Crosses and Tatting found at an antique store

 I am tatting crosses for some friends.
I started with Elaine P. Gan's 
Different Cross in Lizbeth size 40 
Royal Wave.

And I am now tatting Elaine P. Gan's 
Hope Cross in Lizbeth size 40 Black.

Yesterday we had a few errands to run 
and we passed an antique shop.  I don't 
go to antique shops, but this one caught 
my attention and I wanted to visit and 
hubby said sure.  So, we went into this 
beautiful and well organized shop of 
wonderful treasures.

First, I had to find any tatting just to take 
a picture of(I did not purchase any).

And, I found a bowl that would make 

a great mermaid treasure (thinking of my 

mermaid daughter).  But it would take a 

mermaid treasure to buy it.  ;)

And, I found 3 beautiful plates to possibly give as 
gifts, but 2 are special.  The artist signed them in 
the painted picture and dated them 1912.
The first one I saw caught my eye by the saying,
and only a $5 price tag:

Close-up:

These next 2 are the special ones:

and the signature:

and the signature:

The 2 ladies at the antique shop loved my fascination 

with tatting and love that I tat.  They have asked me to 

bring in some of my tatting and the tatted jewelry 

because they have never heard of tatted jewelry.  I 

will be visiting them again soon!! ;)

Have a wonderful tatting filled day!! :)