Also been there done that. One time I was making a Steve Good Valentine pattern. Got both pieces finished and glued the front piece to the back piece with the lettering backwards. Dianne still has it on her dresser.
Thanks for all the nice comments. My wife doesn't like all the traipsing from the shop into the house. Taping, cutting, taping, cutting, and finally sanding.
Back in January, I made an Air Plant Holder. Last week a customer of ArtCrafters bought the item. Today she sent me a picture showing the holder filled with air plants. Nice to see an item in use.
I finished four of these this weekend. The patterns are by Diana Thompson and purchased from her website. I used Eastern White Cedar and Eastern Red Cedar. I found that the Eastern White Cedar was a little too soft. I used FD Polar #5 and #9 blades. This finish was two dips in sanding sealer. I have now made over 200 of these. Comments welcome.