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Below is a closer view of the buffalo scene that Jose Valencia carved on the presentation case.

In case you missed the original post on this project, you can see it here.

Keep up the good work Jose.

See more of Jose’s Carvings and Engravings at Jose Valencia Studio.com.

The video below will also show you some of Jose’s Carving Projects.

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Jose also offers wood carving classes – View his Class Schedule.

Have you seen the Other Items from Jose Valencia?

Jose Valencia Signature Carving System

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Carving Gunstocks Using Power Carving Techniques by Jose Valencia

Having a Blast in Stone

I was going through some old files of mine the other day and stumbled upon a bunch of pictures of rocks that I sandblasted some time ago.

I added them to our Rock Sandblasting Gallery for you to view. I have also posted the gallery in this post below.

I forgot how enjoyable it was to sandblast designs into rocks, I had a lot of fun creating them for clients. (and you thought all I knew how to do was build web sites!)

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By Now You’ve Heard it a Million Times…..

Exposure, Exposure, Exposure

We all know by now how important exposure is for artists.

Now, How do we do something about it?

Take a look at what Darwin, Deb, Lance, Sharon and others are doing…..

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Just in from Jose Valencia Studio:

“I thought you might be interested in taking a look of the finished presentation case that I had a chance to work on.

Here’s a photo of display case for 2010 CCA Showgun from the NRA SHOW.

The gun will be auctioned in October.” – Jose Valencia.

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Nellie Whitener – Another Amazing Ostrich Egg Carving

We are not sure where Nellie gets all of her inspiration or ideas for her amazing Ostrich Egg Carvings, but she gets it from somewhere.

Nellie just sent in another amazing Ostrich Egg Carving that you egg artists don’t want to miss.

Visit our Egg Carving Gallery to see more pictures of Nellie’s Latest Egg Art.

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We would love to feature your art in Profitable Hobbies Photo Galleries.

Please send info and pictures to info@profitablehobbies.com.

All artists will be given full credit for their art work.

Wood Carving Finished Surfaces

The video below is a clip I ran across that shows some wood carvings on finished surfaces.

It’s just a small, introductory clip, but has some good ideas and tips inside.

You might not have seen some of the projects shown, including Craig Hone’s carving for Utah Homes and Gardens magazine.

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Relief Wood Carving Tips, Techniques and Stories

I’ve been going through some of our past videos lately and “pulling out” clips that might benefit our network. (It’s a little basic for most – but there might be something in it that you can learn from)

In the video below, Dr. Lew introduces some relief carving designs, ideas, tips, techniques and stories from Keith Hone and Joe Cummings.

There might be something in this clip that you can learn from or some ideas that you might not have seen before.

The video is available below – Play Now.

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Personalized Wine Bottles Demand High Prices

If you are going to engrave glass, why not choose a meduim that makes a great gift and demands high prices?

But….How do you lead the RIGHT customers to your door?

This is always the hard part.

Building a database of customers that want – WHAT YOU DO.

Have you considered this……… Read the rest of this entry »

You have to see Nellie Whitener’s Latest Ostrich Eggshell Carving.

Many of you have seen Nellie Whitener’s artwork designs in Profitable Hobbies Featured Artist Gallery.

The response we had when we featured some of her artwork was terrific. She is an amazing artist.

If you missed her feature artist video, you can see it right here – Watch it Now.

Nellie just send in a few pictures of her latest Ostrich Egg Carving to share with our network. (It is also an amazing work of art!)

As I added the recent eggshell carving to our Eggshell Art Gallery, I realized that…..(it’s almost embarrassing!)

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I Found a Father’s Day Gift Idea While Digging Through My Sock Drawer…

Yes, it sounds funny, but it’s true. There’s a valuable lesson to be learned here, I just had to share it with you.

The videos below will show you the details.

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You now have a great opportunity to learn Calligraphy Engraving (and MARKETING) from Ken Brown.

Ken Brown has a special offer – ONLY FOR PROFITABLE HOBBIES NETWORK.

This is a closed circuit letter that is only for our database. Ken is not offering this to anyone outside our network, you will only find this link – RIGHT HERE!

Read the letter here – to learn more.

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To see more of Ken Brown’s Calligraphy Engraving, watch this video….

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To see more about the Duck Bill Money Clip, watch the demonstration video below.