Giveaway ... and etc.

Oh my, I'm over-the-moon with 

my new fibers!!!   I was fortunate to be the lucky

one chosen for Yarnplayer's giveaway

of 

"Summer Trail" Hand Dyed Thread.

Yippee Skippee -- so spoiled, I stink!

And, if you haven't been to her blog recently,

don't miss her snowflake with the double picots!!!!

Here is motif #24 from Minitats (by Patti Duff).

I used Ice Blue Lizbeth Fiber - size 20.

The lock joins were a challenge!!!

Only need one more to meet the 25 motif challenge for 2012;

While at the most recent Tollway Tatters Gathering, I had

forgotten my yellow folder at home, which housed my tatting patterns : (   

oh my --- what to do?   Never fear, Denise brought

her Minitats book + let me use her copy while she tatted

a snowflake from another book  ... 

I made this little tree motif - I tried to use the #60 motif

 pattern from Minitats + wanted to change it to have the

start and end at the top of the tree.  oops - didn't

quite manage that.   Marilee aka Yarnplayer

suggested a split ring at the top.

Oh my --- why didn't I think of that??? the next one

will have a split ring at the top!!!

We have so much fun when we get together.

Our tables are loaded with tatting books, patterns,

shuttles, bags, and it is a wonderful time to exchange ideas

and tat the afternoon away ; )

(Pictured above:   Eva, Diane, Barbara, Marilee)

Did you notice the shipping deals at JoAnn.com?

Lots of deals around Veteran's Day and Cyber Monday and Black Friday, and

what ever else..... I had ordered some thread 

Sulky Blendables (because Diane gave me a sample

and the stuff is oodles of fun to use, so I had to own a few spools).

and, I noticed they also have Art Bins

slim line that I like to use.

The pink has a magnetic strip to keep the

crochet hooks from rolling around.

The blue and green are clear + wonderful to use

for scissors and markers, etc.

How can today be November 30th???