Tatsmithing

Tatsmithing

      Starting the "Basic Design," around a few cabs.

 

Workbasket

Workbasket

   Nicola, on Facebook, started a doily.  She told us, the first one to guess what pattern she is working on, gets a Workbasket.  I can never pass up a Workbasket magazine.  I seen this doily before, but couldn't remember where.  I looked though a couple of books and no luck.  Giving up, I went into the bedroom.  I just happened to look down at Grandma's cedar chest, and there was the doily, hitting me in the face.  It was Renulek's, "2014 Spring Doily.   I ran back to my tablet and tried to type it in, while it wanted to lock up on me, and someone answered the question at the same time.  We both won.  
 

Here is my doily...

Continuing

Continuing

  Working on a few more motifs for my doily.

Candle

Candle

    I'm going slow on the doily and doing a few projects, in-between.  This is from Paradise Treasures, called "Beaded Tea Candle Holder."  I was deciding to use a purple candle or a white candle.  I chose the purple one, for the bathroom.

 

Better

Better

     Like this colorway better.  This is from Jan's, Tatting Theory, "Doily V111."

Colorway

Colorway

    Starting a new doily to go on the kitchen table.  Not happy with this colorway.

 

Red

Red

     Here's another ruby, red, Tatsmithed pendant from the "Button Collection."

 

Clover

Clover

       Five years ago, there was a tatting exchange on Craftree.   Sonja, from the Netherlands sent me a beautiful bookmark and the  pattern called "Field of Clover."  I finally gave it a try.

Another

Another

     Another box...so much fun to make.

Box

Box

     A cute little trinket box, by Be-stitched.   The finished box it just under two inches in diameter and one inch high.  I used Lizbeth size 20 thread in gold and purple (the purple color didn't come out in the picture.) 

Other

Other

    Here is the other earring, just a hint of color.

 

Large

Large

     A dear friend had sent me some old jewelry.  I found a pair of large earrings, too large for me, but large enough to use as pendants.  I added some fingernail polish, an old jewelers trick, to give them some color.  Now to tat around them...

Mine

Mine

   I had made my niece a pair of skates, years ago.  I needed a pair for my tree.  There was four nice days to ice skate on the lakes, before the snow ruined it.  This lovely pattern is by Sharon. 

 

Scottish

Scottish

      A Scottish Thistle box...

Plain

Plain

    This is a plain, boring silver ring...unless it is to replaced your wedding band.  This was a special order.  A poor, elderly lady's wedding band slipped off her finger in her yard.  She frantically searched, but couldn't find it.  She had seen me at the craft show and wanted a new one.  Now she is complete. 

Present

Present

  
    My mom and sister found these two, new tatting books at a craft bazaar.  My mom bought me the beautiful, turquoise, stork scissors.

 

Critter

Critter

     A special order, the pattern is one of Inga Madsen's.

Spokes

Spokes

     A special order, "Wheel Spokes Earrings," from my Garden Collection.

 

Painted

Painted

      A coupled of painted rocks to hide around town.

Easy

Easy

 
   An easy snowflake by Maimai Kaito.

Difference

Difference

    I like the change of appearance, by swapping the two colors around.   Made the yang, to a previous yin box.

 

Sew

Sew

   
     One of my neighbors make these fabulous sew-cards.  She had framed a few of her Japanese and Tea cards.   
 

 

    I was lucky enough to get the tea and Japanese one.  I just loooooove it!!!!!!

Bunny

Bunny

     I had gotten a few rubber stamps and dies, for Christmas.  I had to give them a try on a Birthday Card.

                            Happy birthday, J