Ceramic Needle Keeper

Our ceramic needle keepers are completely handmade by us! This needle keeper has a leaf motif carved on the top. It has been glazed with a cheerful grape colored glaze. The pins shown in the photo are for display purposes only.

This yummy grape needle keeper is currently for sale in our Etsy.com shop. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.

Ceramic Needle Keeper on Etsy.com

Scrimshaw Ancient Ivory Needle Holder Ring

Since we're still in our needle minder frenzy, we thought we'd try and make a piece that was both functional as a ring and fiber art tool. We recently bought some beautiful vintage adjustable brass rings (thanks, EpochBeads!) and thought they would be perfect for this project.

Dave has scrim'd a graceful dragonfly on a beautiful piece of ancient mammoth ivory. Hidden underneath, is a powerful rare earth magnet on which you can park your needle! When you're not sewing, it is still beautiful enough to wear as jewelry!

This ring is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this auction, please click the link below.

Scrimshaw Ancient Ivory Needle Holder Ring Ebay Auction

Happy Valentine's Day!

Two More Needle Minders!

We've just added two more needle minders to our Etsy shop! The most recent additions feature more of the gorgeous vintage inspired cameos. One is of the "Three Muses", and the other has a red hibiscus on black motif. Both of these feature the hand turned wooden backs as all of our other needle minders.

If you would like to read more about these needle minders, please click the link below to visit the "Fiber Art Tools" section of our Etsy.com shop. You can also find them by clicking on the Etsy "mini" on the right side of our blog page.

Grizzly Mountain Arts Etsy.com Fiber Art Tools

Back, by Popular Demand!

Dave just finished another of the vintage rose button needle minders. The first one sold after being in our Etsy shop for only a few hours, and the second one was sold before we could even list it! (Thanks, Diane!).

This gorgeous little needle minder is made from a vintage rose button. We drilled a recess in the back of the button and inlayed a rare earth magnet inside. Dave inlayed another rare earth magnet into a beautiful piece of dymondwood that he turned on the lath. Together, these beauties will "mind" your needle conveniently on your project!

Just like the previous minders, this little beauty is currently for sale in our Etsy.com shop for $7.50. If you would like to view the listing, please click the link below.

Vintage Rose Button Needle Minder

New Needle Minders Added to Our Etsy Shop!

We made these beautiful cameo needle minders from gorgeous vintage inspired resin cameos. Some we suspect are indeed vintage, but as we cannot prove that, we don't feel it would be appropriate to call them true vintage pieces.

A rare earth magnet has been inlayed on the back of each cameo. Dave inlayed another rare earth magnet into beautiful pieces of ebony wood that he turned on the lathe. Together, these beauties will "mind" your needle conveniently on your project!

Please click the link below to view our needle minders currently for sale in our Etsy shop.

Grizzly Mountain Arts Needle Minders at Etsy.com

Vintage Rose Button Needle Minder

Dave and I have been trying to come up with a line of lower priced fiber art tools to sell in our Etsy.com shop. Knowing the popularity of all things vintage, we thought we would combine the two!

We made this delicate little rose needle minder from a gorgeous vintage button. We drilled a recess in the back of the button and inlayed a rare earth magnet inside.

Dave inlayed another rare earth magnet into a beautiful piece of dymondwood that he turned on the lath. Together, these beauties will "mind" your needle conveniently on your project!

This needle minder is for sale at our Etsy.com shop for $7.50. If you would like to view this item, please click the link below.

Vintage Rose Button Needle Minder at Etsy.com

Dreams of Newport--The Sandy One

This is a "sandy" version of my previous ceramic starfish pendant. This pendant measures about 2 1/2" in diameter and hangs from a faux suede cord.

This pendant is currently for sale in our Etsy shop for $10. Please click the link below to visit this item in our shop.

Dreams of Newport

Celluloid Bobbin Tatting Shuttle

Dave cut and carved this approx 2 1/4 inch Royal Blue celluloid bobbin tatting shuttle to bring out the beautiful patterns within. No two can come out the same. Change the angle of the light and you get dark and pearly blues accented with a threading design through the shuttle. The bobbin is a common Singer which can be bought in packs of 4 at Walmart or similar store with sewing supplies. The drag on the bobbin can be adjusted with the brass screw axle to keep it from free wheeling. It has a #14 steel picot hook inset in the nose.

It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.


Celluloid Bobbin Tatting Shuttle Ebay Auction

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Dave cut and carved this 3 1/2 inch LADY HOARE celluloid tatting shuttle to bring out the beautiful patterns within. No two can come out the same. Change the angle of the light and you get different swirls of Golden, Amber and Green. This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay. Please click the link below if you would like to view this auction.

It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle Auction

New Crochet Hooks on Ebay!

Dave has been hard at work designing and making a new line of crochet hooks and three are finally ready! His new line features a thumb rest. Each thumb rest features beautiful pyrography (burn etching) depicting the Oregon Cascade Mountains, where we live. Be sure and click on the photo above to get a closer look!

The hooks in the photo are as follows:

HOOK SIZE: US Size J, 6.00 mm
LENGTH: 6 inches
MATERIAL: Cherry and Walnut with Mammoth ivory accent ring.

View the "J" Hook Auction!


HOOK SIZE: US Size K, 6.50 mm
LENGTH: 6 inches
MATERIAL: Olive colored Poplar and Paduak woods with Diamond wood accent ring.

View the "K" Hook Auction!


HOOK SIZE: US Size M, 9.00 mm
LENGTH: 6 inches
MATERIAL: Birch and Figured Maple with a Rosewood accent ring.

View the "M" Hook Auction!

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Dave cut and carved this 2 1/2 inch GOLDEN AMBER celluloid side tatting shuttle to bring out the beautiful patterns within. No two can come out the same. Change the angle of the light and you get different swirls of Golden Amber. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

This shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this auction, please use the clickable link below.

Hand Carved Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Hand Carved Wood Spirit Lace Bobbin

Dave made this 4 ½ inch Continental style lace bobbin out of Walnut and American Cherry woods and hand carved this jolly wood spirit. It is drill for a spangle and initialed and dated by Dave.

This item is currently up for auction on Ebay.com. If you would like to view this auction, please click the link below.

Hand Carved Wood Spirit Lace Bobbin

Ceramic Needle Keeper with Celtic Fish Motif

This is a new fiber art tool for our Etsy shop! They have been very popular over on the other "E" site, so we thought we'd try them here!

Our ceramic needle keepers are completely handmade by us! This needle keeper has an ancient Celtic fish pattern carved on the top. It has been glazed to make it look old and distressed. If you'd like to view this item, please click the link below.

Ceramic Needle Keeper at Etsy.com

Carved Seaheart Magnetic Sewing Tool Holder

Dave made this carved needle/tool holder from a seaheart (sea bean) and rosewood. This holder is extra strong and has a 1 inch Rare Earth magnet hidden within and a second 1/2 inch magnet inset in the back holding piece. It is strong holding, but yet easily comes apart with the easy grip back piece, no tugging! It is approx 2 inch across. This might be a little large for the smaller needle work pieces, but I had a rug maker ask me about making one strong enough to hold her scissors. This one will do the job! It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker. This item is currently up for auction on Ebay .com. If you would like to see more about this item, please click on the link below to go to the auction.

Seahearts are "sea beans" that grow in the tropics and fall into the rivers and streams ending up in the ocean where they float around the world. The pod or otter shell is very strong and Dave cuts them in half, removing the dried bean part so that he can carve them and seal the magnet within.

Carved Seaheart Magnetic Sewing Tool Holder

Dreams of Newport

Newport, Oregon is one of our favorite places to visit. We tried living there shortly after retiring, and like I said, it's one of our favorite places to visit!

For me, finding a starfish on the side of a rock in a tide pool is just about as good as it gets. The "Dreams of Newport" pendants that I have designed reflect my adoration of this species.

This earthenware clay pendant measures about 2 1/2" in diameter and has been glazed and fired to give it a rusty, earthy look. If you'd like to learn more about this piece, please visit our Etsy.com shop. The clickable link below will take you directly to this item.

Dreams of Newport Starfish Pendant on Etsy.com