanks to both of you so much! Sometime simple is really the best! :)
Sheila
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Jamie Speirs
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#4 posted 210 days ago
Sheila they are stunning
They look so natural..
It has given me great inspiration for my project.
jamie
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Monte Pittman
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#5 posted 210 days ago
Very well done. That requires a lot of patience.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#6 posted 210 days ago
Thank you again! Monte – they are really quite easy. If you make a little boo-boo and go of the line of the leaf – who is to know?? The lettering needs to be a little more exacting, but as I said, it is easily painted on. I am glad you like them! :)
Sheila
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Rick13403
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#7 posted 210 days ago
Great pattern Sheila! I really like your word art patterns. We think you and Keith made a great move by teaming up with the new distributor. The enlarged patterns are really neat.
Rick
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#8 posted 210 days ago
We are thrilled with it too, Rick! Jim Barry is honest, hard working, and also looks out for us as designers – which is something that is so refreshing after all that we have been through. We have very high hopes of a long working relationship with him and Woodworkers Workshop. While I am starting out enlarging existing patterns that I have until I ‘learn the ropes’, I have many new ideas in mind for larger patterns that can be made with the scroll saw or a jig saw. It opens a whole new world of designing for us and we are really excited about where this will take us in woodworking! :)
Sheila
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majuvla
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#9 posted 210 days ago
Beautifull,awsome,very nice, lovely decoration
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Lee A. Jesberger
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#10 posted 210 days ago
Very nice Sheila.
Lee
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#11 posted 210 days ago
Great idea, beautifully cut and colored
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scrollingmom
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#12 posted 210 days ago
Looks great. I really like the coloring too. Congrats.
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#13 posted 210 days ago
Great looking leaves and letters. Good to see you back on the projects page again. The trees are in their
full glory here, with a few having dropped all their leaves and others still changing. Thank you for sharing.
-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter
LittlePaw
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#14 posted 210 days ago
Looks great, Sheila . . . the font you used is also very nice and very well done!
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#15 posted 210 days ago
Beautifully done, Sheila. From the design shape to the colouring.
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