Monday, October 11, 2010

A Peek into the Printers Drawer!

Compartment
No.4
Carved wood. 
Another obsession of mine. I love it when it is imperfect and stained dark.
Like the carved wood flowers above from mintdetash that I purchased a loooong time ago and only now gave myself permission to use.
I am enjoying them paired with saffron yellow but I sent off the bracelet and necklace before I thought to take a picture!
I am searching for more and found these lovely carved wood beads;
I bet they could be stained.
Here are some rectangles I like also;
These can be purchased through Jewelry Beads and Findings.
And these little carved cubes from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.

I'm kinda surprised I didn't find more. I searched "carved wood bead" and then "Indian carved wood bead" to find a more exotic carving but I didn't find much.
Ummmmmm, I wonder how hard it is to carve wood?

12 comments:

  1. ooooo.... those carved cubes are totally craveable. Wouldn't mind having those ones myself.

    As for how hard carving wood is... i bet it's def worth a try! I see these wood carving tool sets all over korea here, and picked one up. Did a little test carving with them but not much, but was pleased with what i got.

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  2. I can't get enough of your printer drawer! You have such an eye for coolness!

    Hugs

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  3. did you check out beads and pieces and happy mango beads? lotta wood. carved horn too!

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  4. I just love this series you are doing. It makes me look at my printer's drawer in a whole new way.
    The carved wood is beautiful. I have something special from a little store in San Francisco that is seemingly ancient. Two whole neclaces of individually carved tiles in a parallelogram shape (am I saying that right?). Do I have your address Shan? I would love to gift you with a tile. Email me!
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin
    P.S. I am placing my color order today! So excited!

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  5. Oh those brown wooden flowers ...
    I am also a carved lover. It could be wood, bone, horn, lucite, polymer clay or semiorecious stones. And I agree, it IS best when it is imperfect. I like the ones you showed here. Thanks for the tips. I sometimes search "carved" on Etsy, and find things I like that way. In Lorelei's Michael's challenge we are using several carved beads. Carved cinnobar coins for instance.
    All my best,
    Malin

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  6. Gorgeous! I don't often use wood in my work but I have with a few things recently and have surprised myself with how much I like it! Especially like the wooden rings in your printer's drawer. Maybe I should embrace my rustic side more often!

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  7. It's a good thing I don't know where you live - not sure I'd be able to resist all the wonderful contents of those Printers Drawers LOL! What terrific finds you have there - especially those wooden cubes in the last picture. Those are awesome!

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  8. I think all types of hand carved beads are very special, no matter the material, I think of the carver and the care that went into creating the beads. I bet with they would look spectacular if you should stain them. I particulatly like the ones from westcoast beads.

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  9. Love these carved beads, very pretty. Great to see what's in your drawers! Take care, Riki

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  10. those are great. love the textures they provide!

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  11. Hopefully, you have started a search for carved wooden beads! I had some wonderful round ones, @ 12mm, and can't find any more.
    Love those peeks into the printer's drawer, never see enough of your work, Shannon, show, show, show!

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  12. 'Compartment No. 4'---that sounds so mysterious!

    Love the wood beads. Thanks for the links!

    Looking forward to 'Compartment No. 5'

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