Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
With Halloween quickly approaching I thought it would be a great idea to create a sign for the holiday. Not only is this project quick and easy to do, but it’s also quite colorful via the use of coloring crayons. This tutorial will explain how to create the pyrography Happy Halloween sign including how to … Continue reading Halloween Sign Pyrography & Crayon Tutorial wood burning
I have been considering taking up leather working because I think it would be fun to create items that are not only practical but also feature pyrography artwork. This bookmark met that criteria and, while it isn’t fancy, it was easy to do. Since it is easy and doesn’t require much leather, it’s a … Continue reading Leather Bookmark Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Todd is building a lap harp and wanted me to burn a Celtic knot design on the side. I drew up an idea and did a test burn so he could get a better idea of my interpretation of his idea. This tutorial blog will cover designing and burning the Celtic knot and rose I … Continue reading Celtic Knot and Rose Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
For many years I’ve been feeding the birds and my flock, so to speak, continues to grow. Sometimes I’m rather amazed at the number and variety of birds I get such as doves, chickadees, nuthatches, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, and jays to name a few. Since I’ve started the art of pyrography, Todd & I have … Continue reading Scrub Jay Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Some of you are probably thinking it is summer, so what the heck is Brenda doing posting a Christmas themed tutorial?! Well Christmas in July is gaining in popularity and it’s never too early to start working on homemade gifts for the holidays, so I created Jingle Bells, the third installment of my Christmas Postcard … Continue reading Jingle Bells Christmas Postcard 3 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
This may surprise some people, but originally it was my husband Todd who was going to be the pyrography artist. bought a photography ‘how to’ DVD and I was watching part of it with him. At one point the photographer had a series of flower close-ups with dark backgrounds. I loved how they looked and … Continue reading Apple Blossoms flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
A while back Todd got into fractal wood burning, or Lichtenberg Figures burning as some call it. Fractal wood burning is done by using electricity and I’ll explain it a bit more at the end of the blog. He gave me several pieces he had done so that I could try wood burning on them. … Continue reading Entwined Seahorse Pyrography Tutorial wood burning