Little woven heart ornaments

I've been enjoying making these little paper ornaments from cardstock with a variety of Christmas motifs. Each one is a unique combination of colors and designs. They are a cheery sight during these cloudy November days in Vermont and a nice reminder of the holidays ahead! I've just added them to my etsy shop today.

God's Eye Tree Ornaments

God's Eyes are perfect for tree ornaments. They are quick and easy to make. Using up my fabric scraps and twigs of gray birch and red osier dogwood is so satisfying. After bringing home an assortment of beads, I can make the eyes come alive. Check back for more pictures, this is just the beginning.

Sock Monkeys

These are the four sock monkeys I made. My sister is crocheting afghans for her grandchildren and wanted a sock monkey to match each one. My great nieces and nephews will find them under their Christmas tree this year.

Folkart Star Gift Cards

I thought I'd share a photo of the new set of cards I've recently added to my etsy site. They are approximately 3x3 inches and come in a set of 6 with matching envelopes. I'm also thinking of making some with a punched hole in the corner and tied with hemp twine to be used as a gift tag. These would come w/o envelopes and perhaps have 10 tags per set. I can just imagine one tied to a jar of homemade jam, etc...!

Bead Loom

Jessica and I made this bead loom today. Jessica made this collar
for our cat Morgan. Jessica also is proud of it.

Harvest Card (whole view)

Here is a view of my complete Harvest card, along with a few of it's real live models! Now that November is here, I'm beginning to think of Christmas Card designs...

I'd love to hear from anyone who might have a card design idea! Please feel free to share your ideas by commenting on the blog or by email through my profile page. You can also contact me by clicking on the Etsy.com link on the right hand side of the blog. Thank you!

New Harvest cards by RebasPrints

Hi Everyone!

Well, I am glad to be back after another busy and productive garden season! As you can see, I still have harvesting on my mind! This set of cards is on it's way to Lancaster, Pennsylvania along with a gift tag from the giver. I am looking forward to having more and more time for printing as winter sets in and sharing more cards and crafts along the way...!

God's Eyes

The Ojo de Dios (God's eye) is a ritual tool, magical object and cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associations. For the Huichol peoples of northwestern Mexico, the God's Eye is symbolic of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unknown and unknowable, The Mystery. The four points represent the elemental processes earth, fire, air, and water. These are so basic to weaving, and a great way to use up odds and ends of yarn. Experiment with color, twigs and looseness of the weave for variety. They go fast and are only limited by your imagination. A 3 foot diameter one next.

Lighted Terra Loom

At this time of year the light each day is less and less. It occurred to me that a loom could give light with tea candles. The driftwood candle holder was available and became part of this little beaver - chewed birch loom.  Care must be taken when using the loom and candles, of course, but how wonderful to work on it when three little lights are flickering on top. When finished, it could be a natural  candle decoration with holiday colors woven into it. A perfect "Solstice Terra Loom". There may be more of these little numbers coming along.

Terra Loom - New Design

The driftwood and alpaca cutouts are not a new design. The tensioning bar and string are new. With this system you can pull tension on the loom as you weave. This is often seen on the tapestry looms of the SouthWest that are used to make rugs and such by the Native Americans. This loom is done in gray birch and has the tenon on the tops of the verticals. It is large enough to do a small rug. The new owner keeps alpacas and will be most happy with the animals walking across the top.