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Crochet Motif Juniper Written by Teresa Richardson +Crochet Geek Video Tutorial: Crochet Motif Juniper Video Tutorial: Crochet Motif Juniper Left Hand +Left Hand Crochet Skill Level - Easy Abbreviations DC - Double Crochet HDC - Half Double Crochet CH - Chain SL ST - Slip Stitch Materials Size 9 Steel crochet hook Size 10 Crochet Thread Tapestry... Crochet Geek

Image CreditFun and funky Viewfinder fabric,~Cath

Throughout all the beading challenges I‘ve done, there have been many projects that required lots of planning and tweaking to get the right blend of inspiration and technique. Once in awhile, a project comes along that’s quite simply a no-brainer. The techniques needed to achieve a certain look are ready and waiting to be unleashed.So it went with the latest Egyptian gods piece. I needed a way to capture the image of Akhenaten’s Aten - a sun disk with rays of light ending in hands. This is the way that the sun god was always depicted during his brief time as the one true god, with cupped hands shown in profile, sometimes holding an ankh for the king. I didn’t have to look far for the perfect stitches to get this look. Circular brick stitch and branch fringe would do the trick. All I needed to decide on was a palette. I gathered up several shades of transparent and lined reds for the sun disk. For the necklace straps, I also added some bone white and black.I think the simplicity of this necklace is perfect for the short lived cult of Aten. My only regret is that I didn’t have any golden yellow to use in place of the bone white, but I’m still really pleased with how the St. Petersburg chain straps turned out.Copyright 2013 Inspirational Beading Subscribe to Inspirational Beading Get inspired on Facebook and Google+

This is just a simple trivet, but I tired to pick a lovely piece of Koa with plenty of curl and figure in it…I think my friend (the chicken collector) will like it.

Roberta shared her "Traffic Jam"! And Karen made another! She told me the border fabric has been in her stash a long time and was PERFECT! CLICK HERE for my FREE "Traffic Jam" Pattern And look at Deb's Dragon fly from Brambleberry friends CLICK HERE for all the Sew A Long posts and CLICK HERE for my book! Sharing a bit of Behind the Scenes at Quilt Market ************************** CLICK HERE to read my latest newsletter! ************************** This is my show and tell today!! Now I'd love to see YOURS! Put a direct link to your latest blog post, your flickr folder (did you share something new?), your pinterest board, or how about your latest project loaded to craftsy? Click the blue box and follow the directions..let's have some fun! I can't wait to see your latest quilt, finish, start or pile of yummy fabric!

20.00USDA very large (1 1/4") lentil focal bead made from ivory glass, a motley shard and black dots. It was made on a 3/32" mandrel. Both sides are slightly different. Each one of these big focals takes almost a full rod of glass!All of my beads are made in my studio by me, Sue, in Pittsburgh, PA. They are properly annealed in a digitally controlled kiln, and cleaned with a diamond drill bit and a dremel! All are wound on 1/16th inch mandrels unless otherwise noted.

20.00USDA very large (1 1/4") lentil focal bead made from ink blue with a silvered ivory shard and black dots. It was made on a 3/32" mandrel. Both sides are slightly different. Each one of these big focals takes almost a full rod of glass!All of my beads are made in my studio by me, Sue, in Pittsburgh, PA. They are properly annealed in a digitally controlled kiln, and cleaned with a diamond drill bit and a dremel! All are wound on 1/16th inch mandrels unless otherwise noted.

Today I can share with you the Postage Stamp Quilt I quilted for Darlene aka Quilting Nana. She wanted to be surprised and NO peeks. Please go on over and visit her blog and tell her I sent you. The backing was a dark red color and when I popped down underneath the machine to look up I thought this was just too cool not to share.This is called semi-custom quilting because of that inner flange border. I hope you can kind of see it popped up some in the photo. The center design is one of my favorites that mimic the fabric line. It's called, "Special Roses." You will see the whole quilt at Darlene's blog.Thanks again Darlene for choosing me as your quilter to "frost" your quilt. It's a beauty!

20.00USDA very large (1 1/4") lentil focal bead made from mango, swipes of violet and turquoise, a silvered ivory shard and dots of black!. It was made on a 3/32" mandrel. Both sides are slightly different. Each one of these big focals takes almost a full rod of glass!All of my beads are made in my studio by me, Sue, in Pittsburgh, PA. They are properly annealed in a digitally controlled kiln, and cleaned with a diamond drill bit and a dremel! All are wound on 1/16th inch mandrels unless otherwise noted.

Finally put a dovetail bit in the Triton router [fitted in the Gifkins Box Making Router Table] I like to read all the manuals and instructions [several times] of any new toy… er … tool that I purchase… Prepared some stock for testing the fit of the dovetails… used jarrah and rosewood… could not find any pine in the workshop… and it is too expensive at the big box stores…LOL Fitting the actual bit in the router is made very easy with the ability of the router to be wound up through the hole in the table… as this happens the spindle lock button…. which has a tapered end…. slides up into the base and auto locks… making changing bits a one spanner exercise… Setting the height is also simplified by using the micro adjust knob before locking off. The height of the bit is set 0.5 mm over the height of the  jig base and the timber used on the adjacent side to the one being cut… All this is explained extremely well in the instructions [very well written in plain English] and on the website… The video is simple, down to earth and very informative… So… the test cut… one dovetail and one pin board…as it happened my joint was a tad tight… just inserted two more shims into the jig and after re-cutting the pins… adjustment is only on the pins…I had a very nice tight fit…did not even require glue… I then added one more shim to make it a little looser so that it not only went together easily but I was able to disassemble the joint for insertion of the base into the rebate… more on that in another post… Here is the result of this test joint.. Two pieces of  rosewood… kept the Jarrah for the actual box… after the trial was done..More next post… A little mineral turpentine to bring out the color and grain.. and highlight the spot on dovetails… My only regret is not buying one of these fabulous jigs earlier… I had a running joke with Roger Gifkins [the inventor] that I would buy one next show… we ran into each other at all the major wood shows around Australia… Well I did buy one… the next show after he sold the business. Sorry for being so longwinded and saying little…