Tatting goodies for Christmas!!!!!

This is looking down at just the tatting items I received for Christmas this year. 

17 assorted balls of Lizbeth thread, 2 packs of Clover shuttles, 

and at the back of the box, 

the Santa holder has a Hobby Lobby gift card to get more supplies,

the blue envelope has cash in it for more thread, 

and I also received a pre-paid credit card for even more!!!

And that is just the tatting gifts!  :)

Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and received some tatting goodies too!!!!!  :)

A little test tatting today.....

Elaine P. Gan asked if someone would just look over her pattern, but after the holiday and the granddaughters(who just went home today), I wanted to tat something so I test tatted this bracelet pattern.  Just to let you know I believe that the "waviness" is due to my personal errors-the pattern was fine!.  Either way, I love it!!!  I may use it as a bookmark instead of a bracelet, but that is in debate right now.  It's tatted in size 40 Kaleidoscope HDT from Tat-i-licious.  I love this colorway and wish she was still dying threads!!!!!

With all the peace and quiet I will probably fall apart after having our granddaughters since Christmas day(and having an all-nighter with them Sunday night after church.....oh, just so you know, they fell asleep at 3am).

I am praying, hoping, and planning on trying to finish up anything I started last year(or whenever) before the end of 2016.

I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Christmas, and are having some good tatting time!!!  :)

Ooops, I guess I should tell you that the doily was loved!!!  Although, there was a total surprise twist in who received it.  Since my in-laws knew nothing about it, and my hubby was pouting the other day saying he wished he could keep it and just give them a gift card.....I decided to wrap it and give it to him as a gift-which totally surprised him!!!!  And the in-laws loved their gift card to their favorite steak restaurant.  This next year may have 2 surprised doilies(we'll see).  :)

A Quick "Pic"!

Finished and blocking now!!!

 I measured it, 24 inches(for those as bad at math as me, that's 2 feet across).  It's tatted in size 10 Lizbeth Snow White and Navy Blue it's from the Basic Book of Macrame and Tatting. 

In the picture below you can see it in front of my Christmas tree and see it's size in comparison to my tree skirt. WOW!!!  Can't wait to see faces when it's opened Christmas day!!  :)

Our daughter is gaining more strength each day and was able to be out yesterday and is running a few small errands today, thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!!!  :)

Merry Christmas to each and every wonderful person who visits this blog, 

and to all who encourage me!!!  :)  

Have a wonderful tatting New Year!!!!  :)

Newest Elaine P. Gan Tatting Book available

http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/other/tatting-pattern-6/181603

It's finally here!!!  I put the link on top for anyone interested in purchasing Elaine's newest book.

I am sewing in ends on the doily and hoping to block it tonight yet, or tomorrow morning and to get pictures and get it wrapped.

And for those wondering, it looks like our daughter's infection is healing!!!  I will keep you posted.

Hope you have had a great day!!! And some tatting too!!!  :)

Groceries, housework, daughter, hubby, movies & test tatting.....sorry doily maybe tomorrow

Another Elaine P. Gan design done.  

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Blue Ice with little clear beads.

Other than that my day has been crazy and a bit busy, so the doily didn't get any attention while I tried hard to help Elaine out getting this snowflake test tatted.  It was a fun and pretty snowflake, but I messed up in 3 spots(not the fault of the pattern or diagram-it was me).

Well, I hope you had a great day and hopefully some tatting too!!  :)

Test Tatted Bracelet

This is another Elaine P. Gan design.  

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Boysenberry Dk. with silver beads.

Thank you to everyone thinking and praying for our daughter.  Today she woke up feeling better and the redness is starting to shrink a little.  She has been resting and watching movies, and I have been doing housework and tatting.  I will keep you posted on her progress.

Now back to housework, and the doily.

I hope you have a wonderful day and get some tatting in. 

A test tat

Just a quick test tat today, again for Elaine P. Gan.

I have made good progress on the Navy and White doily and would have a picture to show if I didn't have to take our daughter to the ER today.  She has an apparently serious infection called cellulitis(and infection in the cells).  She is home and resting, but if it doesn't subside with the antibiotics they gave her then we have to go back for IV antibiotics.  So...I tatted on the doily while we waited, but I didn't get much done because then knew just by looking what she had(and their expressions and the pharmacist's reaction are a bit concerning!), we were out of there in around a 1/2 hour.