I have a special friend and wanted a quick pretty gift for her so.....

 I ended up tatting an Ice Drop for her.

My daughter had gotten something in this cute 

little box and left it for me to use and it worked 

perfectly.  Both my friend and her mom loved 

the Ice Drop.  :)

Working on finishing Christmas gifts.  These would 

be done, but the super glue didn't work, so I have to 

go get E6000.  But they will be large magnets for 

the refrigerator.

Have a fantastic day and hope you get some tatting 

time!! :)

This year's craft show

 I only participated in one craft show this year.

I went simple and really didn't tat anything extra.

I did tat 2 pair of Christmas tree earrings this year 

adding tiny gold star and silver star beads on top. 

I believe both pair sold.

Our daughter has the carved "stones" on the white 

table behind mine.

And, I did tat 4 crosses to see how well they would 

do this year, and I sold 3. So, next year I will hope- 

fully have a larger selection.

And, I had an older lady tell me she used to tat(needle), 

and she said I inspired her and she was going to go home 

and get her needle out, or maybe get a shuttle and try. 

And the exciting part was during the last hour when a 

young lady whom I bought this Christmas star from:

Wanted to learn to tat, so...we spent the last hour 

tatting!! :)

She is left handed, but since I was able to teach my 

left handed niece it wasn't too hard, and she was 

catching on quickly, but had to figure her own way 

to work with the shuttle.

By the time everyone was packing up she had about 

6 stiches and a picot done. I left her with the shuttle 

and little bit of thread, along with my card so she can 

call if her parents agree to let her and we can tat together.

This picture was taken very quickly, but you can see.

I have also been working on plastic canvas Christmas 

gifts and here are a few:

For our daughter:

For her friend:

For one of my friends:
(It's actually navy blue not black around it)

And several more, not quite finished, but close and 

still working on them.

Hope you are having a great start to your week, and 

that you find some tatting time!! :)

So EXCITED!!!!!

 Robin Perfetti- Tatting by the Bay(blog) has just put out a new book!!  I just had to order so I didn't miss it!!

https://tattingbythebay.blogspot.com/2024/09/new-book.html 

I can't wait till it gets here!!!  :)

***I don't know if Robin will see this, but I want to thank her!!!  And 

say that I am so glad to see she is still tatting and designing!!!  We have 

missed you!!!  

Tollway Tatters next Saturday!!

Can't wait for Tollway Tatters next Saturday at 10am Eastern Time.

I showed this picture asking everyone what they are tatting currently, 

and I am asking you all what you are currently tatting.  ;)
This is the start of a collar which will be a Christmas gift for our 

very sweet 100 year old(pictures of her 2 fishing trips this year are 

below).

Hope to see all you wonder tatters next Saturday 

on Tollway Tatters on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/257995221687090

Have a great rest of your weekend and I hope you get tatting in!! :)

 

Test Tatting Crosses

 Elaine P. Gan asked me to test tat again and I was
excited and happy!!
These are all tatted in size 10 Artiste thread from 
Hobby Lobby.

Eternal:

Faithfulness:

Goodness:

Holiness:

Love of God:

Justice:

Patience:
This motif will be a cross when I join 4 more 

to it.

Trinity:

Supremacy:

Power:

Wisdom:

Revelation:
This one looks like butterflies to me. ;)

I have also been working on my necklace and 

making slow progress.

Have a great day and get your tatting time in!! :)

Gifted threads!!!

I had a lady who met me at a craft show many years 

ago(before the virus).  She had called me many months 

or a year later and told me she had threads she would 

like to give me.  So I had a few bags from her back then. 

Well, Monday night I got another call from her and she 

told me a lady in her crochet group had lots of thread she 

wanted to give to someone who could use it, and that she 

had more also.  Well, I met up with her on Tuesday and 

The bag in front is from the lady I "know" and the rest 

is all from the lady she knows.  All different sizes.  I was 

excited to see the Sulky thread so I can try them out!! 

There is one bag mostly size 30 so it will go to someone 

else, but my friend who crochets towel tops is receiving 

all the 10's, 5's, and 3's.
I gifted the two ladies a tatted Ice Drop each.  The happy 

and surprised faces were worth it!!

The necklace I am tatting is taking time, but making 

progress:

And, I am back working on plastic canvas name tags 

for some of my seniors(no pictures today). 
Have a wonderful day and get some tatting time in!! :)

 

Happy 4th of July(mine is tatting and Christmas movies)!

I have made very little progress on my Multi-Triangle 

Insert.

I am working on a necklace/collar I saw in a facebook 

group.  It takes tons of beads!!!  I am on the second 

section and there is a third after this.

 I am making myself a plastic canvas sled "welcome" 

sign for the holidays. The challenge was all the green 

for the wreath and I think I made a mistake, but it looks 

good for me.

I have decided that I am not going to continue 

with my macrame and micro-macrame(except 

to use up the cords I have).  I greatly prefer my

tatting and its less expensive.

Hope you have a wonderful day and get some 

tatting done!!  :)

Getting some crafting time in here and there

I am working on lots of things when crafting 

lately.  I am working to get my Triangle Triangle 

Insert done....one triangle at a time.
I thought at this point if it was green it would 

be a Christmas tree. ;)
Lizbeth size 40 Orange Crush and Pineapple 
Parfait. My own design.

And a motif at a time added to my tablecloth. The 

lower part is where I am currently working-only 3 

motifs needed on the left to finish this row. An 

antique motif and my design.

And, I started a Christmas present for our 100 yr. old. 

Hopefully it will be a beautiful collar when finished!

I was given the pattern for this January doily
from Frywolitki - Magic Shuttles on Facebook. 
 I made it for a friend who hasn't been 

feeling well for over a month. She loves it!!
 I used Lizbeth size 40Leaf Green Dk., Leaf Swirl,
and Latte Foam.

I tatted Mary Konior's Small Cross for a senior 

lady.  Size 40 Lizbeth Angel's Love.

I had a senior ask me to make her a yellow rose with 

black background keychain in plastic canvas.  She 

loves it(she is from Texas). ;)
I have also made 2 more name signs, but not as 

fancy as the butterfly one.

I am learning micro-macrame and enjoying it, but 

not as much as tatting!!!  Lots of threads and no 

shuttles to "do the work". ;)

This is the first fancy bracelet I made.
This one is in 1mm waxed cord.

Tutorial from Zehn Talente here:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhO4GCr1Dy0

Yesterday I made my 2nd fancy micro-macrame 

bracelet.  This one is in 0.5mm waxed cord.
I only have 2 colors of cord in each size so this 

is what I ended up with.  Still a LONG way to 

go in my learning!!

Tutorial from DecoIdeas BETH here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX0r62n1IS0

I hope you are all enjoying tatting and crafting 

time!!!  :)

 

Tatting and "new to me" Micro-macrame

I tatted a large Ice Drop and turned it into a 

suncatcher for me.

I love being able to see the glitter through the gem.

I tatted another Ice Drop still trying to empty shuttles.

And, another.  I now have 6 empty shuttles-Yay!!!  :D

Below is the first actual micro-macrame project I 

completed.  I used a 1mm cotton cord and found out 

it need to be a waxed cord which is much smaller, but 

I like it for a first.  ;)

And back to tatting, I am tatting a doily designed by 

Elzbieta Jurzysta.  I am hoping it will cheer a friend 

who hasn't been feeling well for about 2 months.

And below is where I am at on the doily now.

And, I am making little bits of progress on my 

Multi-Triangle Triangle.  It will be for the side of 

another shirt(similar to the pink one).  One triangle 

at a time.

And below is lesson 3 of my Micro-Macrame

learning and I completed a necklace today.
My "teacher" is  Andrea Rau.  Here is the 

link to her tutorial for this necklace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7sfUIQwC0

Hope you are having a great day and getting 

some tatting, and maybe some other projects 

in!! :)