40

40

     Working on 40 spiders, for the local farmers market.  18 more to go.

 

Present

Present

    
      An early birthday present from a dear friend.

 

Webs

Webs

      There are a lot of webs, around the house.  Good things these spiders don't make too much of a mess.

 

Malachite

Malachite

     Found some malachite cabs to make a pair of earrings.

 

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Third Time

Third Time

     Third time is a charm.  My husband, remembered eating Spanish tortillas, while in Spain.  He's tried making them, this time it came out perfect.  It's made with potatoes O'Brien,  eggs, milk, olive oil, salt and pepper, using a frying pan.

 

Doily

Doily

    I finally finished the third round!!  This was soooo frustrating!!   I don't know how many motifs I had to redo or cut out, from this round.  Finally, I was able to focus and get it done.

Bar

Bar

      My husband found a cabinet, at one of the fall craft shows.  He thought it would make a great bar.  We had gotten a cart and needed to make a mat for the cart.

 

More

More

      Made a few more spiders, needing a lot more.  

 

Middle

Middle

     A birthday card, for the middle sister.   Happy Birthday, Cheryl.

Liners

Liners

     I wanted a liner to place in my trinket boxes, so little earrings don't fall out.  I found theses pretty, mini cupcake liners.  I had to trim a quarter of an inch off the top.  The gold cave them a little class.

 

Spiders

Spiders

     Need to stock up on spiders.   Getting ready for the Farmers Market.
 

 

Spring

Spring

     Look what just popped up...

    Found this, beautiful teapot, at an antique store.

    I found the rock, last fall...

Warmer

Warmer

     I can tell it's getting to be spring.  As it warms up, the spiders are becoming active.

 

Simple

Simple

     Needed to empty a couple of shuttles.  Here is a simple cross of R:  5 - 5 and C: 10.

 

Birthday

Birthday

      A birthday card for my niece...Happy Birthday Selena.

Wishes

Wishes

     Birthday wishes to a friend.  This is a card I made for her.

Slowly

Slowly

     I'm working, slowly, on the doily for my kitchen table.  I'm working on a lot of silversmithing projects.

Thread

Thread

     I had to use up the thread on my shuttles.  This is Anne B's famous dragon, coming up for spring.

 

Still time Vote....Student of the Month

There is still time to vote for my niece, if you haven't already.  Thank you all who have.

Vote....Student of the Month

    Please vote for my niece for the student of the month,  Selena Killham.

     Selena Killham is a 7th grader at Excelsior Middle School. The 13-year-old volunteers for a variety of breeders associations, 4-H, Girl Scouts and her church. When she heard about the devastation from hurricanes in Texas and Florida, she started a book drive to help storm victims and collected stuffed animals for Operation Underground Railroad. Killham is a "little sister" in Big Brothers Big Sisters. She and her Big Sister have made scarves for the homeless. Killham also teaches sign language to kids at her school and interprets for her mom.

You can vote for her here.

Thanks,
very proud aunt...West Pine Creations...Marie

Purple

Purple

     A little purple and white trinket box for a friend.

 

Wood Burning

Wood Burning

    My new torch came with accessories for wood burning.   I used the soldering tip to burn the name and the diffuser to burn the outer edges.

 

Torch

Torch

     I had gotten a new torch.   My propane torch gave up the ghost and I don't use the hotter, jewelers torch for most jobs.  This is a butane torch from Dremel,  VersaFlame 2200.

    I love this torch!!  There are no gas lines to hook up and a built in piezo lighter, eliminating the striker to light the torch.  It also has the ability to lock the torch on.  I was able to silversmith 11 pairs of earrings on one fill-up and was surprise that there was gas in the torch, when finished.

Opal

Opal

    The last pair of earrings, for now.  This is another Spencer opal.  The color didn't show up in the picture.  It gleams greens and blues.

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Spencer

Spencer

     My other favorite stone is opal.   This opal is found in Spencer Idaho.

  

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Turquoise

Turquoise

     One of my favorite stones are turquoise.
 

  
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