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.

Testing

Testing

    I had the pleasure of test-tatting, Muskaan's, beautiful Heart Bracelet.   
 

Large

Large

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

 

Ears

Ears

    Here are the matching earring for my new cross pendant.

 

Glory

Glory

    A little Tatsmithing,  "For His Glory" cross.

Life

Life

    "A Tree of Life,"  quilled picture.  

Crystal

Crystal

     A little embellishment tatting around this old button.

 

 

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 
 

Rubies

Rubies

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

For sale on West Pine Creations.

Button

Button

   The third design from "The Button Collection".

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Earrings

Earrings

    Here is a matching pair of earrings. 

New

New

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

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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"...

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.

 

Daisy

Daisy

    A little "Daisy Heart," by Teri Dusenbury.

 

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.

 

Another

Another

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

More

More

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

Heart

Heart

    "Jess' Heart,"  by Teri Dusenbury.

 

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.

 

Match

Match

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