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Giveaway and Dreamweaver Thursday Tutorial

Before I get started on today’s tutorial its time to announce the winner from Loretta’s . Congratulations Joanne!!! Be sure to email Pam at phornschu@hotmail.com) with your address and she’ll make sure the LG730 Peacock Stencil is on its way to you. Congratulations!

Here is what you will need:

Dreamweavers Stencil (Butterfly LG916)
Wood burning tool and tips (Walnut Hollow)
wood box (cigar box)

I’m working with a discarded cigar box. To prep the surface, I gave the entire cigar box a good sanding. If you’re working with a new piece of wood from the craft store, this step may not be necessary. My box had a logo painted on it and I needed to sand it off.

You’ll want to give some consideration when choosing your stencil to the detail of the stencil. Be sure that your wood burning tips will fit in the stencil openings. If you choose a design with large open areas, like this butterfly, you’ll be spending a good amount of time wood burning.

There are two ways you can do this. You can use the stencil to sketch out the design in pencil on your box and then after removing the stencil wood burn. Another way is to leave the stencil in place as you wood burn. I don’t have the steadiest hand, so I choose to leave the stencil in place when wood burning. NOTE: I do have to note, please be extremely careful when wood burning with the stencil in place. Not only can it get hot and burn you, but you can also bend your stencil.

I started with the thinest wood burning tip (tapered point tip) that I had and traced in the design, running the hot tip right up to the stencil. Next I switched over to a larger tip to fill in the design. For the larger areas I used a mini flow point, flow point and shading point.

When I had my design burned in, I darkened the wood with an antiquing glaze. After wiping the excess glaze off and allowing it to dry, I gave it a few coats of varnish.

To finish off the inside, I embossed the butterfly onto a sheet of Coredinations cardstock. A quick sanding to the surface makes the design pop.

GIVEAWAY: Be sure to go to the Stencil with Style site to select the stencil you would LIKE to win. Mention it in your comment here for an OPPORTUNITY to win. You have two weeks to leave a comment. US/Canada shipping only.

Be sure to head over to the Dream It Up! blog for more inspiration from the Dreamweavers Design Team and to play along with their monthly challenges, as well as the Dreamweaver Facebook page.

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Comment by redjanfan on August 21, 2012 at 2:45am: this is just stunning, thanks for sharing. Wow

Comment by Glennis Farrell on August 19, 2012 at 3:29am: What a great project - it looks fab! My choice would be LX7011 big dots

Comment by Charmaine on August 18, 2012 at 3:30pm: Wow...so very cool. I have been wanting a wood burning tool set, but didn't know how much I'd use it...these boxes would make great gifts. Thanks for the great tutorial and fun idea.

If I win I'd love the Bare Trees stencil

Comment by Lyn Bernatovich on August 17, 2012 at 7:30pm: Gorgeous project Wendy! I have a wood burning tool that is still in the package! I like LS94.

Comment by Victoria Banaszak on August 17, 2012 at 1:38pm: What a great idea! My stencil wish is LX7010 Flower Quatrefoil

Comment by Ursula Longworth on August 17, 2012 at 10:34am: What a wonderful technique, I must admit I have never tried this before, but I am sure it can be applied to other applications as well. The box in and out looks lovely, could make a wonderful gift filled with choccies, etc. I would love to own the LG743 Stylized Dahlia. Thanks for the chance.

Comment by Juddie Penegar on August 17, 2012 at 9:47am: Great idea! My husband does some woodworking & I am always looking for project we can do together. It's hard to pick a favorite but if I had to choose 1 it would be #LG745 Trees. Thanks for the chance to win.

Comment by virginia-e-ogg on August 16, 2012 at 11:56pm: Wow! I guess you cando anything with these stencils. My favorite is LG644.

Comment by Golda Peterson on August 16, 2012 at 11:50pm: What a fun use for the stencils. I would love Black Eyed Susan LJ902.

Comment by Penny Douphinett on August 16, 2012 at 4:36pm: Great tutorial and I love the finished product - it would make a great gift! I love the peacock stencil - LG 730 - and a whole lot more of them LOL! I can never have enough Dreamweaver's.