Merry Christmas from Hoffman's Treasures

Merry Christmas!

All of us here at Hoffman's Treasures would like to say Merry Christmas to everyone out there!

Plus, there still time to order something unique from our store for that someone special in your life.

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Forever Free Eagle Wood Burning

17 1/2 Length X 23 1/2 Height ( inside Measurement) Wood burned Eagle with the words Forever Free burned on it. Hand crafted from recycled materials, this wall hanging has a beautiful Eagle. The words Forever free are put on to reminding you of our countries promise to us. Picture has been treated to several coats of varnish for it's protection. This one is a one-of-a-kind.

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Recycled Shelf- Goes with Recycled Candle Holder

Recycled Shelf- Goes with Recycled Candle Holder

This shelf was made to go with the Recycled Candle Holders I have already written about.

My husband simply cut out a pattern for the sides, out of scrap wood. The shelf is pretty easy, the main part of the shelf is the woodburning. I cant take credit for that either, my husband did all the burning. I hope this project inspires you to make something great!

This shelf and the candle holders can be made custom to match any decor. Have fun with this one.

Heart Chest

Heart Chest

Check out the great hope chest my husband made for our home. This great chest was made from recycled wood. The pattern was woodburned on. I love this chest. There isn't too much left to say about it, I just wanted to show you yet another thing that can easily be made from recycled wood and a little imagination.

I hope to give this chest to my daughter when she gets older and leaves the home. I think it would make a great hope chest. The inside of the chest is quite large, so I will be able to get a whole lot of things inside it.

Match Box

Match Box

Think back to when you were young, and bored! I think about all the wonderful crazy things I used to create! We tend to loose our ability to be fun and crazy the older we get. A couple of years ago, I wanted to make something special for my husband. I have mentioned before that I am not an artist, for this reason I knew I couldn't sculpt a bust or paint a great portrait. I decided to do something different.

I bought a 3 pack of those big wooden matches, (not the long ones) and began to glue them together side by side. After about a week of crafting in secret, I finally came up with a really cute box. I woodburned my husbands name in the lid then stained and polyed the whole thing.

My husband loved it, and I felt good.

..When you cut off the match tips, be sure to get rid of all the evidence if you're making something that will be a gift. Unfortunatly, my husband figured out that I was making something with matches, but he didn't know what I was making.

Eagle Feather

Eagle Feather

One year, for my husbands birthday, I decided that I wanted to make something special for him. I'm not much of an expert when it comes to using power tools, but the scroll saw is about the easiest saw out there to use. Using a scroll saw is as easy as cutting on a straight line with scissors.

I bought the pattern from one of those wood working magazines and was determined to make it work. It took two tries, but I finally came up with this great picture, best of all, I made it myself. Ladies, let this be a lesson, we can do ANYTHING!!!

Timeless Eagle

Timeless Eagle

If you're looking for a project that looks great and is totally functional, you should consider making this great clock. Just a little piece of scrap wood can be transformed into a work of art. All you need to do is draw out the pattern of your choice, and cut it out. Once thats done, it's time to get out the woodburner. (the burning part takes awhile). Once you get the burning done, it's time to add the clock parts. This project can be anything you want, if you like trains (for example) you can draw and cut out a train pattern. Give it a try, you might surprise yourself. The finished project would make a great gift.

Puzzled Eagle

Puzzled Eagle

Have you ever spent hours or even days putting that great puzzle together only to take it apart again because you have no where to put it? Well, Don't! Puzzles make great pictures, they just need a little bit of tweaking. This puzzle looks great with the custom frame my husband made from recycled wood. It was really simple, he just traced around the outline of the completed puzzle to make the pattern, it looks great don't you think? Give it a try, you really have nothing to lose.

Burned Motorcycle

Burned Motorcycle

If you're a motorcycle lover, than you might like this project.

This Indian Motorcycle was woodburned onto a piece of pine cut from a neighbors yard.

Anyone can woodburn (provided you understand that the woodburner is 900 degrees or more). Give it a try, you never know, you might find a new hobbie. Not to mention the great gift you could create. Plus, you could do something good for the environment.

Wood Burning Is Fun

Wood Burning Is Fun

When you're looking for a recycling idea, you might want to give wood burning a try. Wood burning is easy and quite fun to do. Some people say that the smell of the wood burning smells like popcorn. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that the fumes can cause headaches if you breath it in for a long period of time. To avoid headaches, just do the burning outside or in a room with a fan.

This wonderful wood burning is an example of the beautiful results you can receive with just a little bit of patience and dedication (since this "sofa sized" picture took over 60 hours to burn).

Don't let trying something new intimidate you, Wood burning is just as easy as coloring a picture with crayons, except the "crayons" are 900 degrees. Get out there and BURN!

Hunting Eagle

Hunting Eagle

Recycling is easy! All it takes is an idea. Anyone can recycle, and just about anything can be recycled. This wood burning is an example of one of those ideas I was talking about. The backing that this burning is done on is door skin, the frame is made from recycled wood. All you need is a drawing and a wood burner. When you're finished with your masterpiece, you can proudly hang it on the wall or give it as a gift, all the while knowing that you have done something good for the environment.

Trust me, once you start recycling, you begin to look at the things around you very differently. It's very empowering to know that you can do your part however small it is.