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Scroll Saw Wood Art

April 24, 2018

square scroll saw wood art spring kitchen

Almost 17 years ago we went to Hawaii for our honeymoon, it was your classic, typical newlywed vacation and I’d go back in a heartbeat.  Alas life happens – kids, house, and all the things – so traveling 4,900 miles for an adult only vacation probably won’t be happening for a few more years.  But back when we were in Maui and young and had all the time to ourselves I had purchased a quilting pattern with the hopes of making a pillow or quilt someday to remember that time in our lives.

square scroll saw wood art

Here we are today 17 years later and I finally took that Hawaiian breadfruit pattern I had saved in my stash and made it into wood wall art.  I’m actually very happy I waited all these years to make something of my honeymoon souvenir because it seems to mean more with the passing of time.  This project is part of the Wood Art Challenge organized by my friend Bethany at Reality Daydream.

Wood Art Challenge Blog Hop

I’ve joined forces with a group of wood loving friends for the Wood Art Challenge whereby we each create a square format piece of wood art.  Look at all the amazing projects!

TONS of unique and creative pieces of wooden wall art!

1) Reality Daydream

2) 100 Things 2 Do

3) House Becoming Home

4) Anika’s DIY Life

5) My Repurposed Life

6) 3×3 Custom

7) One Project Closer

8) Merrypad

9) Chatfield Court

10) Create & Babble

11)  Hazel & Gold

12) Jen Woodhouse

13) Sawdust 2 Stitches

14) Wood Work Life

15) Remodelaholic

16)  Evan & Katelyn

17) Jaime Costigio

18)  Pneumatic Addict

19)  Bower Power 

20) Lazy Guy DIY 

21) My Love 2 Create

22) Addicted 2 DIY

23) Her Tool Belt

24) Shades of Blue

25) Ugly Duckling House

26) The DIY Village

27) DIY Huntress

28) Mr Fix It DIY

I opted for the scroll saw since it happens to be one of my favorite tools at the moment.

square scroll saw wood art framed

To see this project come together I prepared a quick video here:

square wood art hawaiian breadfruit

This type of scroll saw project is perfect for nearly any design.  Pick something that’s meaningful to you or make as a gift for a special friend.

scroll saw wood art detail

A quilting or applique pattern is perfect for this layering technique because both sets of lines are typically already on the pattern for you.  I used 1/2″ MDF for the bottom layer and 1/4″ MDF for the top layer.  Also I suggest MDF for most intricate designs only because it is more forgiving than plywood with all the small bits.

hawaiian quilt collection breadfruit pattern

To make the scroll saw wood art start with your pattern.  I used this breadfruit quilting patttern, scanned in the pattern and used photoshop to flip and rotate the image multiple times to make one large piece.

TIP: Use Excel to print your pattern to size.  Import your pattern as a photo file and then scale to size as desired.  It may print out on multiple sheets of paper which you can then trim and tape together.

square wood art scroll saw progress

Adhere the paper pattern to the MDF using spray adhesive.  Then cut out the design using a scroll saw.

scroll saw wood art pieces

Cut a backing board, I used 3/4″ pine at 11″ x 11″ and 1×2 boards for the frame.

Paint the cut out pieces your desired color and then adhere to the backing using super glue gel.  Be sure to check out the entire process on my video here.

scroll saw wood art

square wood art challenge collage

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Filed Under: DIY, GIFTS, HOME DECOR, HOME DECOR, PAINT, SCRAP WOOD, SCROLL SAW, WEDDINGS17 Comments

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  1. bethany sy says

    April 24, 2018 at 10:32 AM

    You KNOW I love a good scroll saw project. This is so pretty! <3

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    • Jaime says

      April 25, 2018 at 7:36 AM

      Scroll sisters forever! Thanks for organizing and putting up the challenge, I’m so glad to have participated.

      Reply
  2. Amy says

    April 24, 2018 at 10:33 AM

    Jaime this is so pretty! I love the colors and your scrolling is pure perfection.

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    April 24, 2018 at 11:41 AM

    Not only is the execution flawless, but I love the significance and meaning this has to your family Jaime!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 25, 2018 at 7:35 AM

      Oh Rachel your comment made my day! Thank you for those kind words.

      Reply
  4. Katie says

    April 24, 2018 at 12:31 PM

    You never cease to amaze me, my friend! When I grow up, I want to be able to use a scroll saw as well as you do. It’s beautiful!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 25, 2018 at 7:34 AM

      You’re too nice! You definitely can scroll just as well (if not better with that little fancy machine you have). It’s so fun, honestly I could do it all day long.

      Reply
  5. gail says

    April 24, 2018 at 4:28 PM

    Jaime,

    This project is so cool. You are the queen of scroll saws. Watching you work that wood was amazing.

    I love that you layered the two pieces.

    pinned!
    gail

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 25, 2018 at 7:33 AM

      Thank you Gail, I’ll be the queen if you say so – someone has to do it! Thanks for pinning. Such a fun group challenge, I love seeing all the variations.

      Reply
  6. Anika says

    April 25, 2018 at 12:49 AM

    You have mad scroll saw skills… but then you have amazingly crazy creativity too! Plus it being so meaningful makes it even more awesome!

    Reply
  7. Shelly @100Things2Do says

    April 25, 2018 at 7:18 AM

    Your fingers came awfully close to that scroll saw blade! Yikes!
    Beautiful project!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 25, 2018 at 7:32 AM

      Thanks Shelly and yes I do need all those fingers! I think it’s the camera angle that makes it look closer than they really are, still pretty close though 😉

      Reply
  8. Angela says

    April 25, 2018 at 2:06 PM

    Beautiful work, as always!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 25, 2018 at 5:07 PM

      Thank you Angela, could not have done it without my favorite acrylic paints! 😉

      Reply
  9. Jeanie says

    April 27, 2018 at 4:27 PM

    I love that you chose to make something that has a special meaning. It’s beautiful. Job well done as usual!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      April 28, 2018 at 9:05 AM

      Thanks Jeanie, such a fun group challenge. Love seeing everyone’s creativity all pop up on one day.

      Reply
  10. Trudi McDaniel says

    April 27, 2018 at 10:10 PM

    I had a friend recently hand-me-down their old scroll saw to me. I was thrilled and so excited to experiment and crank out a whole new area of creativity. Well, let me tell you, it was hard! Mine doesn’t seem to allow the free movement of the wood like you display in the video. Is it 100% operator training error on my part, or are scroll saws different in how free you are to maneuver the workpiece? You’ve done an amazing job!

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