In this quick tutorial, I'm going to give you all the tips & tricks to create beautiful wood-burned art out of a repurposed mirror frame. Or any wooden frame for that matter!

WOOD BURN

A WOODEN FRAME

How to

It's important to start with a painted surface, the wood burning will essentially be melting the paint vs. burning the wood in this project.

choose the design

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I chose to do use Norse and Viking inspired designs on my frame.  I simply googled and looked in the images until I found what I wanted to use.

trace the design

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Use objects like a round can of stain and a metal ruler to get perfect circles and straight lines. Work your way around the frame filling in your design until it's completed.

wood burning

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Sometimes when you get into wood burning you decide to add more complicated designs, that's ok, too.  Use the metal ruler to guide your wood-burning tool while you make your lines. Beware, it does make the ruler hot.

wood burning  continued

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For fun, you can add personal dates, names, or quotes. I chose to use Norse runes to spell out our family names and special dates when our family started. 

distress & protect

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I chose to do a light distressing with a 220-grit sandpaper pad.  Any protective coat will work, I chose to use Minwax Furniture wax and it has held up tremendously. 

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