Bone critters - These aren't the most technically fantastic things I've ever created, but they were fun! I took two bison vertebrae (about 10-11" wide) and two deer vertebrae (about 3" wide) and gave them clay eyeballs. I then painted the larger two silver and the smaller two black, and gave them pink mouths/innards. I also proceeded to make up little stories about them about how they were alien beings akin to manta rays that swam through their native oceans, absorbing tiny particles of nutrients through the membranes in the center. The young start out black, but fade to silver as they grow older. They are as-of-yet-unnamed. They also have little holes drilled in teh dorsal fins if you'd like to hang them up with string from the ceiling. $15/set
Moccasins - I got these leather moccasins secondhand; they're either never worn, or only barely so. I took out the cheap cord that had been used to stitch them and replaced it with nicer green leather cord; I also added brown leather ties to the top. I painted the tops in earthtones with acrylic paints, and stitched small stone disks painted with green and gold on top. They're supposedly women's size 8; however, I wear an 8 and they're just a *tiny* bit snug, so maybe more along the lines of a 7 to 7 1/2. They have warm faux fleece lining, and will be perfect for the cold weather to come. $16.00
Nesting dolls - I picked these up, unpainted, a few years ago and finally got around to painting them. They're all my own design, painted with acrylics. I went with an elemental/animal theme; the largest, 5 1/2" high, is Earth, and has a brown and green background with a wolf, a possum, a koala, a zebra, a boar, a rabbit, an ermine and a fox, as well as a golden wolf paw on it. The next one, Air, is 4 1/2" high, has a yellow background and feautres a seagull, a goose, a cardinal, a bluebird, a scarlet macaw, a peacock, and four hawk feathers. Fire, at 3" tall, has a red background on which I painted a phoenix and a salamander with copper flames. Water is 2" high, blue background, has a fish and a lobster and some seaweed. Finally, Spirit is the smallest at 1 3/8"; the background is white, and I painted probably the world's cutest rendition of the "Antler Shaman" cave painting on it. Now, I am not a master painter; you can see brushstrokes and so forth. But I really like how they turned out. They're sealed with Modge Podge to prevent chipping and scratching. This is a one of a kind piece of work--I doubt I'll ever do another set of nesting dolls; this was more just because I managed to get ahold of these along with some other supplies. $25.00/set.
Beaded baseball cap - This is a plain black cotton one size fits most/all/your mom baseball cap, completely new and unworn, to which I have added a 3" diameter piece of beadwork. The beadwork features a grey wolf head on a turquoise background, and is a combination of applique and lazy stitch--probably one of the most intricate and nicest pieces of beadwork I've done in a while. Beadwork is glued and stitched to the cap for longer lasting wear--just don't toss it in the washer! Otherwise the beads may become quite unhappy with your decision, stitching or not. $17.00
$3.00 each
Green Rider-Waite bookmarks - These are from an odd version of the Rider-Waite deck, printed in red and green, with traditional playing card markers in the corners. Here's what I have:
Death on one side, Ace of Cups on the other
Swords: 10
Cups: King
$3.00 each
Shaman's Wisdom card bookmarks - These are made from the Shaman's Wisdom deck. Some in the group deal with the Zodiac signs, so the tassels reflect their particular element. Here's what I have:
Animal Totems: Deer, Eagle, Buffalo, Cougar, Badger
Plant Totems: Pine, Basswood, Oak
Stone Totems: Obsidian, Turquoise
Zodiac/Moon: Beaver Moon (Sagittarius), Heat Moon (Leo), Grass Moon (Taurus), Snow Moon (Aquarius), Hunger Moon (Pisces), Long Night Moon (Capricorn), Crow Moon (Aries), Cornplanting Moon (Gemini)
$3.00 each except Deer is $2.50 because the laminate is a little rough.
Celtic Wisdom deck bookmarks - These are a little larger than your average tarot card, but still make nice bookmarks. Here's what I have: Adventure of Skill, The Shaper (3 Trumps), Foundation of Skill, Revelation of Art.
$3.00 each
Rib bone bow - miniature decorative bow made from a dog rib bone. Has face painted on one end and is wrapped in blue, purple and white thread with a parakeet feather accent and artificial sinew bowstring. $5.00
Leather keychains - all of these are made from scrap leather and painted with acrylic. They measure approximately 1 1/2" - 2" in diameter each. Here's what I have:
First picture - red leather, black Chaostar; blue leather, silver pentacle; green leather, silver nine-pointed star (started out as a septagram, but I added too many points); brown leather, copper triskele; tan leather, gold pentacle.
Second picture - all that's left are the two that are light brown with gold paint.
Third picture - reddish brown with silver pentacle
$2.00/each.
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