My Latest Find

My Latest Find

    I found this pretty little brass box, for a $1, at a yard sale.  It happens to match the brass box, I bought earlier in the year for a $1.  The new box has a beautiful, brass flower motif for the handle.  I reglued it and looks great.

 

Filling it with Tatsmithing pendents.

 Both are filled and ready for my first show.

 
















  

Doodling

Doodling

     I came up with these butterfly earrings, while using up thread on a shuttle.   The butterflies are done in Lizbeth, size 20 thread.  I am giving away the pattern, in my tatting kits.

 

This one became a bookmark.

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Snowflake Pendent

Snowflake Pendent

     This was one of Grandma's, single earring.  It's blue topaz, sat in sterling silver.  I cut the post off and smoothed it down.  Being the nerdy chemist, it looks more like an atom than a snowflake.

     The thread was pearl cotton #8 and it is 2" in diameter.

 

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Abalone and Paua Shell Jewelry

Abalone and Paua Shell Jewelry

My favorite...but, can't keep them all.  The accent balls, represent water bubbles.  The cabs looks like water waves.  10 x 12 mm abalone cabs.

 

 10 x 14 mm green paua shell with sterling silver and green cats-eye beads, 16 “ chain.

Polished shell.

10 x 12 mm paua shell, 16" beaded chain with sterling silver and peacock pearls.

For sale on West Pine Creations.  

I've entered a tatting contest, please vote.

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Leafy Pendent

Leafy Pendent

     I bought this pendent, about a year ago, with the intentions of tatting around it.  Seeing Rachel's wonderful work, I thought I'd give it a try.

     I like to incorporate the tatting to the colors and designs of the piece.  The thread is Lizbeth, size 20, seed beads and Swarovski crystals.  

    The challenge on this piece was the split-chain, in the second round.  For this, I like to go to Linda's site.  She has it in video and pictorial.  Linda designs the most beautiful doilies and 3-D flowers.

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Up Coming Shows:

Indian Valley, ID: 3 Nov (9 am to 4 pm)
Cambridge, ID: 10 & 11 Nov (9 am to 4 pm)
Council, ID: 1 Dec (9 am to 4 pm)
Weiser, ID: 7 & 8 Dec (10 am to 7 pm/10 am to 4 pm)

Come see me and learn to tat.  I'm the one with silversmithed jewelry, humming bird feeders and of course...tatting!!!!

Books

Books

    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 pendents, 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"

Rosey

Rosey

      Found this pendent in the same jewelry box.  I'm not pleased with the flower part, it has too many beads.  I'll re-tat the flower in the design, I started with.  

     The threads are Lizbeth, size 20's.  The gold leafy part was a challenge, trying to tat it in one round.  Once I finished all but the bottom leaf, I was stumped on how to attach it to the top part of the leaf.  Hummmm....what to do....I know, I go look on dear Jane's techniques section.  Yes, she saved me again!!  She has a "Downward Facing Picot" pdf.  Thank's Jane for your wonderful web site!!

      Here's my second attempt...not so busy.

1 " wide and 1.5" long.

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