In my previous post, LINK, I shared my mis-adventure when I sliced the top of my knuckle off with the edge of the belt sander. Ouch. So, that posting was more of a ‘how NOT to’ than a ‘how to’….. Luckily, my finger is growing back and I have finished the chunky 3 bead necklace…. [...]
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June 23, 2010
Handmade chunky bead teething necklace part 1
Our gorgeous grandbaby is teething and is chomping everything in sight as he tries to ease the pain of those pesky teeth pushing on his gums. My daughter asked me to make her a necklace with large wooden beads so our wee fella could play with it and use it for teething. I made her [...]
June 4, 2010
Gnome Nostepinne Doll and Wizard Hat
Magical things can happen in the most unexpected ways…. The other day, I was feeling completely frustrated with a whole bunch of things that were making me go ‘ARGHHHHHHHHHH’ (Well.okay, it was the way that I chose to respond to them, not the things in themselves, but you know how it can go….) I figured [...]
May 24, 2010
Nostepinne Doll Tselah the tree spirit
My latest Nostepinne doll (I turn the Nostepinne dolls on the lathe and then paint them, and each one is one of a kind), is , “Tselah, the tree spirit”. Tselah, like all the other Nostepinne dolls that I have made (see Ermingarde and Flora) has her own story. Here’s Tselah, The Tree Spirit Nostepinne [...]
May 19, 2010
Nostepinne Doll Flora and the Flamingo
Last week, I posted about Ermingarde, (link) a new Nostepinne Doll that I had just turned on the lathe. Well… I have turned, burned and painted another new Nostepinne Doll- and she has a story to tell, too.. Meet Flora, the Nostepinne Doll that I have just turned in walnut wood. Flora has a wonderful [...]
February 24, 2009
Mardi gras butterfly masks
Somehow, I don’t think that I will ever go to New Orleans for the real Mardi Gras, but that won’t stop me from celebrating in my studio! I made these Mardi Gras masks with all kinds of techniques and things that I love: Tatting, spool knitting, crochet, butterflies, Grandma’s vintage buttons, beads and other found [...]
November 14, 2008
Green crafts- hand made book with spool knitted binding cords
Oh my. This week….. winter arrived….. So, it’s time to get to work on Christmas presents. I love green and eco crafts - recycling and re-using things to up-cycle new treasures… I am making my sister-in-law a hand made book with wooden covers. The wood has been hanging around our barn for more than 20 [...]
November 6, 2008
Unidentified Flying Hedgehog
EEK! I was off in the workshop making hedgehog tatting shuttles, and decided to give the buffing wheel a try…. Bad idea…. The polishing wheel grabbed my poor little hedgehog and launched it off into space. To infinity and beyond! Unidentified Flying Hedgehog! Gone. Vanished. Bye bye hedgehog! sigh. So, it’s back to hand sanding [...]
