Tibetan Amulet Bolo Style Necklace

This is a new style of necklace for my Good Dirt Jewelry shop. A while back, I blogged about a really neat antique Tibetan amulet I had purchased. While I never found anyone who could tell me who the deity is, I still found it captivating and thought it would make a unique pendant. I've always been fond of the bolo style of necklace and I thought this amulet lent itself nicely to be displayed in this manner. I finished off the tips with wooden beads and copper wire.

These new pieces will be making their debut at the 4th of July festival in Bend, Oregon. If you happen to be in Bend this Saturday, be sure and stop by to say "Hello!" :)

Introducing.....The Swallowtail Tatting Shuttle

The Swallowtail Tatting Shuttle

Here in central Oregon winter is still in full force, but that doesn't prevent us from dreaming of spring. Dave's newest line of tatting shuttles, the Swallowtails, makes us think of spring!

Sometime back we fitted new wooden blinds in our house and we ended up with slats left over. Since we often like to “re-purpose” things we find, Dave made some lightweight tatting shuttles out of the extra blinds.

These shuttles are 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick. Each has been adorned with a graceful swallotail using pyrography (burn etching) and has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker. Beeswax was used to finish each shuttle.

You can find four of our new Swallowtail Tatting Shuttles in our Etsy shop.

The Tribal Toad Ceramic Pendant

The Tribal Toad Ceramic Pendant

This unique "Tribal Toad" is crawling his way up this earthenware pendant! The pendant measures 2 inches in length and 1 1/2" in width, and has been glazed with a sage green glaze to have an aged look. I have used a brass bead and an old wooden bead that I found at a powwow this summer to compliment the pendant.

If you would like to view more photos of this pendant, please visit my 1000markets.com shop!

Earthenware "Wood" Earrings

Earthenware "Wood" Earrings

These unique "wooden" plank earrings were created with earthenware clay. Each plank measures about an inch in length and a little less than one half inch in width. The "wood" has been glazed with a dark earthy greenish-brown glaze. The planks dangle from two vintage brass rings and the ear wires are hypo-allergenic.