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Creation Sings Woodworking, Grand Rapids, MI (2026)

02/17/2025

I have been working on two baby mobiles for some friends each expecting their first baby. They took weeks and were incredibly labor intensive but I was so pleased with the results. Then I forgot to get final photos!
Here are the mobiles right before I strung them together. I added small branch slices with live edges to the woodland mobile. The center of the woodland mobile was the three leaves strung smallest to largest.
The center of the fishing mobile was the lure with the hooks suspended beneath.

08/06/2024

Every summer I want to carve more but get pulled outside to the care of the garden and children.
But I did make time to carve these four cereal spoons for a friend. They all came from the same piece of tigerwood and I love how they each have their own personalities! My favorite is the second from the right, how about you?

05/14/2024

I went to finish a woodworking project but my workbench currently looks like an eye spy book.

Can you find:
- Luke’s flosser
- Johannah’s bracelet
- My reading glasses (been looking for them!)
- Anastasia’s water bead container
- Trevor’s measuring tape
- My almost finished woodworking project

05/01/2024

The vast variety of wood types and colors never ceases to amaze me and it was a joy getting to know the personality and grain of each of these species as I carved this collection.
Each spoon came from a different type of tree: some were short and stocky trees, some were massive and majestic. Some withstood harsh icy winters while others endured a blazing tropical sun.
All waved branches in praise of their Creator and now a small piece of each is collected into a bouquet on my counter: a testament to the infinite creativity of the Lord.

If you would like your own bouquet, I’d love to take on your project! You choose how many spoons you would like and what species. Each spoon is $20.

Top row left to right: Cherry, Redheart, Yellowheart, Pau Brasil, Maple, Hawaiian (not sure exact name), Walnut, Lacewood

Bottom row: Canary, Tigerwood, Rosewood, Olive, Tigerstripe Maple

02/03/2024

I somehow deleted these photos, my greatest apologies.
Whether you would like to celebrate the coming Year of the Dragon or are looking for a unique Valentine’s Day gift, here are a few one of a kind, hand carved gifts!!

01/22/2024

Creation sings of a new year and the Chinese will soon be celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dragon on February 10th! My family is planning making dumplings and enjoying the challenge of eating with chopsticks. Join the celebration of the Chinese New Year!

Considering the new year, I love the prayer in The Valley of Vision called Year’s End, “Thy goodness will be with me in the year ahead; I hoist sail and draw up anchor, with thee as the blessed Pilot of my future as of my past.” I hope that you take a moment to consider Him whose goodness never changes year after year, and whose power will bring forth each season of 2024.

Available for Purchase:
Chop Sticks 11” ~ Cherrywood ~ $20
Chop Sticks 9 1/2” ~ Canarywood ~ $20
Dragon Coffee Scoop 8”~ Cherrywood ~ $85

Sold:
Dragon Horn Hair Stick 6 1/4” ~ Canarywood ~ $20
*I have more chopsticks or a hair sticks ready to be made, if you would like custom piece or a specific design, send me a message!

~ Additional information and commentary are in the comments section of each photo.
~ Buyer pays shipping if applicable.
~ I accept Venmo, cash, or check. Please direct message me for purchasing instructions or with questions. ~ Prices are determined by type of wood and amount of time spent on each carving.
~ All pieces finished with Real Milk Paint Company Wood Wax, Tried & True’s Original Finish, or Tried & True’s Danish oil.
~ If you feel so inclined, I would appreciate if you shared this post!

12/20/2023

Last minute Christmas Shopping? Here is my final set of Christmas gifts: a mixture of previously posted pieces at a 10-20% sale and my newest carvings! I intended to have a larger selection but have been busy finishing my own gifts, so this is what I was able to put together. Let me know if something catches your eye and a very Merry Christmas to you all!

Available for Purchase:
20% SALE ~ Calla Lily Coffee Scoop ~ Olivewood ~ $80
20% SALE ~ Plumeria Jewelry Bowl ~ Tigerstripe Maple ~ $40
10% SALE ~ Chicken Tea/Ring Bowl ~ Tigerstripe Maple ~ $16.20
10% SALE ~ Ginkgo Leaf Tea/Ring Bowl ~ Apple Wood~ $27
Aspen Stirring Spoon ~ Apple Wood ~ $25
Butter Knife ~ Tigerstripe Maple ~ $22
Butter Knife ~ Walnut ~ $20

Sold:
Serving Spoon ~ Walnut ~ $50 SOLD

~ Dimensions and commentary are in the comments section of each photo.
~ Buyer pays shipping if applicable.
~ I accept Venmo, cash, or check. Please direct message me for purchasing instructions or with questions.
~ Prices are determined by type of wood and amount of time spent on each carving.
~ All pieces finished with Real Milk Paint Company Wood Wax: Walnut Oil and Carnauba Wax, Vegan & Nontoxic, VOC and Solvent Free.

Special thanks to my husband, Trevor, for sharpening my tools, encouraging me in this endeavor, and putting up with wood chips being scattered across our house. Thanks to my dad, Mike, for cheerfully sawing out all my wood blanks. And thank you to everyone who has purchased pieces, encouraged me, and liked or shared this page! Merry Christmas!

12/01/2023

Christmas remembers that Jesus came to save the least and the lost, God in human flesh, the long awaited Savior who continues to gather sinners to himself 2000 years later. We have much to celebrate, so let the festivities begin!

For those wanting to get a start on Christmas shopping, here is the stock I have carved over the past few weeks. Let me know if something catches your eye!

Prices, dimensions, and commentary on pieces are listed in the comments section of each photo and determined by type of wood and amount of time spent on each carving.

I accept Venmo, cash, or check. Please direct message me for purchasing instructions or with questions. Buyer pays shipping if applicable.

If you would like a video of a piece to better see its full detail, I’d be happy to send you a dm upon request.

Utensil Highlight – Rose Stirring Spoon: I have a beautiful silver teaspoon from my grandmother and love it so much that I styled this stirring spoon after it. It took me several days to carve with the tiny details, but I think the result speaks for itself. I’m excited to learn more about carving roses, perhaps after Christmas.

Plumeria Jewelry Bowl ~ Tigerstripe Maple ~ $50 ~ Available
Chicken Tea Dish/Ring Bowl ~ $18 ~ Available
Calla Lily Coffee Scoop ~ $100 ~ Available

Rose Stirring Spoon ~ $40 SOLD
Leaf Stirring Spoon ~ $25 ~ SOLD
Cooking Spoon ~ $40 ~ SOLD
Shallow Spoon Rest ~ $40 ~ SOLD
Butter Knives: Tigerwood ~ $22 ~ SOLD
Plumeria Jewelry Bowl ~ Cherry ~ $50 ~ SOLD

All pieces finished with Real Milk Paint Company Wood Wax: Walnut Oil and Carnauba Wax, Vegan & Nontoxic, VOC and Solvent Free.

11/27/2023

Working on the final piece for my next available set of utinsils and hoping to post them the 1st of December!
I’m still in the ugly duckling phase of this coffee scoop, but isn’t olivewood so beautiful?!

11/14/2023

I stopped by our local mill, Atwood Forest Products, to build up my store of tigerwood while they have it in stock. Most pieces were completely blond with no color variation and then there was this beauty.
Pictured below is a Gonçalo-Alves tree, most commonly found in Brazil, and it is from these lovely trees that we get Tigerwood.
I am forever astonished by the beauty that God designed into trees: bark patterns, leaf shapes and colors, soaring heights, massive root systems, and an enormous variety of fruits and nuts. And in addition to all that, He also made their interiors beautiful and useful. God is so good!
I can’t wait to sit down and work with this these boards.
Christmas is coming, stay tuned if you would like to bless a friend or family with a gift made from Tigerwood!

11/08/2023

Still Available:
Ginkgo Tea Saucer/Ring Holder: $30

With every leaf that falls Thanksgiving draws closer, as does the advent season! For all you early Christmas shoppers, here is an opportunity to shop for completely hand carved, one of a kind gifts for family or friends.

Please direct message me for purchasing instructions.

Utensil Highlight: The Bent Spatula was carved from a single, unglued piece of lightly curled maple. It was a very frustrating design to figure out and there is a good chance I will not make another one, so if you like it, today is your day! There are few other places you will ever find a wooden spatula carved to such a sharp angle as this one.

Wood Highlight: Introducing Apple Wood, grown in our neighboring town of Newaygo! This was my first time working with this type of wood and my first time ever carving green wood. Apple wood is absolutely beautiful with soft color variations and extremely tight wood grain. It is also one of the hardest woods I have ever carved!

All pieces finished with Real Milk Paint Company Wood Wax: Walnut Oil and Carnauba Wax, Vegan & Nontoxic, VOC and Solvent Free.

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