Category Archives: woodwork
etsy love
I love etsy. Oh the goodies you can find there! Oh my! Look what just arrived in my mailbox: Isn’t this a gorgeous shawl pin? I bought it in Kate Heck’s etsy shop. LINK Kate and I found out about … Continue reading
Filed under Loom & looms & small loom weaving, woodwork
A little woodworking with my tapestry weaving
Weaving and woodwork are completely interwoven at our house. While I was out in the workshop, I couldn’t resist making myself a couple of small tapestry beaters and some funky tapestry flat bobbins. Why do tapestry bobbins need to … Continue reading
Handmade-chunky-bead-teething-necklace-part-2
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’….. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Filed under eco crafts & green projects, jewelry, tutorial & how to, woodwork
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 … Continue reading
Filed under woodwork
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 … Continue reading
Filed under doll & dolls & dollmaking & doll making, woodwork
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, … Continue reading
Filed under doll & dolls & dollmaking & doll making, woodwork, Yarn Crafts
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
