July 2014 update

July 2014 Update for New Age Carvings.

Wow, this year is going quickly and I have been really busy with shows and new items.  I have also had a great deal of interest in my Facebook page and I would like to thank everyone for your continued support.

I have been making some different lines this month and here are just a few of them.

 Watching time Faerie clock

this clock was a great item to do, I had to carve a new face for it, strip the original wood colour off it and stain the whole thing after carving and hand painting faeries on the sides and roses around the top.

 These small dragonfly hangers are ideal for the garden.  They are a smaller version of the ones I have done for the mobiles but they are just a cute and effective.

 This is a Celtic butterfly mobile I did.

designed with small butterfly glass stones around the sides it is a great garden ornament.

  Driftwood and wire pendants.  I came up with the idea of adding a new dimension to my wooden pendants by sewing wire around the edge in a criss-cross design and they have been a great seller.

  This howling wolf engraved pendant was a item I did for an auction I held on my facebook page.  It was won by Amanda and she is very pleased with it.

 I made these mini garden faerie house ornaments to go in line with my larger ones.  These are really cute and very detailed and can be hidden in any sized garden.

 I was asked by a customer if I could carve alter figurines.  Something new and something I have not tried before but I was willing to give it my best effort.  They turned out really well I think and the customer was really pleased with them too.

 The same customer who wanted the figurines also requested a athame for her alter.  I came up with the idea of a wooden handle and a slate point and this was the end result.  Needless to say the customer was extremely happy and it is now displayed on her alter.

Amongst making all of the above items, I had to make a display frame for my show table as I was due to do one in Portsmouth and had nowhere to hang the mobiles.  Besides that, I also wanted to make my stall stand out.  Having spent 3 hours the night before the show, cutting wood and carving my business name on the plaque, the final items was ready to go.

I have been asked to join the show at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth run by the Hampshire Pet Fair and I will be having a stall indoors.

The date is 30th August 2014 and it will be good to see you there if you can make it.  I will however post some pictures on my facebook page showing how the day went.

Thank you for taking the time to read through this update and I hope you continue to like and return for future updates.

Kinds regards

Steve

Faerie clock project

Faerie Clock Project

May-June 2014

Hi folks, 

welcome to my Faerie Clock Project blog,  I hope you like following the project as it progressed and the item is now available for purchase in my shop.

I managed to get hold of an old tall clock that was ideal for this project and I new would make a truly beautiful unique item.  To start the project though, I have to separate the clock top from the casing which was a little tricky as it wasn't clear how it had been assembled.

As a short while, the clock was in 3 parts, the top was one, the pendulum case another and the base a third and it was ready to start prepping.

The design for the new clock face had already been decided so it was just a case now of removing the old one and clock mechanism, which unfortunately had broken so that I could get the correct measurements.

The new face, made from Plywood now needed to be carved with the design and then phyrographed to make it start out when the appropriate wood stains were added.

The case now needed to be prepped ready for new stain and artwork to be added.  This took a fair amount of time, 4 hours to be honest, to get it ready. 

I wanted to make the sides of the clock to be a feature as well as the front so a faerie design was chosen for the two side raised panels that would fit in with the clock face.

Once I as happy with the sides of the clock, I needed a design for the top front and sides that would not only look great, but also tie in with the clock face.  The roses were chosen as there was a rose on the clock face representing 12,3,6 and 9 o'clock.

 

 

With the artwork completed, the whole clock now needed to be stained with Dark oak and teak to give it a rustic look.  The staining was then rubbed down and then protected with varnish, sealer and finally a clear lacquer.

The finished result I have achieved is stunning and would look amazing sat on a mantle over an open fire or hanging on a wall.

 

 

Ivy and Pentagram Altar

Ivy and Pentagram altar

This was my project piece in April 2014.

 

Some of you may have been following the project on facebook, but for those of you,who haven't, here are the pictures of the transformation.

I decided to use this old sidetable as the legs unscrew making it ideal for sitting on a sideboard if room is tight.

As the pictures show, alot of time and effort has been put into this piece and I hope you like the end.result as much as i do.

The altar is for sale and can be purchased at

Www.newagecarvingsshop.com

If you like my work and want to see more, got to www.newagecarvings.com of click LIKE on my facebook page newagecarvings.com

Thank you for your time and my nextg postging will be done soon.

Regards

Steve

The transformation.

Altar table project

Altar Table Project

18/04/14

Well, its been a while since I did a project so I thought I'd make an Altar.  Firstly, I had to source a suitable item to use, this was found and started out as a tall bedside cupboard.

Once measured up to the appropriate size that I required it was out with the electric saw and down to size it goes.

The top of the unit was all that I required and once it had been sanded back, it gave me a good base to work from.

I chose to keep the designs simple on the altar as too much artwork would not have the desired look and would make it look too fussy.  So my choice was a large pentagram on the top with a small one on the drawer front and two triquetra symbols, one on either side.  Just to add a little extra to the drawer from, a simple Celtic knotwork design was added.

Now that the design had been added to the altar, I had to fix a new base to it so that a storage shelf could also be provided for the safe storage of bigger items.  Using the side of the cupboard, I fitted a piece into the bottom of the unit.

The cupboard was then stained using teak wood stain and by adding a little sanding technique I have given it an aged look.

                                                                                

                                                                       

Once the stain had fully dried, 4 layers of varnish were applied to give it a hard wearing coating and the drawer and base lined with black felt to protect any surface it was placed onto and any items placed in the drawer.

The hardest decision was, what to do for a drawer knob.  After a while of trying various items, of which none were suitable, I made one from slate.  Carved a triquetra onto it and then painted it gold.  After the varnish had been applied to it to protect the gold, it was attached and the altar was finished.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about this project and will tune in again for my next one.  It has been started and I will be posting regular updates on Facebook.

Once it is finished though, I will be posting the story here on my blogg.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and please come back for more.

Steve
New Age Carvings