More sales!

 

Sarah's Boats

 

 

These were a special request from my friend Sarah to adorn her garden fence

 

Larger than I usually make but they turned out really well

 

 

 

I also made another sale on Etsy

 

 

These three little boats are winging their way to Barcelona in Spain

 

I feel like I'm sharing the love!

 



Smörgåsbord for the weekend

 

 

Finally the weekend is here and I will have sometime to get creative.

It appears that I have a wide variety of projects on the go

The rainbow plate of half painted boat hulls fills me with joy

The joy that these little pieces of driftwood discarded by the tide will become a little treasure to be displayed with pride, admired and coveted.

I guess that's part of the fun to get creative!

 



OMG, my first Etsy Sales!

 

These two beauties are my first Etsy Sales and are on their way to England.

I have been reading some Etsy experiences and some people have really struggled to make sales

It has made setting things up worth the while.

 

I was able to deliver this special order today and the reception was awesome!

Entitled "Advice from the Ocean" it is 10" x 13" approx. and made from hard board, driftwood and bark chip. I am very pleased to have created someone's vision.

 

Don't forget to view my newly added Gallery page and also visit me at Pinterest ( https://www.pinterest.com/simonbse/stuff-i-ve-made/ )

Midweek Update

My hard work at the weekend paid off and I was able to deliver this lovely Lighthouse on Monday

It has sparked a lot of interest indeed I have orders for two more!

 

This was a custom make for a lovely lady in Clacton-on-Sea, UK

It is now flying Airmail to her door

I love the little outhouse, which was her request!

 

 

I refer to this as Lynn's house as I made it to display the wicked teeny tiny blankets that she knitted for me

 

 

.....and finally for today, my friend Dallas took this shot of "Buoy oh Buoy" which I made for her birthday. It is now hanging proudly at her home...awesome!

 



 

 

Etsy

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Busy at 50th Parallel

 

It has been all go this weekend with 6 projects in process!

 

3 completed items but I can only share 1 at this time (awaiting the approval from my valued customers!)

OMG, what have I started!

OMG, what have I started!

It's the first Saturday of Spring, so it seems appropriate to start a new project. From the simple collection of driftwood (see above) I have been able to create some super little driftwood boats. I am quite the enthusiastic crafter and like to share my creations with friends and work folk. Their interest and modestly I confess praise led me to opening 50th Parallel on Etsy. To date I've sold nothing on-line, but have made a number of cash sales to friends and one international sale, which I proudly packaged and posted this week.

 



 

My process is really quite simple. Collect the driftwood (let it dry out and cut to size)

I am inspired by the shape of the wood and have a vision of what the finished boat (or creation) will look like

Choose a color (I use regular craft acrylic)

 

Adding the detail, such as the cabin, then guides me how to embellish the item to create my vision

 

Adding more color and detail such as the window move the process along

 

I like to use found items (metal from the beach, nails from the old shed we took down) to create more detail

 

Thin gauge wire is my friend (it is so versatile!)

Add the details and find a suitable base (Bark chips from the beach are awesome)

Voila!

Welcome

 

Welcome to the 50th Parallel, home of creative driftwood creations

 

Etsy Shop

 

This blog will showcase the driftwood creations I have made