{"id":19307,"date":"2020-05-13T11:52:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T15:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=19307"},"modified":"2020-08-24T15:23:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:23:18","slug":"woodcarving-wednesday-whittle-a-ladybug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/woodcarving-wednesday-whittle-a-ladybug\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodcarving Wednesdays: Whittle a Ladybug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since many of us are spending extra time indoors these days, it&#8217;s more important than ever to stay creative and busy. With that in mind, the team at <em>Woodcarving Illustrated<\/em> will be posting a <strong>free beginner-friendly project to our website every Wednesday<\/strong>. So grab a knife and let those woodchips fly!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19321 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-1.18.24-PM-300x256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-1.18.24-PM-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-1.18.24-PM-64x55.png 64w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-1.18.24-PM-150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-1.18.24-PM-500x427.png 500w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-1.18.24-PM.png 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s something magical about playing in the yard and having a ladybug crawl across your finger. Get in the summer spirit by making your own crimson critter with this fun and whimsical project by Sara Barraclough.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_20258\"  width=\"1290\" height=\"726\"  data-origwidth=\"1290\" data-origheight=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EffmQYS_Ov8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You&#8217;ll Need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 288px;width: 697px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 256px\">\n<td style=\"width: 313px;height: 256px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u2022 Basswood, 1 3\/4&#8243; (4.5cm) thick:<br \/>\n2 3\/4&#8243; (7cm) square<br \/>\n\u2022 Wood glue<br \/>\n\u2022 Acrylic paints, such as Ceramcoat:<br \/>\nblack, black cherry, cardinal red, dark goldenrod, white<br \/>\n\u2022 Wire: 20 gauge<br \/>\n\u2022 Toothpick<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 368px;height: 256px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u2022 Band saw<br \/>\n\u2022 Rough out knife<br \/>\n\u2022 Hand drill with bits: small<br \/>\n\u2022 Paintbrushes: assorted<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[button link=&#8221;https:\/\/wci.shortstack.com\/40tb9M&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#ff0000&#8243;]Get the ladybug pattern here! 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Author and talented woodcarver Sara Barraclough will guide you through each adorable project.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">About the Author<\/h4>\n<p>Sara Barraclough lives in Southern Utah with her daughter. She started carving about two years ago to carry on her great-grandpa and great-great-grandpa&#8217;s carving legacy (they were Scandinavian master carvers). 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