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I saw this the other day on Facebook and it made me laugh. These days I do this whenever I see a piece of wood. "Hmm, what could I burn on that?" "That would look really cool with an image burned into it!"

That is one of the reasons I love doing this. The possibilities are endless. Often the shape and the texture of the wood determines what can be done with it, but I try to imagine it in my mind

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I just love wood...

I have to admit that sometimes I just pick the wood up to feel it and smell it. And of course there is the wonderful campfire smell that fills the room when I am working.

My neighbor stopped by one day and asked my husband what was burning in the house, he casually said "Oh, My wife is just working." It's a good thing he likes the smell too.

And now this crazy passion of mine has expanded to leather. Leather seems to attract people. They want to touch it, to smell it. So now I do the same thing when I see a piece of blank leather.

What else could I find to try this out on?

Why do I do it?

So I have always tried to do new things with my hands. Pencil sketching, Cross Stitch, Sewing, Crochet....I just love to make things. It is an inherited trait, one I am grateful for.

About 2 years ago I was searching through Pinterest for random ideas and ran across some pyrography projects. I was facilitated by the detail and the depth of the images. I went to my local Walmart and purchased a cheap woodburning kit and found a scrap piece of wood and made my first attempt. It wasn't much but I was hooked.

It wasn't long before I was investing in a second burning tool so I could use different tips, and then I was introduced to the Razortip Burning system and everything changed. So many types of tips! So many options!


My first big project came only a short three months after I started burning.
This beautiful piece was a 4'x3' table top It was both terrifying and exciting to do. It was my first paid piece and I loved doing it.
Thank heavens I at least understood the basics of drawing, that helped so much in visualizing the details that were needed.

This was a Christmas Gift from a family to their father. It was a pleasure seeing it all come together.

I have since done a  lot of silly pieces, serious pieces, Custom orders, and experiments. I still find joy in watching it come to lie under the burning tip. I look forward to many more new things!