Square Magnet Mirror Frames

-

As you can see in the last post the packets of magnet mirror frames contained square as well as round ones.  They did not look so good with the buttons in the middle so I used these thin silver bits instead. I have had them for over 30 years as I bought them when we lived in Hong Kong, so it is great to put them to good use!









A picture of the wood we managed to get back on the train from London a few weeks ago in a shopping bag, rather a nuisance when travelling on the underground!







There is a good selection of wood even in this little pile and now we are waiting for our son to visit, then hopefully he will be able to bring some more of it back, at which point there will be even greater excitement in the garage! 



My son has a very small two seater car so it is going to be sometime before it all is safely stored in the garage. In the meantime we have been trying to make room for the new selection of wood.  



The dark pieces you see are not all ebony, there is some violet rosewood and when cut it is a lovely dark red colour.  For those with good eyes you will also see a piece of Australian Gum.   At the moment post shuttles are being made for Sue Hanson out of some of the wood, but more pop-a-bobbin shuttles will be made soon. 




Comments

  1. Jane McLellanSeptember 5, 2014 at 7:31 AM

    Phew, that should keep 'im in the garage busy! I love the variety of woods, splendid.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Sally KersonSeptember 5, 2014 at 7:53 AM

    Jane will soon be able to show you some post shuttles that have been made out of the wood. But what you see in the picture is about a 10th of the wood, the majority is still stuck in London at my sons flat!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Tally TattySeptember 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM

    Does all this wood smell nice?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sally KersonSeptember 7, 2014 at 8:03 AM

      When it is cut there is a lovely aroma but more exciting is the colour of some of the wood.

      Delete
  4. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeSeptember 7, 2014 at 3:49 AM

    Ooh! Such gorgeous woods! I think I might need some more shuttles!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sally KersonSeptember 7, 2014 at 8:04 AM

      At the moment making a new list of woods out, some I have never heard of!

      Delete
  5. Madtatter80September 7, 2014 at 8:05 PM

    I like this blue wood how interesting wonder if the color is through out the wood. they all look so nice, look like your work is cut of for you, or not yet :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sally KersonSeptember 8, 2014 at 5:33 AM

    I'm afraid the picture does not show the true colours of the wood, and rather think that the blue wood should be more of a dark grey colour. Yes lots of work ahead

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

100th Blog Anniversary

-
Image
To celebrate my 100th post and to thank all of you out there who have been so supportive to me and "I'm in the garage" over the past 17 months, we are giving away two prizes, each comprising of a hand made tatting shuttle.  One will be a Pop-A-bobbin shuttle and the other will be a post shuttle.  So there will be two winners.  The shuttles will be put in one of these specially decorated boxes. It is good to win something you really want, and some of you prefer using a post shuttle rather than a shuttle with a bobbin.  So in order for that to happen you have the option to choose which type of shuttle you would like and which box.  So when you comment please put either "Post" for Post shuttle or "Pop" for Pop-A-bobbin shuttle.  However, if you don't mind which shuttle, you will have a double chance to win, as your entry will be put in for both, so in that case please do not put a preference. As for the box, if you have a preference for the colour the...
Read more

Renulek Doily finished

-
Image
I finished this doily a few days ago but I am actually not that happy with it, the thing is the  piece really needs damping, blocking and a good press.  This should not be needed but I think some parts of the pattern did not work that well.  I have used three makes of thread on this doily Manuela, Coats and Lizbeth all 20.
Read more

St. Andrews and Advent Giveaway

-
Image
Today is quite special for many reasons it is Advent Sunday in the Church.  Advent is a term from the Latin word 'adventus' which means "arrival".  It is a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas and is associated mainly with Advent Calendars and in particular the fun of opening to see what is revealed behind each number!  Whilst in Scotland the people are celebrating St. Andrew's day as he is the Patron Saint of Scotland.  Google has marked the day with a doodle of the Flying Scotsman - the world famous steam locomotive. However,  here on this blog there is a special giveaway.  Please leave a comment if you would like the chance of winning the shuttle and thread holder (please note this does not include the piece of wood underneath or the foliage), you have until 3rd December when I will announce the winner by using a random number generator. The shuttle is made out of sequoia,  the tree that the wood comes from stands in front of the ...
Read more