

To do this project you would need:
a 6 inch block of wood, found at Michael's
hammer
cutting board
steel letter stamps, found at Harbor Freight
some wood stain (optional if you want the dark stain)
bee wax (again, optional for the finish)
a lighter
favorite quotes written down, (yes write them down so you don't misspell words!)
Hammer out the quotes on your block. The cutting board makes it handy to set the project on your lap and work, or to protect your surface from hammer-damage. Once you are finished hammering, rub a little bit of stain on a paper towel or rag into your block to get the stain you like. Let it dry for a bit. Then I rubbed the chunk of wax over the block and covered all the little cracks and crevaces with a thin layer. Just keep rubbing, until it's all covered. Don't worry about chunks in the letters. Use the lighter, to carefully melt the wax smooth over all the surfaces. (Please be careful! Put some gloves on if you need to to protect yourself from burns!) And now you have a lovely little block of quotes or sayings to display in plain view.
I hope you have a great week!
~beautiful!~ I love it!
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