Bone Cutting For Craft Projects

Yesterday was quite the creative day.  I finally got to work with bone. First I worked on the rhythm bones I'm making out of cow rib bones. Fletcher showed me how to work the belt sander and the band saw. And I used the Dremel too.

Then while we were cutting bone, I remembered the bone I got at a pet store to make hair sticks, so I ran in the house and grabbed that and cut that on the band saw.  I just made the major cuts to separate it into 3 pieces, when Fletcher noticed it was making noise. He couldn't figure out how to fix it so I couldn't use it anymore. I used the Dremel instead to make the rest of the cuts.

Cutting bone on  a band saw.

 Crocheting gray motifs for a free form necklace.

Silver and Gray Crocheted Spiral Motif

 I've finished the top of my woven hat. Now I need to flip it over and make the brim. 

Hat weaving on cardboard

A Quick Catch-Up

My goodness I've been busy, but haven't been posting here.  Just off the top of my head I'm working on the following  projects:

I just threw four pots. The line up so far is a bowl, a vase, a milk bottle shaped vessel, and a pitcher.
I'll keep you posted on how that goes.

Woven hat in red and gray

Quilt project with animal designs

Fat quarters purse #1
Fat quarters purse #2

Gourd projects for PowWow in Oct.
Camo snake socks

Freeform crochet necklace is shades of silver and white

Knitted medicine pouches on size 0 circular needles

Part of the crochet necklace.

Knitting socks.

Knitting medicine  pouches

Esmeralda Clay Doll Head

Gypsy lady.

Gypsy marionette head.

I just took this marionette / doll head out of storage. I just don't know if I want to finish her or put her back in a box. What do you think? She doesn't have any hair yet. Her head is pretty heavy so her body would have to be something strong, like wood. She's definitely one of a kind.

Other current projects:
Spooky cat embroidery
Orange collar with beads and buttons
Crochet and knit hats and scarves for winter.