Hankering for Yarn

July 9th, 2008

Broken tatting shuttle recycled into necklace

Yesterday, I posted about carving a Lady Hoare tatting shuttle from recycled wood.

I broke one of the tatting shuttles

sigh.
I tossed it into the sawdust bucket for burning next winter.
Tammy suggested that I reclaim it and use it as an inkle shuttle.
I like my inkle shuttles to have straight sides, so it wouldn’t work for that…. […]

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July 8th, 2008

Sculpting recycled wood into a tatting shuttle-2

In my previous posting, I showed how I got started making the Lady Hoare tatting shuttle.
I took the bits of recycled wood back out to the workshop, and cut the 2 shuttles out on the bandsaw:

Then finished up the openings with a smaller saw:

Next, time to make some sawdust:

You can see how it’s looking more […]

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July 5th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for July 5-2008

“A Blast from the Past” Includes Pioneer & Patriotic Quilt Designs
Mary Emma Allen at Quilting and Patchwork names a number of patriotic and pioneer quilt designs and quizzes you on them.

Barbara Brabec and Me: Helping Crafters to Be
If you want to craft for profit, you should know about Barbara […]

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June 28th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for June 28-2008

A butterfly T shirt with reverse applique, recycled weaving and spool knitting
Here’s a great way to reclaim scraps of weaving to embellish garments and accessories

Creations from Organic Artist Paul Schick
Paul transforms twigs and more. You’ll love the earthy feel of his work.

Layers Upon Layers
Be ready […]

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June 21st, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for June 21-2008

It’s Artsy Blogger Link time! Here’s a whole new crop of lovely links!
10 Ways to Save Money Quilting
Guest blogger, Karen Weideman, at Quilting and Patchwork provides some great tips for saving money on your quilting.

Creative Therapy
Another great visual journal inspiration blog

How to Craft for the Retiree Market […]

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June 18th, 2008

Blogiversary bracelets

Yesterday, I posted about the ‘Blogiversary Bracelets’ that
I made to celebrate my daughter, Chloë’s and my blogiversary of our blogging for 2 years for b5.
We drove to their house for dinner last night - through a storm of epic proportions. Whew!~ visibility at one point was zero. We had to pull off the road because […]

By Noreen -- 15 comments

June 17th, 2008

Recycled Wood Bracelets

Happy Blogiversary to us!
Happy Blogiversary to us!
Happy happy to us!
My daughter, Chloë Findlay-Harder of (Tangled Threads and Her Accessories  among others!) and I are both celebrating our 2 year Blogiversary at b5media.
To celebrate, I have made us each 2 recycled wood bracelets that I call: Recycled Ruffle Cuffs: I guess you could call them a […]

By Noreen -- 7 comments

June 13th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for June 13-2008

It’s Friday, and the 13th at that! It’s a good day to check in with the crafty bloggers and see what they’ve been up to this week!
Decoupage Beach Memory Box
Put your beachcombing mementos in full view all year round by arranging them on a pretty decoupage box.

Experience Time Travel with a […]

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June 6th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for June 6-2008

Create your own scrapbook embellishments
You can make your own stamped ribbons - perfect for scrapbooking - for a lot less than craft stores sell them.

Inspired by Graphic Designer Angie Briggs
Eileen is inspired by Graphic Designer Angie Brigss to digi-scrap some magical vacation memories.
 
 

Layers Upon Layers
Digital manipulations using a torn paper landscape background

Metal Sculptures from […]

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May 29th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for May 30-2008

A Happy Little Woven Pouch full of sweet sisterly memories
One thing always leads to another, doesn’t it? Reading a sweet book inspired Noreen to weave a little amulet bag in honor of a dearly loved sister.

De-Cluttering my Craft Room the FlyLady Way
Eileen tackles those piles of “inspiration” that seem […]

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