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You can even turn those twigs into gorgeous fairy furniture, which would go beautifully with this DIY fairy house. You can use those twigs to create support for your large garden vegetables and they’re much cheaper than buying bean poles or tomato cages. Jeff Donne is a professional spoon carver, treecraft teacher and puppet maker from the far south coast of NSW. He runs I painted mine for that whimsical look. If you want to do the same I suggest some watered down artist acrylics sealed in with some linseed oil. Straight away you'll know what piece of wooden furniture you want refresh with some wallpaper but hit the brakes. Ask yourself. Does it match the colour scheme of the room? Does the pattern match? And finally, do I wallpaper all of it? or just some of it? Take your time and do some tests to make sure you are happy, by simply taping a sample of wallpaper onto the furniture. Step 2 - Prep

A tool for hollowing the seat – a carving gouge will do the job, but I used a hand adze and a Swedish bowl hollowing tool called a trågskav Spindles, for example, can be tapped into their seat holes, while you hold and draw pencil lines onto the comb showing the angle of the tenon.

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I started the seat carving with a hand adze to rough things out, and then I used my Swedish trågskav to refine things a little. The grain was all over the place so I found myself constantly changing from cutting across and along the grain. Going across is easier, but it leaves a rougher finish. I wanted a finish showing off the tool marks so I ended with gentle cross-grain cuts.

Forever the challenge is to get from an inspired beginning to a satisfied end without falling while you wander, bumping your head and forgetting where you were going in the first place. The head and face are carved into the comb of the chair. To prepare this piece, I started with a naturally bent cherry branch and split it in two using a froe to guide the split. Comb fitted. No glue needed because of ill- fitting tenons – extra strength can be achieved by drilling and pegging the end spindles. If you are planning to wallpaper a particularly large piece of furniture for example a wardrobe. We advise that you wallpaper the inside as well, this will stop the wood warping. Step 4- Cut The Paper To Size Watch Those Fingers!

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Once you are happy with the measurements cut it out using scissors. Step 5 - Apply The Wallpaper Paste

As a puppet and spoon maker these are my favourite materials because they are full of life, readily available, and devoid of straight lines. This can of course be a problem because there is no line of reference, but if approached in the same way we make spoons and puppets, it becomes a chair that grows from the tree’s will and limitations, producing a joyful collaboration. Dry or green wood

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Next, I did some basic shaping of the seat rim using a combination of saw and axe. Again, I was looking for a textured finish that shows off the tool marks. Take those twigs and create a beautiful bird’s nest that you can use to decorate anywhere in your garden. Kids are going to adore this project and they can help you to gather twigs and put the bird’s nest together. It’s pretty simple to do and when you’re finished, you can add “eggs” and a bird to your nest to make it look more authentic. Even when the temperatures are blistering hot, there’s nothing that I enjoy more than working in my garden. You can turn ordinary planters or even plastic bowls into beautiful creations when you add a few twigs. It doesn’t even take that long to turn an ordinary planter into a twig planter and you can hot glue the twigs in place or even tie them in place with burlap or twine if you don’t want them to be permanent. These can be painted or left natural – there are so many possibilities! Now that it looks nice and clean, let's get going! Step 3 - Sand Down The Wood Or Veneer Sanding Down The Surface Is Important!