Crafts Gallery

This gallery features photos showing mixed media crafts, wirework, soap, glasswork, beadwork, knitting,

lockerhooking, needlefelting, punchneedle, quilting and sewing.

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May they inspire you to try your hand at something new, or relearn an old art.

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Various Glass Beads

Experiments making glass beads using foils, dots and air bubbles.

Beaded Cabochon

A special clasp for my knitted and felted purse.

Cartoon Character Blue Quilt

I made this for my youngest grandson using a cartoon-character cotton fabric and cotton flannel for the plain part. This is the first quilt I have ever made.

Bully Gloves

I love this pattern! It is the "Pointless Gloves" pattern by Claudia of Countrywool.

Cell Phone Case

I used Czech seed beads, size 11. The pattern is a snowflake pattern. Yes, it is a skull. (grin) I used the Square Stitch.

Celtic Knot Pillow

Made using a lockerhook and wool rovings on a canvas-grid base.

Crystal Ball Holder

I saw this on a video on someone's table. It is a simple copper coil pulled over the ball.

Dragon Glass Bead

He was fun to make! I wish I had somewhere to set up my torch and make more!

Dragon Lockerhook Rug

Made with wool rovings on a canvas-grid base. The chart I used is based on a cross-stitch chart.

Needlefelted Dragon, Skull, Triplet

Made using Russian needlepunch and embroidery threads.

Needlefelted Fairy

She was fun to make. I used seed beads for her eyes and lips.

Embroidered Crystal Grid

The Seed of Life grid is embroidered on muslin with crystal and stone beads sewn onto the design. It's washable!

Knitted and Fulled Bag

Fulled means washing knitted wool until it felts. I added beads to the flap and the bottom.

Various Glass Beads

Experiments making glass beads using various swirl techniques.

Green Dragon Bag

Beaded bag with a dragon and fringes.

Klingons!

Made with stoneware clays and wool hair. My old craft of decades ago was sculpted pottery.

Lard Soap

I will post an article with the recipe at some point.

Monster Pants

I knitted these for my youngest grandson. The pattern is on Ravelry.

Handspun Pekingese Hair Half-Circle Shawl

Pekingese Hair Shawl using a Fan Stitch Half Circle Shawl pattern. This shawl was knit out of Pekingese Hair that I had handspun for a Peke breeder. The pattern is from Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls by Martha Waterman. The pattern used is the Fan Stitch Half Circle Shawl.

Purple Felted Book Cover

A purple felted book cover using my first felt bit. The cabs are hematite, beaded.

Window Quilt Curtain

Made using my great-grandma's quilt tops, cotton backing and polyester batting. When we raise our curtains in the morn during the winter, the temp drops in the house quickly, they work so well. I think my way of curtains is very clever.

Red Quilt

I made this quilt completely by hand for my oldest grandson using cotton flannels and cotton batting. I quilted down with #8 perle cotton thread.

Reversible Jacket

Sewn with my great-auntie's work-horse old Singer electric machine. I used flannel fabrics. It is reversible. I added the large hood to the pattern to better shield in our weathers up here.

Blue Handmade Felt Book Cover

This is my second attempt at felt. I made this cover for my granddaughter. The cabs are beaded.

Peacock-color Glass Beads

Experiments using turquoises, purples and greens primarily to get my favorite color blend.

Blue Onesie

Made for my youngest grandson when he was 1 year old. He is the model and featured on my avatar.

Tree of Life Box

Russian needlepunch on cloth. I made the glass dragon bead, as are the other beads. The Celtic knot bead is jade. The button is an elk horn slice. Spring on the front and Fall on the back.