Wood crafting today is a far cry from wood shop classes in high school. I think every young man has probably constructed a bird house or some sort of shelf in his high school career. You can still build all these things from scratch, but if carpentry is not your strong suit, you can still do wood crafts. Wood crafting supplies offer a wide range of unfinished wooden craft boxes in all shapes and sizes. They can be painted, stenciled, or embellished with metal studs, leather or fabric. There are also all kinds of cute wooden shapes that can be applied with craft glue.
You dont have to worry about getting a miter box to create a custom picture frame. Buy an unfinished one and give it a coat of paint and maybe some gold leaf. Wooden plaques come in all sizes and shapes. You can decoupage your wedding invitations or birth announcement for a permanent memento. My husband and I got an unfinished wooden plaque, stained it, cut a Plexiglas cover and put a win picture of a friends horse on it as a Christmas gift. He loved it. The picture was on display immediately instead of stuck in a photo album.
Unfinished wooden birdhouses are an opportunity to create one of a kind homes for the birds in your yard. Paint them to match your outdoor accessories or your home. My cousin painted small versions as centerpieces for a garden wedding and they were adorable. People were fighting over who got to take one home. They had a lasting keepsake of a special day.
If you look around your local home stores, you can find wooden medallions and even gingerbread trim to use on furniture or as architectural details in your home. The wooden trim pieces and medallions are easily applied to unfinished furniture to give it a custom look whether its painted or stained. You can entirely change the look of plain furniture by the addition of decorative wood trim.
You might be skilled with a jigsaw and if you are, you can create your own wood craft boxes, custom trim, and birdhouses. But if youre like me and likely to cut off a finger in the process, do yourself a favor and buy some ready made wood craft supplies. No one will be the wiser once its painted or stained and you can take credit for the finished product.
