My mom made four more boxes.
I think she got a little lazy on the embellishment part. Sewing a button on was the easiest thing.
Copper Bail Pendants and Other Things
I started a ladder bracelet this week and never finished it. I’m finally getting tired of making them. Not that I won’t go back and revisit them later. I’m still making buttons for them and should have a good stock of them when I do get back to making them.
First up is a couple of glass pendants that I made a copper bail to hang them from.
I wish I could find bezel cups with higher sides. Just a tad bit higher would be a big help since I’m trying to hide a rivet inside the bezel cup.
I made some new beads to use for these copper bails last night.
The first one has frit and silver foil and silver glass in it. The other two are all transparent glass with a little heart.
More buttons that I made this weekend. I like making buttons….
My mom made these fabric origami boxes. Of course it wouldn’t be right not to embellish them with a glass bead or button.
Aren’t they cute?
Crochet Shawler
I finally finished my shawler. It’s a pattern by Shelle Hendrix. It’s kind of a shawl, kind of a sweater. This one is crochet, but I knitted the cuffs.
Front and back views. I made the glass button on it but I forgot to take a close up picture of it. Dud…
Etched Copper
I’ve been working on a couple of new things. Copper box beads for one thing. I’ve assembled several of them but still have to patina them and give them a good tumble to shine them up. In the meantime, here’s some of the copper I etched.
Mom’s Holiday Decorations
These are a few quilted wall hanging that my mom made.
I’m not a very good picture taker so you have to look really close at the Christmas tree to see the glass snowflakes and the little glass lights that I made for this wall hanging.
Washi Paper Magnets
More things to sell at the fall craft shows. These are really easy to make, though it takes me longer because I make such a mess when I have to use glue. I also had issues with the magnets. They are so strong that if I put them too close together, they would stick together. I can’t just lay them out on the table so I found these steel plates that worked out great.
Kitty Quilt Wall Hanging
My mom made this kitty wall hanging. It’s simple but I love the kitties and the colors.
I didn’t do a very good job hanging it up, that’s why it looks crooked but it’s not. It’s perfectly even. My mom sews really well.
Wine Cork Trivet
No, I didn’t make this. My dad made it about 40 years ago. My mom still uses it. I was thinking of making some since I had to order a bunch of used wine corks that I plan to put the push pins in. I’m not planning on making that many push pins so I thought about this trivet. Doesn’t look too difficult to make.
Another Glass Rod Case
My mom made this one for me because I like cats.
This is the inside. I like the paw print fabric.
This is the outside. Aren’t the kitties cute?
Glass Rod Holder Case
A gal on Lampwork Etc. posted instructions to make a glass rod holder case to use when traveling with glass rods. Thanks Sue!! I couldn’t pass up the chance to get my mom to make a few. Here’s the first one she made out of batik fabric.
Here’s the finished case all rolled up.
This is the inside. The bottom has little sections to stick the glass rods into and the top has a flap to pad the ends of the rods.
This is the outside. Isn’t is cool?
