Monthly Archives: August 2018

Garden & Home: Decorative Arts from Talisman Too

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I’ve recently begun to incorporate my wire weaving technique into products for the home, with a small collection of tea light candle holders and terracotta plant containers. Here are a few images from the available pieces. I’d love to have your input – feel free to comment.

Wire Tea Light Votive Candle Holder

Copper Band Wire Wrapped Votive Candle Holder

High End Home Furnishings

Detail on Wire Weave Decorative Banding

 

Medallion Plant Container

Garden Decor Plant Containers

Mission Style Wire Crafted Design Bulb Planter

These items will be made to order, and require a bit of lead time to create, but unless someone is placing an order for multiple pieces, or the collection gets exposure through a popular source and I am inundated with requests, I expect I’d be able to ship within 5-7 days after receipt of order.

These items might make very nice gifts for housewarming presents of hostess gifts, as well as a special decorative element within your own living space.

I’ll be making the Garden & Home collection available through October this year, and then offering a limited supply of candle holders through the winter months.  Come spring, I’ll be back with more garden container designs and a full stock of candle holders in a variety of sizes. The winter hiatus is due to the fact that travel in a small RV during those months, and simply cannot dedicate the space required for storage on the inventory of those items.

 

Tutorial: Celtic Twist – Wire Weaving Pattern & Pi Stone Pendant Design

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I’ve created a new tutorial for a wire weaving pattern.  Based on macrame technique, the pattern which I am calling “Celtic Twist” has a delicate series of loops along both sides of a base wire. My tutorial has more than 40 pages of instruction that include photographs, illustrations and text, and  will take you through the steps to replicate the pattern, and use it to make a Pi Stone Pendant.  You can see the listing and learn more here.

Wire Weaving Tutorial Celtic Twist Pattern

Included is a variation using double sets of wire, and the following inspiration image:

Celtic Twist Pi Stone Pendant with Snowflake ObsidianNot everyone has the inclination, time, tools or desire to make their own jewelry, so I will be offering ready-made Pi Stone Pendants in my shop. As well, I’ll be using this pattern in my Garden and Home section, and have some other ideas to work on too! To keep updated, just go to Talisman Too and Favorite my shop.  You’ll see my new listings in your Etsy Feed.