09/06/2026
What it takes to make a piece.
It isn’t just cut and paint!
Trace the piece out
cut the piece (I use a jigsaw)
1 layer of primer on each side (1 week to cure)
3 layers of paint on each side (4 hours before another layer, 2 weeks to cure)
3 layers of UV protecting varnish on each side (24 hours before another layer, 1 week to cure)
This doesn’t include time to buy materials, clean up between each process, or delivery.
I truly thought this was going to be easy. It is way tougher than it looks but I do enjoy everything but the painting (of the nativities, I love painting the designed pieces)
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁??
I make wood decorations to help fundraise for future missions trips (domestic and foreign). Everything above the cost of materials goes towards missions.
The “labor” is working for God as well as helps my mental health.