Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sweet Land of Liberty -- Celebrating Independence Day!!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY







Some like to show their Feelings for what Independence Day, July 4th, means to them by having around their home --
-- or wearing --
-- or carrying in some way --
-- the Patriotic Colors of the USA:   Red, White and Blue!!

Here is an Artfire Collection of a few of the Patriotically-Themed items on Artfire!!



Americana Bag - Red White & Blue Lace Drawstring Pouch - Novelty

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Shelly (and Her Handmade Creations) - Featured Artisan from "On Fire For Handmade"

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY



This weeks featured aritsan is Shelly - Handmade Creations by Shelly! 

Wonderful creations made by a wonderful lady!

You can find Shelly on:

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Independence Day at "The Handmade Place" - another place to find Handmade!!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY


Independence Day: "Sweet Land of Liberty" at The Handmade Place

Since I started selling my Crochet and Knitting (My Fiber Arts), I have usually done some Americana -- and you will find some of it mentioned here on my blog!!

But this year, I found through Facebook and the Facebook Group, "It's Better Handmade", something new - it is "The Handmade Place" - a blog by Diane Schamp.

Using "Linky Tools", Diane creates "Events" on different themes -- allowing people to post photos of Handmade items they are selling online.

Right now (see date of this post) - the theme is "Sweet Land of Liberty" for Independence Day, July 4th - this will last until July 31, 2011.

Though they don't show in the photo above, I added 2 of my Americana items to the "Sweet Land of Liberty Event" on "The Handmade Place":


Americana Star Coaster Set, Fiber Art, Celtic Woven Crochet, Trinket, Doily, Reversible
Americana Star Coaster Set in Celtic Woven Crochet


Americana Bag - Red White & Blue Lace Drawstring Pouch - Novelty
Americana Lace Bag


Tuesday, June 21, 2011

From Artfire - A Collection of Fiber Art

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY


A FIBER ART Artfire Collection!!






As Fiber Art is what I do - I thought I would share this with you!!

And Thank You to HeirloomLace for Featuring my:
 "Woven Celtic Purple Flower Doily"!!

Woven Celtic Purple Flower Doily - Fiber Art Crochet

Monday, June 20, 2011

Table Decor with Bright, Cheerful Flowers .... New Series In My Online Shops!!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY



FLOWERS in Crochet, both Thread and Yarn, is just something I do!!  Have been for some years now -- All Kinds, as those reading my blog or watching my videos or browsing my Online Shops already know!!


Strawflower Coaster Doilies - Orange and Yellow


But to some extent, though I usually think "Seasonal", it has sort of been rather haphazard what I was doing at a time.

But now I have decided to actually do some items that should "mix and match", but offer up some Bright, Cheerful Colors and still some variety.

I have decided that I will focus on:


  • Coasters (or Small Doilies - whatever someone uses them for)
  • Napkin Holders
  • Large Round and Oval Centerpieces
  • Table Runners
  • Baskets
  • Cloths & Potholders


-- and the idea is that some of the different items will match by Color and/or Design with each other!!

Thanks to DMC and "America's Best", I have quite a stock of colors of Threads in sufficient quantity to actually do this - and the Threads actually match each other!!

I set up Sections in my Online Shops for Flower Designs -- like this new one in my Artfire Studio:  "FLOWER Coasters or Small Doilies" .

Right now I just have a few items -- and they can be "Mixed" to make some Bright Colorful Decor!!

But I am working on more -- and eventually plan to have different items that "Match" also !!

Of Course, I do CUSTOM ORDERS -- and I have the Threads and some Yarns to make Matching items!!  (Email me if interested - through this Blog or one of my Online Shops.)

Watch my blog for New Articles in this Series .... FLOWER DECOR!!

And ... Here are a Few More Items To Be Included In This FLOWER DECOR Series - with eventually some "Matching" items:


Golden 3D Flower Fall Centerpiece Doily Fine Crochet Art
Golden 3D Flower Centerpiece

Spring Flower Doily, Yellow Flowers in Green Lace, Crochet Thread Art, Home Decor
Yellow Flowers in Green Lace Round Doily or Placemat


Beaded Yellow Flower Coasters, Lace, Small Yellow Flowers in Green, Trinket Doily, Fiber Art,  Home Decor or Applique
Yellow Flowers in Green Lace - Coaster or Small Doily - Set of 2


Coaster Doilies - Blue Flower in Emerald Green

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Creations By Moonlight - Featured Artisan from "On Fire For Handmade"

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY




This weeks Featured Artisan is Allurynn - Creations by Moonlight! 

Alluryn has wonderful creations in her shop! 

A Must have for every jewelry box!! 

You can find Creations by Moonlight on:


Sunday, June 12, 2011

Tali's Creations - Featured Artisan of "On Fire For Handmade"

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY




This weeks Featured Artisan is Tali - Tali's Creations! 

Beautiful creations by a beautiful lady! 

You can find Tali's Creations at:


Rock Bug - A Featured Artisan of the "You Can Sell It" Artfire Guild

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY


Elephant necklace with jasper mother-of-pearl and glass beads

In General, I am a big supporter of HANDMADE for quite a few reasons!!

But I am especially a supporter of HANDMADE that has anything to do with NATURE - the Animals and Plants and Lands and Waters on our Earth!!

So, when I was looking over the Artfire Studio of Rock Bug for this Feature (part of a blog ring of the "You Can Sell It" Artfire Guild), I was thrilled to find Handmade Jewelry on a NATURE theme - like the ELEPHANT Necklace above!!

Here are a couple more of Rock Bug's items on NATURE themes!

Dark wood and green glass bracelet

Dark wood and green glass bracelet by Rock Bug on Artfire

Tree and bird necklace with brown goldstone and green glass
Tree and Bird Necklace by Rock Bug on Artfire



But Rock Bug has quite a collection of different Handmade items - Jewelry, Pet Tags and Bags - so take a look!!

Enjoy!

I do!!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Newest Fiber Art Crochet - Vase of Red Roses - One-Of-A-Kind

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY


Vase of Red Roses - Fiber Art 3D Roses in Garnet Reds and Mauve Pinks, Thread Crochet


The Finished Project!


A total of 18 3-dimensional Roses - yes, I "winged it" - making each one as I went along to fit them all together to look like a "Bouquet" in a Vase!!

All of the 3D Roses are made in different Reds and Pinks in Beautiful, really Lustrous DMC Pearl Cotton, which has its own sheen!!

I made them with larger, curving petals in different multi-layer designs to look like the "Cabbage Roses" I see on some of the bushes locally.

The White "Vase" is from the Elizabeth Hiddleson book that I mentioned in my Works-In-Progress blog article , done in Filet Crochet.

This is truly One-Of-A-Kind, though, because of the way I did the 3D Roses!!

See the Closeups of the different styles of 3D Roses:

Vase of Red Roses - Fiber Art 3D Roses in Garnet Reds and Mauve Pinks, Thread Crochet

And the Total Completed Work:

Vase of Red Roses - Fiber Art 3D Roses in Garnet Reds and Mauve Pinks, Thread Crochet