Grandpa

 Grandpa

       I wanted to make my niece something from grandpa's leather.  She's into art and needs a sketchbook.

Velvet

 Velvet

     Last spring I bought some red, velvet upholstery fabric.  I wanted to make a sketch book cover from it.

Blue

 Blue

     I found an old, table runner at the thrift store for $2.  I turned it into a journal cover.

Silver

 Silver

      My dad had a little bit of silver suede.

Journal

 Journal

      I came across a few journals and needed covers for them.  This one was made from my Dad's stash of suede. 

Latte

 Latte

      The last key for now.  Now, to start the next project...any guesses. 

Purple

 Purple

     A purple key for an upcoming project.

Seafoam

 Seafoam

     Here's a little, seafoam colored key.

Pink

 Pink

     A pretty pink key...

Key

 Key

    I had a few keys that wanted to get dresses up.

Pine Box

 Pine Box

       I found a boring, pine box that needed a little sprucing up.  I painted it black, glued black felt inside and on the bottom, added some sand and shells.  I'll put "The Sea is Calling," collection inside.

Favorite

 Favorite

     The sea turtle pendant is my favorite so far.

Star

 Star

       A sea star pendant...

Helm

 Helm

     A matching helm pendant.

Sets

 Sets

      I needed to make a few pendants to go with my sea earring sets.

Pendant

 Pendant

     I made a matching pendant for the crabby earrings.

Crabs

 Crabs

       I made another pair of crab earrings for the upcoming craft shows.

17

 17

     While scrolling through Facebook, another annoying ad came across my feed.  Usually, I scroll pass or if I have time, I'll delete them.  This time a cute, little, 8 - tine "thumb piano" came up.  I was a little intrigued with this and "Googled" it to find out what it was.  I listened to the sound on YouTube and it wasn't a bad sound.  I did a little research and listened to one, with 17 tines.  WOW, this had a beautiful sound.  It sounded like a harp.  

     I did a little more research to find out what are good qualities for a thumb piano (kalimba) and the top picks came up with a Gecko kalimba with 17 tines (keys), in "C".  I found a new one on eBay and I love it.  It's small and easy to handle in my small hands and easy to travel with.

      While searching for all the music I could download, I came across a resonating chain (tremolo).  This lays across the tines and vibrates when the tines are plucked.  This is supposed to sound like rain.  Someone suggested  a beaded chain vibrates the most.  I happened to have a beaded-style chain and gave it a try.  It sounded a little "tinny," but I'm a beginner and may sound better once I improve.  (I'll also, try different styles of chains.)  The chain was a little boring, so I made a little charm to add to it.

Comes with a hard case

Stickers to help find keys

The the middle tine is "Middle C."

The notes are the same as the white keys on the piano.

During my research, I discovered there is a 34-key kalimba.  The upper 17 tabs are the sharps, flats and four of the base notes.   On the wish list.

Notes

 Notes

     I wanted something, decorative for my next, little project.

Crystals

 Crystals

     This pair of earrings was tatted around a crystal ring.

Birds

 Birds

     A little, embellishment tatting, around a bird doo-dad.  They are nesting on their nest full of eggs.

Books

 Books

         Finally, put the books in PDF format.  If interested, type out your email in the comments and I will get right back to you.

 My first tatting book.
Tattasaurusing: Baubles & Motifs

9 bauble patterns and 12 motif can be made from the bauble patterns. Has 20 pages and all patterns are diagrammed.
Patterns include: 7-pt starburst,8-loveyly hearts bauble, simply small, universal bauble, and more.

 My second tatting book.
Tattasaurusing: Baubles & Motifs II
8 bauble patterns and 9 motif can be made from the bauble patterns. Has 20 pages and all patterns are diagrammed.
Patterns include: White rose bauble, frilly bauble, 7-damsels, tulip bauble and more.

This booklet contains 11 "Tatsmithing" patterns. The tatted designs mimic my silversmithed designs. The booklet progresses from the easiest to the hardest designs. The "Tatsmithing" pieces can be worn as pendants, earrings, broaches, or anything you desire.

The designs are: "Basic Design", "7-Sisters Standing Tall", "Stout Agates", "Tall Agates", "Itty-Bitty", "Elegant Jade", "Doublet", "Rosey", "Writing Stone", "Heart Earrings", and "Cross"

Charms

 Charms

     The bracelet was a little blah.  I added charms to the bracelet to match The Sea is Calling, collection. 

Bracelet

 Bracelet

     I had a little break and decided to make a quick, chain-linked bracelet.

Toppers

 Toppers

     I entered a marker challenge, last summer.  I had won and my prize finally arrived.  The challenge was hosted by Chameleon Art Products.  The challenge was to draw something, using only three of their markers.  They had sent me two set of their toppers to blend with their markers.  Here is the picture I submitted and the toppers they sent me.