I know it's the end of September and I'm posting a Christmas craft, but there is only so much time!! A few weeks ago I went out perusing some local garage sales and hit the jackpot-a scroll saw!! I've been wanting to do some woodworking for sometime, but the investment was a little too great. But going in used makes it much more economical.
Last week I came across this post on LaPaz Home Learning. I saw her nativity puzzle and fell in love! I knew it would be a tough first project, but jumped in with both feet. I decided to take her project and simplify it. I took out angel and small pieces near the star.
I happened to have a pieces of MDF I had purchased out of the junk bin for $1 at Home Depot. Theresa at LaPaz used real wood and stained her pieces. I love the look of the wood stained, but I just wanted to be able to try it and use what I already had on hand. I eyeballed the pattern onto the wood. It probably would have been easier to use carbon paper or even cut the pattern out and trace it, next time!
All cut out:
Now sanded:
And Painted:
I started another wooden nativity today, stay tuned to see how that one turned out!
I'm so excited to make these and give them to my family & close friends as gifts this year. We'll see how many I can get done!!
I see a lot more wood in my future!
Can the pieces of the creche be rotated at different angles to give it an even more 3D feel?
ReplyDeleteMegan, each piece can be pushed out a little, but not rotated. I think I might try and get some thicker wood and see how that works next time.
ReplyDeletevery nice,good job. what kind of paint is that? white with a grey over top?
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ReplyDeleteWe were looking for a Christmas gift for our Sunbeam class that went along with the lesson. In our search on the internet and stores we have seen a lot of things but just too pricey for us. Then I remembered years ago of a wooden puzzle from Women's Day or Family Circle but it would be too much work for this year, but maybe for next year. You can not imagine how excited I am with this simpler version of the nativity and where I found it (ldscraft project.com). Wow can't wait to have time to really look at this site. Thank you for sharing.
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