Friday

Upcycled Lace Tatting Shuttle


Sometime back we fitted new wooden blinds in our house and we ended up with slats left over. Since we often like to “re-purpose” things we find, Dave made some lightweight tatting shuttles out of the extra blinds. These shuttles are 3 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick. Each has been adorned with the Grizzly Mountain logo using pyrography (burn etching) and has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Dave has made several of these upcycled tatting shuttles. One is currently up for auction on Ebay, and the others can be purchased from our Etsy.com shop.

Worldwide shipping is FREE for this item and a gift box is included!

Thursday

Celtic Good Day, Bad Day Scrimshaw Ogham Pendant


Everybody has their "GOOD DAYS" and also their "BAD DAYS". Now you can express your moods quietly in Irish Gaelic written in the ancient Ogham Tree Alphabet.

Dave has created this unique reversible carved bone ogham pendant just for those occasions! When you're in a good mood, you can wear the side out that says "SONAS" in Gaelic, which means "HAPPINESS". When you're in a bad mood (perhaps because of your boss), you can wear the side out that says "Pog Mo Thoin", which in Gaelic means "KISS ME ARSE"! With this unique pendant you can now make a fashion statement while your telling someone to kiss off in ancient ogham!

Ogham is read from the bottom up when written in the vertical and sometimes a symbol such as an X or arrow might be used to indicate the starting point at the bottom. To help you quickly distinguish which side to wear, Dave as used a symbol at the bottom of each ogham--an "up turned curve" symbol to indicate a smile, and on the reverse side a "down turned curve" symbol, for a frown.

This bone pendant hangs from a Hill Tribe silver jump ring and 30" black satin cord. The cord is easily removable if you have a favorite chain you prefer to use. A gift box is included with your purchase.

We hope you have many good days filled with Irish blessings, but on the days you don't.....well, you know ;)

Friday

Carved Buffalo Bone Tatting Shuttle

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  

Dave hand crafted this 2 5/8 inch tatting shuttle out of Buffalo bone. It has been adorned with a delicate floral motif. This tatting shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Please visit the Ebay auction for this item to view an additional photo.

Monday

Medieval Norse Fossil Mammoth Ivory Nalbinding Needle

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

Here's another new item for our Etsy shop! I think Dave is on a nalbinding needle roll!

Dave has carved this nalbinding needle from fossil mammoth ivory and has adorned it with a scrimshawed Celtic motif.  This and other handmade fiber art tools can be found in our Etsy shop.

Carved Tagua Nut Hedgehog Thimble Holder

Dave hand carved this little Hedgehog thimble holder out of a Tagua Nut (South American Palm). Tagua Nut is commonly called “vegetable ivory” because it can be carved and scrimshawed like regular ivory. With time and use it will develop a patina like regular ivory and the relief carvings will become even more pronounced. 

This little hedgehog is approx 2 ¼ inches long by 1 ½ inches wide. Since this auction will end in 2009, Dave has initialed and dated it for the new year. To view more photos of this item, please click here.

Sunday

12 New Nalbinding Needles!

Dave has been busy! He has just completed 12 new nalbinding needles that are now listed in the "Fiber Art Tools" section of our Etsy shop.

Some of our wonderful customers had mentioned that they use their needles during SCA events, so with that in mind, Dave has tried to create needles that look like ancient Medieval Norse relics. No two shards of fossil walrus ivory are alike, so each handcrafted needle is a one of a kind treasure.

Saturday

Ebony and Mother of Pearl Tatting Shuttle

Dave handcrafted this 3 inch tatting shuttle out of black Ebony wood.  He has inlayed a Mother of Pearl diamond on each side.

This shuttle has been initialed by Dave, the maker.

Monday

Personalized Celtic Ogham Scrimshaw on Fossil Ivory Pendant

This Personalized Celtic Ogham Fossil Mammoth Ivory Pendant is a new item for us!

In the pendant photographed above, Dave has scrimshawed the name "Beth" into fossil mammoth ivory. The name "Beth" on this display piece, is written using the Celtic Ogham alphabet.

Our 1 inch long fossil mammoth ivory pendants can be personalized with almost any name. Each pendant hangs from a ball chain and will arrive in a gift box. If you are interested in having a personalized pendant, please visit our Etsy shop for more information.

Friday

We've Been Featured!


What a wonderfully pleasant surprise! Shimbarz, an artist on Etsy, has featured our Fossil Ivory Steampunk pendant in his beautiful treasury!

Thank you, Shimbarz! We really appreciate it :)

Sunday

Handcrafted Lace Bobbin with Turquoise and Bone Spangle

Dave hand crafted this 4 ¼ inch lace bobbin out of joined walnut and stabilized maple wood. JoAnna has made the beaded spangle using an old inlayed Yak bone bead from Tibet , turquoise and carnelian beads. It is initialed by Dave, the maker.  If you would like to view more photos of this item, please click here.

Saturday

Ebony Crochet Picot Hook

Dave hand crafted this picot hook out of ebony and red swirl celluloid with a #14 steel crochet hook inset. It is ideal as a tatting shuttle picot accessory hook for fine thread work. It is approximately 5 inches in length.

Black Widow Ebony Tatting Shuttle

Dave hand crafted this 2 1/2 inch shuttle out of black ebony wood. It has been inlayed with a brass widows web on the top and a red/black swirl celluloid hourglass on the bottom. It was a little difficult to catch the light just right to show the red hourglass inlay in the photo. It has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker. Please click here to view more photos of this shuttle.

Wednesday

Ebony and Imitation Tortoise Shell Crochet Hook Size H 5.00mm

Dave hand crafted this Size H (5.00 mm) hook from Ebony and imitation tortoise shell celluloid. It is approx 6 ¼ inches in length.  This beautiful crochet hook is currently up for auction on Ebay.

Ebony and Black Gold Swirl Crochet Hook Size G 4.00mm

Dave has hand crafted this Size G (4.00 mm) hook from Ebony and Black Gold Swirl celluloid. The amount of gold color changes with the angle of the light.  It is approx 6 ¼ inches in length and is currently up for auction on Ebay.

We've Won an Award!



Rocki, of RockisRocknBeads, has given our blog the "Butterfly Award"!  We are so honored and hope you will all take a little time to go check out her blog :)

Thank you, Rocki!

Monday

Fiddleback Maple Cameo Tatting Shuttle

This type of wood grain pattern is often called "Fiddleback" because it is used in making expensive violins. It is also refered to as Tiger Stripe Maple or Curly Maple.

Dave handcrafted this 2 5/8 inch tatting shuttle out of this beautifully grained maple and inset a resin cameo. It has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Please click here to view more photos of this tatting shuttle.