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Thamior, level 2
Eladrin, Ranger

Build: Archer Ranger
Fighting Style: Archer Fighting Style
Background: Dalelands
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 13, Con 10, Dex 20, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 10.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 13, Con 10, Dex 18, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 10.
AC: 18 Fort: 15 Reflex: 19 Will: 15
HP: 27 Surges: 6 Surge Value: 6
TRAINED SKILLS
Stealth +13, Nature +7, Acrobatics +11, Perception +7, Athletics +7, Heal +7
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +3, Bluff +1, Diplomacy +1, Dungeoneering +2, Endurance +1, History +3, Insight +2, Intimidate +1, Religion +1, Streetwise +1, Thievery +6
FEATS
Prime shot
Defensive mobility
Level 1: Hunter's Aim
Level 2: Lethal Hunter
POWERS
Ranger at-will 1: Twin Strike
Ranger at-will 1: Nimble Strike
Ranger encounter 1: Two-Fanged Strike
Ranger daily 1: Hunter's Bear Trap
Ranger utility 2: Agile Recovery
ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit, Longbow, Longsword, Arrows (30), Dagger, Leather Armor, Climber's Kit, Short sword, Tanglefoot Bag (level 2), Alchemist's Fire (level 6), Elven Cloak +2, Potion of Healing (heroic tier), Alchemist's Acid (level 1), Blinding Bomb (level 3), Dragonfire Tar (level 3)

Go adventuring
patty

Tatting: the poor man's crochet

In this picture is a hardanger christmas tree and two tatting projects.  These are the only pictures I have of my tatting projects.  There were a few more but I don't know who has them or what they were.

I call tatting the poor man's crochet because needle tatting (as opposed to shuttle) is not unlike crocheting except you only use one knot over and over in interesting patterns.  Crochet has many different knots.

I learned needle tatting from a book I picked up at the cross stitch convention in Valley Forge PA years ago.  They were available from Nordic Needle for a while also.

I am also the proud owner of several old tatting books my grandmother gave to me.  Many of the projects are needle-tatting-able, although they were designed for shuttle tatting.  What is the difference?  I forget because I haven't tatted in a long while.

Try something new

patty

Polymer Clay: Casablanca beads

These beads were designed by desiree.  They were fun but took awhile to make.  They require a good eye for color which I don't have so that is why I used the original colors from the example.  These beads were hand sanded with four grits and denim buffed. 
I have since aquired/inherited a buffer that belonged to my grandpa and was used by my dad to polish his army uniform silver.  The buff is shinier than hand buffing.  So I will use this from now on. 
I have no seed beads or beading design elements for these beads.  I would like to make necklaces.

Play with clay
patty

Polymer Clay: Butterfly beads

The butterfly beads designed by desiree are fun to make.  Mine came out quite large.  I made one into a necklace of three strands to make it weightier.  I made a silver spiral head pin.  I found matching string and seed beads for the other beads but have not finished another project.  These beads were hand sanded with four grits and hand denim buffed.

Play with lay
patty

Beading: scissor holder

This scissor holder from DMC screamed for a beading.
This was one of the first projects I made.   These are glass beads and seed beads.
This was made with beading wire for strength.

Keep beading
patty

Beading: Surrounded cabachon

This project came in a kit.  The kit instructions were next to useless.  This was hard to figure out but once mastered easy to make.  It took a lot of "frogging" before I finally came up with techniques that would work.
Here is generally how to make this thing:
glue cab down to a hard stiff material (stiff stuff).
sew a base of beads around the cab.
make a wall around the cab using peyote stitch.
using smaller beads sew rows around the cab and reduce at the corners.
cut the stiff stuff close to the sewn base beads.
cover the bottom edge with a fringe of your choice.

The instructions did not include describing how to reduce at the corners or how to peyote stitch or how to start/produce a row of smaller beads.  Everything was guess work and I don't remember what I did and probably can't reproduce it.  Very detailed instructions are needed to make one of these. 

I have seen other examples where large beads are used on top but I have no idea how they did that and got it to hug the top of the cab

The stings can be unhooked and cab worn pinned as it has a pin on the back.

Keep beading
patty

Beading: Chatelaine

This Chatelaine is good for holding 6 tools.  It was beaded with blue stones.
Making one is better than buying one.  To keep it strong use a good beading wire.

Keep beading
patty