Sunday

Brass Picot Gauge Set with Myrtlewood Burl Case©

This unique set of brass picot gauges is a Grizzly Mountain Arts original design! The entire set telescopes inside each other and then slides neatly into the Oregon Myrtlewood burl gauge case. The seven size increments are: 1/16, 3/32, 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32 and 1/4 inch.  Additional photos can be found in our Etsy shop.

Thursday

Fiber Art Themed Pendants

Grizzly Mountain Arts now has a new line of fiber art themed pendants!  If you would like to view more photos of these unique pendants, please visit our Etsy shop.  Spinning, weaving and tatting are all represented in these lovely paintings.

Hard Maple and Ceramic Support Spinning Bowl with Pyrography


Our originally designed support spinning bowl combines the efficiency of a ceramic surface with the stability of a wide beautiful wooden base. The icy blue ceramic insert measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the gorgeous hard maple wood base is 3 inches in diameter. Dave has adorned this bowl with one of his signature leaf motifs. Cork has been added to the bottom of this bowl to keep the wood from scratching other hard surfaces.  Additional photos can be found in our Etsy shop.

Monday

Padauk and Ash Top Whorl Drop Spindle with Myrtlewood Burl Inlay


Dave has crafted this beautiful notched top whorl drop spindle from padauk and ash. The padauk whorl measures 2 5/8 inches in diameter and the ash shaft is 8 1/2 inches in length, including the brass hook. The whorl has been inlayed with a stunning round piece of myrtlewood burl. The weight of this spindle is 0.8 ounce.  Additional photos can be viewed in our Etsy shop.

Holiday Rim Weighted Holly Wood and Redheart Top Whorl Drop Spindle with Pyrography


Dave has burn etched a holly leaf and berry motif around this 1 7/8 inch diameter holly wood whorl. The leaves and berries were accented with acrylic paint. He has crafted the 8 inch shaft from redheart, and has added a brass hook to the top. The weight of this beautiful rim weighted handspinning tool is 0.9 ounces. Additional photos can be viewed in our Etsy shop.

Thursday

Tiger Maple Nostepinde Yarn Winder with Pyrography


Dave has crafted this beautiful 10 inch nostepinde, or yarn ball winder, from tiger maple. He has adorned it with his signature pyrographic leaf motif. The ends have been accented with brass nails.  An additional photo can be found at the Etsy listing for this fiber art tool.

Tuesday

Lost Treasure!

This summer we decided to take a break from doing shows, so all of our plastic bins containing our various show supplies (tablecloths, etc) had remained stacked in our studio.  While looking for something else, I happened to open one and found a treasure trove of pine needle baskets!  You know you make a lot of baskets when you find an entire bin full that you hadn't seen in a while.  We have begun to photograph these and have listed nine of them in our Etsy shop today.

Saturday

Brass Picot Gauge Set with Myrtlewood Burl Case©


This unique set of brass picot gauges is a Grizzly Mountain Arts original design! The entire set telescopes inside each other and then slides neatly into the Oregon Myrtlewood burl gauge case. The seven size increments are: 1/16, 3/32, 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32 and 1/4 inch.

Wednesday

Carved Moose Antler and Honduras Rosewood Bottom Whorl Drop Spindle


Carved Moose Antler and Honduras Rosewood Bottom Whorl Drop Spindle


This unique 1.8 ounce moose antler bottom whorl drop spindle has been intricately carved by Dave with his signature rose and leaf motif. The whorl measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the honduras rosewood shaft is 9 inches in length. A brass hook has been added to the top.

Sunday

Fossil Ivory Nalbinding Needles

We have just listed five new fossil ivory nalbinding needles in our Etsy shop!  Each of these needles measures about 2 3/4 inches in length.  Please visit the "Nalbinding Needles" of our shop to see more photos of these medieval Norse knitting tools.

Friday

5 Pin Myrtlewood French Spool Knitter with Buffalo Bone Loop Lifter




This beautiful French spool knitter was crafted by Dave from myrtlewood. He has inset five brass pins into the top. The overall height of this spool knitter is 3 1/2 inches and the inner barrel measures 5/8 of an inch in diameter. Dave has adorned this spool knitter with his signature pyrographic (burn etched) leaf motif.  Jo has spangled the 5 inch buffalo bone loop lifter with a large amethyst bead, turquoise and carved bone beads.  More photos can be seen at the Etsy.com listing for this fiber art tool.

Tuesday

5 Pin Cocobolo and Turquoise French Spool Knitter with Buffalo Bone Loop Lifter



This beautiful French spool knitter was crafted by Dave from cocobolo. He has inset five brass pins into the top. The overall height of this spool knitter is 3 1/2 inches and the inner barrel measures 5/8 of an inch in diameter. Dave has inlayed this unique fiber art tool with dots of turquoise.  Jo has spangled the 5 inch buffalo bone loop lifter with ceramic beads, rose quartz and African copper trade beads.

4 Pin Birdseye Maple French Spool Knitter with Buffalo Bone Loop Lifter



This beautiful French spool knitter was crafted by Dave from birdseye maple. He has inset four brass pins into the top. The overall height of this spool knitter is 3 1/2 inches and the inner barrel measures 5/8 of an inch in diameter. Dave has adorned this spool knitter with his signature pyrographic (burn etched) leaf motif.  Jo has spangled the 5 inch buffalo bone loop lifter with carved bone beads and carnelian.

Carved Moose Antler Burr and Ebony Bottom Whorl Drop Spindle



Dave has made this unique 1.8 ounce bottom whorl drop spindle from the burr of a moose antler. There is only one burr at the base of each antler (two per moose), and they are very heavy and dense. Dave decided this notched 2 inch whorl was so heavy it was best used as a bottom whorl.  The ebony shaft measures 10 inches in length, which includes the brass hook.  More photos can be seen at the Etsy.com listing for this spindle.


**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Monday

Vintage Green Treasury on Etsy.com

It's always such a treat to find your handmade items included in a treasury on Etsy.com!  Jo's "Delicate Floral Ceramic Bobby Pins" were included in the "Vintage Green Treasury" today by CurlyGirlCrochet.

Wednesday

4 Pin Apricot French Spool Knitter with Buffalo Bone and Turquoise Loop Lifter



This beautiful French spool knitter was crafted by Dave from apricot wood. He has inset four brass pins into the top. The overall height of this spool knitter is 3 3/4 inches and the inner barrel measures 5/8 of an inch in diameter.

Jo has spangled the 5 inch buffalo bone loop lifter with carved bone beads and turquoise.  Additional photos can been seen at the Etsy.com listing for this set.