A Snowflake of my own design & Out for a walk today.....

I was inspired by the wall decoration I made and thought it would make a great new snowflake. So, I sat and tatted it. I did the outside and then decided to figure out a center since the wall decoration was tatted around an Ice Drop and I wanted just a snowflake. I then tatted a center which I kind of liked, but not well enough, so I cut it out and started over, and cut that one out because I knew it wouldn't work, and then I went simple and it looks great to me. I am thinking if any tatters like it enough and would be willing to pay for the pattern, then I will write it up and learn how to sell it. ;) I call it the Diamond Point Snowflake(the points make me think of diamonds.

Oh boy, Sarah got me out of the house and we went to Hobby Lobby. Did you know it's a VERY tempting place to go when things are on super sale??? Just look and see(and this is after what Sarah got me the other day)!! 

Ok, so the walk was around Hobby Lobby, and 3 of 
our other local stores(two to look for something, and 
the other for a few grocery items.  It's the longest walk 
had in 10 weeks.
Can't wait to see everyone from Tollway Tatters on 
Zoom tomorrow morning.
Have a fabulous tatting filled weekend everyone!!! :)

Spring Doily row 5 done

Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily
Continuing with the same color yet.

Renulek just released row 6 so I will be able to 

start tatting that when I get a chance.
Right now I am working on a snowflake, and 

probably later I will work on the Christmas 

doily and the tablecloth.  ;)
Our daughter stopped at Hobby Lobby and 

found lots of beads on sale and got me plenty.
Check out those reduced prices verses the regular 

prices.  Wow!!!

Have a wonderful night tatting!!! :)

 

Not a suncatcher

I made this by request for one of our Sunday night 

seniors.  She has one and said she has to have 

another to balance out her wall.

I said it's not a suncatcher because it doesn't have 

beads and the Ice Drop center is a solid gem so 

sun can't come through it.  So, it's just a wall 

decoration.
It's my own design.

I hope you have a wonderful day!!! :)
Get your tatting in!!

 

Tatting, tatting, and more tatting yesterday.

I did work on tatting throughout the weekend, but yesterday

I worked on 4 different projects between church services

and after.

This is my 4 foot table mostly filled with tatting.

Pictures in order of how I worked on them yesterday.

First is an Ice Drop suncatcher for one of my seniors who

needs a second to balance out her wall. ;) It's my own design.

Second is Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily row 5.

Third, I tatted 3 more motifs on my tablecloth.

And last, I tatted approx. 2 more repeats on this row of the Christmas doily.

I am so surprised that I got so much tatting in!!!

Hope your weekend was tatting productive too!!! :)

 

Update on Tablecloth which I started my second year(2011) of tatting

Of course, when I started I had no real idea of 

what this would take to complete.  ;)
I am using an antique pattern DeWittPriscilla.  

Apparently the link no longer works so I can't share.

I am using this motif one at a time to create my own 

tablecloth design.  There are so many possibilities!!!
The "mess" in the back of the picture below is our 

daughters crafting supplies spilling over everywhere!

I am not sure how this design originated in my 

head, but it's coming out wonderfully.  I had the 

center with the half moon shapes and then moved 

to full moon(circles) and then had to figure out 

how to recreate the half moon shapes for the 

outer rows.  I think I will go back to tatting two 

more rows of full moons on each side.  As you 

can see I am working from the center out.

I am customizing this to fit our table.  And I sure 

hope it works!!  ;)
I folded what is done and it's kind of thick, and I 

am wondering how thick it will be when it's a 

finished tablecloth.  ;)
So far this is 10 years of work(mostly off then on

again).

Happy weekend and tatting everyone!! :)

 

I just HAD to!!!

I had to tat something from my new

book so I tatted Miechunka Doily from

Kolory frywolitki by

Ewa Wasyliszyn

.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Cream and HDT

size 40 Toodles from Graceful Arts Handpaint.

In size 40 it is the same size as the diagram in the book

(only half shown so I don't show the counts and such).

Have a great rest of your week tatting!!! :)

 

Just a little bit of what I have been up to....

I tatted muskaan's Happy Hands Heart(using size 80 thread).

Link here: https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/.../happy-hands...

Will have to do another in a larger thread, have some ideas for it.

I am basically half way around on my Christmas doily,

and...I have been sewing, sewing, and sewing in ends

on my tablecloth(which isn't even half way done yet). 

Well, that is all for now.
Have a great night and happy tatting!! :)

Round 4 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2021 done and new threads and tatting book!

I am enjoying tatting this to distract me a bit 

from the Christmas doily.  ;)

And today I received my Handy Hands order!!!

It's been a fantastic Friday for me!!!!

I had a last minute doctor's appointment to 

check my leg and he is very pleased with 

the progress of healing and how well I  am 

doing with my own therapy, plus my blood 

pressure has been in the normal range for 

7 readings and if it continues for 4 weeks 

then I get to stop taking the medicine!!!!
And, after 8 weeks of only being out of the 

house for medical appointments I finally 

got to go to a couple of stores.  The first I 

walked through to get my prescription and 

the second I rode a power cart so I didn't 

over-do it, but it was awesome to just do 

a little grocery shopping!!!!
I hope you have had a blessed Friday and 
that you have an awesome weekend!!! :)

 

Hearts this morning

I have been seeing beautiful hearts from this 

 facebook Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/432540961492634/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%7D
I tatted mine in size 40 Artic HDT from AlenAleaDesign.

I was inspired and ended up with at tiny heart.

Here they are side by side.

And a second tiny inspiration.

And, side, by side, by side.

(sorry, picture quality is lacking, but it is a gray 

snowy day). 
Have a tatting and love filled day!!! :)

 

Finally 1/3

Oh man this round seems to be taking forever!!!
I like that it seems to be filling up space for 

about 5 rows, but.....it seems like it takes that 

much longer to get around!!! ;)
It's going to be a nice large doily for Christmas 

when done!!!

I believe this ball of thread was new when I started 

and I wound my Tatsy shuttle full to start and as you 

can see, I have used a lot just for 1/3 of the round.
I took out another ball because I am sure I will NEED 

it!!  ;)

Have a great tatting filled weekend!! :)

 

Growing a Spring Doily!! ;)

I just got row 3 of Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily done.

Link to pattern here: http://renulek.blogspot.com/

I am tatting mine in size 40 threads. So far starting from

the center out I have Lizbeth Boysenberry Dk., Yarnplayer's

HDT Brilliant Sunset, and Lizbeth Golden Honey.

I can't wait to get the next row!!

I hope you are all enjoying some tatting today!! :)

 

Doilies and a button ornament

I started Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily.

Too many things going, but temptation has 

overtaken me!!!  :)
I am using size 40 Yarnplayer's HDT Brilliant Sunset 

and Lizbeth Boysenberry Dk.(so far). 
I had made a mistake and only tatted 6 rings in 

the center, and thought it was correct, until...

I noticed after "completing" the second round 

that it was supposed to be 8.  Thankfully the 

fix wasn't too bad since I just untied the threads 

on both rounds and added and finished both.

I work on the Christmas doily often, but it's slow 

moving since it's like tatting 5 or 6 rounds at a 

time.  I do like it!! :)
(Those pretty earring looking gems off on 

the left are some my daughter has asked me 

to make into earrings for her).

I have the book I am tatting my Christmas 

doily from.  Here is it.

And below is the picture of the doily in the book.

Next, I just had to play with an idea in my 

mind for button tatting.  It works, but can be a bit 

tough when closing the front rings.  ;)
Front:

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Sea Island Citrus.
Back:

Oh, and our daughter gave me these 

from a craft pack she got.  They are 

large sequins.  Something new to tat 

around or with.  ;)

Well, that should be enough for now. 
Hope you all have a tatting filled week!! :)