sea glass basket weave cuff custom design 3446

 Beach glass or sea glass as we call it in Rhode Island is an artifact born of the action of water and sand on broken bottles. The soft colors range from light blue to dark green to cobalt.

Seeding a beach involves drinking the contents then smashing the bottles into fragments followed by a long wait to see how much of the frosted glass remains after several weeks of tidal action. Prized by crafters this natural product is available only to diligent beach combers.

 This custom basket weave cuff was made with hand dyed cord simulating this color palette. The extra wide design shows off the range if color creating a stacked effect. The cotton cord is slightly shrinkable when it gets wet.

You can see more of the basket weave style of custom rope bracelets here or read about how this design is made here.

To commission a design all your own please visit the Etsy shop here.



design and photographs © copyright 2014 WhatKnotShop

Light blue and grey tenderness collection on Etsy

Here's a very light filled collection Light Blue and grey tenderness made by Victoria Trubina from Voronezh. She is an ecologist turned designer and has an elegant shop visska filled with fashion, unicue, modern, elegant, cute, minimal, pretty.

This Heather Light Blue Stretch Jersey Cotton Long Sleeve Tee Dress looks to be both comfortable and stylish made by Erin Martell and offered in her shop Martells along with more hip and comfortable everyday wear and accessories.

Keep your noggin warm with this CAKE tiered knit cap / bonnet in bark grey soft cotton made by fieldstudy who apparently wants to be in stealth mode and now I've gone and blown her cover... Your are going to like the jellyfish amigurumi ornament and the good morel caps (hats not mushrooms!) So click on over to fieldstudy the shop and see for yourself.

The featured item in this collection is this light blue medium turks head knot sailor bracelet which got sold right away but will be re-stocked as soon as I can get more material made. In the meantime take look at the other solid color handmade rope bracelets in the solid colors section of WhatKnotShop on Etsy. I have a much bigger selection available in the solid colors section of my Zibbet shop if you don't see what you want you can message me and ask for a custom size or color.

To Make a Girl Happy collection on Etsy

If only it were this easy... To Make A Girl Happy! Whimsy-Lover's Gift Guide a collection made by Laura Gibbs has a bunch of smile inducing stuff in it. Before you jump check out EveryDayArtDesign where Laura makes art for your everyday which is just what we need. Follow Laura on her blog or on Pinterest (nice portrait!)

One of the happy-fiber art pieces Gloria Scarf-Grey seems to be sold but there's a lot more raucous crochet  in Grace's shop  gsakowskidesigns to choose from.

Back in the day when Architects made nice drawings you would see bananastrudel's offering 1872 Large Antique Plate of Architectural Details on a job site. Now it's in a frame. The von Strudel's have a lot more stuff to see and buy in their shop.

The featured item in this gift guide is this light blue medium turks head knot sailor bracelet made from hand dyed cotton cord. See more of these in the solid colors section of the Etsy shop and for an expanded catalog check out my Zibbet shop where there are no listing fees or expiration dates enabling more choices for you peruse.