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Monday, April 25, 2011

DIY Birch Wood Centerpieces

I'm so thrilled to be able to show yall one of my many wedding crafts that I tackled
Everyone remembers that I'm doing a rustic lodge theme right? Well if not, you can take a
 look at it HERE.
This week I had a craft night at my friends Kecia's house, so much fun, loved being able to use my
wood burning tool!
Take a look at what we made.


My Inspiration



My Birch Wood Centerpieces





Here is how I made them


First I heated up my wood burner.


Then I cut out a heart shaped template & traced a heart outline onto the wood.


Take your knife and carve over what you just outlined.


This makes the wood burning step so much easier to do.
I highly recommend you carving a outline.

{what it looks like carved}

Next- take your wood burner and gently glide over your carved area.



Pretty neat huh? These were so quick & simple to make.
I thought they turned out perfect!

Stay tuned for more of my DIY wedding crafts!





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27 comments:

  1. I really like that. I like that it's natural, I like seeing people make creations out of wood. this is something you can use for home decor as well. I hope your wedding goes exactly how you plan it! I know everything will look great.

    Krista
    Kasha Designs
    www.kashadesigns.webs.com
    www.kashadesgns.etsy.com

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  2. That is really awesome! Great job. :)

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  3. This is a very beautiful center piece! And so simple to make. Now I know there is a thing called wood burner, interesting...Thanks for sharing! Thanks also for your lovely comments on my blog!


    love~mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

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  4. Those turned out fabulous!!! Love the rustic-ness they'll add to your tables!!! :)

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  5. Wow...these centerpieces turned out so great, even BETTER than your "inspiration!". Adore the concept of a "rustic theme!"

    Yeah for fun tools (like a wood burner) and for having cool project for which to use them :)

    xx Cat brideblu

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  6. Love how they turned out. I may have to fly you to Wisconsin next year in order to help me do something awesome like that for my wedding :)

    Oh, and here :)
    http://northwoodsloves.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-wedding-birch-wood-centerpieces.html

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    Take care and have a nice day :-)

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  8. AWESOME! I love love love how they turned out!

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  9. Wow!!! I love it...
    I am new follower from the linking party ar Flamingo Toes.... Wouls love for you to visit my blog.
    www.touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com

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  10. This is awesome!

    Megan
    mommyminded.blogspot.com

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  11. I love this! Mainly becasue hubby and my names start with T&A :) Very cute!

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  12. This is such a cute project! Where did you get the wood? Thanks for linking up at Linky Party Sundays! I'd love to see what you're showing this week! :)

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  13. Wow! This is beautiful. I can't wait to see more wedding details.
    P.s. Thanks for linking up to my wood challenge-good luck!

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  14. Great tutorial! I love the rustic charm of birch, and these centerpieces look easy and elegant. Thanks for sharing your link on the DIY Weddings blog linky party!

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  15. Hi! I'm curious where you got the wood. This is exactly what I want to do for my wedding, next June. I've considered picking up pieces during my weekend hikes, but I'm not sure if they'll be too moist or dirty.

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    1. Christina I bought the wood for the centerpieces from the website i linked above-- but I did make my own coasters from random wood logs i found and i also made my cupcake stand! I hope this helps.. look under my wedding tab on the sidebar ! Andrea

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  16. I love the colors in the flowers.

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