Turtles

 Turtles

      Another pair of sea turtles...

16

 16

     I received the Tulip, size 16 crochet hooks.  They seem to be stronger than the Lacis crochet hooks.  I've used one for three weeks and no breaks...knock-on-wood.

Match

 Match

    A nice, matching set for the upcoming show.

Stripes

 Stripes

     I made another "Starfish and Stripes," pendant for the Dec show.

Lighthouse

 Lighthouse

       I made another lighthouse earrings for the December craft show.

Rings

 Rings

      I did a little test tatting for Shuttle Creations.  The pattern is called, "The Only Rings Square."

Wash

 Wash

       I added watercolor pencil to the background.  Then, took a lightly, dampened brush to activate the pencil, into a wash.  It's a little intense, so I'll dab it with a dampened paper towel to lift some of the pigment off and go over it with a lighter colored pencil.

Foundation

 Foundation

        I finished the underpainting of my lily.  I used my, favorite, Chameleon markers.  Now to add the background.

Final

 Final

      Here is the final version of, "I Sea the Light."

Sea

 Sea

      Even though, we are back from our Oregon coast trip, I'm still designing coastal jewelry.  This pendant was my prototype called, "I Sea the Light."

Dimpled

 Dimpled

     A couple of months ago, I found a plastic pouch full of tatting books from the thrift store.  The pouch was only $3, so I had to buy it.  In the pouch was an interested book by Joy Botchlet, called Tatting Dimpled Rings.  Here is one of the cross patterns.  

Cross

 Cross

      Time for a change-of-pace, and tat a few crosses.  I went to my ol' stand-by book, by Lene Bjorn.  

Organizing

 Organizing

        With the price of silver, still around $25, I haven't done much silversmithing.  I decided to move the necklaces to a jewelry case with larger spaces.

 

Jump Rings

 Jump Rings

      A pretty bracelet made out of jump rings.  This pattern is called, "Idiots Delight." 

Skulls

 Skulls

      Someone asked me to make her nieces a pair of small earrings.  They just got their ears pierced.  After tatting, this design, it looked like a pair of skulls.  Back to the drawing board.  Great for Halloween, but not for two, little girls.

Stars

 Stars

     Here are a pair of star fish earrings, using the thinner rings.

Thin

Thick

Thickness

 Thickness

       I ran out of the cabone rings and went to Michaels to buy a few more.  Once home, I discovered the rings were thinner than my older rings.  I was making a few The See is Calling, earrings, for the market.  The thinner rings, give the earrings a different look.

thinner

 

thicker

Love

 Love

      I just looooove, this pair of earrings.  The thread is Lizbeth, size 20, Autumn Orange Medium.  This embellishment was an old necklace with, about 15 square pieces.  

Doo-Dads

 Doo-Dads

     This pair of earrings was made from a couple of doo-dads.

Red

 Red

     I removed a pair of dangles from an old necklace.  I love the antique look of this pair of earrings.

En Route

Drive

     The drive out, took two days.  I was finished a pair of embellished earrings.