As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I've gotten back to cutting wood again. I have to admit... I'm in love! Here was my journey this holiday break. My client was looking for gifts for her sorority sisters. After a few ideas, the concept was to go with something a different than a typical paddle and to change it up a little. I suggested staining the project to class the piece up a little bit. 

The week of cutting and painting started off on a kind of bad note and left my favorite jigsaw at home in Indy. I was sad, because I knew I'd to use my first saw. It tortures my hand, seriously.

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Next my other least favorite thing to do... Sanding.

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And then came painting... My favorite part after the actually design stage. 

My first jigsaw likes to torture me.

I was very happy with the stain and paint colors together. 

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Finally after all the cutting, staining and painting the finish product came together.

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For some reason I focused a lot on the #4... hmmmm.

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Hey, what can I say... This is what Imagine, Design, and Breathe is all about.

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That's it for today.

Just dream it... Merry