Centerpieces Continued

pauline.lally · July 5, 2019, 2:03am

So they asked for to states to be included for the tables to show where there families originated from. Hannah’s from Massachusetts and David from Virginia. My self being in MA I was a little bias because I go by the saying “They hate us because they ain’t us.” Virginia as we know is for lovers.
Here is MA:

The zip file:
Mass.zip (275.4 KB)

Now Virginia:

Virginia zip:
Virginia.zip (1.9 MB)
I do this just for fun for family and friends so I include the files for anyone can use them to learn and enjoy from them.

ssincity · November 15, 2018, 1:22pm

Those are fantastic and thank you for sharing. Wonder if you could do the topper in acrylic and add LED to it?

dklgood · November 15, 2018, 2:58pm

Nice work - and thanks for the files.

rbtdanforth · November 16, 2018, 3:45am

Flowering Deadwood? I would suspect many folk even beyond Virginia might take issue with that, though it makes me realize I have not seen anyone trying to cut Dogwood. Snakewood, cat briar, Horse chestnut, beefwood, dragonwood…well you can occasionally find snakewood anyway but a box made of Dogwood and Cat briar might be interesting.

I have a tiki torch/walking staff with a dragon for the flame but the main staff is dragonwood.

Oh and how could I forget Zebrawood, it burns so easy it is hard to engrave , but I really like the idea on making a lion out of Zebrawood.

ChristyM · November 15, 2018, 4:33pm

Thanks as always for sharing. I might just have to make the MA one for my brother-in-law’s birthday in a few weeks. He’s a big sports fan (we’re also in MA).

pauline.lally · November 15, 2018, 5:19pm

I am in lakeville about 40 south of Boston.

pauline.lally · November 15, 2018, 5:21pm

They did not want anything with lighting. Maybe should have made Virginia in the shape of a heart,

ChristyM · November 15, 2018, 5:41pm

We’re about 20 minutes north of Boston. Expecting the first snow tonight.

nancielaing · November 16, 2018, 7:47pm

Yep Virginia’s flower is the Dogwood. Not dead wood.

pauline.lally · July 5, 2019, 2:03am

Thank you so much. I have been trying to do too many things at once. I read message but did not catch on to the meaning.e I have time to correct this grave error.

Jules · November 16, 2018, 8:53pm

Chuckle! I completely missed it too!
(You ought to leave it…it makes for a better story to tell the grandkids.)

jamesdhatch · November 16, 2018, 10:14pm

I thought maybe there was a Deadwood tree. Not like I use trees for much other than burning

rbtdanforth · November 16, 2018, 10:53pm

Most common tree in the ghost forests

rbtdanforth · November 16, 2018, 11:00pm

A close relative grows in the ocean, The much sought after Driftwood

Jules · November 16, 2018, 11:14pm

Frequently found on the Beech.

rbtdanforth · November 16, 2018, 11:44pm

That is the difference between beechwood and beachwood

ChristyM · November 17, 2018, 6:07am

OMG. I missed it, too! But it’s cracking me up now that I see it. You DID say that you were biased toward MA…

rbtdanforth · November 17, 2018, 11:21am

Saw a fantastic Flowering Deadwood Tree when we went to a new (to us) Oriental Restaurant. The beautiful flowers were like, silk. However they had the aroma of being beachwood aged, a sort of mix of seaweed and dead fish, that put the whole restaurant off my favorites list.

rbtdanforth · November 17, 2018, 11:29am

hmmm great wood but not generally available
https://www.wood-database.com/dogwood/

rbtdanforth · November 17, 2018, 5:51pm

I missed that at first too.

I understand how a sneaky spell check can be. It keeps giving me carp as well.