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Wood Crafts 2025

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Since there probably will not be any more painting done until 2026, I thought I would share some of my wood craft projects from the year.

I found this bamboo box at Hobby Lobby. I thought each striped needed its own color. I used the Sharpie Creative Color Marker to paint the outside, and Americana Craft Paint to paint the sides and inside. I am still deciding what to do with it.

2025 Puzzle – This originally was just a blank puzzle. I use black gesso to paint both pieces, the puzzle and the base. The I used paint markers to design the piece.

Puzzle Front
Puzzle Back
Puzzle Base

A couple of round wood blanks:

Another item painted with Sharpie Creative Markers

This was my first attempt at creating my own diamond art piece. Just an experiment to learn how to create one.

Checker Flower – Coloring Page

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The Checker Flower coloring page has a lot of potential to be beautiful. You are welcome to download it from the link or my Coloring Page. Color it! Or, use it as a template for a tangle.

I created this coloring page using CorelDraw and here are some examples of how I colored it.

Checker Flower:

Checker Flower: With Awesome Background. The shading really brings out the flower.

Checker Flower: Shades of Gray

Checker Flower: Example of the Template being tangled. With Zentangle and other tangles. Remember the shading really bring out the art.

Circles and Squares Coloring Pages

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A new Coloring Page is available! I named this page Circles and Squares. This coloring page allows you to color something simple or color something complex. I am sure whatever it is, it will be beautiful.

Circles and Squares:

Below are two of my final artworks using the Circles and Squares template. Note: Everything was drawn and colored using CorelDraw.

Simply Circles and Squares
Color Blocks

I named this Color Blocks, because I used the primary colors to color the squares; Yellow, Red, and Blue. As the blocks overlapped each other, the secondary colors appeared; Orange, Green, and Purple.