Flowers

Flowers

    I seen these, adorable flowers, on Facebook.  These little tarts are so easy to make.  Cut out the refrigerator, pie dough, using a flower cookie cutter.  Press them into mini muffin tins, back until light brown, cool, fill with lemon pie filling, and sprinkle powder sugar on the pedals.  This idea leads to all type of little tarts.

 

Challenging

Challenging

      This one was hard...lots of words came out of my mouth.   I remember one of my students saying, "Just walk away," during  a  scientific glass blowing class.  It was getting a little frustrating, so need a break.  I had to take a couple of days, break from this one.  
     This is the Cat Wheel Loader.  I am very impressed by the detail of these models. 

Swirl

Swirl

    Still making trinket boxes.   This one is a raspberry swirl, yum.

Bracelet

Bracelet

       Had found some beads at JoAnn's fabric store.  Needed a new bracelet.

Butterflies

Butterflies

   There are so many cute patterns, here is the butterflies from her book.  

Another

Another

    The little bow tie was so cute, I had to tat another.

Bow Tie

Bow Tie

     I had to tat this adorable, little bow tie, from Sumi's book.

   

Easy

Easy

    I needed to make the lighthouse, to go with the Black Pearl ship, and the picture of my husband and his ling cod.

Painting

Painting

     Finally, to try a simple painting, using my new brushes, from Artistrove.   I painted the columbines on a sketch pad from the dollar store.  I'm saving the good water color paper, once I get it down.

 

Marker

Marker

     Next, I wanted to try my new brushes with a water-soluble marker.  I drew out the picture, then used my brush to blend the ink.  

 

Blending

Blending

    My new water brushes took a little getting used to.  I'm learning to control the water flow...helps to have the lid on tight..ha ha!  I practiced, double-loading my brush and adding more colors in spots.  Love these brushes!  They are great for traveling.  This was painted on card stock.

 

Fourth

Fourth

   The fourth and final Gentlemen is the plum blossom.

 

Third

Third

    The third Gentlemen is orchid.

 

Second

Second

    The second Gentlemen is  chrysanthemum.  These brushes will be great for traveling.

 

Four Gentlemen

Four Gentlemen

     Trying our my new water color brushes.  They took a little getting used to.  If you squeezed too much, the water would run too much.   I tried them out on the first Gentlemen...bamboo.

    

Brushes

Brushes

      I had won some watercolor brushes from Artistrove.  The handles holds water, so you don't have to dip you brush in water, then in the pigment.

Quick

Quick

   The next round went quickly....

Motif

Motif 

    The next pattern, in Sumi's book, was this adorable motif.  It's about the size of a quarter.  When I first saw the pattern, I saw a cross in the middle, then four hearts and a rose on the outside.  

 

Card

Card

    My sister had lost her cat of 18 years.  The tatted cat and bows were for her card.

   The four ratties were ones I had lost...now they are all playing, nicely together.

Sumi

Sumi

       While flipping through, my new book, by Sumi, I had to try this little bow.  There are so many patterns I want to try from this book.

 

Cat

Cat

     I seen this cute kitty in the, "Complete Book of Tatting," had to make it.

 

Happy Easter

Happy Easter

   My wonderful neighbor, Jan, made me this awesome bunny Easter Card.  She uses, fine, embroidery, sewing thread to make the hand-stitched designs.  

 

I had gotten one from her, to send to my Mom.