New Shuttles

New Shuttles

     First off...it snowed on the top of the mountain, across the street.  This picture reminds me of a painting.
 

      Made a new batch of Character  shuttles.  These are for sale and can be found on West Pine Creations.  (Front and Back sides, 2.75" X 7/8" )
 

 

Holly

Holly

   While walking through our little forest, I came a cross an area of holly.  Looking a little closer, I spotted the Holly Dragon.
 

Aurora

Aurora

     While exploring, a little further up north, we spotted the Aurora Dragon.  She was quick, but not quick enough to get a picture of her.

 

  

Common

Common

     Here is the Green Common Dragon.  The common dragon is found worldwide and doesn't migrate.  I caught a glimpse of him in our cedar forest.
 

What!

What!

.....WHAT'S THAT!!  Oh, that is very rare!  A Twin!  not only that, the twin has a double tail.  

 

Young One

Young One

     .....trailing, just behind the Vineyard Dragon is her offspring.

     Isn't the fall migration wonderful!  You get to see all the babies making the migration with their mothers!  

Grapes

Grapes

     This dragon is a Vineyard Dragon.  Since the growing season is over here, she is flying down south, to warmer climates.

Midnight

Midnight

     This dragon can be seen around midnight.  She is migrating towards Canada...almost there.

      I traded this one for a ball of thread.  The dragon was tatted with the pearl cotton #12.
 

Off Spring

Off Spring

    Not far from Mamma, is her off spring.

  This pattern can be found on Craftree, by Michelle Bottosff. 
 

Autumn

Autumn

     Fall is here and the trees are changing.
 

     .....WHAT!!!  Did you SEE THAT!.....  There!  in the yellow leaves!!  IT'S A.....

         It's an autumn  dragon!!  These are easier to see at night, because there green eyes glow.  Living so far up north, I'll be able to see a greater, verity of dragons.  It's that time of year for the great migration.  This will be migrating to a warmer climate.

The pattern is one of Anne B's dragons.

Large

Large

      I had one more, naked, Starlite shuttle.  This goes with my humming bird, tatting kits.
 

I may make up a few to sell, soon.   Getting ready for the fall craft shows, right now.  But, stay tuned...
 

Mine

Mine

      I know, can't keep them all.  But I love turquoise, especially the greener ones.  This is another pin.  Kinda looks like a shuttle.

Picture

Picture

     This one sold, a piece of Owyhee picture jasper, made into a pin.

  That line through the stone, was an actual crack during it's development and resealed itself during it's cooling.  Pretty cool, huh.
 

Swap

Swap

    A few weeks ago, we went to a quilt show.  While there, someone seen me wearing my tatting.  We traded tatting for string, pearl cotton #12.  This was one of the things she wanted.  The earrings/pendant is from the "Garden Collection."

 

ICE

ICE

      .....come on ICE!  As you know by now, we are big ice fishermen...fisherwoman!  It's something about walking on water, especially clear ice, and catching a fish through a little 6" hole, while the ice is "singing."  That's just the Cat's Meow!  
     I've been wanting a pair of ice skates for quite awhile.  We grew up skating, in the Midwest.  It was part of the curriculum, since kindergarten.  While out shopping for wool socks, we moseyed on over to the clearance section....   Oh dear!!!  Ice SKATES..on clearance.  They are a lot nicer and cushier than the ones growing up on.   They were a little more than I would spend, but my wonderful husband seen my face when I saw them.  Well now I have a beautiful pair of skates, to skate to my next ice fishing hole.  And...the sporting goods store said they flood the fair grounds, in the winter, so I can skate there!

 

Pendant

Pendant

     Here's the pendant that went with the Heart Chain.  This is the last piece from the "Garden Collection."  The pendant was made from an old clip earring.  The chain measures 16".

Heart Chain

Heart Chain

     A chain from the "Garden Collection."  The middle forms a heart.  I'm designing something to hang down from the heart so stay tuned.

The heart shows up better, when there is a little weight on it.

 

Bucket

Bucket

     I finally can cross one of the big items off of my bucket list....catch a pike!!  I would REALLY like to catch one through the ICE!!!   A REALLY BIG ONE!!  Like a 40"er!!  I think that is #1 on my bucket list.  The one I caught, the other day, was 23".  A little small but my first...and the only fish caught that day.  My husband still needs to catch his first one.

 

Done Tweaking

Done Tweaking

     A pendant, from the Garden Collection, wasn't quite right.  I needed to adjust the stitch count on the outer row.  Now it's a lot stronger/ridgid for a pendant.  My mom took this one.

Hummer Purse

Hummer Purse

      The main reason I got the fabric, was to make a small purse to hold my billfold and a large tatting case.  The tatting cases and shuttles had to match the purse.

 

Hummer Shuttles

Hummer Shuttles

     My mom gave me two, naked, Sew Mate shuttles.  I had to dress them up with my new fabric.
 

Quilt Show

My neighbor took me to a wonderful quilt show, today.  Very beautiful but too tedious for me.  While looking in the vendor room, I came across some pearl cotton no. 12.  When I went to pay, the vendor noticed my tatted jewelry.   I showed her how easy it was to shuttle tat, ha ha.  And we ended up trading tatting for thread.  I have to make one thing for her, the rest is in inventory.   Here are some of the beautiful quilts.

Hummer Case

Hummer Case

  
      I took Mom shopping and found some humming bird fabric.  I had to make a small and large tatting case from the fabrics.
 

Mom

Mom

     We took Mom fishing, then out to eat.  She is having a ball.  Hate to see her go.  Time flies so quickly!!