Cedar Rustic Wildlife Crafts
Rustic crafts are a great way to bring the beauty of the outdoors into a room, and cedar wood can be a perfect material for making rustic wildlife crafts. Cedar is soft enough for carving wildlife figures of any size, and cedar indoor decor items such as frames, candle holders or boxes will complement a rustic decor.
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Carvings
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These rustic bear carvings are popular cedar crafts. Cedar is a soft wood, so it is one of the easiest types of wood to carve. If you want to try your hand at woodcarving, you can purchase a woodcarving set at a hobby store and carve a wildlife statue from a piece of cedar. Rustic carvings often have visible chisel marks and a less refined carving style, so a simple carving can make the perfect rustic cedar craft. Good wildlife subjects for beginning woodworkers are bears or eagles.
Framed Artwork
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A rustic cedar picture frame can be a crafty way to show off artwork. Making a rustic picture frame from cedar twigs or carved cedar is another rustic cedar craft that can help you showcase your wildlife artwork. You can decorate a pre-made, unfinished frame with cedar bark or twigs, or you can carve your own frame from cedar wood. To complete the rustic wildlife look, put a striking photograph or artwork of wildlife in the frame.
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Painting
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Another popular wildlife craft involving cedar is painting natural scenes featuring wildlife on round cedar disks. To make the disks, cut cedar logs into sections and sand the front smooth. You can even leave bark on the outside of the cedar disk for a more rustic look. Prepare the painting surface with gesso or white paint, and paint a lovely wildlife scene. Finish off the piece with a clear polyurethane sealer. If you don't trust your painting skills, you can always decoupage a wildlife picture onto the cedar round.
Decor
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You can make many interior decor items using cedar that will showcase your love of wildlife and the outdoors. Look for wooden cutouts at your local hobby or craft store in the shape of your favorite animals such as deer, bears or eagles. You can paint these wooden cutouts or stain them to match your cedar wood. Using the cutouts and cedar, you can create rustic indoor decor items like boxes, curtain tie-backs, wall clocks, candle holders, shelving or any other craft item you can dream up.
Holiday Decor
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Cedar branches make attractive Christmas wreaths. Cedar wood isn't the only material that can be used in rustic wildlife crafts. Cedar branches and needles are great for creating holiday crafts such as swags and wreaths. Embellish your cedar wreath with small wildlife carvings or ornaments for the perfect rustic holiday craft.
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