Mystic Knotwork. A Family Tradition of Sailor Bracelets

Mystic Knotwork has a long standing family tradition of making decorative knots.  Located in Norwich, CT, close to the famed Mystic Seaport, Matt Beaudoin and, his wife Jill craft sailor bracelets and other nautical knot items.

They craft them one at a time just like the sailors of a hundred years ago.  There isn't any high tech machinery cutting or braiding the cord going on at Mystic Knotwork and, the cord is used in made in America. Love that!

In fact, to borrow Matt's words they believe in staying behind the times to maintain the authenticity of their products.

What Matt and Jill have done is added color! 

This orange one is so fun.

The rope trivet looks great on your table.

Mini monkey fist ornaments!

Wouldn't these be great mixed with some shells set up garland style?

How about a key chain?
Makes a nifty little holiday stocking stuffer or wedding favor.
 

Go on step back in time and treat yourself to one Mystic Knotwork's classic bracelets, mats or monkey fist goodies.

Photos courtesy of and copyrighted by Mysticknotwork.com used with permission.  No compensation of any kind has been received for this feature.

Time for dessert holiday collection stamped silverware fashions

My new stamped silverware editions are fun and unique. First up eat, drink and get stuffed serving spoon for Thanksgiving also available in a shorter to the point version; get stuffed.

 

This set can be used for both holiday or any Sunday dinner.

A set of eight forks with a cake server.

Each fork says something different.

Divine, Delicious, Luscious, Sinful, Tasty,

Sweet, So good, and To Die for.

The server says "time for dessert."

For a bit of a different take. This set has six forks

and a server that says "have some cake".

The forks are stamped with sayings I know I have

said time and time again.

"A small piece"

"A little slice"

"Just a taste"

I was laughing the entire time making them all.

Instead of being flattened for the garden

these pretty spoons are now offered for you table.

Fun to use year round actually.

This set was inspired by my little chaplet 

A little morning support!

For the hostess.

The ice cream lovers.

The soon to be bride.

For the gardener.

For the tree.

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Beach Decor Coastal Christmas Ornaments White Clay Seaside Decor and Wedding Favors

Coastal Christmas in beachy white clay.

I'm still loving working with clay.  I have so many planned and a number of styles already made. Now I hope they will sell really well or I will likely end up with enough to outfit our outdoor pine tree.

First up a scallop shell with a starfish.

The seahorse version.

What makes them different is there shape.

Most shells aren't completely flat, neither are these.

Slightly convex.

It takes some time to shape the clay and wait to shape it slightly again.

I feel like a mother bird with her babies. Checking them again and again.

The starfish is a bit more tricky due the "fingers".

 Convex as if it were pulling open a shell on the ocean floor.

A simple starfish that you can write a name on.

Add a paper tag and turn it into a beach wedding favor escort card combo all in one.

 A flat scallop shell works as a favor too.

Available without the scoring marks.

Can't you just picture them in a box filled with sand lined up
for a wedding?

After holiday don't put these away.

String a bunch together and hang on a curtain rod.


available at my shop Beach House Living on Etsy
Till next time!

White Clay Tags, Ornaments and Wedding Favors: Beachy | Shabby | French | Rustic

White clay ornaments and gift tags are my new passion.  I've stamped on just about everything else; silverware, paper, fabric, wood, canvas, linens to leather and then some...

I adored Play-Doh(tm) as a child.

I have been wanting to work with "metal clay" for some time.

 A kiln is not in the budget.

 

Pottery class isn't in the near future either.

I did have a "pottery clay" date with a friend last week.

I had mentioned my tags to her and she invited

me over to play.  It was so much fun. I can't

wait to see how they look after she takes them

to be fired in the kiln.

This is not kiln fired clay.

I like it a real lot though.

This starfish would make a nice wedding favor.

It's pretty big.  You can write on it with a felt tip marker.

So would these hearts.

I like a more organic, shabby, rustic, imperfect look so my tags vary

in thickness, texture and aren't always perfectly flat.

I will make some more uniform in the future.

These are shaped to hang on the curve of a bottle.

I named these "torn page" tags like a torn love letter or

page ripped from a book.  So far they have received a lot

of comments how unique they are.

Of course, the torn page starfish and seahorses are the favorites.
I have at least 30 different styles of tags / ornaments in the works..
and my DB dearly beloved is once again supportive.

 Compasses for your holiday tree?

Some will be stamped with ink like I used to do more often in the past on paper and fabric.
(don't be surprised if you see that revived)

I think DB was a little worried when I asked where that big huge roll of canvas was as well as the old barn wood we have hanging around while sorting paint brushes, tubes of acrylic paint and rubber stamps.
(yes, Dore the barn wood is still here) 

I can't imagine where my old painting palette went.
New ones just don't look as cool.

I hope to expand with more items.
Been talking about it for so long and done absolutely nothing!

Some styles are already posted in my Etsy shop.

Would love to hear your thoughts.