A Personal Challenge for me

Last year we went and visited one of our favorite 

Christmas stores: Bronners-link here: 

https://www.bronners.com/ 

I wanted to get an ornament display for my 

glass ornaments with tatting.  Well, the 

one I planned on getting was small and 

displayed only 6 ornaments, but I love the 

design.  Well, our daughter saw this one, 

which is the largest they sell, and she talked 

me into it.  So, my personal challenge is 

to fill this before Christmas this year!

There are 4 hangers per level, and there are 6 

levels, so I need to have 24 ornaments on here 

by this Christmas.   

I had started 4 different tatted pieces and today I 

finished 2 for this ornament.  Now let me say that 

attaching it to the ornament could have been more 

decorative, but I wanted an ornament done today 

since we are almost to March already, so I just 

quickly strung it on(not evenly either). 

The pattern is Picture frame #1 from Christmas 

Angels and Other Tatting Patterns by Monica Hahn.

Although, I didn't do the second round.

I have also started frame # 2 for another ornament, 

but I am out of time for today so it will wait.

Happy tatting everyone!!!  :)

I hope you all meet your goals or challenges

 this year!!!  :)

Glass ornament

My friend saw the ornaments I did last year when she joined us for Thanksgiving and she requested this one, so....for the last long while on and off I have worked to make her one. The first one was very stretched and so I thought I would improve it by adding more rings and one more center diamond, but I miscounted and had an extra set of rings to deal with, so I found a cute angel charm and tatted it into the empty space. I know the picture isn't great quality, but scanning wasn't an option. :)
The pattern is from the antique library Butterick Tatting and Netting No. 8 Tatted Rosette. It's tatting with Lizbeth size 20 Christmas Delight.

2011: 25 Motif Challenge- Motif #14

Finally Finished! It's crazy that it has taken me quite awhile to get this little 5 inch doily done, but that's what I get for straying from project to project. :)
It's done in Lizbeth size 40 Fruit Fizz thread. It's an antique pattern found here: http://www.antiquepatterns.dreamhosters.com/DMCTat.pdf Ground (figure 24) Medallions

I also got this ornament done for a friend who requested it. It's done in size 10 red and size 10 white thread. The pattern is from Elegant Tatting Patterns by Janet Carroll pg. 28 #3. I stiffened the picots with fabric stiffener so hopefully it will store nicely.

Thank you very much everyone for all the thoughts and prayers. Things are seeming to calm down a bit and as you can see I am getting some tatting accomplished(yeah!!!). May you all be blessed!!! :)