Award

Award

     I have been awarded "Designer of the Week,"  by Fire Mountain Gems & Beads.  Thanks to all who voted.  Here is the link and the picture I submitted.
 

Day 2

Day 2

    Working on day 2...

 

Starting

Starting

      Starting a new painting.....

 

Doily

Doily

  I wanted a new doily for my grandma's cedar chest.  This is Renulek's 2014, spring doily. 

 

Summer

Summer

     Pretty summer lilies, coming up, around the house.

 

Mushrooms

Mushrooms

   
     Quite a few witches caps are coming up...pretty but not edible.

 

Baby

Baby

     We have a baby snowshoe hare, staying under the carport.

Color

Color

    Did another water color, flowers in the yard.

 

Flowers

Flowers

    Some pretty flowers, around our house.

 

Drive

Drive

    

    We went for a drive, up north and into Montana.  We found some Witch's Caps (not to eat) and an interesting sign.

 

Extra

Extra

    I had a special order to make a wire-wrapped pendant with blue beads.  As I made that one, I made two more to tat around.  Here is one of them.

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Peach

Peach

   A friend had given me some tatting thread, so had to try it out on another cross.

 

Teal

Teal

  Another cross, by Lene, in teal.

 

Left

Left

      I had some thread, left of shuttles, and needed to use it up.   Here's one of my favorite crosses from Lene Bjorn.

 

Another

Another

    I had found a tote full of blank setting.  I didn't do the stone work on this stone.

Mine

Mine

    A little embellishment tatting around a pin/pendant setting.  I had cabbed the turquoise long ago and had found the setting at a yard sale.

Crosses

Crosses

    While designing a Spirograph pattern, I seen this in part of the design..."Crosses Within A Cross" pendant.

Lily

Lily

     Wanted to give the water colors another try.  

 

Mouse

Mouse

     Happy birthday, little sister!!

 

Water

Water

   My mom gave me a couple of sets of water color pencils.  I had to give it a try.  Flowers from my house.

 

Final

Final

     Added beads to the final pendant.

Refining

Refining

     Worked out the stitch count.  Made it 3-D...

 

      

Empting

Empting

      Empting a couple of shuttles...

 

Triangle

Triangle

      Embellishment tatting around a triangular pendant. 

 

Testing

Testing

    I had the pleasure of testing a new motif by "Usha's Creations."  This beautiful, little motif is so dainty, 1.5" with size 20 Lizbeth thread.   The little motif is called "Fusion Elegance," and is composed of her famous Dot Picots and Dots.  Go check her out and give some of her motifs a try.  

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