when is enough , enough?

hi folks, like the title?   having a table or tables at a show, is lots of work,,  i for one plan for days if not weeks, to decide what to bring , how to set up and what has to go along,,  I am now working on filling the empty slots of dvds that i thought i had more then a few,,  most of them i had 2-4 of each one of them in reserve if someone would order it,,  with 59 dvds to take along, i been busy making about 60 copies so that i have everything at the show,,, running out of time , i like to also paint some of my santas that are staring at me to be completed,,,,  i really had so many other projects on hold cause of the honey bears,,  sold a few all ready,, and have about 4 of them looking at me unpainted,, but there is only so much time in a day,, and i love working late at night but that isnt always good for ones health,, but i will get done what i can,,  the rest will have to wait till the show is over,,,  i love what i do,, and the honey holiday bears were a big hit,, i dont believe i had so many folks that fell in love with a carving as this one,,  and i have orders for christmas,  i know  your thinking its way to early to be thinking of it , but no it really isnt,,  our season isnt now,,  its christmas that folks want the special something for someone,, and carvings are a great gifts,,  i really had orders for  this coming christmas , beginning in jan, so its never early,,,  its how do you keep this from getting out of hand,, that is another topic,, i get into that later, but when is enough , enough,,?  the answer is never,,  you will always want more carvings and stuff at a show,, and most likely you will be taking most of it home,, ( you will sell some) but reality is you will bring most of it back with you ,,  but you always feel that you never have enough displayed, and you want everything you can take with you ,, just in case,,  thats ok,, just remember to have fun doing it,,  so far this has not felt like a job,, i still enjoy doing what i am ,, i never want to feel like i have to do the carving rather,  that i want to do the carving and shows,,  so really enough will be when you finally pack the car, and get there, then you have no choice if you brought enough with it ,,,, it will have to be enough,, take care , arleen  ps keep carving as long as you can,, :) 

the class ,, not enough time opps

hi folks,, i had our class today , holiday honey bear,, thinking we could get it done in one day,,  this is the first class that we were not able to finish a project,,  which normally we do,,,  i didnt think it would take all day just to carve the bear,,  this should be a two day class, but all of the folks were fine with taking it home to either paint it and to  finish the little pieces,,   what i might do ,, is add a bit more to the class and add the dvd,, so that they can finish it,, and keep it a one day class, have not decided how to do that,, i know that the one day classes are more popular,, because of other commitments most folks have to deal with,, but they did  a great job on their projects,,  and i was very happy with the fact they enjoyed it ,, so as i plan ahead i will have to see how the do this class the same way or the add a day, or other things i could do ,,  it has to be sorted out,, but really it was a great day for carving,, the snow was coming down,, and a perfect time to be carving ... so i will be adding more classes, soon,,  this one for sure will be coming again in the near future,, very near,, lol take care and keep carving ,, 

amish toilet for sale, LOL if your a collector

http://youtu.be/cgEykm8hWFc

thinking ahead,, hmmmm new ventures we all need them

hi folks,, as the show is coming up in about two weeks, there is much to do,,  i have a lot of my shelving in my camper studio , fixed to the walls not that it can not come apart but i plan to have everything ready a couple of days ahead,,  there is much to do also around the farm,, took a walk and weather i have the energy to do all the tasks that need to be done is another,, i plan to slowly get things done this spring and summer,,  but there is always improvements that need to be worked on,,   sometimes my wanting to do a large project is to much to do,, painting my home took a few months, but it made me feel good once it was completed,,  plus both lawnmowers ( riders need to be replace,, i will only purchase one,, and do everything with it,, the cost of having it done ,, well i an old farm gal,, i can cut it myself,,  and fix things on my own,, \
well lately its i been kinda slow getting some new youtube videos up,, but it will start again soon,, this coming week sat march 16 i will have a class of the holiday honey bear,,  its a full class and plan to do another one later on in the summer and again in the fall,,  and adding more classes as we go along,,  i have the civil war guy coming up too ,  in april,,
well keep carving,, and keep working to whatever your goals may be,,   arleen

getting ready for the show in lancaster

hi folks i been busy making my holiday bears,, and will take a few to the show, and some will go on ebay , so much going on this month,, my folks just had their 60th wedding anniversary, which we celebrated , with going to shady maple to eat,,  and so working these bears for the past 3 weeks has been fun,,  looking forward to the carving show and hope everyone has a great weekend coming up  take care and keep carving, arleen 

for my family in canada and holland

hi folks some of my family follow me on the blog and not on facebook , here is a few photos of ann birthday and mom and dads 60th,, which we will go to shady to eat,, and some of you folks know where we are going to eat,,  LOL   ann got her holiday honey bear and of course the canada flag :)

endorsement of other businesses PLEASE READ , and other issues

hi folks below is what is posted on my facebook  page,, the internet is a wonderful tool but also can be tricky how to handle things,, i felt it was time to address some of the issues,,  and below is how i will deal with it,,, most carvers are kind folks and many of them will respect your wishes,,,   but i had notice that business putting sales of their items on my page, and other questionable stuff sometimes were posted,,, i did delete some of the comments that i felt were offensive,,  i can tolerate and look away,, but i wanted my channel and the facebook page to be shall i say clean enough for kids to watch,,  it was important to me when i started this four years ago that it would be family friendly,, we have enough unwanted stuff on the net,,  and many of the folks that come to my site , have the same belief system as i do,, and as a christian,, its not only what i want but my duty to try to protect our kids , we all should be protecting the kids from what they are able to watch on the internet and tv,,,  often times we fail them,,and do not count on tv networks which is lacking in most of the tv programming today to protect kids, look at the stuff , dance moms, toddlers and tiras, etc ,,  i want and i believe that you can sit and watch my videos with your kids without worry,, and i will continue to make my videos with that in mind,,  yes i tell stories that are real,  farm stories with the humor that i found here working on the farm,,,,   so   thanks for all the support i got when i posted it ,,arleen 

here is what is on facebook 

thanks for taking the time to read this i know no one want to deal with some issues that are not related to woodcarving,, but i need to address this so that everyone is aware and informed,,  

i made this facebook page , and group for  simple reason to share woodcarving projects that i have done along with what other woodcarvers have made as well,,,  i want to make it very clear that your welcome to post your finished carving for other woodcarvers to enjoy,, but i will not allow ads for any business,,  i only recommond one place to purchase carving tools,, and if your interested in other companies your free to google it for more,,,  other then hillcrest carving,, i do not endorse any other business,,   hillcrest is a local  woodcarving supply here in lancaster,, don i have known him for many years,,  he helps me set up for beginner kits, for my students,,,, i will not endorse any other carving or wood supplier,,,,   and please do not post business ads on my page,, if you do it will be removed along with your name,,  i know it sounds harsh ,, and really i try to be fair but if one person does it everyone will,,  and this page is intended for my material and others that want to share photos of their work,, thanks for the understanding ,, arleen   

i might as well also add, i want this to be a page, and group also suitable for kids to see, so anything i deem not suitable photos, or comments will also be deleted,, thanks for your understanding,, arleen

car full of basswood, this is only part of it :)

ok today i went to the amish neighbor elmer,, and he cut this up for me its a rough cut,, i didnt know he had a portable sawmill what is really neat,, its a huge bandsaw on wheels,, i was able to watch him cut these all less then an hours time,, this is only half of what i had cut,, the other amish took to long , he and to expensive,, now i have to plane these down,, i had him cut them 1/4 of an inch bigger so that i could plane them down later,, now to look for a nice small planer,, had one years ago,, a table top from craftsmans,, ok but i can also just cut up what i need at the time,,, this are 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 7 feet long,, i see lots of santas and honey bears to come,, :)

working on some holiday honey bears,,

and the bigger one is called the farmer holiday honey bear,

new class the holiday bear coming soon

NOAH ARK ZEBRA #10 ( END)

noah's ark zebra finished photos

NOAH'S ARK ZEBRA #1

dvd #59 NOAH'S ARK, GIRAFFE, ELEPHANT, ARK

new dvd #59 noah's ark, giraffe, elephant, ark

OK dvd # 59 noah's ark, giraffe, elephant, ark, is ready,, if interested email me at carverswoodshop@yahoo.com thanks arleen

new dvd to come #59 noah;s ark, giraffe, elephant and ark

ok folks, another dvd in the works,, it will have three projects of the noah,s ark,, the giraffe, elephant ,and the ark,, hopefully will have it done in a few days,, this will be number #59 the dvd will be 3 hours and 28 mins long,,  ok now back to carving lol

NOAH 'S ARK the ark #4 END

NOAH ARK the ark #4 END 001

NOAH'S ARK ... the ark #1

start of the ark,, more photos and videos later

start of the ark,, i will have about 4 videos on this ,, not alot of carving more explaining how i carved it in stages,,  to big to carve on video,, this is 20 inch long and 7 inches high out of one block of 2 inches thick this more photos to come later when i complete it

NOAH'S ARK ELEPHANT #11 (END)

NOAH'S ARK ELEPHANT PHOTOS

NOAK' ARK ELEPHANT #1

NOAK'S ARK GIRAFFE #14 (END)

NOAH'S ARK GIRAFFE PHOTO

hi folks ,, i have the giraffes painted, the last video will be up tomorrow, thanks , more animals to come lol

LANCASTER COUNTY 40TH WOODCARVING SHOW MARCH 23 AND 24 2013

LANCASTER WOODCARVING SHOW COMING SOON

hi folks , i will be at this show coming up , be sure to stop by and say hello, arleen 

40th Annual Woodcarving & Wildlife Art Festival and Competition

To celebrate this Milestone we will be inviting many CCA members and others as Featured Carvers.

The following have confirmed so far: Bruce Henn, Dennis  & Susan Thornton,  Shawn Cipa and Wayne Barton.

The CCA will also be awarding Ribbons at our Competition.

Saturday & Sunday, March 23rd & 24th, 2013

Sat. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sun. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

At the Millersville University Fitness Center, Shenks Rd. Millersville PA

Donation $5.00, (Under 15 - FREE WITH ADULT).

This year's theme will be:

GOD BLESS AMERICA

 

This year's raffle proceeds will benefit SOAR, (Support Our American Rec2012

amish baked goods

hi folks , here in amish country ,, we have amish neighbors that have a farmer market stand down near the city,, they have a driver that will take them there along with bake goods, every sat night,, around 5pm when they return they bring along baked goods, that have not sold and unload the van and put all the items on about 5 tables in the yard ( today it was snowing and they put the tables in the basement,, once all the items are on the table , every is a buck , one dollar,, so i decide to go today and see ,, looking for pumpkin rolls,,, they didnt have any,, but other stuff,, yes pies for a buck, and sticky buns, 1/4 cheese cake,, all for about 3 bucks, you cant go wrong,, you have to be kinda quick,, i know many of the folks that buy are buying for churches,, for coffee hour after church,, its an awesome way to get some great food for a great price,, its about a mile away from me,, about 20 people were there today on a snowy sat afternoon, the photo is one of the mules from last summer,, i thought he was cute,, lol

DVD #58 CONE HOLIDAY HONEY BEAR

NOAK'S ARK GIRAFFE #1 ( the beginning)

ok here we go with noaks ark,, this is the first animal the giraffe , there are about 12 videos for this project,,  i have to paint the pair yet,,  ok that will come in a day or so ,, enjoy,, arleen

important notice

IMPORTANT NOTICE, PLEASE READ  THANK YOU ,,
i had a person that asked about teaching one of my projects if i would have a problem with that , if they had my permission to do so,,,, i wrote back to them the following email,,  first before i post it i want to make it very clear,, that anyone teaching projects that are not their own without the permission of the creator of it , is in the wrong,, esp if they are being paid to do so,, please read my response to them,, thanks , arleen

thanks for your email and your request,, i would say the following to question,, i have no problem teaching techniique of how to carve,, but i do think that if i have a project that is being followed and taught  by someone, that is my design ,i say no , i design projects so that i can teach them here or that folks can purchase a dvd,, they are welcome to watch them on youtube, ( which is free) but for others to be teaching, the projects  and to make money from it i would say no,,  i put alot of time and effort into my projects and video taping them,,  and for someone else to teach it, and getting paid, that would not be fair to me  or any other carver that teaches , and  if its a project for  carving club ... for their members for beginners project,s, i have no problem with it,, its when someone , assumes the teaching instruction, and then get paid ,,  i may have to clear the air about that,, same if i were to   teach someone  projects that belong to them,, please i want you to thank you for for question,, at least you were asking first,,  a big thank you for that,, i will be sure to address this,, cause there might be others that wonder the same thing,, thanks again,, good luck with your projects that you teach,, its the most wonderful hobby for any age to enjoy,, take care,, arleen ps if you have any other questions please email me or call me direct,, 484-364 -0471  thank again, and keep carving,, enjoy the videos , arleen

new big project coming NOAH'S ARK

OK here is the big project that i will attempt to do on youtube ( NOAH'S ARK)  and i already started to test some of my projects they not on youtube yet ( i let you know) have to see how it goes for a bit before i start the video series,,  most of you enjoy the cone project/ and or the block projects,  ,  so stay tune for updates,  i should have something up in few days,, lol what a blast this will be,,  thanks for all that voted on my blog,,  ok gotta get carving on some things, this might take a while,, lol keep carving,, arleen

new poll , just to help me know what you folks like

hi folks to the right column i have three questions , about how you found my youtube channel, what projects you enjoyed the most, and what projects would you like to see more of?   simple but it will help me know what you folks enjoy,, thanks for taking the time to vote,, arleen 

amish honey wagon, in honey brook, pa,, no that is not how we got the name of the town LOL

amish honey wagon in honey brook pa,, lol i remember these we had one but had a tractor in front of it,, lol and so much fun to operate,, the neighbors loved us during this special time. lol

calvin, and the hand carved wooden mouse,, he is not impressed, lol

a writer from canada

hi folks some time ago i was asked by someone that was a woodcarver and a writer if he could do a story for his blog about my woodcarvings,, i said yes and he ask some questions, and here is the article ,, he did a great job,, honestly i never had a reporter that was so careful to get all the facts correct,, he took the extra time  to make sure,,,  thanks ken ,, and thanks for the honor , arleen
http://www.kennethcyoung.com/arleen-zomer-the-wood-carver/

CONE HOLIDAY HONEY BEAR #20 (END)

CONE HOLIDAY HONEY BEAR #19

FINISHED CONE HOLIDAY HONEY BEAR

HI FOLKS i am still loading the videos will have them up later tomorrow total of 19 video clips on this project  thanks for stopping bye enjoy,, he was a delight to carve :)

CONE HOLIDAY HONEY BEAR #1