This was on a blog i read almost daily. Artist name is N.C. Winters. Makes me want to try the wood thing again.

I tried it last year, with the intentions of leaving some of the wood grain exposed...but i didnt like how it turned out in the end. I was going to stain the wood a dark walnut color and blend the black background into it, but i just wasnt happy with how it looked when all was said and done. So i went all black.





This reminds me, i did this for the girlfriend last year for Christmas, i should really try to do something for her this year too. We'll see if time permits.