Pine Needle Baskets by Nara White Owl

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I Look Forward To Sharing My World Of Pine Needle Baskets

I began making pine needle baskets with the simple statement "I could never do that".

Hundreds of pine needle baskets later my simple statement has now become "I could never go long without making baskets."

Its true - so much of my every day life has been about making pine needle baskets. that I struggle when I am not able to create at least a little while on any given day. I would have never believed what a part of my life these beautiful little pine needle baskets have become.

My name is Nara White Owl and this is the story of my experiences making pine needle baskets.

Pine Needle Basket Showcase Album 

All Pine Needle Baskets Are Made By Nara White Owl

Here you are going to see just a few of the pine needle baskets that I have made over the years.
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Christmas Ornament by Nara White Owl 

All Pine Needle Made

I have been ask about my Christmas Ornament so I'm show just three of the Christmas Ornament I make.


Here is one that most love to have on the Christmas Tree.

After my first year of making Christmas Ornaments I started to make a new one this one has been a great seller.

For this year I have again made a new Christmas Ornament I do hope you like it.


I enjoy very much making the Christmas Ornaments and knowing that other are given them as gifts. I know with the hard times some are having with the cost of things this year it is nice to know yes you can make and give someone a very different gift . I sale my Christmas Ornament at $10.00 for large or $5.00 for small. I would like to have you feel free to make your Christmas Ornaments and to have a great Holiday.

How Did You Learn To Make Pine Needle Baskets? 

Learning to make pine needle baskets can become a great love.

About 8 years ago, my husband decided to go to Wrightwood California for an Atlatl competition.

A wonderful lady, Leni Clubb, offered to teach me how to make Pine Needle baskets.

I really did not believe I could do it but my husband convinced me to give it a try.

That weekend I got about half way through my first basket and I have not stopped since.

After getting home I went right to work on the pine needle basket to finish it. It took me about a week and I can tell you I was so happy that I had it done.

The next day I was sitting around and I started to think of other pine needle baskets to make.
From that day on I have been making pine needle baskets.

First Place Small Baskets

Leni Clubb 

To The Lady That Start My World of Pine Needle Basket Making

She started making pine needle baskets at 16
Leni was at a Girl Scout camp as a Jr. Adult Leader Camp in Ohio

Leni has been make pine needle baskets from that time date to now. Leni is 94 now and at this time making a round basket and at this time is 6" long and 4" wide.
Leni believes by now that sure has teacher over hundreds to make pin needle baskets.

I asked Leni "How many pine needle baskets do you think you have made over the years?" Leni casually replied "some where in the thousands".

Leni has been teaching all over the United States, Some of the state Alaska , Arizona, Colorado, California, Nevada.

I have to tell having one day with this lovely lady my world changed forever, I can not see a day with out making a pine needle basket.

Why Do You Like Pine Needle Basketry? 

Pine needle baskets are always a surprise when done

It is really hard to explain the connection I have with pine needle basketry. Some of it is tradition and some of it is a sense of accomplishment.

I have found something that is useful and beautiful that I can use my hands to create. I love going out into the forest to collect the pine needles, this makes such a connection.

I always enjoy seeing how a pine needle basket is going to turn out. Yes I have had baskets that started out one way and part way I can see a different basket starting to take shape .

At times I just start with center and then see what I should do next.
I do like to take a jar and make the pine needles cover it, sometimes this can be hard but at the end you have a work of art and love.

I wish I could explain my affection for pine needle basketry better.

New Beginnings for a Pine Needle Basket 

This video is me beginning a pine needle basket base.
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How To Get Stated 

Just the way I do it

Dry pine needle you need to gather needle and make sure they are dry. Put them in small bundle. When you wish to make a pine needle basket take a few bundles and put them in your plastic container and then add hot water. You are going to let them become soft the time is about 3 days and then its time to start making your basket

I start taken off the caps just do it slow they is a sheath on the needle that hold them together. Then I take about 6 foot length of sinew and put this on my needle( do not try the end together)

Next I like to turn from the end of the pine needle that has the sheath and bend back to the needle about 1/2 inch put the tail of sinew and begin wrapping tell you have cover the ends.

Now just start turn the needle like making a circle. Now with your needle piercing the sinew into your center and just keep going around. As the needle start to get to thin add more but them under the row you are working on.

You can make the flat part of the basket any size you would like. When you start to come up go slow just a small turn of the needle coming up over the top of the last role for your bottom.

Now it's up to you how tall you would like the basket to be. Do take your time and go slow and make sure that you put your sinew tied. Good pine needle basket time to all.
After sometime it's fun to go and learn how to dye you needles and make different pine needle baskets.

Pine Needle Sewing Basket____ My Most Popular One

Pine Needle Basket Supply 

Prim Pines - Judy M. Mallow

The beautiful basket is one made by Judy M. Mallow if you would like to see more of Judy's basket Gallery.

Southern Long-leaf Pine Needles being "leaves" of the Southern Long leaf Pine tree.
The brown mature needles fall in the autumn, and are carefully collected. They are bundled, keeping the heads in one direction. These rich brown, 3 part needles are 10 - 15" long. They are clean, straight, and are banded on both ends. Sold by circumference, they are measured across the bundle under the heads. Being a natural material, they will have some broken short needles, and dead ends. Also you can get Waxed Polyester Thread
This is a waxed polyester thread made in USA!

if you like your thread to be Heavy-duty Nylon Basketry Thread you can get it also.
For me I like Artificial sinew super strong waxed nylon thread looks like raffia, but is easier to work with. It can be split, twisted, or used flat for wrapping coils. Will not break or fray. Natural color is a honey brown. You can also get other colors.

Wooden bases not stained, so that you can wood burn, paint, decal, or carve your own designs. If you would like to try using a agate or art wood centers great place to get some. You can get geodes and stones and walnut knobs for lids.
Prim Pines Company

Pine Needle Basketmaking 

I spotlighted this porduct, one of the best to show you how

With the Pine Needle Basket making CD-ROM from Xbasket, you'll learn to make pine needle baskets the easy way - on your computer.
Pine Needle Basketmaking

Pine Needle Basketmaking

by: Katherine G. Thomas, Marilyn Moore

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 11/14/2009)Buy Now

Finding and preparing materials & Beginning and shaping baskets
Stitching including chain, diamond, fern, Indian wrap, and wheat stitches & Designing using beads, extensions, shapes, and sheath ends.
Finishing baskets and adding lids. In the Gallery section, you'll see examples from fiber artist and teacher Marilyn Moore's work including jewelry created with teneriffe. Invaluable for the novice basket maker, the CD is a great refresher for the experienced basket maker. For IBM PC-compatible computers only.

A Gathering Of My Baskets

What Influences Your Pine Needle Baskets? 

See a basket come together from just pine needle

Some times when I see a picture of a pine needle basket I get a desire to try making something like that.

Usually there is just some sort of inner guidance. I pick up the needle and the pine needles and begin, the basket just seems to spring forth from there.

I have had fun learn to use more than one color on a pine needle basket, that is one of the challenges of pine needle basketry.

One day I did try using three colors and yes at times I missed the color I was going to use, I do like to put shells on the outside of the pine needle basket as I'm make it .
What you come up with can always be done on a pine needle basket.

October Winds 

By Margie Butler

Just a look at the time of year fall. Time to get out and get your pine needles of the ground and put up for the winter. Great time to look at what pine needle baskets to make. Just a good video to help you get going.
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Pine Needle Basketry 

From Forest Floor to Finished Project

Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more.

Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, techniques, and gathering and storing materials.
Pine Needle Basketry: From Forest Floor to Finished Project

Pine Needle Basketry: From Forest Floor to Finished Project

by: Judy Mallow

Amazon Price: (as of 11/14/2009)Buy Now

Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more. Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, techniques, and gathering and storing materials. "Mallow is an excellent teacher with a gift for keeping the subject entertaining and easy to follow."-Small Press. "Beginners can create a basket by coiling and stitching together pine needles."-Country Decorating Ideas.

Second Place Pine Needle Baskets

How Are Your Pine Needle Baskets Evolving? 

I work each basket to be better

According to other people, my baskets continually improve. I am never totally happy with a basket and always find some place I believe it could have been better.

I think the biggest evolution in my baskets is the style. In the beginning they were very plain, with time I have tried to add new features.

Now I start to look for shells or beads and other things to but one the outside of the pine basket as I make it.

When you first start just getting the pine needle basket to look like a basket is the goal.
Then it's time to just let the basket maker out.

Oh yes I have make some that are to loose, that is basket making.

Always have fun and remember to laugh now and them at you work when it's not going good.
Have fun

Is The Tradition Of Pine Needle Baskets Important To You? 

Basket making the old way

Yes it is. It is part of my own culture and so it is also a part me. I try to stick closely to the traditional ways of making pine needle baskets.

I can say I have had other people say to " Nara I like your pine needle baskets beacuse you make then in the traditional way"

I think this connection reflects in the basket and I know it connects with my own inner pride.

When I make my pine needle baskets I use pine needles and try to make my baskets very much like the old days.

I do not put anything on the outside of my pine basket that is not safe, and I tell people to keep the pine basket clean just run water on the pine basket and let it dry in a place that has sun.

Can You Describe Your Work Habits? 

Pine needle basket work does not need a big space

Sort of ... it is a habit but I do not consider it work. I create because of the love of the basket and the sense of accomplishment when the pine needle basket is completed.

I have reached a point that I can not picture not working with the pine needles and creating baskets. I work on them every evening while watching television or when I go any place, even for a day to the lake or out camping have also worked on pine needle baskets in the car.

To me have your supplies ready to go you can make pine baskets anytime and anywhere.

The Base Of A Pine Needle Basket Begins

Do You Sell The Pine Needle Baskets You Make? 

Selling basket is nice, but make pine needle baskets is fun!

I do sell my Pine Needle Baskets. I have a couple of stores that handle them, especially at Christmas Time. I make these small pine needle basket tree ornaments that people love.

My larger baskets I sell direct to people that come to my house or at Pow Wows.

I have thought about selling them on the internet but decided not to. My main reason is individuality.

Every basket I make is unique so they are hard to describe. The other reason is that I love making Pine Needle Baskets and they are a labor of love - I do not want the stress of making them work.

I have from time to time had orders for my pine needle baskets, but I always make sure the person ordering the baskets knows I have to make the pine basket one my time and I do not work on I need by a date .

I have to have the freedom of making the pine needle basket and time tables do not work for me.

If I know the person I'm making the pine basket for most of the time I can almost see how the pine needles basket is going to be for that person.

I hope I gave an answer that is helpful to all that have ask me about selling my pine needle baskets.baskets.

Clay Pots With Pine Needle Work 

Melanie Walter

Melanie Walter found her creative home in clay and ceramics in the early 1970's. She attended Keystone College and worked with artist William Tersteeg and first as a student and then as studio assistant. Melanie loved all facets of working in clay and still does today as she works with well-known artist Hiroshi Sueyoshi in Wilmington, North Carolina.

In the mid 1990's, Melanie Walter came upon her first pine needle basket while helping a friend set up a local exhibit. She became interested in learning how to make these beautiful baskets and could see how her background in clay can be utilized. With both pine needle baskets and hand-built clay pots employed the use of coils to build their form.

Over the past 15 years Melanie has developed her own pine needle basket making style incorporating many other natural items into her work including sliced black walnuts, North Carolina river cane, hickory nuts, and shells. She has participated in dozens of crafts fairs and offered demonstrations in many venues and also taught classes, participated in arts competitions and placed her work in galleries, shops and museums. In 2001 she created her own business Pine Garden Baskets and developed a website to share and sell her work. Melanie has begun adding clay components to her pine needle baskets which will take her work in a new and exciting direction.
Melanie Walter

Do You Teach Other People To Make Pine Needle Baskets? 

It has been an honored to show other to make pine needle baskets

I do teach other people, if some one really wants to learn. Leni told me that over the years she had shown hundreds of ladies how to make pine needle baskets and only a few had ever finished one. It is rare for people to make more than one or two before moving into some other field and forgetting these little baskets.

I feel very honored to have had a half dozen ladies not only complete one but they have made more. A couple of the people I have taught to make pine needle baskets now make them as gifts.

My most fun class on pine needle baskets was with a a group and one was a man that works all day with iron .

At first he was have a hard time getting the pine needle together and just enjoying making his pine basket.

I think that day he must of start over about 5 times, but about 2 hous into the day he got it and made a great pine needle basket.

HOW TO MAKE A PINE NEEDLE BASKET 

Provided By The National Park Service In Florida.

Baskets are still made worldwide and are colorful and beautiful, as well as functional. Most baskets are made in a similar way, but with different materials. This basket can be made with pine needles, sweet grass, or raffia. Just follow these steps and diagrams and you'll be on your way to making coasters and baskets.

Step 1: Divide the raffia into bunches with ten strands in each. Thread needle with a long strand of raffia.
Step 2: Fold over an inch at the end of the first bunch. This will be your starting point to wrap your coils. The coils are what make the basket! Sew the folded end together with raffia.

When you feel comfortable with starting your baskets by this method, you might try using a button or bead for a more ornamental basket bottom!

Step 3: Coil the bunch around the oblong shape and sew across two coils. Keep your work as flat as possible so your basket will sit flat. Continue wrapping and sewing until it is about 4 inches wide.
Step 4: You can stop at this point and have a coaster.

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Lightning Shield 

Baskets by PineWeaver

Pine Needles mixed (green, yellow, brown) coiled in the Navajo Lightning (swiftness) pattern around an open bone ring center. Each color has a slightly different "Lightning" pattern. The trim is bone, glass, wood beads with hackle and goose feathers.
Sometimes it takes me a couple days to decide the right combination of feathers and beads for a piece but other times everthing just falls into place on the first try. This was one of those longer times.
This is one of the original Owl eyes from "Night Eagle Shield". I decided to make a something else out of them, still remaining in the same "Lightning" pattern.
Overall measurements 9" W x 15" L. Finished .

The Shield looks good viewed from either side however I consider the Front side to be with the Lightning bolt tops pointing to the left.
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Home Decor Gifts 

Pine Needle Baskets

Beauty craftsmanship and culture radiate from each of our Pine Needle Baskets.

These beautiful and sturdy baskets are hand woven by a group of women in the village of Cinco Pino (Five Pines) nestled among pine trees in the mountains of northern Nicaragua.

The design of these unique baskets starts with the gathering of pine needles from the floor of the forest. Flexibility and length are important features of the thousands of needles chosen to make one basket.

The pine needles are soaked in water until pliable, coiled and stitched into continuous a bundle, bound together with thread, and woven into the shape of a basket. Although the largest baskets can take up to a week to complete and
each artisan is paid according to the Fair Trade Federation standards. These women feel great pride and dignity in their work and your purchase of these Pine Needle Baskets continues this wonderful art form and helps their community to flourish and grow. Let our Pine Needle Baskets become a beautiful and durable work of art in your home.

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Baskets Naturally 

By Judy Arledge

Just to show you how beautiful a pine needle basket can be made you need to see the work that Judy Arledge. I do hope you enjoy her work and remember it takes time to learn before you can do the same.

Come along for a walk in the forest step lightly where the pine needles have fallen creating a warm blanket for Mother Earth. The fragrance is pure pleasure
especially when we are blessed with a soft rain on our journey.

Respect must be shown for the pathway worn soft like the bottom of favorite moccasins by the wild creatures of the wood, as they make their way home or to places of refreshing water. It is an honor to be a guest here and a privilege to share in the bountiful harvest of needles from the Proud Ponderosa.

Be vigilant as we pass through the land of tall pines and creatures of the forest, for blessings abound. Perhaps a new grass or colorful moss will catch our eye a feather shed in flight, or an unusual seedpod may find its way into our gathering vessel.

We select these treasures with a gentle spirit of gratitude for when we add them to our weaving project, they will sing to us of memories from our time in the forest.

Judy Arledge

Do You See Yourself As A Keeper Of The Culture? 

In someway we all are the keepers of our culture

I don't know if I actually see myself that way.

I know I try to pass on my culture to other people. Not only pine needle basket making, but also, pow wow dancing and etiquette.

I always try to pass the culture of pine needle basket making on to anyone that wishes to learn.

I do think that when other wish to learn you have passed the culture on and you hope that someday that person may show someone else how to make a pine needle basket.

I feel extremely blessed to have a Granddaughter that is learning about the Drum, Dancing and making Pine needle Baskets.

I can tell you that Leni Clubb is very much a keeper of the culture.

PINE NEEDLES ARE NOT JUST FOR BASKETS 

Bear Made From Pine Needles by Richard Carenter

One day a friend sent this beautiful picture of a bear made from pine needles.

If you would like to see more of my art, please have a look at
my website.

Richard also has a question and answer page that might answer any question you have about his wonderful art.

Make A Pine Needle Basket Tutorial 

Here are easy to follow instructions to make your own pine needle basket

Clay Burnette created this pine needle basket which he calls "Tribal". You can make a pine needle basket, too.

Step 1: Begin To Make Your Pine Needle Basket 

The fascicles or heads of the pine needles can be removed for looks. These heads are also sometimes referred to as "caps" or "sheaths". If you choose to remove these caps, slide your thumbnail against the side of the pine needle cluster and pull the caps off. Do this to several dozen pine needles so you will have enough pine straw to complete your project.

Step 2: Starting The First Coil For Your Pine Needle Basket 

Shape the covered needles into a small circle by first curling the cap or sheath end. Keep in mind that the caps or sheaths themselves may have been removed, but in these instances you can still usually tell.

Step 3: Adding Coils To Your Pine Needle Basket 

Push the threaded needle through the circle of dampened pine straw, drawing thread through from back to front. Go around the circle, stitching each new row onto the previous coil.

As you can see, Clay Burnette offers easy to follow steps for creating your own Pine Needle Basket, so are you Ready to Begin your Basket - Click Here

Final Thought about Pine Needle baskets 

I'm glad I followed a dream

I know that making Pine needle baskets is not for everyone. I also know that a lot of people feel they can not do it. I felt this way.

These little pine needle baskets have taught me a lot over the years. They have taught me patience and perseverance. They have taught me to honor the pine tree for its many gifts.

If you think you might like to make pine needle baskets, you owe it to yourself to do it. If you can find someone or a class to show you first hand, take advantage. If there is no one around to teach you, get a good book or a DVD.

There are so many resources open to us in this day and age, there is no reason not to follow a dream.

Pine Needle Sculptor 

Peggy Wyman

"An Accidental Artist." That's how Peggy Wyman chooses to describe herself. The 'accident' happened when she responded to a flyer for a willow basket-making class.
As a writer and novelist, Peggy was beginning research at the time for a book titled Mission: The Birth of California, the Death of a Nation. Published in 2002, it is based on the history of the Kumeyaay natives and her main character in the novel is a young basket-weaver.
The class Peggy chose to attend was taught by traditional artists of that nation and the first basket she made served as her talisman during the writing of the book.
It sparked an unexpected interest in basketry that has led her to study many different forms of the art. Peggy ultimately discovered that the one she most prefers is pine needle basketry.
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Peg's Pine Needle Basketry 

Featuring award winning coiling and teneriffe, plus reed weaving.

Coiling pine needles is one of many media I create with, often embellishing the baskets with other personal craft art. Coiled baskets are sewn together, combining form with decorative, artistic needlework.

Get good pine needle tips and see some beautiful baskets at Peg Arnoldussen.

Peg Arnoldussen

Make a Pine Needle Basket 

Weaving a basket, including preparing needles, adding thread and stitching.

Coil needles from the forest floor to create a Native American art form.

Patience and pine needles are the main ingredients for this natural and versatile basket. Add handles and slices of black walnut for the center, and you have a basket made from Mother Earth's bounty that will last for generations to come. Pine needle basketry, conceived by Native Americans in Pre-Columbian times, is now a viable part of our American cultural heritage. Employing ancient coiling techniques and long-leaf pine needles, this art form has remained virtually the same for thousands of years. Yet it has evolved into the 21st century, bringing with its connections to our past a contemporary need to preserve our natural resources and appreciate our planet's gifts to mankind. What better way to keep tuned to Mother Nature, than to gather fragrant pine needles from her forest floor and sew them into baskets of such natural beauty, purity, and resilience.

The basket shown has 10 coils in the bottom and six coils in the side walls.
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Pine Needle Baskets 

Cerro, Nicaragua, Central America

Pine Needle Baskets - Women's Cooperative of El Cerro

High upon a beautiful pine covered ridge live the women of the Women's Cooperative of El Cerro, Nicaragua. The group was formed several years ago with the help of a Dutch organization and today continues to flourish.

They harvest pine needles and then begin the long process of weaving baskets by hand. Thousands of pine needles are hand-woven into one basket. Although it can take up to one week to create, all the Artisans are paid according to Fair Trade federation standards.

Purchasing these beautiful pieces helps continue this art form and provides an excellent incentive to good forest management.
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BOWL WITH PINE NEEDLE RIM 

Ronna Wuttke is an accomplished gourd artist

In addition to her work with native pine needles, she does extensive pyrography on gourds. Ronna has a love of turtles and Indians. As she puts it, "working with gourds makes me feel as if I am preserving a very old and beautiful way of life." Although not a gourd artist, husband David Wuttke is an avid photographer, a Master Gardener, and one of Ronna's strongest supporters. He grows many other gourds and assists with many of the more tedious processes, leaving her to achieve artistically.
MATERIALS:

Gourd - must set flat. Should have nice uniform shape, both around (circumference) and from top to bottom
Long leaf pine needles of generally uniform length (2 ounces will do a large basket). 11"-14" is ideal
Wrapping thread - sinew (real or artificial) or 4-ply waxed linen
Needle for wrapping thread
Awl for making holes or drill set with 1/16" or 3/32" bit
Hem marker (by Dritz) or other marking device (for marking lines on gourd)
Exacto or small jigsaw for cutting
Compass - with 2 points
Finish (if desired)
Now here is way to add pine needles on to a gourd .

Ronna Wuttke

Pine Needle Picture Frames 

Time to see a different way to use pine needle

Pine needle picture frames are the reason I started making pine needle baskets. Twelve years ago my number one hobby was genealogy. I had tons of odd size family pictures I wanted to frame and display. When I saw a pine needle picture frame at a crafts fair I bought one and I knew I had to learn how to make them for myself. Well, once I started to stitch pine needles into baskets I could not put it down.thing you can think of just give it a try.
artist Kj.

Needle me a little 

I Would Like To Take The Time To Thank Each Person That Signed My Guestbook
Nara

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    Nara Nara Nov 12, 2009 @ 10:51 am | in reply to a_willow
    I would like thank you so very much for an Angel Blessing. It's a good feeling to have an angel come by your lens and give a blessing, Thank you so very much ! Nara
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    a_willow a_willow Nov 5, 2009 @ 1:52 am
    This is beautiful lens! Love the pictures and tutorial! :) Blessed by an Angel!
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    Nara Nara Oct 23, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
    to Ethel Barr,
    I would like to thank you for stopping in to my lens. High 5 on getting blue and red ribbons on your baskets. Thanks again for coming by.Nara
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    Nara Nara Oct 23, 2009 @ 12:55 pm | in reply to Cindy Everett
    I would like to thank for going by my lens. I love making pine needle basket. I found it to be so relaxing. Each night at TV time I'm always making a basket. Thanks again for coming by.
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    Ethel Barr Ethel Barr Oct 20, 2009 @ 11:32 pm
    Ilove your picture frame ,i started making basket last year in october, this year i enter two in the fair won ablue ribbon .and a red ribbon.i enjoy making basket ,ialso win ablue ribbon for a afghan.
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    Cindy Everett Cindy Everett Oct 20, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
    hello, your creative works are beautiful,,very good lens ! i am so happy to see someone that also does this basketry, i learned from my son's teacher 25 years ago, I am now an artist , lens > (artforcancer) but still enjoy the baskets i made. i found it to be a very relaxing craft.
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    Nara Nara Jun 24, 2009 @ 8:22 am | in reply to eaglew
    Thank you for coming back by my lens. I'm happy to hear you have made 2 pine needle baskets keep up the good work.
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    eaglew eaglew Jun 20, 2009 @ 9:02 am
    Nara, I have come again to your lens just to see the beuftiful pine needle baskets. I now have made 2 not this good, but I'm learning. Thank you for this lens.
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    Nara Nara Jun 9, 2009 @ 8:48 am | in reply to Ms_Appleseed
    I would like to take this time and thank you for coming by my lens. Thank you for welcome me to small town group!.
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    Ms_Appleseed Ms_Appleseed Jun 8, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
    Hi Nara, What lovely baskets. Thanks for joining my small town group! What a great addition your talents and love of small town life is to the group.
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Pine Needle basket websites 

Take time and look around for pine needle baskets on websites

Eastern Pine Needle Baskets
A really great site for making coiled pine needle baskets.
MAKE A PINE NEEDLE BASKET
Coil needles from the forest floor to create a Native American art form. Patience and pine needles are the main ingredients for this natural and versatile basket.
Pine Needle-Raffia Basket Making
Pine Needle-Raffia Basket Making by Marian Gee. Pine needles can be purchased in some craft stores but they are quite
expensive. The ones I have seen for sale in my area are from the
Long-Needle pine that grows in the Southern United States. In the
Seattle area a mature Ponderosa produces good needles

My World On Squidoo 

As much as I love making Pine Needle Baskets and teach people how to make pine needle baskets, its not my only interest.

Here you will see some of my other interests, that I have created squidoo lenses about.
Crystals and Healing
What is crystal Therapy and How can it benefit you? I am a Master Instructor Crystal Awareness Institute. I have worked with crystals most of my life. After taking my Master Instructor course with the Crystal Awareness Institute I knew that teaching other and helping people was going to be my goal in life.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot Stone Massage works by using penetrating heat of the stones and the pressure of the strokes to soften connective tissues and fascia and radiates into your muscles causing stress, tension, and anxiety to melt away leaving you relaxed with enhanced feelings of well-being.
Hillary Stagg
Hilary believed in and practiced lucid dreaming and developed a way of dancing with the Music in his dreams, a way of exploring and composing music in his "sleep" that became the core of his compositions. As he experimented, Hilary developed a gentle, yet powerful, melodic style that gave new meaning to soothing and relaxing music. He began performing regularly, refining his technique and confidence.
Dowsing For Beginners
How does dowsing work? No one truly understands completely how dowsing works.
I believe Moses and ancient priests clearly understood completely how it worked, but, they never told such ideas to the masses, to have done so, would have meant a loss of prestige and power for them.
Energy Healing Techniques
This lens has been written and arranged to give you the fastest access to energy healing techniques.
Each section discusses all the crystal healing with completes instructions for their use. Here you are going to find the 8 different energy healing techniques.
Just remember if you are under doctors care, you should continue to see your doctor.
Crystal energy work is to help the body balance and put more energy into the cell to help with repair.
Embroidery Machine
How To Pick A Home Embroidery Machines

When I was looking for my first embroidery machine here are some of the things I looked for. I hope this list can help you.
Periwinkle
Periwinkle is a perennial, evergreen in the dog bane family that was believed that it had been originally native to the island of Madagascar.
It has been widely cultivated for hundreds of years and can now be found growing wild in most warm regions of the world.
Color Stone
Color stone is the use of stones to bring about healing and positive energy that can make changes in the mind and body.
This overview you will discover the healing properties of these color stones and learn how to bring about true changes to your life.
For me, color stones, energize me and help with my healing while changing my life daily. This is true healing energy.
Sonoar, California
If small, historic towns are your kind of California getaway, you can't do better than a visit to one of the charming towns along Highway 49, deep in the Sierra foothills

Hot Stone Massage For Relaxation and Health  

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Hot Stone Massage For Relaxation and Health
Hot stone massage is different than the better known traditional full body massage or a therapeutic massage in that it requires a more gentle touch and in some cases the therapist may not even touch you, other then to position the hot stones.

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