As we all discovered last Christmas, Derek and I like to make Christmas gifts. This year, Derek used one of our masks in our office as inspiration for the girfts he made for his brothers.
First, he carved the faces out of some scrap soft wood we had. He got a little roughed up in the process (we really need a vice!), but the product was, in my opinion, excellent. Then he painted them. When watching him do this work, I realise just how meticulous he is. When Derek does something, he does it perfectly. He stayed up hours agonizing over whether or not there should be dots or lines in a particular spot. My reaction was, "it doesn't matter! just DO IT!" And he would sigh, turn to his work and examine it some more. I guess that says a lot about both of us!
He then put little bits of wood into the holes for eyes and painted them. When they were all dry, I broke out my wooden beads and fancy embroidery floss (as seen below), and finished them off with tassels and loops to hang from the tree.
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