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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)

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   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.

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   Don't forget the other side.

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   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.)

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   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!

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   Stars! (And the watercolored side I forgot)

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   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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Cat Morley

Jul 24, 2008 1:06am

That is absolutely gorgeous, thanks for showing us how!

Gabrielle R.

Jul 24, 2008 1:19am

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

Tosh K.

Jul 24, 2008 4:50am

wow!

beadingjunkee

Jul 24, 2008 4:55am

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

Lilim

Jul 24, 2008 5:23am

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

Fondasaurusrex

Jul 24, 2008 6:55am

Wow! You are talented

queenfairypants

Jul 24, 2008 1:34pm

wow wow wow its so beautiful!

Impybat

Jul 24, 2008 5:33pm

Amazing, this came out beautiful!

Violinagin D.

Jul 24, 2008 8:34pm

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

Sergent peppers

Jul 24, 2008 8:39pm

Vraiment jolie!!!!

Knittin' Kitten

Jul 25, 2008 7:57pm

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

opposites-girl

Jul 25, 2008 10:01pm

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

Bianca P.

Jul 26, 2008 5:18pm

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

Ashley P.

Jul 27, 2008 8:20am

very nice...

Shivi

Jul 30, 2008 6:06am

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

Violinagin D.

Jul 30, 2008 5:03pm

(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

Aug 1, 2008 3:14pm

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

Violinagin D.

Aug 1, 2008 3:23pm

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.

Rockin'Reptile

Aug 4, 2008 8:36am

pretty!

Lady Lolita

Aug 8, 2008 10:24pm

That is beautiful! The water coloring is fantastic!