DIY Handmade Gifts for Arty Friends : Easy Concertina Sketchbooks & Hand-Carved Wood Dip Pens
It’s always gift giving season, Christmas, Birthdays, Just Because Days, so how about making a cute sketchbook and hand carved stick dip pen as presents for your arty friends and family?
Easy and fun to make! Practical and very lovely to receive!
Follow along and make some unique gifts just in time for the holiday season!
Thanks for dropping by 😃
00:00 Intro
00:30 Project overview and story behind
01:43 Making concertina sketchbooks
07:43 Looking at the finished concertinas and ideas for gifts
10:33 A look at different sticks and tools for carving
12:51 Carving stick dip pens - oak and willow
19:20 Speedy carving
20:02 Carving the beech wood sticks
28:11 Looking at the finished products
ABOUT
Hi! I’m Helen, a UK creative with a love of art, crafts, photography, walking in nature and running. On this channel I offer ideas for simple home crafts, easy art to calm your mind and a window into my world of art, of making, of up-cycling and experimenting with materials and processes.
Life is about the journey, I’m hoping you will join me on my creative one and maybe we can inspire each other along the way.
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