Week end funness ....

Isn't this charming?

CathyB, blogging at

With Needle + Thread,

and her Mom, Marlene,

came to Indiana over the

past week-end.

Marlene tatted the motif +

CathyB finished into a cute

tartlet .... and, she gave it to ME!

Thx Marlene and Cathy ; )

You can see more pictures of the tatted tartlets

HERE and HERE ...

some with butterflies, some with round motifs.

Marlene wanted to learn

how to create split rings ...

and, I did my best to show her how I make them.

I think she has the technique down ..

and, her tatting is spectacular!   Even tension,

she has a good eye for patterns ; )

And, she had a stack of tatting to show.

Am I ever gobsmacked by her beautiful bookmarks,

cross, round motifs - ornaments.   Wow.

Did I mention the butterfly she had?   She takes

two fibers and tats them at the same time.

It make a thick tatted butterfly, but the colorway is awesome!

(I should have taken a picture)

We had lunch at 

Mucho Mas! + they

continued on to the Outlet Mall.

Such a nice afternoon.    Wish we all lived closer.

Thank goodness for internet, blogs, and e-mail.