Seashell basket in purple and teals

Hallo,

  I finished this basket on the drive from Florida to Gettysburg at the beginning of the month and my friend Marcie spoke for it almost right away.

  The base is a resin coaster that I made with seashells. It is about 11 inches round and about 4 inches tall.

   All for today

      Take Care

          Tera

 

Fayetteville PA Quilt shop

Hallo,

   While we were up Gettysburg way - we stayed at an AirBnB near Fayetteville PA and kept driving by this quilt shop. I had to stop in and am proud to say that I didn't even buy any material!!!!

  They had a wonderful display of antique sewing machines - some of them quite small. They also had a great classroom and a heart attack worth of fabric!!!

  We also managed to explore a few of the local antique/thrift/flea markets.

  All for today - Take Care

        Tera

 

Gettysburg for the reenactments at Daniel Lady Farm

Hallo,

   Dont know why this is all wonky today..... My Hubby and I went to Gettysburg for the week of the 4th of July and took in the reenactments on friday. It was a HOT one but took a ton of photos. It was a fun day!!!

 

Maroon and gray with driftwood basket

Hallo,

  Another go with a basket incorporating a piece of driftwood. I have a lot of driftwood lying around so there will be more of these in time.

  The basket portion is about 11 inches round and 5 inches tall and the piece of driftwood is 16.5 inches long.

  I have a basket class scheduled at Artful Things Gallery in Niceville Fl for August if anyone is interested - check out my Facebook page - Translucent Firefly or Instagram - @translucentfirefly for all the details.

                                                                                                            Have a great week!!!

                                                                                                                   Tera

 

Horse lovers basket

Hallo,

   It is really difficult to find vintage reticulated plates with horses on them. You can find a ton of beautiful ones without the holes (non reticulated).

   I had 2 of these small plates - the first one I did in tans and grays and this one in grays and black. 

   The basket is 8.5 inches round and 2 inches tall.

   All for now - have a great week!!!

         Tera

 

Pink and yellow roses basket

Hallo,

   Hand painted plate with pink and yellow roses that I used as a base for this sweet little basket!!! I chose a simple pattern design so it would show off this beautiful plate better. 

   The basket is 10 inches round and 3.5 inches high and can be found on my Etsy shop - www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

   Have a great week!!!

     Tera

 

Duck Hunter basket

Hallo,

   Back with more baskets to show you over the next couple days. I am really looking forward to this fall when I can have more time to get in my studio to paint!!! (the retirement countdown is in full swing!!)

     The base for this basket is a vintage hand painted plate. The basket measures  11 inches round and 4 inches tall and took me around 15 /16 hours to make.

   I have been making so many baskets lately that my shoulders are starting to protest a bit with all the repetitive movements...... I should probably take a bit of a break but I have sooooo MANY pretty plates!!!!!

   Listed this one and a couple other new baskets to my Etsy shop today - www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

      This one might make a great Father's Day gift - a place for his keys and other content of the pockets that seem to get spread all over the kitchen counter...... :)

    Have a great day!!!

         Tera