misc

Jasper

(using cell phone)

He comes in - he wants out.

The night before last, he came in around Midnight + slept until around 5am

and wanted back out.

Last night, he came in around Midnight + slept until around 1am

and wanted back out.

I don't know where he goes - he keeps coming back!

Honey

(using cell phone)

Stays up on the desk and watches for Jasper's return.

They kinda ignore each other.

After seeing Diane's lovely tatted snowflakes,

I ordered the book - wow,

what a nice book of patterns!

A Veritable Tatted Blizzard

by Samantha Melnychuk

Must have for 2013 ....

Not sure about you, I look forward to shopping at Barnes and Noble for calendars on 12/26.   Today, Tori + I enjoyed making our selections.

This is my 2013 Diary ---

2013 prints from the MFA-Boston

(wall calendar)

AND

2013 Charley Harper

wall calendar for our family schedules

(wall calendar in the kitchen).

Tori found a beautiful 2013

Monet Diary and a wall calendar with

x-ray photography of flowers.

--- excellent choices.

Not that I needed any, found lovely holiday

cards.   Monet Snowscenes and Winter Wonderland 

with Lucy Grossmith paintings.

Guess maybe it is time to mail out some cards!

Tollway Tatters (Part Two)

Aren't these stunning?????   Diane made them.

I may gift a couple - but, they are so pretty,

may be too hard to part with them.

Diane tatted this

Triangular Doodad Snow Crystal in size 10.

It is just beautiful!

She also brought along the button swap pieces

pieces from Bri (but I forgot to take a photo).

What fun to swap buttons and have them return, embellished!

Diane had a tin of beads/fibers and challenged 

us to be creative!   Not sure what we will come up with.

In addition to the challenge - there was a small

hook tool to help with the beads and charming

round discs that look like life savers.

Thx Diane!

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The white star ornament on the left

was tatted by CathyB's Mom, Marlene.

I found a similar pattern (or perhaps it is the same pattern)

in Myra Piper's book:   Tatting.

The pattern is typed out - no diagram, and I wasn't quite

sure how to manage .... but, I tried using size 40 Lizbeth

and think I've figured out the pattern.

By using size 40, I think it will be smaller + look nice

on my Mom's tree.

I have been enjoying Marilee Rockley's tatting class.

I used some fiber samplers, size 3

for the flowers and butterflies -

to use on cards / scrapbooking.

I have more green fiber - and will make more

of the grass in green!

Now that I have some size 10 fiber, I'm ready

to continue with the next lessons

making earrings, bracelets, etc - with size 8 seed beads.

Tollway Tatters (Part One)

'Santa' Sue Anna was tatting

Diane's Snow Crystal pattern.    They 

experimented with a different count on the chains

and tried size 10 fiber with a Dream Catcher component.

Visit Diane's blog for the pattern.

Sue Anna brought some tatting with her.   She tatted 

this beautiful motif (Lizbeth Scottish Thistle)

AND, she brought along:

tatting she received from Jane - so, lovely!!!

(my photos do not do justice).

'Santa' Sue Anna gave each of us a kit of candy

to create candy sleighs!    She shared some of the new

Lizbeth fiber colors, and some size 10 fiber.

Plus, a beautiful Cherry Vanilla Aerlit shuttle.

Thx Sue Anna ; )

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Barbara was tatting

Merie Lettieri's

bell pattern from the L.A.C.E. newsletter.   

https://sites.google.com/view/illacemakers/home?authuser=0

She added pearl beads + so far, looks fantatsic!

I think she said this was her

third tatted bell.   The red and white look festive.

She shared some of her size 80 + size 10 fibers, too. 

Thx Barbara!

Lizbeth: Size 3

Handy Hands send a Lizbeth brand, size 3 fiber sample 

with their newsletter.   

Earlier this evening, I tatted a butterfly doodle.

The 4-ring butterfly seemed to use a lot of fiber!

Keeping the ring of DS seemed clumsy at first.

I was glad I had a practice piece before

choosing

this motif from MiniTats

(This one is motif #12).

I chose this motif, as the shuttle only needed about 6' of size 3

for the rings -- the rest was from the spool of fiber.

I don't have much left on the spool.

Maybe more doodles this evening!

Did you notice the pretty shuttle?

This one decorated by Diane, blogging

at Lace-lovin' Librarian.

Her color coordinating with her tatting 

is rubbing off on me!

I own 2 wooden shuttles, and find the

fiber shreds while winding.   Tips are so tightly pinched together.

Have not actually used them.

The two new shuttles for my collection

are Gr-8.   I knew they existed; however,

when I held one in my hand (belonged to Tatting Friend),

I knew I'd have to own one!

When I couldn't decide, I bought two.   

I have not tried them yet - they are very pretty to look at!

2012: 25 Motif Challenge

Thank you Sharon for being our leader

and doing such a nice job with the 

25 Motif Challenge blog!

I used Lizbeth fiber,  Col. 171, Size 20.

Motif #25 pattern from

Minitats; 69 Petite Motifs by Patti Duff.

Woot!

Now I'm ready for next year's challenge ...

 another 25 motifs.

(Motifs #26-50)

Did you notice the special shuttles?

The green shuttle embellished with cherries

and GLITTER, was a gift from Diane.

She does a marvelous job decorating shuttles.   

Shuttles with bling are so much fun to use!

The Aerlit was a gift

from Sue Anna.   I've never used a

shuttle with a bobbin - it took some

getting used to, but a lovely shuttle to tat with

once I got the hang of it.