The Crafty Red Rabbit

With a handful of wood-burning projects under my belt already, I tackled yet another cutting board for a wedding present. RJ's cousin was getting married and she was doing a fishing theme, something I thought totally made sense for a cutting board. I found a fairly large sized board with an interesting wood grain, the kind with a groove cut into it for catching juices while carving. Even if they wouldn't be physically using the board, it seemed particularly fitting. As for what I was going to burn into it, I imagined an underwater scene, with some seaweed and coral, and of course, the initials of the couple. So, I got to work sketching various images out and laying out the tableau of the little underwater world. When I finished, I was very happy with the fishes I had selected and types of coral I had incorporated. Thin lines and bulbs of the seaweed were nicely contrasted with the larger pieces of coral. And I had even found a really cool little jellyfish to toss into th...

I usually like the color gray. It's versatile and complimentary. It's not as stark as black and not as boring as white. It's generally a nice, accommodating color. But not on a diaper cake. If you remember Margaret Grace's diaper cake, you will remember that I had a difficult time trying to work gray into the cake. Gray flowers are not easy to come by. And I had to paint the topper in silver to help pull the look together. So when I was told that my cousin, Bianca, was having a baby shower and her theme was "modern, zoo, blue and gray", my inner crafter gave a small tortured sigh. But luckily, while picking up the diapers, I came across a plush gray giraffe. It was the perfect size for a topper, wonderfully soft, and a nice unassuming gray. Since I wasn't sure the shade of blue that the theme was going to be with, I decided to take liberties and pick my own. Because of the giraffe's neutral pastel shades, I wanted to contrast it wi...