Dave turned this picot hook using Ebony and bone. It is 4 inches long and has a #14 steel crochet hook inset. This hook is currently up for auction on Ebay!
Friday
GMA #14 Crochet Picot Hook
Dave turned this picot hook using Ebony and bone. It is 4 inches long and has a #14 steel crochet hook inset. This hook is currently up for auction on Ebay!
Wednesday
We've Been Featured!

Thank you, Hare and Drum Decoupage!
Our solid moisturizing lotion bar has been featured in a gorgeous treasury curated by Hare and Drum Decoupage!
Our solid moisturizing lotion bar has been featured in a gorgeous treasury curated by Hare and Drum Decoupage!
Handmade Miniature Mammoth Ivory Tatting Shuttle
I don’t know if this is the smallest working shuttle, but it has to be close to it. Dave made this itty bitty tatting shuttle from ancient wooly mammoth ivory from Russia. It is just 1 ¼ inches long. You can tat with it, use it as a key chain fob or as a necklace pendant (chains not included and are for show and tell only). The design on both sides are hand carved and inlaced with brass. Mammoth have been extinct for 10,000 years.
This itty
Don't forget--you can click on each photo to see the original photo!
Sneak Preview!
It's almost time for our "Pathways to Transformation" show in Yachats and we've got a sneak peek of what you'll see from us at this show. We'll have our usual array of baskets, which I'll try and photo soon, and a new line of organically inspired earthenware pendants. We will also have a large collection of Celtic Ogham earthenware pendants!

Monday
Don't Hire Us for Your Building Needs!
What happens when you get two artist types together for a deck staining project? You get a deck that takes over a month to stain! :) I have such an appreciation now for folks that do this for a living and I really wish I could have afforded to pay someone to do this project for us. I'm already trying to devise a way to tarp the entire front deck over the winter so we don't have to do this again! (Dave says he doesn't think this is a viable plan! LOL) I am SO glad we decided against building our house ourselves or we'd still be living in the camper!
Saturday
Handmade Cobalt Blue Celluloid Tatting Shuttle
Dave hand crafted this flat shuttle out of colorful Cobalt Blue celluloid. The way that the celluloid is cut the pattern of no two can come out the same. This shuttle measures 2 1/2 inch long and has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker. This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay!
Black Walnut Yarn Nostepinde
Dave turned this nostepinde (yarn ball winder) out of black walnut. He also added a colorful celluloid insert. This nostepinde measures 10 3/4 inches long. This unique nostepinde is currently up for auction on Ebay with a starting bid of $9.95!
Thursday
Oregon Ponderosa Pine Needle Button Basket
Oregon Ponderosa Pine Needle Button Basket
We hand make our baskets with Oregon Ponderosa Pine needles tightly stitched with waxed artificial flat sinew. The needles for this little basket have been dyed bright red and a vintage brass rose button has been mounted for the lids centerpiece. The basket measures 2 ¾ inches across by 2 inches high and features a fancy Wheat Stitch binding. The Wheat stitch requires 2 -3 times longer in making a basket than the standard plain straight stitch binding.
The buttons are for display
Monday
Tatting Lace Picot Crochet Hook
Dave turned this picot hook using walnut, bone and colorful green and yellow celluloid. It is 4 ¾ inches long and has a #14 steel crochet hook inset.
This picot hook is currently up for auction on Ebay.
Saturday
Tatting Shuttle Showcase on Flickr!
Tatting Shuttle Showcase on Flickr!
**This is the same group as before, only the name has been changed**
I have been looking around Flickr for a tatting shuttle specific group, and when I couldn't find one, I thought I'd start one! So many of us have photos of tatting shuttles we've made or have collected over the years and it's a shame not to have them all in one large collection.
If you are on Flickr and have photos of your tatting shuttles that you would like to share with the world, please feel free to post them in the group! This invitation is extended to everyone--collectors and creators!
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