Hummers

Hummers

    Found this idea in a bird magazine.  It's made with an old baby food and polymer clay.  Here's the link on how to make them. 

Pink Strawberry

Pink Strawberry

     Another one did in size 20 thread.  This one is going to a very special little girl.  I like this one, have to make a few more.
 

     

Not Ripe

Not Ripe

     Making more of Carollyn's strawberry pouches.  This one was made with variegated red/green Lizbeth, size 20 thread.  This one is still a little green. 
 

Lt Blue Earrings

Lt Blue Earrings

    Needed to stock up on some earrings.  The earrings were tatted with a lt blue Cats-eye, using silver sewing thread.  The earrings measures 3/4" in diameter.

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Finally

Finally 

     Finally made the matching earrings.  They are made with two strands of silver sewing thread.

Revamped

Revamped

      While making the pendant, from yesterdays post, it gave me an idea for another pendent.  I already had the beads strung up, so I couldn't mess with the "cool pendant".  
      Here is the pendant I had in mind, during the previous pendant.  I added a lot more beads and gave it a ruffled look.

 

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Cool

Cool

      This pendent reminds me of a cool, crispy day on the ice.  This one was made with two stands of silver sewing thread.  I think I'll make a pair of earrings to go with it.

One More Tweak

One More Tweak

      Tweaked the pattern, one more time.  This reminds me of filigree jewelry.
 

 Set of mood stones and earrings, motif challenge 12 of 25.

Raindrop Earrings

Raindrop Earrings

     Made a matching pair of earrings with two strands of metallic silver sewing thread.  The earrings are 1/2" X 1 1/4".  The picture doen't do them justice, they are a lot prettier in person.

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Finished

Finished

     Finally finished the last of the critter cases.  Small and large, rattie cases, and small toy mice cases.

 For sale on West Pine Creations.

Chocolate

Chocolate

    Who doesn't like chocolate!!  It is an everyday, staple food, around here!  I need my theobromine high!  I received this adorable chocolate bunny shuttle from Carollyn.  Love the way she packaged it with a little clothes pin to seal the bag.

Raindrops

Raindrops

     Tried another, mood stone, pendant in silver and colorless beads.  The beads have a mother-of-pearl coating but doesn't really show up in the picture.  

Dragon Tears

Dragon Tears

     Had to design a pair of changeable earrings to go with my pendant.  The little droplets look like tears.

Tweaking

Tweaking

    Tweaked my designed, slightly.
 

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Mood Stone

Mood Stone

     Do you remember those mood rings, from the 70's....boy that can date a person.  Do you wonder what makes them work.  Quick chemistry lesson.   Don't complain, we haven't had one for a while and there is NO TEST!!

      The chemical is cholesteryl benzoate, a thermotropic liquid crystal.  This molecule is a long, chunky chain, that twist when the temperature changes.  As the the chain twist, the light hitting it, reflects at different wavelengths, giving off different colors.

    Isn't she a beauty!! 

     Ok...enough dorkiness!!

     The current mood stones change from blue to purple to pink to green to yellow.

     Here is my latest design, using a mood stone.  The pendent is
1 1/4" X 2 ", tatted with two strands of metallic sewing thread.

 

Matching Pinky

Matching Pink

     This is the matching pendent to go with the earrings, from last week.   The pendant is 2" in diameter.
 

Set of beaded diamonds, 11 of 25 motif challenge.

Travel Exchange

Travel Exchange

     Received an awesome traveling tatting kit from Wicked Nothings, from Singapore. 

 

The brochure is a River Theme Park, featuring 9 rivers in the world; a postcard and a beautiful tatting pouch, sewn by Wicked Nothings.

 

 

Contents:   Little tin to carry my tatting for short trips, paper clips, two beautiful shuttles decorated with origami paper, fingernail stickers to decorate shuttles, measuring tape, lots of thread from size 20 to size 50, crochet hook in size 13, an awesome scissors that looks like a marker, and the coolest thing is a scissor fob.  She tatted the scissor fob in a beautiful, light, yellow ocher.  The pattern is from Jon's, "Tatting with Rings."    

Thanks sooooo much!!!  I love it!!

How Do You Travel?

How Do You Travel

            How do you travel?  Tatting is so easy to take anywhere, unlike my silversmithing and glass blowing.  Even my knitting and crocheting is hard to take.  A ball of thread and knitting looms; or a large crochet hook with a large ball of thread.  But tatting fits, easily, in a little tin or tatting case.  All you need is a shuttle(s), a little string, a cut-off crochet hook and something to carry it in. 

 

            I have two sizes of cases I use and are always full of tatting projects.  The large case is 4” X 6” and the small one (my favorite) is 3” X 4”.  I usually carry the small case for everyday trips.  The large case holds four small shuttles or two larger ones (Tatsy-size)  and the small case holds two shuttles.  If I’m traveling for a few days and in the mood for Tatsmithing, I’ll load up four shuttles with different metallic threads and pack the large case full of cabs, beads and shuttles.  In the large, back pocket, I’ll put the small case in there with the current piece I’m working on.  That way, things stay neat and tighty, while my husband is driving.

            I had done a “How Do You Travel,” tatting exchange with Aileen (Wicked Nothings) and here is what I sent her:    A large tatting case in a zip-lock (I like my things to stay clean and last forever).  

       In the large case, were cardboard bobbins with thread (stored in the two side pockets in the front.  The middle, front pocket is for the tatting essentials.).  The middle rows are for shuttles.  These two pockets and the middle, front are lined with plastic liners to protect the case….things gotta last forever.  The large, back pocket has the small tatting case.

             The small case had a small, folded up pattern in front and a cardboard bobbin full of thread.  The middle pocket had a rattie shuttle, in one pocket, tatting essentials and a small pocket knife with a scissors, in the other pocket.  The large, back pocket had beads, doo-dads to tat around and floss threaders.  The floss threaders are used to load up beads on the thread and to use the “Magic String Trick” to hide ends.  That way, a needle doesn’t need to be carried around.

            This is how I travel.  Of course, my large case is stuffed full.  So how do you travel?  I would love to hear your story and any tips.

Things for sale on West Pine Creations (cases, shuttles, essentials, patterns and more). 

Pinky Earrings

Pinky Earrings

      I loved yesterday design and had to make it again.  This time I made it with pink and rose colored beads and added gold-filled earwires.

      By the way...seen something cool on Resin Craft's blog:  "Preserving Tatting in Resin."  Go over and take a look.

Teal Beaded Diamond

Teal Beaded Diamond

     Added more beads, this time.  Wanted a "fringe" look.  I love this new design!!  Tatted with two strands of Coats and Clark sewing thread.  The pendent is 1.5" in diameter.
 

 For sale on West Pine Creations.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY SIS!!!!!!

 

Berry Patch

Berry Patch

   
     This adorable pattern is by Carollyn.  The little strawberry pouch was made with size 20 thread.  It would make a neat gift for someone.   You could use it as a tooth fairy pouch or put a little necklace in it for that special little girl.  Carollyn also made that adorable bunny shuttle. 

(I fixed the link so the correct, strawberry post will come up.)

 

     Carollyn has gone back into production and is making these adorable bunny shuttles.  She is also making chocolate ones!!!!  Nobody can live without chocolate!  That's a daily staple food around here!  Here is her link, she tells you how to contact  her in her comments section.

Cats and Mice

Cats and Mice

      Made a few more large and small Critter Tatting Cases.
  
Small Cases:

  

 Large Cases:

  

For sale on West Pine Creations.

Teal Burst

Teal Burst

    This is one of my favorite pendents, made with an opalescent focal bead.  The pendent was tatted with silver sewing thread and measures 1 1/2" in diameter.

For Sale on West Pine Creations.

Green Drop

Green Drop

    The green drop was tatted with a emerald-green Cats-eye, using silver sewing thread.  The pendent measures 7/8" X 1 1/2".

 

For Sale on West Pine Creations. 

Purple Passion Drop

Purple Passion Drop

    This pendent was made with three cat-eye.   A triangular dark purple, a rectangular gold and a pear shaped light purple. The drop was tatted with two strands of gold sewing thread.  The pendent measures 7/8" X 2 1/2".

 10 of 25 motif challenge.