Wood products have always been valued by Russian people for the beauty and healing power that they emit. Due to its plasticity, this natural material takes any shape in the skillful hands of a craftsman. Each souvenir is made by hand, which eliminates the stereotyped nature of the product. You can be sure that the gift you give to a loved one will be unique.

Souvenirs made of wood envelop you in warmth and comfort; they contain a piece of nature itself, to which residents of megacities are so drawn. Hand-made wooden gifts are a guarantee of a sincere and sincere attitude towards the person to whom you are presenting the souvenir. Our store offers a huge selection of homemade natural wood gifts, many of which will be very original. Inexpensive prices and the possibility of fast delivery to the point of delivery have become the main selection criteria for our clients from such Russian cities as Omsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Kirov, Saratov, Chelyabinsk, Yaroslavl, Barnaul, and other settlements.

Which wooden souvenir should a woman choose?

The versatility of the fair half of humanity amazes and surprises men. A woman knows how to be at the same time a loving wife, a caring mother, and a hospitable hostess. To please your wife, mother, or just a friend with a pleasant surprise, choose her a handmade wooden souvenir.

An excellent gift for a woman would be:

(beads, earrings, bracelet), which will emphasize the natural beauty and softness of female nature;

A natural wood hair comb will perfectly comb curls of any length without electrifying them or tangling them. Hair will be restored, acquire natural shine and smoothness. A wooden comb will always be at hand, because it easily fits even in a small handbag;

Wooden utensils for the kitchen. It will give the interior home comfort and folk flavor. Wooden kitchen spatulas are one of the most important tools for a housewife. Wood will not damage the Teflon coating of the cookware and will not melt like plastic if it comes into contact with hot water. This is why hot pads are so popular. Wooden spoons also make great gifts. With their help you can stir salads, cook soups and jam.

Wooden gifts for men

When choosing a surprise for a man close to you, remember what he is interested in. In our catalog there is a wooden gift for everyone:

Motorists will appreciate small souvenirs in the form of pendants that are attached to the rearview mirror. Cool barrels, shoes and money bags will become a lucky talisman and will cheer you up on your trip;

For religious men, a wooden rosary will be a wonderful gift. Based on the photo you can choose , or . Perfectly polished beads will put your thoughts in order and help you concentrate during prayer.

Wooden souvenirs for home and family

When going to visit friends or relatives, take them a wooden souvenir in the form of a cute brownie. He will become a faithful assistant and protector of the family, protecting everyone living in the house from adversity and illness. A funny souvenir will add originality to any interior and warmth to family relationships. And so that good luck reigns in the house, it is customary for the owners to give a horseshoe. A wooden horseshoe can be safely hung above the front door without fear of accidents.

If there are children in the house, you can buy gifts for them. Wooden massage balls help develop fine motor skills and finger dexterity. They have a beneficial effect on the entire body, gently massaging the desired points on the child’s palm.

How to buy our products

Visit our online store, select a photo of the product you like, add it to your cart, and arrange delivery to any city in Russia and neighboring countries: Rostov, Grodno, Yoshkar-Ola, Astrakhan, Stavropol, Tomsk, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Minsk. Wholesale wooden products can be purchased from a warehouse in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The souvenir industry is thriving - and this despite the difficult economic situation in the country. Many consumers, trying to choose an original souvenir for their loved ones, are ready to spend a lot of money. So why not start making money from it? And an excellent example of a profitable business idea in this niche would be the production of custom-made wooden souvenirs. Wooden souvenir products are in great demand when compared with products made from other raw materials. And the main reason for this is the use of natural ingredients. The wood seems to retain the warmth of the hands of the master processing it, and the composition itself turns out to be bright and lively. Many will love this gift!

Our business assessment:

Starting investments – from 50,000 rubles.

Market saturation is low.

The difficulty of starting a business is 3/10.

According to experts, making souvenirs and gifts from wood as a business is more suitable for those who already have certain skills in manual woodworking. Otherwise, you will have to study the technology literally from the beginning, and there is no certainty that the business will be crowned with success - either you will not like the activity itself, or the quality of the finished products will leave much to be desired.

If the decision has already been made, you can safely begin implementing the project. Opening your own small production of wooden souvenirs for sale is relatively easy. But even here, a novice entrepreneur has to take into account many nuances.

Advantages and disadvantages of a business idea

In general, this direction can only be characterized on the positive side.

Judge for yourself:

• The price of finished products is 2-4 times higher than the funds spent on the purchase of raw materials. This is explained by the involvement of manual labor in the process.
• Business costs are minimal, especially if an experienced craftsman takes over the business, since the necessary equipment may already be available.
• Souvenirs and gifts made of handmade wood are in high demand among consumers.
• An entrepreneur has the opportunity to organize a business right at home or in a workshop, avoiding the high cost of renting a separate premises.

But there is one significant drawback that can “scare off” newcomers - the activity will be seasonal. The main share of sales usually occurs on official holidays - February 23, March 8, Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day. But this does not mean that on the rest of the days you will have to sit idle and earn money - the problem is completely solvable if you competently build a marketing policy, advertising your work and offering your services to corporate clients.

Assortment of wooden souvenir products

In order for literally everyone to have a desire to buy wooden souvenirs and gifts, it is necessary to take care of providing the most complete list of services, starting with the sale of finished products and ending with the execution of work for a specific order.

If the craftsman only plans to sell souvenirs, then it is better to immediately prepare a certain “stock” of finished products, which will later be sold either to stores or to private buyers. You will have to work especially hard before the holidays, since many retail outlets fill their shelves with gift products during this period.

What type of handmade wooden souvenirs are most in demand among buyers today?

• Models of cars and planes (mostly vintage ones).
• Carved mugs.
• Caskets.
• Smoking pipes.
• Watch.
• Figures reflecting Russian traditions (bears, coats of arms, amulets).
• Carved “landscape” panels.

Working to order can be no less profitable, since in this case there are often wholesale orders. For example, business souvenirs made of wood with a logo are in great demand today, and I order such gifts by no means in single copies. To attract clients, it would be a good idea to create your own portfolio, where photos of the work done will be stored - this way the customer will be able to appreciate the work of the master.

Materials and tools needed for work

To obtain beautiful and original wooden souvenirs you will need a certain set of materials and tools. And for beginners in this field, this will become the main expense item.

The main raw material is wood. It is environmentally friendly, easy to process and can, subject to basic rules, retain its original appearance for a long time, not succumbing to external negative influences. But to prevent the figurine from drying out and falling apart after a couple of months, the craftsman needs to carefully select the type of wood. Carved wooden souvenirs are made, as a rule, from deciduous and coniferous trees. The following trees have proven themselves excellent both in terms of appearance and durability:

It is not uncommon for a craftsman to not purchase wood from suppliers, but to “mine” it himself (if, of course, the required tree species grow nearby). And this will not only save money, but will also help avoid purchasing low-quality raw materials from unreliable sellers.

Making wooden souvenirs with your own hands will also require the use of additional raw materials - stains, varnishes, paints. All this is quite available in literally every hardware store. In addition, you don’t have to spend a lot of protective compounds on small products.

And of course, making wooden souvenirs at home is impossible without a certain set of tools and available equipment. To “equip” a home workshop you will need to spend the largest share of the initial capital. And if an automatic machine for wooden souvenirs is quite suitable for serial production of products, then for products made with your own hands, hand tools will be required. While you don’t really understand the technology, it’s better to seek advice from an experienced craftsman who will recommend high-quality and reliable tools.

Making homemade souvenirs and gifts from wood is quite difficult, but the whole process can be divided into certain stages:

• Preparation of wood (treatment with a special composition, drying).
• Making a souvenir (wood cutting, birch bark weaving).
• Polishing the souvenir.
• Painting the product with paints.
• Treatment of the finished souvenir with special protective compounds.

Problems of selling finished products and business profitability

In order for the sale of wooden souvenirs in bulk to begin to generate significant income, it is necessary, at the initial stage of business planning, to provide for an expense item for advertising the manufactured products.

What marketing tools are possible here?

• Advertisements in newspapers and the Internet.
• Own website on the Internet.
• Booklets with product samples.
• Distribution of leaflets.

Even according to the most pessimistic forecasts, a workshop offering Russian wooden souvenirs for sale will pay for itself very soon. And the numbers prove this. For example, a small carved box costs from 3,000 rubles. And the cost of the product does not exceed 500 rubles. (including costs for wood and varnishes). And by completing more expensive orders, you can get much more for your work.

To start making mahogany souvenirs with your own hands, the craftsman will have to invest 60,000-150,000 rubles. But costs can be reduced literally to 20,000-30,000 rubles, if the necessary tools and equipment are already available - in this case, the funds will go only to advertising.

Let each master decide for himself whether to register his activities or not. But here it is worth considering that you cannot build mutually beneficial cooperation with wholesale customers and souvenir shops without the appropriate documents about a registered workshop.

Over time, when business takes off, you can open your own souvenir shop, where everyone can buy souvenirs and gifts made of wood. To fill the store shelves with quality products, it would be better to expand your workshop by hiring experienced specialists.

The brightness, expressiveness and originality of handmade wood works allows them to be used to decorate any room, while creating unique interior solutions.

An ancient type of folk craft

At the turn of the 9th-10th centuries, artistic wood processing was well known. This type of art was especially widespread in the North, Upper and Lower Volga regions, as well as among masters of the Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Arkhangelsk and Vologda provinces.

Now this type of folk craft has not been forgotten and is at the peak of its popularity. Wood is used in the production of sculptures, household products, accessories for interior decoration, musical instruments, as well as a large number of different original souvenirs.

Modern exclusive handmade woodwork

If you decide to visit the Russian gift house "Great Rus'", you will be amazed by the wide variety of handmade wood products on display. All of them were made by Russian craftsmen in a single copy. For their manufacture, wood from valuable tree species was used, for example, sandalwood, which produces a pleasant aroma for a long time, as well as oak, ash and linden.

The Russian gift house "Great Rus'" has assembled an exclusive and original collection of magnificent handmade woodwork especially for admirers of interior products and collectors.

Talented Russian craftsmen have a keen sense of all the artistic features of the texture of each type of wood, which has a great impact on the final result. The quality of products depends not only on the talent of the craftsman, but also on the properties of the material used in production.

Our online store "Rus the Great" presents exclusive handmade woodwork, the creation of which uses soft hardwood wood, for example, ash, oak, linden and other species, which allows craftsmen to achieve flawless work.

For example, ash has a beautiful texture of noble white color with a subtle yellowish or pinkish tint, and its wood is highly durable and tough. Oak is characterized not only by high strength and hardness, but also by resistance to rotting, as well as excellent bending ability. Linden wood practically does not crack and cuts perfectly.

To give the products a beautiful, finished look, they are first polished and then covered with environmentally friendly varnish, some of them are painted in an exclusive author's manner. Many craftsmen decorate their products with engravings of precious metals, “dress them in fabric outfits,” and some professionals, when creating compositions, cast some of its elements from brass, which allows them to achieve special expressiveness and realism in their work.

In the “Rus the Great” store you can buy handmade woodwork, which will be a wonderful gift for your friends, colleagues, business partners and will be able to add to your collection of exclusive interior products.

Russian craftsmen have long been famous for their ability to create wonderful things from a simple piece of wood. Wood products are found everywhere in the office, at home, in the country and of course in everyday life. Wood products are distinguished by an extremely wide variety of custom-made products. Artistic solutions in the manufacture of wood products are the harmony of the form of the product, using the best techniques and means to enhance the artistic merits of solid wood. Made from solid wood: household items, tableware and kitchen utensils, games and toys, gift items and interior decorations.

Making souvenirs and gifts from solid wood

Material: solid wood. Processing: sanding, painting, varnish. Application technology: laser engraving. Size 150x80x40mm. The souvenir was made in the form of a piece of cheese. Can be used as a stand for pens and pencils.

We will make custom wine cases, wine boxes, wine boxes, wooden bottle cases, alcohol packaging

Making plywood boxes for bottles of wine, champagne, beer, vodka and other drinks. Our own production and the absence of intermediaries allow us to set really low prices for high-quality boxes and boxes. The cost is determined by the size of the box and box, its shape, material of manufacture, fittings and processing material. We make large runs from 1000 pcs., up to 10,000 pcs., boxes and boxes. It is possible to produce boxes and boxes according to individual sizes and customer sketches. Calculation of the cost of manufacturing a pencil case from plywood. The thickness of the plywood for the box body is 8mm, for the box lid – 6mm.Box size: 340x110x110mm, box lid is a pencil case. 1000pcs. - 397 rub. - 35 rubles 3000pcs. - 378 rub. - 55 rub.d. 5000pcs. - 359 rub. - 70r.d 7000pcs. - 347 rub. - 90 rub. 10000pcs. - 329 rub. - 120 rub.

Solid wood desk calendar

Making blanks for a desktop perpetual calendar from any solid wood. We can make any wooden calendars. An ideal souvenir for little money.Desk calendar with days of the week, months, universal without indicating the year.

Making suitcases from solid wood and plywood

We will make for you, according to your layout, wishes and configuration, a suitcase for sets of dishes for any number of items. Also, at your request, we can make a gift suitcase - a case for any instrument (medical, plumbing, etc.).

Making prizes and awards from solid wood

Making prizes and awards from natural solid wood, in combination with other materials such as glass, acrylic, plastic and metal.

Making beer carrying boxes

The box for carrying beer can be made with two compartments for two bottles, as well as for four, six, eight and ten bottles of beer. Box processing technology: painting, wood oil and varnish.

Making gift boxes from solid wood

Gift boxes made of natural wood can be of different sizes and colors, but it is the wooden box that emphasizes its value, but also in the best way preserves all its taste properties of wood, and also has excellent durability.

Making souvenir wooden pallets

Gift and souvenir pallets can be used for glasses, mugs, bottles, and other small items. We find an individual approach to each client and offer a flexible work schedule.

All kinds of products made from solid wood of various species for individual orders

We carry out a full cycle of work in the production of souvenirs and gifts. From the design of individual items to an integrated approach to the design of souvenirs and gifts. If you are completely satisfied with the sketch you have made, create the final layout. This will include working drawings, a list of required materials and production deadlines. All this will allow you to avoid many mistakes at an early stage and save you a lot of time. The layout must indicate the dimensions of each part, its location and show the appearance of the finished product, and also be depicted from different sides, usually from the front, side and top. In a well-balanced layout, all the elements are, as they say, in place. First of all, you must determine what exactly you are going to do. Wood products can be made into a wide variety of products. Design is more important for some products than for others. The design of a wood product consists of lines, geometric shapes, mass, tone, color and texture of the material used.

If you are a fan of natural materials, then it’s time to pay attention to original wooden souvenirs. Gifts made with your own hands using natural objects will become memorable and memorable. Choose your favorite technique for working with wooden blanks. Create beauty yourself.

Options and ideas

Unusual ones (gifts or just decorations for the home) can be made with your own hands from what is easy to find in nature and prepared yourself or based on purchased objects for decoration. It’s easy to choose a gift idea from the following list:

• A cutting board, panel, element of dishes or kitchen utensils, decorated with a pattern and text made by burning with a special device.
• The same or other objects (key holders, flowerpots, furniture elements, photo frames or mirrors), decorated with color drawings using the decoupage technique.
• The same as in the previous paragraph, only hand-painted (more complex, but exclusive option).
• Decorating any suitable object with a carved pattern (relief).
• Photo frame, mirrors, stand, glass decoration, bottle decoration with branches.
• A souvenir made from thin branches (frames, panels, coasters, figurines of people and animals).

So, there are many options. There is a choice. Some methods are very simple, others will require special equipment and operating skills.

Branch decorations

Unusual wooden gifts can be made for a man on February 23, or his birthday. The branches will make a beautiful photo frame or packaging, decor for a bottle of cognac or other alcohol.

The work goes like this:

1. Cut branches in nature.
2. Divide each long piece into several short parts along the length of your object, for example, the height of the vertical part of the bottle. Sections can be made perpendicular to the central axis or at an angle. In the second case, the cut will not be round, but oval.
3. Connect the workpieces together in the form of a three-dimensional structure or a flat one, if you are making a frame, using a heat gun or braid it with wire or twine. The latter can easily fulfill the role of decoration. This method will allow you to create original gifts in a marine or rustic theme.

Decoupage

You can buy wooden souvenirs made using this technique. Gifts in the hand-made style are now becoming increasingly popular. But it’s not difficult to make such an object yourself.

The work goes like this:

1. Buy a wooden blank in the shape of a heart, house or letters. A simple one in the form of a cutting board is easy to make yourself.
2. Prime a clean, sanded surface with a special compound or any white color. Even paint will do. Use a brush or sponge as a working tool.
3. Let the workpiece dry.
4. If necessary, repeat the procedure several times until you obtain a smooth surface without smudges or stains.
5. Take a special decoupage card with drawings, rice paper or a regular table napkin and carefully cut out, or better yet pluck out with your fingers, images, leaving a little white background around the edges.
6. For napkins, be sure to separate the layer with the image from the base, otherwise the white part will remain on the wooden blank, and the design itself will come off.
7. Apply PVA glue or special decoupage glue to the picture placed on a primed wooden blank.
8. Gently smooth the brush over the surface of the wooden object from the center to the edges.
9. Glue all the images like this.
10. After drying, paint the details with a brush (you can use a stencil).
11. Apply varnish. If necessary, make several layers with pre-drying of the previous one.

Burnout

In this way, you can make a personalized gift from wood with your own hands, since you can use it to make any inscription. The work is done simply:

Wood carving

You can make original wooden gifts by decorating the finished object with a pattern carved in relief. It’s so good to decorate a panel or a cutting board. Cutting on a round surface, for example, on a wooden glass, and especially a repeating ornament, is much more difficult than a composition of different objects, say, on a New Year's theme. As an idea, you can choose a bouquet of flowers in a vase. For carving, special tools are used - sharp knives and chisels. The image is cut out in the form of a relief according to a previously applied contour image.

Wood painting

If you know how to work with a brush and paints, then you can easily make exclusive gifts from wood for a wedding anniversary, anniversary or other holiday. The one described above is a lightweight version of the painting. If you can create complex images with a brush and paint yourself, you don't need any napkins or glue. Select or develop thematic pictures yourself, apply contour templates to a wooden surface and start working. The remaining stages coincide with the decoupage technique (priming, drying, applying varnish).

An original souvenir made from a clothespin

If you know how to draw, paints and brushes are available, but you have very little time, and you definitely want to make a wooden gift for newlyweds, lovers, or for a wedding anniversary, use the original idea presented in this section.

Work like this:

1. Take a regular wooden clothespin.
2. Draw the contours of the parts according to the sample so that you get an hugging couple.
3. Paint the blank in the colors of those items of clothing that your friends usually wear, or in wedding dresses.
4. Dry the product.
5. Apply the varnish, just dry it so that it does not stick together, that is, in an open form.

Wedding gift: sawn wood

An original souvenir can be made in the form of a wall panel. The created tree will symbolize strong family ties. In addition, on each cut, if the size allows, it is easy to write a wish or the names of the guests.

To make such a souvenir, work like this:

1. Prepare cuts according to the dimensions of your product. Don't make them too thick.
2. Remove the bark, dry and sand the surface of the workpieces.
3. Write the text on large saw cuts or use the burning technique. You can also make some thematic drawings on the surface of each element.
4. If an image is drawn on the saw cuts or applied using the decoupage technique, varnish the surface of the workpiece. Burnouts are usually not covered with varnish.
5. Prepare a base (for example, a sheet of plywood) or a wire frame, although a small structure can be made without them.
6. Connect the cuts one by one to each other, for example using hot glue.
7. Varnish the finished structure, if you did not carry out this step with each element separately.

Using this principle, you can assemble absolutely any structure by combining saw cuts of different sizes. Crafts using this technique are easy to make for the New Year in the form of a simplified triangular-shaped tree, a wreath, a month; For Valentine's Day or for a wedding, make hearts and swans. In a word, there are a lot of opportunities to show your imagination.

Wooden gift for wedding anniversary

For every holiday, you want to give your loved one something unusual and memorable. On a date such as a wedding anniversary, you definitely need to present a special souvenir, and it doesn’t matter how many years are being celebrated: one year, five, ten or forty.

If you decide to buy or make an exclusive gift for your spouse with your own hands, pay attention to ideas such as rings, a pair of trees connected into a single crown, and hugging figurines. Numbers, names, and initials are also often used. An interesting option is wooden medals with text.

Such souvenirs are especially relevant on the fifth wedding anniversary, as it is called. In general, any of the above methods of making a gift is suitable as a wedding souvenir design. The main thing is to choose the right blank for a suitable theme.

You can make gifts with a bit of irony. Such options are suitable for spouses with a sense of humor. It's good to give them to each other.

For example, the idea is this:

1. Cut the branches into logs.
2. Use them to assemble a support for sawing wood.
3. Place the large workpiece on the sawhorse.
4. You mount a decorative saw into the log, which can be made from the remaining sheet metal or even a cardboard blank covered with foil.
5. Be sure to add a humorous inscription to the souvenir (on the saw or next to the composition) “We drank, but know when to stop” or something similar with a hint of the wife’s reproaches.

So, you can make completely different wooden souvenirs with your own hands. Gifts made using any of the proposed methods will be very original and memorable. Choose the appropriate method based on the materials available and the amount of time you are willing to spend on the work.