Jump Drive

Jump Drive

     My jump drive was a little naked.  It needed a little dressing up.

Owl

Owl

     I had the privilege to test-tat for Nicola, again.  This time she created this cute owl.

Markers

Markers

       Still emptying shuttles.  These bookmarks are so much fun and very easy.  Split rings go quickly.

Embellishment

Embellishment

     I was going through all my tatting stuff and discovered an unfinished project.  This was an old, clip earring.

Shed

Shed

     We finally finished our pole shed.  We are big fisherpeople and needed a place to store our boats, out of the snow.  Normally, we put tarps over the boats, but there might be times we want to go soft water fishing instead of ice fishing.  Be sure to check out our fishing blog to see our latest fishing adventures.

Naked

Naked

     I found a couple of naked shuttles that needed to be dressed up.  I used fabric so they would match my tatting cases.  Here is the link to decorate shuttles with fabric.  

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

     Still, trying to empty shuttles.  These little book marks go quickly.

Cameos

Cameos

     I love cameos.  I found some, colorless, glass cameos at a antique show.  They needed some color on the back to emphasize the gold lady.  I used finger nail polish to color the back side.  I decided to go with silver sewing thread to bring out the gold image.  Here they are with the "Basic Design."  Now to make the outer rounds.

Lesson

Lesson

      I had a special visitor, come, clear from a town, west of Seattle.  She was on her way to snowbird in Arizona.  We had met, through a tatting exchange, back in 2016.  I had given her my Tatsmithing book and a pair of embellishment earrings in the exchange.  She wanted to learn these techniques.  We met at the Bonners Ferry Farmers market and had a wonderful time.  It was a rainy day, so this passed the time quickly.  The wonderful lady's name was Phyllis and she had given me a unique cactus spine.  She used it to pull out tatting stitches.  

     I didn't think I would use it, but, a few days later.....this works better than a needle.  The spine doesn't fray my threads like a regular sewing needle.

Tatsmithing

Tatsmithing

      I had a little more sewing thread on shuttles.  I wanted to empty them so I could work on a proposal for the 2020 Shuttlebird Tatting Workshop.  

Yard Sale

Yard Sale

      During our normal, Friday Morning Yard Sale Adventure, I came across some old crochet hooks.  I bought them for $1.  

Pies

Pies

     Hubby's favorite pie is blackberry-apple.  I like to make a larger pie crust, to use the leftover dough for mini pies.   Tupperware came out with this cool mini pie press and had to buy it from my dealer (the middle sister).  I used my homemade, raspberry jam, to fill the pies.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

     I found some, cute charms at the Farmers Market.  I needed to empty a bunch of shuttles and decided to make bookmarks with them.

Multipurpose

Multipurpose

    I found this unique, brass item at a yard sale for a dollar.  It is a compass, sundial and sextant.  It was made my F. L. West, out of London.

Tatsmithing

Tatsmithing

       Doing a little Tatsmithing in my spare time.  These have the "Basic Design" around them.  Now to start designing the outer rounds.

Brrrr

Brrrr

     Feels like winter is around the corner...the spiders feel it too.

Mixed

Mixed

     The last necklace, for a while.  Getting really cold in the garage, to do anymore silversmithing.  This one is peach cats-eye and a cinnabar, scarab drop.

Pink

Pink

       A had a pink cats-eye that was needing a setting.

Jasper

Jasper

     Straight from, southern Idaho....Owyhee picture jasper.  I didn't find the chunk of jasper.  I bought it, from a friend, who owned a rock store.  

Moss Agate

Moss Agate

     I found a piece of moss agate on one of our rafting trips.  Here is  a choker I made from it....it looks better in person.

Earrings

Earrings

     I need a few more pairs of earrings, for the market.

Band

Band

     We do a lot of fishing and other, outdoor activities.  I don't like wearing my wedding ring, during these times.  But, I feel naked without it.  I was doing a little silversmithing and made a plain wedding band, for these times.

Fall Spiders

Fall Spiders

      It's getting colder and the spiders are trying to find warm places to winter over.  A few were found in the windowsill.