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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Swords Into Plowshares





It's finished! This is what I was designing, a necklace inspired by the Biblical passage "They shall beat their swords into plowshares...." Micah 4:3 and Isaiah 2:4.

Anyway, I tried to capture in tatting the suggestion of a sword handle with the bottom part flattened into a plowshare, or at least a shovel. The center is colorful and floral-like, an attempt to convey growth and peace. The beads at the center add sparkle and also weight to try to keep the necklace centered.


This is probably too epic of a theme for my limited abilities, but the inspiration came to mind, so I had to try!
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27 comments:

  1. AnnaDecember 29, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    It's wonderful!! Anna

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  2. Sally KersonDecember 29, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Goodness me how do you do it? Lovely design. I now have your book, as you know, kindly purchased by Sue Anna and longing to find the time to make something from it.

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  3. SuurielDecember 29, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Amazing job!!! I love it :)

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  4. --December 29, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Congrats on another fabulous design! :)

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  5. MichelleDecember 29, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    What a fascinating idea! It turned out lovely (as usual) but to have a necklace which represents a concept is so amazing. You are very talented!

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  6. MartyDecember 29, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Executed to perfection! It really does convey the inspiration passage. Besides that -- it's pretty!

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  7. Marilee RockleyDecember 29, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Gee, thanks! Here I was thinking the design wasn't much good...I'm glad you like it. It's tricky, but I hope to get the pattern written up soon.

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  8. PhyllisDecember 29, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Great job! It is nice to see a concept into a live project. You are so inspirational.

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  9. MaureenDecember 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    Very beautiful - not musical, then....... but maybe that will be inspiration for another time!
    I love the colours.

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  10. Kathy NiklewiczDecember 29, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    What an amazing concept and design! It's always fun to 'watch' you develop your fabulous ideas, which are then tatted to perfection.

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  11. MirandaDecember 29, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    That is wonderful! I do hope you'll offer the pattern for sale!

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  12. H J HessDecember 29, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    lovely

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  13. SuztatsDecember 29, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Fantastic idea, designed and tatted beautifully!

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  14. TaraDecember 29, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Very nice!

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  15. LadytatsDecember 29, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    I too think you did a very good job of bringing your concept to fruition. and I like the color in the center as a focal point. congrats on your new necklace design.

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  16. PatrycjaDecember 30, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    Beautiful !

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  17. louineDecember 30, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Fabulous.....

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  18. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Amazing!! I love it!!!

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  19. CorinaDecember 30, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Wow, I love it! The idea as well as the design - fantastic!

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  20. Eliz Davis aka TatknotDecember 30, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    What a wonderful and well executed idea! I love it!

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  21. Bree at "Bree's Way"December 31, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    I think you did a beautiful job putting what you envisioned into a tatted piece of jewelry :)

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  22. Margarets designer cardsDecember 31, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Gosh its wonderful, it really looks like a sword ends and the colours are brilliant. well done.
    Margaret

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  23. FoxDecember 31, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Beautiful - a wonderful harbinger of creations to appear in 2012!

    Happy New Year, Marilee!
    Fox ; )

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  24. God's KidJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    That is beautiful and unique!! :)What a great place to find inspiration!

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  25. maxJanuary 1, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Happy New Year
    wonderful tatting

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  26. am I still me?January 2, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    What a wonderful inspiration. Wow, scripture in tatting. Well done, putting it into a design. Nice!

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  27. Marilee RockleyJanuary 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    Thank you all for the encouraging comments! The pattern is finished now and listed in my Etsy shop
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/90283763/pdf-tatting-pattern-swords-into

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