It's beginning to Look Allot Like.........Barn Wood!!

I finally dug out the barn wood from the shed and went to town cutting it up.

Some of the pieces were very old slabs and very thick--still with bark on them. 

Should have taken a photo!

  I have been painting on all this fun textured wood.

 There is something about barn wood that gives any pattern a new character.

I can paint the same pattern on multiple piece of barn wood and they each look different and have their own personality! 

Some are finished, some I have to think about, some are just started.

Today will be a fun barn wood finish up day.

Next I will have to head to my folk home to go through my three stacks of barn wood.

Wonder if I will get over there before it snows?

Hope you are having a fun day!

Enjoy,

Barb

Beware of Chickens!!!

My brother has chickens and has been giving us some of the eggs.

I wonder if this is causing me to have a chicken painting run.

So beware this is a chicken photo heavy post!

They have been fun to paint! 

 

 

At least these don't cluck and leave a mess you have to clean up!!

Some are listed on Etsy and some are going to my next show. 

 I am not even sure how you could mail the tall stacked chickens...and with the postal rates it would probably cost a mint (not the candy kind)!

Today might be a good day to paint butterflies and watermelon in hopes of Spring and Summer!

Temp at 35 degrees!!

Enjoy your day!

Barb

I think my luck gave out so back to work...

Now that I think I have used up all the luckiness for this year in one week I figured it was time to get back to work.  

I looked at the mountain of barn wood at my Dad's house and the smaller mountain we have here and decided it was time to take action!

(We could catch on fire!)

After a bit of explaining and coaxing I talked my husband into showing me how to work one of  his "babies",

 the radial arm saw!

 I set about lining up all this barn wood and cutting off the bad parts and getting it to a size I figured I could put a fun pattern on.

 Then out came the sanders.  I took off the rough edges....now that is a trick with barn wood!

 Pulled out the drill press for action. 

 I did know how to work some of these things, but I think the last time I used the belt sander was in Las Vegas!

 I have yet to finish some of these...not sure how to embellish the chicken welcome just yet.

Once I put the drill holes in I will start messing with it and he will come together as will the kitties. 

  The hardest part is working with the wire.  I forgot how difficult it is to work with #9 fencing wire.

(Unless you are stringing a fence.)

This is were my husband has had to step in and give me a hand so to speak.  He put the loop on the blue funky flower and I really liked it!

The other thing I forgot about was all the slivers and scrapes you get from working with barn wood.  

YUP, my hands look like they have seen better days.

I like painting on this wood because of it's unique texture but don't use your best brushes....my brushes are looking like my hands, a bit mangled.

Headed to the garage to cut more wood.  And wouldn't you know--it is snowing again!

Enjoy your day,

Barb