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Tinykeep sakes
Tinykeep sakes






If you’ve got a cash cushion you can maintain your quality of life, invest in any equipment you need to kick-start your business and cover emergency costs. To combat this potential problem, make sure you’ve saved up a nest egg of money before you embark on freelance life. When carving a Santa, or Saint Nicholas, Coffman has a general idea of how she would like the Santa to appear, but as the carving develops, Santa's head may take on a different angle, or Santa's hands positions may need to be rethought to call attention to what Santa is holding.When you’ve not got a salary and you’ve not established a monthly churn of income thanks to consistent freelance business (opens in new tab) then having to wait for money to arrive can cause serious issues. Nicholas who is often portrayed as taller and thinner and more serious. A simple cat carving can portray a lazy attitude or seem ready to pounce.Ĭoffman enjoys carving Santa Claus as both the American traditional jolly Santa Claus, and as the older version of St. Cat carvings can have sleek smooth lines or can suggest a cat that has been very well fed. Cats seem to be able to be posed in any position.

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People often see their own cat's traits in Coffman's cat wood carvings. They make funny little groups that can be added to easily. There are silly ones for someone who needs to be cheered, tiny ones for people with little display space, and bear hugs that make it possible to send someone a hug through the mail. And the bears have a lot of fun making people smile. There are all shapes and sizes of collector bears.

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The ornaments are dated with the year, or on request the full date of birth could be used.Ĭoffman has a lot of fun carving the Bear Keepsakes. There are boy ornaments, girl ornaments, or "just a little baby" ornaments. Often the "tiny child ornament keepsake" is the first Christmas ornament given to the new grandchild. Sometimes it becomes a Nativity scene showing of a little of each of these emotions.

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Sometimes the set will suggest an air of excitement and expectation. Sometimes the scene reflects joy, or awe or contentment.

tinykeep sakes

Each figurine is carved with the same care, be it the Baby Jesus or a shepherd. Keepsake collectors can find many animal keepsake wood carvings of their interests such as cats, bears, penguins, pelicans, pigs and many others.Įach Nativity crèche is created to show an emotion that could have been felt at the manger scene. Keepsake Christmas Ornaments, which can be used on the tree or as "out all year" figures, are very often used for gifts such as " noggins" and Santa ornaments. She uses wood carving to create Nativity figures that would be better described as miniature sculpture, rather than simple craft pieces. Coffman's keepsake nativity sets set the scene using only figures and simple palm tree backgrounds and they are Coffman's specialty. So clients can feel they are creating their own, personalized nativity scene, Coffman creates separate pieces that can be interchanged among the Nativity sets. Making the I Love You Sign blends the handshapes for the letters I, L and Y into one handshape. One of the best known American Sign Language signs is the "I Love You" sign (handshape). Certainly that is a one of a kind gift that will be smiled over for years to come. Recently a client described the members of a wedding party and asked that a bear family be created to celebrate the event. They can be a way of celebrating an event. A tiny keepsake carving is a good way to share a smile with someone that is many miles away. And because she designs all of her own work, the keepsake carving can reflect any particular moment from the past, such as a little girl or boy holding their favorite stuffed animal, or sporting a special outfit or maybe just showing a trait like shyness with the tilt of a head. Because she works mainly in miniature, the little keepsake carvings can fit into any household. Keepsake Carvings That Will Be Treasured For GenerationsĬhristine Coffman has been creating thousands of carving keepsakes over her talented career! Many of Coffman’s carvings have been purchased to become family keepsakes that will be treasured for generations.






Tinykeep sakes