Migrate

 Migrate

     The last pair of earrings is called, "The Migration." 

Sink

 Sink

     This is my favorite pair, "Sink or Float."

Star

 Star

     This pair is called, "Sea Star."

Helm

 Helm

     This pair is called, "Take the Helm."

Market

 Market

Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day at the Bonners Ferry Farmers Market, downtown in the city parking lot. We are there from 8 am to 1 pm.

Weather permitting, we have one more market day left (3 Oct, unless rain or strong wind). So come get your early, holiday shopping done now.

My next craft show will be in December, if all goes as plan.

Come see my newly made earrings. They are my newest collection and my favorite.

My space is the second space on the right, from the visitor center/bathrooms.

I will be tatting, of course

Larger

 Larger

     I had to make a little larger ring for a matching necklace.  The boys caught 24, keeper crab this day.

Smoke

 Smoke

     We decided to get away from all the smoke from the forest fires.  It was time to go crabbing on the Oregon coast.  I needed a pair of earrings, for each day we were there.  The newest collection is The Sea is Calling.  Since the boys are crabbing, I needed to make a pair of crab ring earrings.  The ring caught the first crab.  This pair of earrings is called "The Crab Rings."

Few

 Few

     Just, a few more hairclips, for my trip.

Twice

 Twice

     Twice, in one day, I broke my size 16 crochet hook.  One of them, I've had for 9 years.  I use them for tatting with sewing thread and adding seed beads.  I just ordered another hook and had to dress it up.  I added a rhinestone to the end, but the camera has a hard time focusing on sparkles.

Soon after writing this blog post, this crochet hook broke.  I'm not impressed with the new Lacis brand crochet hooks.  They seem weak and brittle.  I just ordered 12, Tulip brand crochet hooks from eBay.  They are coming from India, I'll give you an update on their quality once they come.  This brand of hooks are made in Japan, so fingers crossed. 

Coast

 Coast

     We were going, out to the Oregon coast.  I needed a few more hair clips.

Last

 Last

     The last batch of changeable earrings.  

Silver

 Silver

     Back to making earrings.

Clips

 Clips

     I needed a little break from making earrings.  I needed a few more hair clips.

Charms

 Charms

     A few gold/brass charmed, earrings.

Different

 Different

     I'm working on a different type of changeable earrings.

Cleaning

 Cleaning

     I didn't get the house as clean as it should be.  I found three more spiders.

Invasion

 Invasion

     The spiders are staring to invade my house.  Time to start cleaning.

Cow

 Cow

     I decided to frame the cow picture.  

Continue

 Continue

     I'm, continuing with the drawing.  I've decided to accent it with colored pencil, after the marker portion is finished.  I'm currently, working on the underpainting.

Different

 Different

    I tried a quick drawing on another mixed-media paper and was pleased.  No bleeding.

Color

 Color

     I started to add color the the lily's outline.  As I was adding the layers, the color started to bleed.  I'm using mixed media, vellum paper.  

Lily

 Lily

     I started a new marker picture, using my Chameleon markers.  Here is the reference and the sketch.  My friend, works in the garden department at the local grocery store.  She took this beautiful picture.  

Thrift Store

 Thrift Store

       I went to the thrift store, for more quilling paper.  They had one more package.  While there, I went through the rest of their craft section.  I came across, a new, unopened beaded cross stitch pin.  I had to give this a try.  I couldn't loose for fifty cents.  The cat pin was stitched on heavy paper and only the first half of the cross stitch was stitch (with the bead).  I backed the pin with felt, added the pin.