Beach Gems

After tumbling, here are a variety of stones from the beach. Some beautiful blacks, grays and greens here as well as reddish brown. I'm sorting right now to make some earring sets. They make very elegant earrings. The solid color ones are nice, as are some of the speckled varieties. I'll post some finished jewelry in a few weeks.

Seashells

I have just finished an order for a set of cards and a shirt featuring seashell motifs, and thought I'd share some photos before sending them off in the mail. Thinking the carved potatoes might be of interest, I've included them too!

NEK Sock Monkey is HERE!

Some say, why did you do this? It had to be done, I say. After a instructional session with crochet sculptor and fiber artist, Nancy Lewis, www.medusahats.com, at the new fiber arts gallery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, I knew the secret to making moose antlers for Jocko. Here he is wearing his proud moose antler and NEK hat. He is ready to meet the public, don't you think? In the future, there will be other monkeys in the NEK series, wearing festive northwoodsy colors. He can be seen May 29-30 in Irasburg at the Open House of Steffi Heuss, silver and crafts maker. Other crocheted pieces will be on display along with the debut of the Terra Looms and Root Trees. We are "in production mode" from now until then.

Terra Loom Weaving

I had so much fun weaving some fabric scraps, ferns and dandelions on a finished table top Terra Loom. I can change out the flowers, and add other things, like feathers, fleece, dried grasses, anything that you can hook into it, and then I can take it off and hang it up.Kyla and I are working hard to prepare for the state of Vermont Open Studio Weekend, May 29 and 30. We will have Terra Looms and RootTrees on display in Irasburg at the studio/home of Steffi Heuss, a fine artist and silvercrafter. Find out more about the Open Studio Weekend at
http://www.vermontcrafts.com/links/open.html .

Sock Monkey II - Jocko

Jocko has joined our growing collection of sock monkeys. I prefer the rag sock style and will add the sock heel pattern under the tail for a more authentic look. This one will change when I redo the arms in the rag sock colors. They are so endearing and soft, the appeal is obvious. We have other monkeys in soft pastel, solid colors. Leftover yarns somehow make it into these monkeys with predictable consequences....running out! Always, always have enough yarn or know where you can get more. Jocko will make some child happy, I know.