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1. 

   

   Start with your wooden blank and an idea. Sketch out everything so there are no suprises.
   
   Measure the circumfrence and width to make sure everything works out. (I didn't follow this step, but it would make it much easier.)

2. 

   

   Transfer your image to the braclet. You can use carbon paper, or whatever, or you can sight it. I just used a pencil. Soft pencil works well because you can erase well. Ink erasers and sandpaper work wonderfully for really, really big mistakes (like keeping it in your purse and getting ink splotches all over it)




3. 

   

   Don't forget the other side!

4. 

   

   Woodburn!
   
   I used a thin point and a thin flat caligraphy point, but the wedge point that comes with most pyrography tools would work just as well with a delicate touch. Erase the pencil after you've gotten all the lines down. If you make a mistake, sandpaper is your friend.




5. 

   

   Don't forget the other side.

6. 

   

   Watercolor!
   
   Thin, thin layers of watercolor, let the woodgrain shine through so it's almost like a stain. Except for white areas (not shown) and the very, very dark (bottom of kimono).
   
   (I forgot the other side.)

7. 

   

   I took a krylon gold leaf pen that I found at wal-mart and using a thumb tac did some really tiny designs in gold. There are little butterflies and dots all over!

8. 

   

   Stars! (And the watercolored side I forgot)

9. 

   

   Next, stain!
   
   Then, polyurethane.
   
   Or, I found this fun stuff called Polyshades. Stain and polyurethane in one easy step. I chose satin finish, but it also comes in high gloss.
   
   Put on one coat, let dry.
   
   One more coat..
   Let dry, and it's done! It takes FOREVER for this stuff to dry *sigh*
   
   Adds a kind of antique feel, and tones down the color, but the high metalic krylon gold still shines!

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Lauren S.

31 Dec 21:16

That is really beautiful. Thanks for the project.

Fran M.

14 Sep 01:35

Beautiful!

HD.*.TV

02 Jun 01:12

this bracelet is incredible. is it incredibly hard to do?

Ferochia Coutura

24 Feb 11:54

This might be stupid. But ho do you wood burn?

Felicia Rose

11 Nov 19:29

That's beautiful!!

mx2junky

10 Oct 03:08

GENIUS!
I can't draw....if I could I'd make thousands of these. I'm more into carpentry ^^
Go Polyshades!! lol

Maja

04 Sep 11:55

wow, that is just amazing. :O
& RK is a fantastic anime. :)

k!m

26 Aug 01:56

whoa thats sooo pretty
i suck at woodburning x[

Lady Lolita

08 Aug 22:24

That is beautiful! The water coloring is fantastic!

Rockin'Reptile

04 Aug 08:36

pretty!

Violinagin D.

01 Aug 15:23

It's a tool that has a metal tip that gets really hot and sorta 'burns' the wood. I mean, there are no flames or anything. I got two of mine from hobby lobby, one from walmart, and the other I've had for so long I'm not sure where it came from. I just really have craft irons, but there are professional woodburning pens. I don't know where to get those.

http://www.abnormalarts.com/gourdartdolltut1.html <-- I found pictures of both the craft iron (what I used with different points) and the professional pens halfway down the page.

Shivi

01 Aug 15:14

sorry, I'm still not getting it. What is a woodburner and where do I get one?

Violinagin D.

30 Jul 17:03

(Isn't Kenshin awesome?! I love bipolar swordsmen! Those are my favorite anime ^_^)

Well, I didn't really carve. The point's hot enough and the wood's soft enough you just kinda touch the point to the wood. For the really tiny ares I used a really tiny point tip on one of the burners that doesn't get as hot. I had to press more while doing that. I did woodburn some pretty hard heart wood awhile ago, and that was more like carving! Wow, and the smell @_@ The resin in the pine smelled so good when it was being burned!!

Thank you for the comments everyone <3 ^_^

Shivi

30 Jul 06:06

so you basically just carved the design with a calligrphy point, am I right?

Ashley P.

27 Jul 08:20

very nice...

Bianca P.

26 Jul 17:18

OOOh I Love Kenshin! I used to watch it alllllll the time!

northernstar

25 Jul 22:01

Like everyone else said WOW, that is just so pretty and beautiful! Thank you for the how to :)

Knittin' Kitten

25 Jul 19:57

That's incredible! I now want to try wood burning haha

Sergent peppers

24 Jul 20:39

Vraiment jolie!!!!

Violinagin D.

24 Jul 20:34

Oh wow! I didn't realize so many people would like it. Thank you everyone, for the faves and comments ^_^. *happiness*

Impybat

24 Jul 17:33

Amazing, this came out beautiful!

queenfairypants

24 Jul 13:34

wow wow wow its so beautiful!

Fondasaurusrex

24 Jul 06:55

Wow! You are talented

Lilim

24 Jul 05:23

^_^ Thats a wonderful anime. Love the fan art its so pretty and the colours are so soft.

beadingjunkee

24 Jul 04:55

Ooh I love it. I just started to do woodburning but just simple designs. You've given me lots of ideas

Tosh

24 Jul 04:50

wow!

Gabrielle R.

24 Jul 01:19

You are extremely talented!!! Wow, I wish I could do that.

Cat Morley

24 Jul 01:06

That is absolutely gorgeous, thanks for showing us how!

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July 24, 2008 01:03

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