Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Marbled

Marbled

     I received two shuttles in an exchange.  This one I dabbed finger nail polishing on the shuttle and swirled it, slightly, with a needle.




Monday, February 27, 2017

Friday, February 24, 2017

Large

Large

    I had received a "naked" shuttle, in an exchange.  I had to give it some clothes.

 

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Ears

Ears

    Here are the matching earring for my new cross pendant.

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Monday, February 20, 2017

Crystal

Crystal

     A little embellishment tatting around this old button.



 

 

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Book Review

Book Review

    I was out surfing the net and came across, Something Under the Bed's, Site.  On it I found a nice book review of my Tatsmithing Book.

http://www.somethingunderthebed.com/CURTAIN/REVIEWStat/MCCURRY1.html 
 

Friday, February 17, 2017

Rubies

Rubies
  
     This one is my favorite.   It has a rich look to it, using stacked rings.



For sale on West Pine Creations.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

New

New

  The second Tatsmithed design in my new collection... "The Button Collection. "



For sale on West Pine Creations.

Monday, February 13, 2017

Tatsmithing

Tatsmithing

     Tatsmithing is the art of silvermithing with string.  I started this, 5 years ago, when the cost of silver reached up to $40 an ounce!  Silver had been around $6 an ounce.  My husband suggest I tat around my cabochons (cabs),  thus starting Tatsmithing.
     I had been asked to teach Tatsmithing, but trying to find uniform cabs are difficult to find.  I cab my cabochons with a low dome and had initially wrote patterns based on that.  Since then, I had bought a few cabs and they had a high dome.  I had to adjust my pattern, slightly,  to compensate for this.  Since,  I don't feel like cabbing a bunch of cabs for a class, a fellow tatter suggested I use a button.  That way a person could easily find a button, rather than trying to find a cabochon...rock stores are going by the way side.
     Here is the start of my "Button Collection"...






Friday, February 10, 2017

Deer

Deer

     We have a tame deer.  She had lost her mother, to wolves, when she was young.  Here she is making the rounds.








Sparkle

Sparkle

     A little embellishment tatting around an old, broken pin.

 

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Tiny

Tiny

    I found this little 2 X 3" frame in a geocache.  I had to make a tiny, "Tree-of-Life," cross, for myself.

 

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Another

Another

    Another quilled cross, framed in a 5 X 7" frame.  


Monday, February 6, 2017

More

More

     Quilling a little more, making a few crosses.   This one was framed in a 5 X 7" frame.



Friday, February 3, 2017

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Butterfly

Butterfly

    I made this, cute, butterfly necklace for my niece, for Christmas.  The pattern was found in one of the Il Mio Chiacchierino magazines.

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Match

Match

    I needed the bracelet and earrings to make a matching set.