Thursday, August 17, 2023

Emptying shuttles and making flowers! And other tatting too!! :)

 A long time ago Muskaan tatting these beautiful
flowers: https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2018/07/what-do-you-think.html
 and I really wanted to try them, and I
finally got around to it.

I didn't follow her examples exactly, and I ended 
up using different sizes of thread, but I really like 
how they are turning out! :)
I am tatting these as part of a Christmas present which 
will be shown when completed.
But....this first set is no longer with me.  I was waiting for 
my father-in-law while he was having cataract surgery and 
the nurse came and got so excited to see tatting and said her 
grandmother tatted and she has her grandmother's shuttle, but 
couldn't learn.  So I gifted her this very unfinished piece and 
she loves it so much and said it was going on her Christmas 
tree with her grandmother's snowflakes.  :)

This next set has a HWT(Hand Wound Thread) flower.  It's 
that dark purple with Lizbeth Tropical Punch.  I like it.

I added a bead for a little embellishment.

And by the Clover shuttle next to these you can see 
how small they are.  ;)
This last set I wanted to use those pearly white beads (so 
that I didn't have to put them away) and I loved how they 
made the flower look!!!


On another Christmas present I will have hearts and 
I wanted this heart from Mary Konior's Tatting with 
Visual Patterns.  In Yarnplayer's Snowflake HDT.

And, on another Christmas present I will have these 


Below is another memorial for a senior friend. 
She lost her sister and this best friend last year 
both within a week or so near Mother's Day.
She really loves having this one and the one of 
her sister and she keeps them in her Bible and 
shows them to others saying how beautiful they 
are.  Her sister's is here:  https://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-tatting.html

And, I now have more of Yarnplayer's awesome HDT 
to make fabulous tatted items with!!! :)
Thank you, Yarnplayer for creating such awesome 
colorways!!! :)


And, we have had visitors on and off again.  These 
3 surprised me right outside the kitchen window.


And this very dear lady is our 99 yr. old.  She and 
my hubby went fishing and they each caught 4 fish, 
and he caught the largest and she caught the smallest, 
and both had a great time!!!
I was frustrated that the state would actually make a 
99 yr. old pay for a fishing license!!!

Have a great day and hope you getting your 
tatting in!! :)

7 comments:

Lavinia said...

Muskaan's flower cluster is cute! I made a random one too. You've made lots of lovely tatted items! And I wholeheartedly agree with giving tatting as gifts to people who like it. It brings joy to both the giver and the receiver. ^_^

God's Kid said...

Thank you so very much Lavinia!!! :)

muskaan said...

Ooo, love your Blossoms with beads! Thanks for trying them out. 😍
All your other projects are just as lovely and such a blessing to be able to gift ♥️
What a gorgeous bunch of colourways!
You sure do a wide range of tatting.🧡

Jane McLellan said...

Ah, beautiful tatting. The flowers are perfect for giving away. I hope to still be fishing when I’m 99. Small fish or none.

God's Kid said...

Muskaan, you inspire me more than I have time to try!!! :) Thank you so much for sharing these Blossoms!! :)
Thank you so much Jane!!! Yes, if I make it to 99 I sure want to be in as good a shape as she is!! :)

picotsnkeys said...

You've been busy! I like your version of the patterns.

God's Kid said...

Thank you very much picotsnkeys!! :)