{"id":161,"date":"2009-03-23T11:27:37","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T16:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2012-05-29T14:45:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:45:42","slug":"spring-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Spring Update!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is time for an update!\u00a0 First off I have to say this has been a great March.\u00a0 This is the first real spring we have had since we moved here in 2001.\u00a0 Every year it has snowed until at least the end of April and has gone directly into summer.\u00a0 This year we are getting sunshine and springlike temperatures.\u00a0 Beautiful!<\/p>\n

Brandon is working on a couple of projects. He is working on a commission nutcracker for a collector.\u00a0 The collector had a picture of a carved meerschaum pipe he wanted turned into a nutcracker. Brandon designed the stylized horse figural nutcracker for him and has been working on that.\u00a0 Here are some progress pictures…<\/p>\n

\"Horse<\/a>

Stylized Horse Figural Nutcracker <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Horse<\/a>

Stylized Horse Figural Nutcracker <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Horse<\/a>

Stylized Horse Figural Nutcracker <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stylized<\/a>

Stylized Horse Figural Nutcracker<\/p><\/div>\n

This nutcracker has a lot of detail with the reigns and mane and is going to be a spectacular piece when completed.\u00a0 I will be posting more pictures as it nears completion.<\/p>\n

Brandon is also working on a custom hand carved residential sign. The sign has a nautical style with a lighthouse.\u00a0 The sign will be painted and the lettering will be gold leafed.\u00a0 Here is a photo of the sign is it’s early stage….<\/p>\n

\"Lighthouse<\/a>

Custom Hand Carved Residential Sign<\/p><\/div>\n

I have been painting.\u00a0 I just completed the Bat Wing Mantle Clock II (the sequel).\u00a0 Brandon carved the wings and added them to the mantle clock.\u00a0 It is painted black and a moody gray blue shade.\u00a0 It has a couple spooky scenes like the haunted mansion on the front and the witch riding by the crescent moon on the top surface.\u00a0 This clock makes quite a statement and is perfect for Halloween.<\/p>\n

\"Bat<\/a>

Bat Wing Mantle Clock II<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Front<\/a>

Front of Bat Wing Mantle Clock II <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Top<\/a>

Top of Bat Wing Mantle Clock II <\/p><\/div>\n

\"Back<\/a>

Back of Bat Wing Mantle Clock II <\/p><\/div>\n

The Bat Wing Mantle Clock II is currently listed on eBay<\/a> and will close next Sunday.<\/p>\n

I am now painting a few spring items and also a different style clock too. I will post pictures of those next time.<\/p>\n

Melissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is time for an update!\u00a0 First off I have to say this has been a great March.\u00a0 This is the first real spring we have had since we moved here in 2001.\u00a0 Every year it has snowed until at least the end of April and has gone directly into summer.\u00a0 This year we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,105],"tags":[23,310,36,37,300,303,304,49,59,61,73,84],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-carving","category-home","tag-bat-wing-mantle-clock","tag-carving","tag-custom-carving","tag-custom-hand-carved-residential-sign","tag-custom-sign-carving","tag-figural-nutcracker","tag-halloween","tag-halloween-decor","tag-lighthouse","tag-lighthouse-residential-sign","tag-nutcracker-updates","tag-stylized-horse-figural-nutcracker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1164,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}