One of our Christmas traditions is to make ornaments to give to our family and close friends.
This year, my husband and I are making hearts using the Incredible Rope Machine from Schacht.
It’s the neatest tool… it looks like something Leonardo da Vinci would have invented.
I made a video showing how to make the hearts:
I have been absent from the world of social media for quite awhile- I was working to deadline on a book.
It swallowed me completely, and I vanished for awhile. (I met the deadline! Yay! And my editor likes it! Yay!)
But then, I got sick (ugh) and have been taking naps to recover, and didn’t have the jam to deal with blogging or dealing with the interwebs, so I didn’t.
Now, I’m on the mend. And, working on new projects.
And taking lots of naps.
Oh my… this afternoon, something delicious happened that has made me need to pop back into the world of bloggdom.
A gift….
Today, I received a wonderful little package in the mail.
It was from my sister. ❤
In the box was this little, oh so magical wee box of delights.
I opened the tiny old box and squealed with joy-
Such loveliness!
A treasure that my sister’s dear mother in law had found at an antique sale, bless her heart!
My sister has been cherishing this precious little box of heaven and, (bless her heart, too), decided that I would enjoy it, so she mailed it to me. ❤
Sigh…. so much happiness in a little package!
I love Teneriffe lace and was ecstatic to see the awesome little brass loom.
And, a hairpin lace loom and some bone tools that will be lovely to use in small loom weaving.
I had to warp up the Teneriffe loom- how could I resist?
The little Teneriffe motif is wonky as all get out, but I think I should send it to my sister, doncha think?
PS: (added the day after I originally posted about the Teneriffe Loom) I’ve been working with the Teneriffe Lace Loom, and have polished up my technique as I am working on a video to show how to do this technique with upcycled materials.
Here’s today’s version: 😀
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