Flakes

Flakes

   A few more snowflakes from "24 Snowflakes".

 

 

Pinky

Pinky

     A simple design for this pink agate.

Snowflakes

Snowflakes

      Most of my blogs are scheduled a month or two in advanced.  I finished the snowflakes, back in early November.   This is from one of my favorite books, "24 Snowflakes", Lene Bjorn.
 

Banded Peach Agates

Banded Peach Agates

    A couple of banded agates.

 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

     One of my Christmas ball designs.  I wrote this pattern for needle tatting.

 

Plume

Plume

 

     This necklace has a piece of plume agate, from Marsing, Idaho.

 

Peach Agate

Peach Agate

       Another find from the desert.

 

Red Jasper

Red Jasper

     The Owyhee desert is full of wonderful rocks....petrified wood, opal, agates, and jasper.  

Gems for sale on West Pine Creations.

The Sisters

The Sisters

    Here are Holly's sisters...Emerald, Sapphire and Violet.

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Windmill

Windmill

      While, Dad, was in the hospital.  I made my aunt a windmill out of rubber bands.   I had to make a tatted one for her.  This is another wonderful pattern by Jane.

Addicting!

Addicting!

     Jane's humming birds are so fun and easy, I just couldn't stop making them.

18 of 25 motif challenge.

So Much Fun

So Much Fun

      I love this pattern so much, I had to make a few more of Jane's Hummingbirds.

Jane's Hummer

Jane's Hummer

      I haven't found a hummingbird pattern that I really liked, until I seen Jane's!!  I had to tat this!  Thanks Jane, your the best.

Train

Train

    Lady Shuttle Maker hosted a TIAS.  Had to make another little engine.

Christmas Mouse

Christmas Mouse

  
     I designed this mouse on the Monster Tail Loom.  The white bands glow.  Say "Hi" to Holly.

   

Candy Canes for Me

Candy Canes for Me

     I needed a cheer-me-up present...a new shuttle should do the trick.  I had a few House Mouse stickers to decorate a shuttle.

Double O

Double O Cross

     A nice and easy cross to tat..."Double O Cross" by Dee Powell.

coaster

Coaster

     Still playing with rubber bands.  Reminds me when Dad was still in the hospital,  alive.  This wonderful coaster glows in the dark and is sitting on my new tatting table. 

falling leaves

Falling Leaves

Had to use up some thread on my shuttle.

Pig

Pig

      Last one, for now, from Tatted Animals.  This was a good exercise in directional tatting.

17 of 25 Motif challenge.

Rooster

Rooster

   This is another animal, tatted from "Tatted Farm Animals".  I love the way this one came out.  I used Lizbeth,  size 20, falling leaves.

 

Tree

Tree

      Didn't feel like decorating this year, just put up the tree.  Here's the tree, full of tatting.

 

Ivory Order

Ivory Order

      Someone wanted her elk ivories sat into earrings and a ring.  Some girls are getting an awesome gift.

Custom ivory work and finished ivories for sale on West Pine Creations.

Resin Craft

Resin Craft

     Resin Craft had sent out these bezels to try out.  They sent out two, one for them and one for us.  Once we finished , they sent out the piece to make it into a pendant.  The new findings are by Klik.  Neat, changeable pendants.

 

 

Missy

Missy

     This pattern was from Looming with Cheryl.  Check out her site, lots and lots of animals!!!  This adorable mousey glows!!  And glows all night long!!!  Isn't she just adorable!  Need to make a gray one, without the pumpkin.  I'll just give her a little pop-belly.

Cow

Cow

     The cow to go with the calf.  Another nice challenge.

Calf

Calf

 
     This pattern was from "Tatting Farm Animals", by Christel Weidmann.  This is an advanced tatting book and a nice challenge.  The calf was tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, rootbeer float.

Smaller, but Frililer

Smaller, but Frillier

    A smaller paua with a little extras.