Souvenirs and gifts from a tree

Souvenirs as a gift industry do not lose ground even in the most economically difficult times. Yes, it is possible that the majority will choose something more personal as a present for a close person, but there is still a wide circle of people who also occasionally need to hand over something: business partners, colleagues, boss, teachers and coaches of children, after all. And here very often souvenir products come to the rescue.

Wooden souvenirs are a niche in which great skill and high artistic taste is required in order for the manufacturing business to “go”. The market is oversaturated with cheap wooden crafts, but, oddly enough, the buyer often wants to pay a higher price, but also to get a quality product from a good breed of wood.

Wood is a relatively inexpensive raw material (some breeds are very cheap, but, for example, in relation to the cost of a mammoth tusk, completely), especially since it is not necessary to begin work immediately with red rocks or stained oak. Birch, spruce, aspen, pine, cedar - in central Russia this material is very, very much for a good price.

The tree is so popular among our fellow citizens, since it is a natural raw material, warm, and if the master is a craftsman, then the product comes out from under his hands live, colorful, bright. Of course, this gift can not please.

If this is not the case, you will have to start from scratch, studying the theory, and only then for a long time to practice. And at the same time guarantees that your products "shoot", no.

If work with wood is not new to you, you like it, and you are good at it, you can open your own business. Registering IP is a simple matter. However, there are many little things to consider.

Which wooden product is better to choose as a gift? Simple wooden souvenirs can look very elegant and subtle if they are made with taste. Decorative Christmas toys will delight both children and adults. They can be either already painted or released as blanks, and then they can be painted independently.

It looks interesting desk accessories - organizer, stand for pens and pencils, made in the form of a carriage, vegetables, cameras and much more, which is enough imagination.

Wooden jewelry - badges, brooches, earrings or necklaces - should be given when you are absolutely sure that they will be worn. Such costume jewelry looks very catchy, so not every woman will risk putting it on, but those who dare will not lose - the decoration made of wood will always distinguish its possessor from the crowd.

The housewarming party will be a decorative carved horseshoe, which should be hung above the entrance door.. Various kinds of charms can be given to a couple who do not reject such things and do not consider them an anachronism or superstition.

Board games made of wood can also be an excellent gift. Chess, checkers, backgammon - find out what the donee is interested in. Carved chess pieces do not have to be standard.

Corporate gifts made of wood, always look more expensive than jewelry made of metal and plastic. Wood is a natural material; in the light of fashion for all natural, it is now in great demand. Ecofleski in the form of wine corks, leaves, clubs or hammers, anti-stress puzzles, eco cubes, eternal mahogany calendars - all this can be given to the staff of the team on the occasion of the New Year or anniversary of the organization.

It may not necessarily be expensive gifts. Pencils and notebooks in a wooden cover with a printed company logo, fridge magnets, branded badges are excellent promotional products. The main thing is high-quality execution and good material for manufacturing.. For employees who have children, you can make logo christmas decorations in the form of horses, balls, Christmas trees, snowmen.

If you need to make a truly exclusive, rare gift, stop your choice on products from valuable tree species. It can be handmade watches from solid wood or saw cut, mahogany paperweight or carved backgammon. If you are not limited to the budget of the gift, hand in the original safe, inside the metal, from the outside of a good tree. A wine cabinet is a no less practical gift that few people would not appreciate. Every family has a couple of bottles of good wine, and if you are dealing with a real connoisseur of this drink, a wine rack is definitely a thing of his own.

Carved jewelry boxes or authentic figurines (maybe even antique ones) can be a good gift if a person enjoys such a culture. For example, a fan of ethnic, African culture will like a mask or a figure of the aborigine.

You can create wooden products yourself if you have an idea of ​​how this is done. You can make a cutting board, panel, something from kitchen utensils (ladle, spoons, rolling pin), decorate it with a pattern or text. You can stay on the creation of key keepers, pots, wooden or wicker furniture, photo frames or mirrors. To decorate these products can also be different: someone likes decoupage, and someone hand-painted. A huge amount of options.

Starting small, you can always advance either in breadth, encompassing an increasing number of products (so to do better, when your technique is initially high, you have wood cutting, turning and other skills), or, so to speak, deep down - improving your skills, making a small number of products, but with each time all the best quality.

Consider the techniques in which you can work. For example, you can start with branches. They make excellent frames for photographs, paintings or mirrors, packaging for bottles of alcohol. You need to prepare good, strong branches, give them the length necessary for your product. Sections are made both angular and perpendicular. In the first case it is oval, in the second it has the shape of a circle. Next, the workpiece is connected in accordance with the scheme using a glue gun, twine or wire. All this can be purchased at the store building materials.

If you are attracted to decoupage, you can also work with wood in this technique. Either do it yourself, or buy a blank of what you are going to process. The surface before work should be clean and sanded. Next, apply a primer - it is a special composition or white acrylic (you can even take the paint). Need to work with a brush or sponge. The workpiece must dry, after which you should check how smooth the surface is. If there is no perfect evenness, repeat the primer application procedure.Once on the surface there will be no drips and stains, you need to take what you will do decoupage. It can be a special card, rice paper, or even an ordinary napkin. The image is either cut out or plucked out with your fingers. Glue is applied to the surface, after which the attached paper is smoothed. When all the images are glued, the missing ones are drawn with a brush. Next, the product is varnished and dried.

In the technique of burning with the help of a special device, a drawing or an inscription is applied to a wooden blank. Burning device is akin to shading with a pencil. It requires great accuracy and accuracy from the master - unlike a pencil, an unfortunate stroke cannot be avoided.

In the technique of wood carving, you can create real masterpieces of this material. Novice cutters should be aware that working on a flat surface is much easier than working on a rounded cup holder or a vase. The thread is made using special tools - knives and chisels. The pattern is cut out in relief on a previously drawn contour. At present, it is possible to work both “in the old fashioned way” and with the use of modern laser cutting.

If you have an idea about drawing with a brush and paints, then you can try yourself in the painting technique on wood. So you can create unique painted products, none of which will not be repeated.. You can work on patterns and drawings, and you can create your own patterns - it all depends on how developed your imagination is.

We offer options for wooden souvenirs for inspiration:

• branded corporate products look very expensive and high quality;

• wooden calendar looks much more interesting and more original than paper;

• organizer of expensive wood looks really exclusive;

• the original wall clock will decorate both the living space and the office;

• the organizer of an unusual form will make an office desk truly stylish.

For information on how to decorate simple wooden objects using the technique of burning, see the following video.