Christmas Making

This year I did not do any Christmas shopping.  Instead I did Christmas Making.  The raw materials still cost a good bit of money, but it was a lot of fun.  Here are the final versions of the various things I made for Christmas presents:












Browse on Flickr.

All the wood was laser-cut, but it was still a lot of work. 
I learned all about applying oil finishes to wood and how to glue hundreds of little pieces together without driving myself insane. 

Gifting

Hi all,

I want to try a Burning Man gifting style approach to Christmas presents this year.  I don't know who might be interested in the various odd bits of art I made on the lasercutter over the last few days.  So instead of guessing, I'll put it to you all -- if you saw anything in my previous post that you thought looked cool, and thought "hey, I'd love to have something like that", let me know and it's yours!  I can drop it by next time I see you... or if you're in a distant foreign country (eg Los Angeles) I can ship it to you.  I can't promise you'll get exactly what you want, since all these pieces are unique, but I'll try. 

Merry Christmas!

( crafty goodies waiting to become presents )