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Braintan Vest 2015
Bragging Rights. lol I promised my son a long time ago that I would make him a vest of the braintan from one of the deer he took during deer season. A lot of time passed and a few days ago he reminded...
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Lonely Sock 2011
Ok. Let me be honest, not everything I do turns out well. Sometimes I lose momentum and objects stall and are never finished. That is the case with this sock I designed. I really like how it turned...
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Braintan Gift Bags
I have a habit that started long ago of making braintan bags and gifting them to others. The habit started years ago after my husband lost his job, and things were financially tight. When I needed a...
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My Original Elf Sock
Oh the joy and satisfaction of watching wool turn from roving into strands of yarn as it passes through your hand and off your finger tips, but now comes “the what do I do with it” part. I’ve plied...
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Globe Trotting Braintan Camera Bag
The need to protect my camera was what prompted the making of this bag. Deciding that I wanted something a little fancier than the regular poke style bags I had been using, I chose to work with...
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Unfinished and Unruly Basket Project
This project has a mind of its own, and is currently in the “unfinished” project pile. It was started years ago on my birthday weekend. At that time in my life I had young children and was feeling the...
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A Basket of Buttons
This project was born out of a need for a Vacation Bible School craft and a love for buttons. I truly wish I had pictures of button baskets that the children made that year at VBS, but someone else...
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Braintan Toting School Gals
At some point in your life you must admit that your family is different and there are no others like them. This has probably happened to my children many times over the years, but I am certain one of...
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Knitting to Help Santa 2015
This year I thought I had Christmas covered, but certain events happened and I realized I was short of both gifts and money which over the years has occurred many times in my household. So since yarn,...
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21 Century Braintan Backpack
I know that many people use braintan leather for re enactment clothing, and historical projects, but sometimes it is just plain fun to bring its use into the 21 century. After watching colleges and...
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Knitting From Christmas Past
Years ago when the hands and feet of my children were smaller, knitting went so much faster. I had gotten a bunch of wool yarn on sale and decided to make all my children new mittens for Christmas....
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Snow Humor
Ah, creativity comes in many forms. One of my children built these in such a way that his father had to pass them on the way to the shop. We all got a good laugh out of it. I hope that by sharing it,...
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Handmade Braintan Drum Pincushion
Years ago I saw an ad in one of the Interweave Press Pieceworks magazines for a pincushion contest. As usual, my brain fired off an image of something totally different than what they were asking for,...
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The Craze of Colored Potions (Dyeing Wool)
Oh how deep I have fallen into the fiber hole. First, I learned to knit. Then, I mastered making my own yarn on a drop spindle. Obviously, the next step is to own a spinning wheel. Wait, two are...
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Rawhide Ramblings
Creativeness and the love of learning new things is something that has deep roots in many of my family members. Some years ago my husband had the longing to try to make some parfleche items (items made...
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The Sweetness of Spring (maple Syrup)
It has been a few years since my family has really made maple syrup. Oh, we played at it by tapping one tree--just enough to show my children how it was done and give them a chance to taste the...
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Hometanned Leather Jester's Bag
Ideas can be good and they can be bad. At one point this last year, I dreamed up a way to make a leather bag from seven triangles. They were all the same size however each triangle was a unique...
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Weaving for Bears
These pictures are years and years old. As I look at them I am pretty sure they are from another era of my life when the children were small and projects done at home by ourselves were satisfying....
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A Small Catch of Felted Fish
Enjoyable! Pure fun, that is what these fish are. I actually have no idea how many of them I made, because I gave so many away. All the stages involved in making this fish are delightful. This project...
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Finger Weaving Tidbits and Images
Every time someone sees one of my a finger woven projects I am asked the same questions. "How did you learn to do that? Who taught you?" These are simple questions, but the answer to them are never...
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