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February 23, 2012 · 7 Comments

Wood Burned Keepsake Box

Craft Basics· Home Decor· Wood

My wood burning tool is one of those I don’t get out very often but when I heard we were featuring “Basic Crafts” this month I knew I needed to get it out and make something! There is something meditative and instantly gratifying about wood burning as a way to embellish crafts.

I found myself thinking about summer, gardening and dandelions and I remembered when I was a child we would make a wish before blowing the dandelion seeds off the stem.

I put dandelions and wood burning together and this is what I came up with!

Wood Burning Tool and a Keepsake Box

I created this WISH box with the dandelion seed head as a wood burning refresher. It’s an easy pattern as it’s a bunch of straight and slightly curving lines. If you can make a * then you can make this box! Honest!

Supplies:

  • Ultimate Woodburning Crafting Tool
  • Wood Rectangle Box
  • Sandpaper
  • Wood Stain of your Choice
  • Gloves
  • Paper Towels or a Shop Rag
  • Small Screwdriver such as the one in the Multi Purpose Crafters Tool Box

 Directions:Ultimate Wood Burning Tool and a Keepsake BoxThe first thing you’ll want to do is remove the hardware. Be sure to put the hardware in a small container (baby food jars are PERFECT for this sort of thing) so the tiny screws don’t get lost.

Sand the box all over & wipe away the dust with a cloth.

Next, brush on a stain of your choice, I used Early American. Brush it on and wipe it off right away.

Let dry and then lightly sand again.

Wipe off the dust from sanding with a cloth.Wood Burning Tool and a Keepsake BoxI made my first dandelion seed head using the small pointed tip, included with the tool, on the bottom of the box just to get a feel for the tool, wood and the shape of the individual seed heads. Wood Burning Tool and a Keepsake BoxTo Make the whole dandelion I simply drew straight lines from the center out like the spokes of a wheel. Don’t make them perfectly spaced and make some longer and shorter. I started with 5 spokes and then filled in later.

Tips:

  • The wood burning tool gets VERY hot so use extreme caution
  • Pull the tool across the wood as opposed to pushing it
  • Turn the box not the tool or your hand
  • It’s easier to work on with the lid and box separated
  • To make the individual “puffs” start from the stem and draw a line outward to create an image that looks like a sparkler or fireworks

Wood Burning Tool and a Keepsake Box

Burn a couple of extra “puffs” so that they look like they’ve blown off the main seed head.

If you feel that you want to practice your wood burning before working on a box I would recommend these Wood Circle Cutouts.

The very last thing I did was wipe the box down with a dry cloth and then spray it with a sealer.

This would be a great box to store small items like stones or twigs that you and your children pick up on nature walks.

Or write down on paper some of your wishes for the future and keep them safe.

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    April 12, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    What a beautiful box!!!

    Reply
  2. Vicki says

    February 24, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Thanks ladies for the nice compliments! It was a LOT of fun to make. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Shaunte says

    February 24, 2012 at 10:15 am

    When I think of woodburning, I think of the junk my boys brought back from Boy Scout camp! lol. This is classy and pretty. I might have to re-visit woodburning!

    Reply
  4. Andrea Amu says

    February 23, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Wow! Love this!

    Reply
  5. jengd says

    February 23, 2012 at 10:04 am

    It’s beautiful! LOVE the dandelion and the fluff floating down the front!

    Reply

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  2. Cutting Board Wood-burning | BURN BRIGHT says:
    April 2, 2014 at 1:15 pm

    […] I’d still like to try the tool again and see if my skills improve. I’d love to burn a cool design into a wooden box for my jewelry, like this picture I found on Crafts Unleashed. […]

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