poor man's marquetry: or: cheap and easy wood stain

Step 1 Supplies

a design of some kind

some wood

something to cut wood with, how about a 10" miniature table saw from MicroMark! Yay! I love this thing. My new favorite tool.

watercolor paints (or prismacolor pens)
brushes
two cups of water

can of shellac or other finish

soldering iron or wood burning tool.

safety goggles (to keep the smoke out of your eyes)