Turtle Drums

Turtle Drums I make sacred frame drums and rattles with spirit and intention from animal hides, wood and natural materials. Each one is unique in its song and energy.

I'm pleased to offer shamanic, Native American style frame drums for sale or trade. I've found that I have a gift in birthing them, and I've been called to make these spiritual tools available to others. I use prayer, intention, and the power of various crystals to empower my drums to bring a needed voice to the world. By creating a sacred space in which to do this work, I find peace in the proces

s and great joy in the completion.I generally have a few drums on hand, or I can work with you to call in any specific energy you may desire in your own drum. If you're interested in more information, please send me a personal message on FB with questions. Thank you.

This is probably the best overall selection of rattles I've ever had on hand at once. All but one of them will be availa...
01/12/2025

This is probably the best overall selection of rattles I've ever had on hand at once. All but one of them will be available at the Vermont Holiday Market (Essex Fairgrounds) this weekend.

I have a full complement of rattles on hand. Dancing with the rattle muse for a month has served me well. 💕
17/11/2025

I have a full complement of rattles on hand. Dancing with the rattle muse for a month has served me well. 💕

Hey, friends - I'm looking for someone to work with me to create a simpler graphic of this picture for a specific market...
03/11/2025

Hey, friends - I'm looking for someone to work with me to create a simpler graphic of this picture for a specific marketing project. This is a pdf. The original was made in Canva, and there may be a jpg available, I'm not sure just now. If you have the talent, please send me a message.

I pick up and use a lot of sticks. Easy 50-100 beaters + rattles per year, I gather sticks on my walks, then manage them...
25/10/2025

I pick up and use a lot of sticks. Easy 50-100 beaters + rattles per year, I gather sticks on my walks, then manage them until they become handles or kindling. One staple has been black walnut, planted some years ago in the old Tree Farm in Essex. All the deadfall I gather were bug-infested, so these tracks are familiar to me; my knife point has picked many feet of them. But never have I seen this!

These women rocked it! Last weekend in Farmington Maine is one for the record books. They all made some fun, a little ma...
16/10/2025

These women rocked it! Last weekend in Farmington Maine is one for the record books. They all made some fun, a little magic and 16" Horse Drums.

Stone circles, NH hillside farm, making drums on the first day of summer. What an intersection of time and space!
22/06/2025

Stone circles, NH hillside farm, making drums on the first day of summer. What an intersection of time and space!

I went to Albany this past weekend and had a wonderful time. I made some social media content (a first for me). Thanks, ...
09/06/2025

I went to Albany this past weekend and had a wonderful time. I made some social media content (a first for me). Thanks, Kelly M. Ballard / Medium & Energy Healer, it’ll be fun to see. I like Albany – I stay in an old neighborhood adjacent to the Empire Plaza; there’s lots of brownstone Airbnb places, and Lark Street takes care of all my needs so I only need to drive to do the work at hand. This trip it meant to Colonie and Troy. (Extra bonus – I get to see my oldest niece who lives there.) Being a trader, I’m mindful of Albany’s history as an early trading post. So it thrills me I can find a drum from a great plains tribe and some deer antlers from much closer by. These will become rattle handles, I suspect.

These could be your hands!! Workshop coming up soon in Albany, NY June 7. This is a great chance for my Southern VT frie...
13/05/2025

These could be your hands!! Workshop coming up soon in Albany, NY June 7. This is a great chance for my Southern VT friends, and those of you in Eastern NY. Complete details and registration link in the comment section. Registration deadline is May 21. Reach out if you have any questions.

Three happy souls came together for a  friendly workshop on Sunday. They were very diligent and made beautiful drums.
30/04/2025

Three happy souls came together for a friendly workshop on Sunday. They were very diligent and made beautiful drums.

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I have found that I have a gift in birthing drums, and I've been called to make these spiritual tools available to others. My drums have found their way around the world, including to four continents, Standing Rock, and to shamans in the Ecuadorian Highlands.

My call to drumming reaches back to my earliest childhood memories and continues to renew itself. My work with Vermont Druids, Ecuadorian Shamans, and lessons drawn from numerous workshops and readings over the years influence the ceremony that goes into the birthing of these drums.

I have studied clairvoyance, spirit communication, and the healing powers of crystals. I employ these skills to empower my drums to bring a needed voice to the world. Each one is unique in its song and energy. By creating a sacred space in which to do this work, I find peace in the process and great joy in the completion.

I generally have a few drums on hand, or I can work with you to call in any specific energy you’re looking for in your own custom drum. I have access to a wide range of frame type and size, as well as various skins for the head. In addition to making drums, I make rattles and run drum-making workshops, both individual and group, within a reasonable travel distance from Burlington, VT. If you're interested in more information, please send me a personal message on FB with questions.