Spent some money today...

And saved some too(look at the price tags).  :)

Also bought some beads today.

Have a great day and happy tatting!!!  :)

Working on my personal challenge again

I started a different piece, but it wasn't working for 

me, so...I tatted the Woodland Medallion by Robin 

Perfetti- link here: http://tattingbythebay.blogspot.com/p/free-patterns.html

It's tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Christmas Delight.

I didn't do it justice because I used just 1 shuttle 

and a ball, but I believe it should be tatted with 2 

shuttles.  I have another to make and then I can 

post what I am doing with it.  :)

Happy Tatting everyone!!!  :)

Had a request for a pattern so I thought I would share here too

Tatted Sequin Star    by Sue

 
             









I tatted in size 40 thread, you need a bingo chip or tiddly wink, and 5 sequins

Ring 8 p(large enough to join 4 rings to) 8
Chain 10 sequin on a picot 10
Repeat for 5 rings joined and 5 chains with sequin "points"
Do NOT cut

Then Chain 3-6-3 join at base of Ring
then Chain 3 join to previous chain 6-3 to the finish.
Cut and tie(or you can make a chain for hanging)

2 Ice Drops

I tatted this cream colored Ice Drop last 

week, but was displeased with it.

Just me.  It's a little loose tatted in size 

10 Lizbeth Latte Foam, but the thread 

and stone were meant to be together.

 Here is a better look at the colors.

I tatted this Ice Drop this morning.  It's in size 40 

Lizbeth Purple Splendor with a frosted gem.

And, it's actually 6 points this time!!!  :)

 This next picture is the purple Ice Drop showing 

that you can see through the frosted gem.  :)

Hope your weekend has been a great one!!

Happy Tatting!!!  :)

My Twist on an Ice Drop

For those who know me, you could have guessed 

I am sure.  :)

 It is an Ice Drop Suncatcher!!!  :)

I started it while at Tollway Tatters and just finished 

it today.  :)

 I love how you can see through it!!!  :)

 The gem was a gift and it perfectly matches this 

HDT Blue Ridge(size 40), and these tiny light 

blue beads, and the blue bangle bracelet.

 Stretched into submission, but turned out beautiful!

Hope your weekend is blessed!!!  :)

Happy Tatting!!!  :)

Sharing

Starfish "Ice Drop" by Sue                            

 

  

Tatted in size 10, bead size approx. 1 1/2 inches across and approx. 1/2 thick

Make "wrap":

Ring 10-8-10,  Chain 8

Ring 10 join to previous ring 8-10, Chain 8(repeat 2 times)

Ring 10 join to previous ring 8 wrap around bead, join to first ring, Chain 8 join to base of first ring.

Do not cut, reverse work

Star points:

Ring 4-4,   Chain 6

Ring 3-3,   Chain 5

Ring 2-2,   Chain 4-4(top point)

Ring 2 join to previous ring 2,  Chain 5

Ring 3 join to next ring down 3,  Chain 6

Ring 4 join to next ring down 4, lock join to "wrap" ring and chain joint

Repeat 4 more times, cut and tie.

Tablecloth update

Finally the "skinny tail" of the tablecloth 

is gaining body.  Now to try and get it to 

the width of the rest of it.  :)

Reminding myself:

one motif at a time!!  :)

Happy tatting!!!  :)

A Starfish "Ice Drop"??

A tatting friend sent me this fabulous starfish bead. 

I was inspired by it since I first saw it, and today 

I turned it into a Starfish "Ice Drop".

This is the best picture of the bead since I forgot 

to take one first.

Next is a little blurry, but it's the front.

 And last is the back.

I am figuring out that I seem to get 5 points pretty 

easily, but as for 6, I am still struggling.  Most of 

the time I tat in size 40.  Just so you all know, this 

is tatted in size 10 Lizbeth Latte Foam.  :)

Happy Tatting!!!!  :)

Spent Saturday with awesome people......Who???

Tatters of course!!!  :)

We were even treated to a musical solo!!!

Here is Marilee playing her new cello for us.

Here are Diane and Carol either taking videos or 

photos of Marilee playing so beautifully for us. 

 Here is Ana, Denise, and Elaine each working on 

a different project.

 Here are Barbara and Sue Anna.

 Here is most of the group from where I was sitting.

So much fun, lots of tatting and chatting.

It was great to see so many different projects 

being worked on, and to see so many tatters in 

one place!!!!  :)

I am so excited for the next time I can go again!!!  :)

Happy tatting everyone!!!!!!!!!! :)

A completed request

A re-tat for a request.  A friend from 

the Sunday morning ministry said she 

wanted this cross.  Well....of course I 

could not give her the first one with my 

(ok, in my view) glaring mistake, so I 

tatted her one without the "glaring" 

mistake.  I love this!!!  

Oh yah, this is the Easter Cross.

Had a friend who had a bad Mother's Day 

and she is going to be receiving the Righteous Cross 

(which she loved when she saw it on my facebook)

from this post: 

http://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2017/05/another-test-tat_15.html

Hope your day is going well, and your week too!!

Happy tatting!!!  :)

Second test tat today

This is another Elaine P. Gan design.

It's called New Cross.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Snow White and 

Purple Splendor.  It's only about 2 inches 

tall.

Hope your day is going wonderfully!!

Happy Tatting!!!  :)

Another test tat!!

This is another one that is going to be 

a favorite of mine!!

It's an Elaine P. Gan design called 

Righteous Cross.

Tatted in Lizbeth size 40 Coral Splash 

and Salmon Med.

Love the diamond in squares design!!! 

Have a wonderful day!!!

Happy Tatting!!!!  :)

Suncatchers!!!

I am needing some suncatchers for some very special 

ladies who will receive them in August.

I received some Ice Drop "gems" and "bingo chips" 

(or tiddly winks to some) from a wonderful tatting 

friend.  As you can see, I can't help but "play" with 

them and tatting.  :)

Unlike muskaan, I am a glutton for punishment and 

work with all these paperclips hanging around.  

 I tatted with Lizbeth size 40 Butterfly Breeze, 

cheap plastic kids beads, and small glass beads, and 

a bangle bracelet.

***pattern added to side list patterns***

 Here is the first one I did in yellow a week or so 

ago, along side the new blue one.

Both are tatted in the same color thread and have 

a yellow bingo chip in the center, but the beads 

and bracelets are different colors.

Amazing how different they look.

 I started by trying a heart in the center, and next 

a butterfly.  The picture below shows how neat 

they look in a window and how you can see all 

the way through.

 Next, the yellow was my first attempt and it's a little 

loose, but ok.  And, I noticed today that I missed 

tatting 1 ring(I'm not telling where if no one sees it 

cuz' when I posted it before no one said anything), 

and I also missed 1 picot on the center chain 

surrounding the bingo chip, so it should have 1 more 

chain and large bead in the "middle ring" of the 

suncatcher(oh, too late and it looks ok).  :)

So, for the blue one, I changed the design a little 

and I came out better, but still a tiny bit loose, so...

another suncatcher will have to be made to do 

better yet!!!  :)

But......I also am really needing to get back to my 

personal challenge of tatting on glass ornaments 

and filling my ornament stand before Christmas!!

Happy, happy tatting everyone!!!!!!!!  :)

Oh, and Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate it!

Another messed up test tat

Not feeling too well, I don't feel 

like just doing nothing, so I test 

tatted again, and, again, I ended 

up messing up.  I will have to 

tat this again sometime.  It's 

Elaine P. Gan's Heartfelt Cross 

which looks tons better when the 

picots are all the same on the out- 

side!!!

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Lemon Yellow 

to empty another shuttle.

Have a great day!!!

Happy Tatting!!!  :)

Still test tatting

I wasn't feeling too great yesterday or 

today and I have messed this cross up 

twice and this time it's finished, but 

not great-just ok.

This is Elaine P. Gan's Primrose Cross.

Tatted in Lizbeth size 40 Elderberry Jam.

It's about 1 1/2 inches tall(by my guess 

not measured).

I had major directional problems due to 

not feeling well.  The pattern looks simple, 

but it wasn't simple for me!

Hope your day is bright and sunny, 

and happy tatting too!!  :)

Another test tat

With...another one of my tatting mistakes.

I LOVE this design.  It's one I have to 

pay close attention to due to directional 

challenges, but it's worth it!!!

This is another Elaine P. Gan design called 

Easter Cross.  It's tatted in Lizbeth size 40 

Elderberry Jam.

It will look better when blocked!

Hope your day is going well and that 

you have tatting time!!!  :)

Now you can look! :)

Ok, Elaine changed stitch counts on a few 

rings, but it's the same cross as my last post, 

but.......much better tatting!!!!!!!!  :)

Have a fabulously sunny tatting day!!!  :)

Don't look!

This is another test tat for Elaine P. Gan.

This is Life Cross.  The pattern and diagram 

were good, but my tatting stinks!!!!!!!

Guess I will have to try again!

Have a great night!  And happy tatting!  :)

A Suncatcher

I have a need to make a few suncatchers for a few 

friends, but this time I wanted something of my own 

creation, so I started....I wanted a heart in the center, 

and I wanted to use a clear bingo chip(or tiddly wink).

So I enclosed it in 2 hearts, one on each side(needs 

work!).  Then I tatted around the outside of the chip 

adding picots for later joining, and joining to the hearts.

Next, I added chains with beads and it was looking 

cute!

 Next I decided I wanted 2 rings to join to each bead.

I had a couple of thoughts in mind for the chains, but 

not being sure I just went with the same all the way 

around(which made a beautiful and colorful wave!), 

but I continued and then strung it to the bangle 

bracelet.  Here it is in the sunshine!!

 Here is where you can see the heart!!

 And this is just to show off the Lizbeth size 40 

Butterfly Breeze thread!!  :)

It's looks and a bit ruffly, but it's pretty!!  :)

The learning process continues!!  :)
Happy tatting and have a wonderful weekend!!  :)

Another Ice Drop tatted while trying to empty a shuttle

 Here is a "quick" Ice Drop.

I just wanted to empty the shuttle and 

this is what happened.  :)

Here it is with the one from the previous post.

Happy, happy tatting!!!  :)

Another Ice Drop(addiction is catching)

This is Diane's Purple Fudge pattern without the top 

rings.  I didn't think I had enough thread on the shuttle 

to do the top rings so I just left them off, and I was 

being lazy!!!

This is tatted in Lizbeth size 20 Red Burst.

I just had to show the sunlight through it!  :)

We have sun today!!!

 And this picture was just to show the color!  :)

Have a wonderful day and weekend, and 

happy tatting!!!!  :)

Another test tat done today

Again, it's the "famous"(at least on this 

blog) Elaine P. Gan's design. 

This is the Liberty Cross tatted in size 

40 Lizbeth Pineapple Parfait.

Elaine asked if it had been test tatted 

before and I wasn't sure, but today I 

thought the diagram looked familiar and 

ended up searching my blog and found 

this post:

 http://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-tiny-test-tat-today.html

So, I guess I kind of test tatted it before.  I like the 

longer chains and the decorative picots added!

Hope your day has been blessed with tatting!!  :)

A Second Test Tatted cross today!

This is another Elaine P. Gan design.

This one is Gift Cross because it looks 

like bows.  She did her's in a solid color 

so the bows were much more visible, 

but I am just using shuttles with threads 

already on them, and my addiction is 

variegated colors!!  :)

This is Blue Ridge HDT by Tat-ilicious.

There are a few gaps and 1 real 

mistake in this(my mistake), but I love it 

and will keep it for me!!  :)

Happy Tatting and have a wonderful night!  :)

Test tatting again

I was allowed to test tat for Elaine P. Gan again.

I don't know why, but I just love test tatting!!!

I think her designs are wonderful and I think 

it's like a small challenge to test tat a new design 

and make sure to watch the directions and diagram 

closely to check for mistakes.  

This is Chantilly Cross tatted in size 40 

Lizbeth Pink Blossoms.

I wouldn't have used pink, but I am in the 

process of trying to use up threads on shuttles 

so that when I get the chance to tat something 

new, I have clear shuttles!!  And I knew the 

cross would be small and not use too much thread.

Have a fabulous day and hopefully some great 

tatting time!!!  :)

An altered version of Diane's Purple Fudge Ice Drop

Mine is an Ice Drop Star.

I used my normal size 40 thread-Lizbeth Tropical Punch 

and had to alter stitch counts to make it fit, so I ended 

up with a star.  :)

This is the front.

 And this is the back.

Happy tatting everyone!!  :)