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Win a set of Barn Wood Painted Distressed Wedding Letters

On October 24, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - In the Woodshop


Wed Loft is hosting a giveaway of our 3 barn wood wedding letters, if you would like a chance to win a custom set please go here to enter and good luck!!
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today on the farm

On October 24, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - In the Woodshop
A huge lot of vintage Levi bell bottom jeans, in all sizes can be found in the shop…just take a look!

Levi’s Vintage Big Bells

Having some good laughs when wrangling our son into modeling these….and these
 it was hard for him to keep a straight face :)

It’s American Craft Week and we’re celebrating!

On October 11, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - In the Woodshop

American Craft Week is Oct. 5-14 
“It’s an opportunity to celebrate the wonders of American craft. Every day thousands of American artists share their vision and talent by producing amazing hand-made decorative and functional objects. And every day thousands of craft retailers share their love of these items by displaying, promoting and selling them. As one craft artist put it, “this is the creative economy!”~ 
excerpt from American Craft Week

Second Nature Woodwork has decided to celebrate by offering 25% off everything in our Etsy Shop, just use the coupon code ACW25 when checking out :)

Other companies like Barnes & Noble are offering a 50% discount on their popular craft books…yay!!
Just go here and check out all the great books they have discounted.

To read more about American Craft Week, just hop on over to their webpage here.

News and Updates

On October 1, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - In the Woodshop

Making time to FOCUS on a really big project in the shop, a handmade headboard.

 We just love all our customers on Etsy! And thank you to all our custom request customers!! It has been a wonderful year and we have enjoyed working with each and every one of you. We are taking a small hiatus from custom orders Starting Oct.1, so Brian can focus on a large commissioned piece that he has in the shop. Check back for updates and we will keep you posted.

We look forward to being able to receive custom requests again soon. Feel free to email us (convo us on Etsy) or leave a comment with your info and we will let you know when we start taking custom orders again.

National Blueberry Popsicle Month SALE!!!

On September 21, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - In the Woodshop

Our Story

On September 18, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - In the Woodshop

Second Nature has taken on the true meaning of it’s name, our livelihood and woodworking has been reclaimed and given a new life, just like our wood. The economy was a mess when we decided after much prayer to work together as a team and come up with an idea to sell something on Etsy.


The furniture business that had supported the family for fifteen plus years was upside down. We found ourselves in a new spot, like so many other Americans, looking for an unconventional way to make a living and for us it has always been handmade, so we needed to think outside the box once again.



The excitement and the fear are both there, taking business completely online with a product lots of people will want was something new. Pray, pray, pray. Lori had been selling her handmade soap and art on Etsy since it first opened the doors in 2005 and found success. So why not with woodworking? With not knowing anywhere else to turn in this new economy, we began to eat, breathe and sleep Etsy.

Pouring over interviews and articles like , “Quit your day job”, how to’s on photography, listing, keywords, marketing and so on were key. We were each others support and our mindset was one of no fail, this had to work. Although our boys are now teens, we still had to support ourselves, there was no room for failure, literally. And knowing with hard work God never allows anything to turn up empty we had assurance.

We basically lived on Etsy, doing hours and hours of research…unitl our eyes crossed. And I remember the feeling of that first sale and then the second, knowing we had hit on something other people wanted, something that involved the craft of woodworking and something we could do at home together.


The wooden letters came about through much research and prayer. Because they are completely customizeable, they hit on something personal and I think that’s key. Barn wood letters, with a great rustic feel has become something that newlyweds have now used in their wedding photos and even for proposals of all things.

Logos have been made for large companies like Cainkade in New York.




















Second Nature Woodwork began as just one guy learning the craft he loved… woodworking. It started in a small goat barn, The first farm table that was made out of that barn and was sold to a designer up the mountain. That was a beginning to something much greater for our family, this business would go on to support a family of five, while living on a small farmstead.


















Over the years there have been countless people come into the shop to learn the trade of woodworking, so they could build their business or make a piece of furniture. Woodworking is still being taught in that now expanded yet humble goat barn. Numerous commissioned pieces over the years have flowed out of that shop and we are so grateful our business can continue on.


















We still have that first photo of the farm table once it was completed, with our yougest (still in diapers) peering up over the edge of the table, it’s hard work working for your self, but it’s been worth every second.
This has been a really fun and surprising ride all the way and we look forward to adding new things to the shop, so stay tuned. Be sure to stop by and take a look!

On September 18, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - Etsy

 

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Treasured on Etsy

On April 27, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - Etsy


Thanks etsy for featuring our letter on the front page treasury!

Custom Painted Distressed Barn Wood Letters

On March 5, 2012 by loribartel With 0 Comments - What's New

Lori here~Feeling a bit of Spring Fever and the thoughts of decorating with a coastal cabin feel creep in and I’m loving this Sea Kiss Blue color, sand and surf…..so here come the Cottage Style Colors for the season.

One custom, made to order wooden letter 12″ made from barn wood, that Brian salvaged years earlier, from one of the barns he tore down.

When Ordering (let us know in the notes section):
-Choose your letters/or symbol you want
-If you want your letter to hang

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