Another outing for the reindeer heard. Today we are at the Marsh Gibbon Christmas market. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #reclaimedwood #picoftheday #marketlife

We are in the picturesque village of Cropedy today for the Christmas market at The Brasenose Arms. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #crafts #picoftheday #marketlife

It's market day in Newport Pagnell. Lots of wooden Christmas gifts and decorations available and of course reindeer. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #farmersmarket #giftideas #picoftheday #marketlife

Snakes and Dragons! my latest two hand carved walking sticks. #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley #picturesinwood #picoftheday #giftideas

A lovely walk by the canal this afternoon and another quick carving left for someone to find. #wheresmywhittle #whittling #picoftheday

It won't be long now. #picturesinwooduk #handmade #miltonkeynes #christmas #reindeer

Hand carved dragon walking stick, with a few drops of dragon blood added for good measure. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #picturesinwood #giftideas #picoftheday #walkingstick #dragon

Experimenting with a few designs for wind spinners; carved wooden body and real feathers. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #reclaimedwood #crafts #picoftheday #handmade

Carving another snake walking stick.

Leaving small carvings for people to find. This one is watching golf!

A couple more walking sticks finished today. This one is made from a grape vine courtesy of @chaforwine with the addition of some blue resin. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #picoftheday #giftideas #walkingsticks

Latest walking stick finished. With carved twists and a paracord wrap handle

Work in progress. Snake waking stick

A few of our latest walking/hiking sticks.

We stock top quality wooden letter trains. These make a great gift for birthdays, christenings and Christmas. Each set comes with an engine and guards van and letters of your choice. Available to order from our website.

Whittling owls again today!

Spare piece of waste pipe plus old wallpaper stripper equals new steamer box for straightening walking sticks. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #picoftheday #walkingstick #steamer

A sunny afternoon is the ideal time to sit in the garden and whittle. #giraffe #flexcut #reclaimedwood

Trying a few owl designs today. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #whittling #picoftheday

It's market day again. Today we are at the MK7 End of Summer market. Lots of stalls so come down and check it out. We're here until 15:00. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #marketlife #bletchleybarrels

Looking forward to MK7 end of summer market. We will have plenty of end of season bargains available, so come down and check it out. https://facebook.com/events/s/mk7-community-end-of-summer-pa/390253350416032/

It's looking like being a great weekend at Chafor Wine Estate. A couple of showers today but should dry tomorrow. Come down and see us and grab a bottle or two of wine while you're here.

If you're looking for somewhere to hang your dog leads why not try one of our lead hangers. Made from solid wood from reclaimed wine barrels coupled with a cast iron dog bum hook they are built to last. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #giftideas #picoftheday #dog

We're looking forward to a great weekend at Chafor Wine Estates Open Weekend (24/25 Aug). We've made a few new items to take along including these coat racks made from reclaimed wine barrels and one that we've have engraved specially for the weekend. #bletchleybarrels #handmade #smallbusiness #picoftheday #giftideas #wine

Added a bit of colour to the garden with these wooden dragon flies. #garden #picoftheday #picturesinwood #reclaimedwood #gardenlife #picturesinwooduk

Loving the colours on these reclaimed barrel head supports. Follow us to see what we make from them. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #barrel #reclaimedwood #canyoutellwhatitisyet #workinprogress #bletchleybarrels

That's the cockpit done, just need to add the wings and we're ready to fly 😂 #bletchleybarrels #smallbusiness #miltonkeynes #workinprogress #picoftheday

It's Marsh Gibbon farmers market this morning. We have plenty of great wooden gifts available and today we have "Build a Bug House", so why not come down and have a go. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #reclaimedwood #fretwork #picoftheday #marketlife

If you're walking on Cannock Chase keep an eye out for this guy hiding in the trees. #whittling #wheresmywhittle #picoftheday

Join us at Marsh Gibbon Farmers Market on Sunday 21st July and build your own bug house. All materials will be provided, spaces will be limited so you might want to get there early.

Planters anyone?

Congratulations to our friends Tim & Sarah from Chafor Wine Estate on your wedding yesterday! We were thrilled to join your celebration and honored to create the wedding signing board. Made from a reclaimed wine barrel head it was set off beautifully amongst our handmade wooden flowers and perfectly captured the spirit of the day. Cheers to your beautiful journey ahead! #bletchleybarrels #handmade #picturesinwooduk #wedding #weddingdecorations

We have some great looking barrel tables available. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #bletchleybarrels #smallbusiness #miltonkeynes #barrelfurniture

Two more of our BBQ Barrels in progress. Ideal for somewhere to put the gas bottle or an ice bucket full of beer if you prefer. #madeinbletchley #barrel #giftideas #picoftheday #barrelfurniture #garden #workinprogress #bletchleybarrels

We are at Tingewick Summer Fete today. Looks like being a lovely afternoon so if you're in the area come down and join.us. lots of stalls, entertainment and maybe the odd burger or two. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #fretwork #giftideas #picoftheday #marketlife

Leaving small carvings for people to find

How good would this barrel look in your garden with an ice bucket full of beer in the bottom. #bletchleybarrels #miltonkeynes #gardenfurniture #garden #barrelfurniture #picoftheday #giftideas

A forest of wooden flowers in handmade vases all ready to go out next weekend. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #crafts #picoftheday #weddingflowers

The sun's shining so a great opportunity to work outside. #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley #barrel #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #barrelfurniture #workinprogress #bletchleybarrels

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It's Father's Day at Marsh Gibbon market today. Plenty of stalls, gifts and food. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #marketlife #picoftheday

First test flight for our latest creation. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #garden #handmade #whirlybird #parrots

One of our barrels taking pride of place at The Cock Inn, Hanslope. Looks like a great pub, well worth checking out if you're in the area. #bletchleybarrels #barrelfurniture #picoftheday #picturesinwood #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley

If you walk along the GR223 of the cami de cavalls in Menorca you might find this little guy watching you. #wheresmywhittle #whittling #hideandseek #greenman

Can't go away and not leave a few small carvings around to be found. #wheresmywhittle #whittling #handmade #dog #menorca

We are at Chafor Wine Estate - Buckinghamshire, England for their open day today 11:00 - 19:00. The sun is slowly making an appearance so looks like being a great day.

We are back at Chafor Wine Estate - Buckinghamshire, England tomorrow for their open day. There will be stalls, entertainment and plenty of wine, so please come and support this great event. #picturesinwooduk #crafts #picoftheday #marketlife #customers #barrelfurniture #wine

Our hand carved owl bird boxes are proving to be very popular so we have made another one ready for tomorrow's open day at Chafor Wine Estate - Buckinghamshire, England unless we sell it in the meantime. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #gardenlife #picoftheday #giftideas #marketlife #garden #handmade #birdbox #owl

A couple more of our small carvings are now hiding in the undergrowth somewhere. #wheresmywhittle #whittling #picoftheday #finderskeepers

It's market day at Marsh Gibbon today. The sun is set to put in an appearance so come down and check out all of the great stalls. #marketlife #picoftheday #giftideas #farmersmarket

That's a couple more bird houses finished and ready to take to the market. Not sure how the birds will react to living in a windmill but you never know. #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #birdhouses #birds

That's a couple more bird houses finished and ready to take to the market. Not sure how the birds will react to living in a windmill but you never know. #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #birdhouses #birds

Our wooden vases made from reclaimed wine barrels are a great way to display these lovely dried flowers from @cheri_fleurs. #handmade #reclaimedwood #barrel #driedflowers

New for this season are our barrel bistro sets. Comprising a table made from a 750mm kilderkin and two stools from 540mm firkins these will look great in any setting. #bletchleybarrels #barrelfurniture #barrels #smallbusiness #picoftheday #picturesinwood

A little hedgehog to add to the collection. #whittling #hedgehog #woodcarving #picoftheday

Some of the days latest makes. #whittling #handmade #picoftheday #owl #dog #gecko #reclaimedwood

We have a great selection of barrel armchairs and tables ready for the sun. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #barrel #reclaimedwood #picoftheday #bletchleybarrels

A lovely day today so what better way to spend an afternoon than by whittling a little frog to sit by the water feature that we made a couple of days ago. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #crafts #picturesinwood #picoftheday #garden #whittling #bletchleybarrels

Our latest water feature ready to hit the website. Reclaimed wine barrel, cast iron water pump and a solar pump. #bletchleybarrels #waterfeature #reclaimedwood #vintage

Work in progress. Vintage water pump, a reclaimed wine barrel and a solar pump. #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #barrelplanter #reclaimedwood #picoftheday #garden #workinprogress #bletchleybarrels

These two young ladies were lucky enough to find the small whittled owl that we hid at today's market in Marsh Gibbon. We will be hiding more carvings at our future markets, so follow us to find out where we are and your chance to find one. #wheresmywhittle #handmade #whittling #hideandseek

Can you find this owl that we've hidden at the market before he learns to fly. #wheresmywhittle #whittling Marsh Gibbon Farmers Market

We are at Marsh Gibbon market today. Plenty of traders and it looks like the sun is going to put in an appearance too. We've hidden one of our little owl carvings somewhere around the market for you to find. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #reclaimedwood #barrel #crafts #farmersmarket #giftideas #picoftheday #marketlife

Fairy doors and owls whittled at yesterday's market. We are at Marsh Gibbon market tomorrow so no doubt will make a few more. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #marketlife #whittling #owl #fairydoor

Another set of barrels refurbished and ready to go to a new home. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #mklocalbusiness #barrel #picoftheday

We are at Long Crendon Market today, the sun is shining and it looks like being a great day. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #barrel #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #giftideas #picoftheday #marketlife

Our latest hand carved bird house is nearly ready to look for a new home. I'm tempted to keep it to add to my own collection. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #birdbox #woodcarving

Now that spring is in the air and everyone is thinking about making their gardens look nice, why not check out our selection of planters and garden furniture made from reclaimed wine barrels. We also have a great selection of wooden carvings and new for this season our novelty bird boxes. We will be at a number of different markets over the coming months or you are welcome to pay us a visit or order from our website. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #mklocalbusiness #gardenlife #barrel #reclaimedwood #giftideas #garden #miltonkeynes #bletchleybarrels

Our dog loves to sit in the garden on a piece of artificial grass, so what better material to line his new barrel bed with. #bletchleybarrels #smallbusiness #miltonkeynes #garden #picoftheday #dog #DogBeds

How great do these side tables made from reclaimed wine barrel heads look when paired with our barrel armchairs. Each one is totally unique so if you would like one why not pay us a visit and select your favourite. #picturesinwooduk #barrel #reclaimedwood #picoftheday #garden #smallbusiness #bletchleybarrels

The hand carved bird box has now taken pride of place on the front of the shed. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #birdbox

Latest bird box nearly ready to put up. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #reclaimedwood #crafts #picoftheday #garden #birdbox

Two more of our barrel armchairs nearly ready to go to their new homes. If you would like something similar please get in touch. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #mklocalbusiness #gardenlife #barrel #reclaimedwood #picoftheday #barrelfurniture #bletchleybarrels #miltonkeynes

Barrels and bird boxes! #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #gardenlife #barrel #reclaimedwood #bletchleybarrels #garden

Our latest project is these side tables made from reclaimed barrel heads. They will be available to order from our website soon. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #barrel #reclaimedwood #barrel #picoftheday #barrelfurniture #miltonkeynes #bletchleybarrels

We are at Long Crendon Market today with lots of great Mothers Day gifts #flowers #birdbox #logdogs #woodcarving #bletchleybarrels #handmade #garden #planters

These small barrels (firkins) are going to make great seats. Looking forward to seeing what we can come up with. #bletchleybarrels #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #barrel #reclaimedwood #picoftheday

What better way to spend a Sunday morning than making more of these lovely wooden flowers. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #gardenlife #picturesinwood #picoftheday #flowers

We will be at Long Crendon Market on 10th March 10-15. The market is held every 2nd Sunday of the month at The Stables in the grounds of Long Crendon Manor. We will have a wide array of hand crafted wooden items with us on the day including barrel planters and furniture, bird boxes and wood carvings. If the weather is favourable we will no doubt be demonstrating making something on the day whether it's fretwork shapes on our vintage treadle fretsaw or gypsy flowers from green wood. Come down and pay us and the other great traders a visit. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #marketlife

Novelty bird boxes all handmade using reclaimed woods. Which is your favourite? #picturesinwooduk #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #garden #birdbox

Today's picture in wood is this stag. Handcut in 3mm birchply. #handmade #smallbusiness #picoftheday #fretwork #scrollsaw #picturesinwooduk #picturesinwood

Whittling a few fairy doors this evening. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #reclaimedwood #picoftheday #fairydoor

Another bird box today, this time with a roof made from a reclaimed broom handle. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #reclaimedwood #stonystratford #picoftheday #birdbox

Handcut family tree. #reclaimedwood #woodcraft #picturesinwooduk #crafts #scrollsaw #keepsake #picoftheday #familytree

Something a little different today, with these two bird boxes. We've left them unfinished for now, so they are available for you to paint or apply a finish of your choice. #woodcraft #picturesinwooduk #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #birdbox

A little game of hide and seek at today's market. Can you find it? #whittling #marshgibbon Marsh Gibbon Village Hall

We are back at Marsh Gibbon market this morning. The rain has stopped, so looks like it's going to be good day. We might even hide a few of our little carvings around, so come and see if you can find one. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #gardenlife #barrelplanter #barrel #picoftheday #marketlife #whittling #handmade

A quick little owl whittled this morning. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #whittling

Looking for something for Valentine's Day? How about sending one of our hugging hearts to your loved one. Handcut in reclaimed woods with one half painted red they will make a great gift for your Valentine. Available to order now from our website. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #mklocalbusiness #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #picoftheday #giftideas #valentines

As barrels are rapidly becoming a bigger part of our business we thought it was time to start promoting our Bletchley Barrel brand more. Pictures in Wood will of course continue alongside and will focus more on our non-barrel related products. We would really appreciate your help in promoting our new brand by liking and sharing our social media pages; Facebook: Bletchley Barrels Instagram: @bletchleybarrels #bletchleybarrels #smallbusinessuk #miltonkeynes #barrelfurniture #woodengifts #giftideas #picturesinwood

We have just finished another batch of our cute little log dogs. Made from wooden log rounds with the addition of a leather collar and a tail they make a great addition to any garden. Now available to order from our website. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #gardenlife #picturesinwood #picoftheday #giftideas #logdogs #dog

Another owl is emerging from the wood shavings! #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #picturesinwood #picoftheday #canyoutellwhatitisyet #whittling #owl

Trying out a few CNC carved portrait ideas today. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #reclaimedwood #picturesinwood #portrait #picoftheday

Leaving small carvings for people to find. #wheresmywhittle #whittling #carving #fallentree

New knife made from a kit that my son got me for my birthday. So I thought it was only right to make a little carving with it to leave out on a walk. #picturesinwooduk #woodcraft #madeinbletchley #wheresmywhittle #whittling