Practice

 Practice

      I found a few Christmas, watercolor studies to make cards for next year.   First I needed to practice.

Time

 Time

      Time for new nails.

Last

 Last

     The last zentangle study.  These are very relaxing to make.

Criss Cross

 Criss Cross

     Another zentangle...

Vacation

 Vacation

     January is my vacation time from workshop and farmers market stuff.  Last year, we traveled so much that I didn't do any art work.  I'm in the mood to draw and paint.  This is a zentangle/doodle study I found on Instagram.

Sunflower

 Sunflower

       A shimmery sunflower.  The shimmer was hard to capture with the camera.

Other

Other

     Last summer I finished a diamond painting that reminded me of my middle sister.  I just finished another one that reminded me of my baby sister.  This reminds me of the time we spent up north, at our grandpa's house.  We are running out to the chicken coop to collect eggs.

Butterfly

 Butterfly

     The last of the bug clips.

Pearls

 Pearls

      I found a study on using pearly watercolors.  This time I painted the underpainting with regular watercolors, then washed it with the pearly watercolors.

Moth

 Moth

      A cute moth clip.

Buggy

 Buggy

     Feeling a little buggy.

Travel

 Travel

      I had gotten a mini, travel watercolor set.  I worked on this one, in our travels.

Pine

 Pine

     Practicing with the water brush and metallics.

Brushes

 Brushes

      I had gotten some water brushes but didn't know how to use them without getting a puddle of mud.  I finally figured out how to use them and did a little mushroom doodle.  I also had gotten a set of metallic/pearly watercolor and didn't know how to use them.  I was watching a few short clips and some were using them as accents on their watercolor.  I like the way the accents came out on this painting.

Napkins

 Napkins

       On another trip, I worked on a couple of napkin holders.

Bug

Bug

    This adorable bug I finished on one of our many trips.

 

Fifth

 Fifth

     The fifth class is "The Cruising Duck."

     This pattern was created, while I was getting ready for our next cruise. The "Duck Hunt" is a scavenger hunt done by the passengers. Some of the passengers hide ducks with their own passports, stating: who hid this duck, where they are from, the ship and sail date. The person who finds a duck can either keep it or rehide it. Some ducks are "glammed" up. This duck consists of covering a cabone ring; adding charms while tatting around this ring; long, beaded picots; and climbing out of beaded joins. And, yes, this duckie is glammed up...All the beads and the duckie glow-in-the-dark, plus it comes with its own passport.

     The Spokane Shuttlebird workshop opened registration for the 2025 workshop, in April.

     The last class is "Additional Time with Marie."

     Do you have questions from your classes with Marie? Do you just want additional work time on Marie’s patterns? This time is available for you to get additional help from Marie

Fourth

 Fourth

       The fourth class is "I See You."

      The variations of the natural carnelian agates give each, tatsmithed, dragon - eye pendant a unique look. This pattern can be used as a pendant or a pair of "I See You," earrings. This pendant consists of long beaded picot joins and double picots.

     The Spokane Shuttlebird workshop opened registration for the 2025 workshop, in April.

Third

 Third

     The third class I'm teaching is "Tweet."

     A dainty pair of earrings, with a bird perched on her swing, decorated with a flowery vine. The flower vine requires a pair of Celtic shuttles or a pair of tatting needles to tat through the swing.

     The Spokane Shuttlebird workshop opened registration for the 2025 workshop, in April.

Second

Second

     The second class is "Spirograph V4.0."

     The last design in the Spirograph Collection. This is a little more complex design, with stacked rings in the middle and directional tatting in the middle section.

       The Spokane Shuttlebird workshop opened registration for the 2025 workshop, in April.

Workshop

 Workshop

      The Spokane Shuttlebird workshop opened registration for the 2025 workshop, in April.

     The first class I'm teaching is "The Migration Earrings."  

       This is part of The Sea is Calling Collection, in memory of my dad. He enjoyed the trips we made to the Oregon coast, while visiting us in Idaho. These gorgeous earrings consist of “stacked” floating rings on top of a cabone ring and beaded – joining Picots. They have a starfish – look, colors of the kelp fields and the pearls of the ocean.

      

Framed

 Framed

      I framed the cow and gave it to my uncle for Christmas.

Foxes

 Foxes

     I made a few foxes for Christmas gifts.

Phoenix

 Phoenix

     I finished this diamond painting, a while ago.  I wasn't pleased with the quality of this kit.  The glue wasn't very good and the diamonds kept popping off.  I add two coats of sealer to keep the diamond in place.

Jam

 Jam

      My niece, Selena, got a grape jam fob.