Today B and I did some eraser carving. Totally fun. A few tips:
- I taught B to always carve by pushing the tool away from his hands/body...just in case there were any slips (luckily there weren't but these tools are sharp so you want to be careful)
- He started drawing his designs on the carving material with a pencil, and I had to help carve those because the lines were so delicate...we then switched to a big Sharpie and that worked great, he was able to follow the lines much more easily
- Cutting the finished stamps out of the carving block is best done by the parent because you have to cut through so much material
You did a GREAT job on these eraser carvings! I'm impressed and inspired. Seeing how well the space saucer and rocket turned out, makes me wish to see a space alien too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI will pass that compliment onto my son! I agree his designs are great...
ReplyDeletesoooo cute. i can't wait to try!
ReplyDeleteWow I love these! He did a great job! I might just have to have a go at these myself!
ReplyDeleteSo Cute! Thanks for showing how it's done -- I'd love to try this idea!
ReplyDeleteWow, great job! I used to be really into stamping and tried hand-carving them. It's a hobby I gave up, but this is so cute I could almost take it up again, LOL!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Thanks for the link to the tutorial at Geninne's blog. I can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of the erasure carving since your last post about the process. What an interesting project, it turned out quite well!
ReplyDeletewhat fun! thanks for the poinetrs! (and i love the earrings, too :> )
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