Wire

 Wire

     This is one of my favorite patterns and the first thing I, ever tatted.   This was the first pattern I have ever tatted.  The first time tatting, I used a shuttle.  When I was reading over the steps on how to shuttle tat a ring, I somehow skipped over the part of the flip.  I made the bottom ring, without flipping my stitches, and closed the ring.  While studying the picture, it seemed like I should split my stitches to get the beak to turn out right.  I tatted the top part, not flipping the stitches, and finger tatted the bottom of the head.  Not realizing it at the time, I was making a split ring.  I thought I had the rings down, so on to making the chains.  Studying the instructions, that flip thing came up.  I gave it a few tries and no flip.

  The pattern is called "Bird on a Wire", by Sherren Morgan.

Heart

 Heart

      The last class is "The Keys to My Heart."  Hope to see you all, tomorrow at the workshop.  Have your homework done.

Motif

 Motif

       Spirograph motif...

Garden

 Garden 

    The "Garden Bracelet" is one of my favorite patterns to tat.  I'll teach this one twice.  

Green

 Green

    The Shuttlebird workshop is starting this Friday.  So exciting.  I'm teaching 6 classes.  Two of the will be the same bracelet class.  I tatted the items one more time, to be sure.  This is the "Ruby Red Pendant,"  in green and silver.  

Imposter

 Imposter

     I found a cute, imposter mouse-dog on YouTube.  I love mice so I had to make him.  I love his little cheese potbelly.  He has a bow or a butterfly on his tail.  He stands 3.5" tall and I used a removable pin to make him stand up.  Next, I'll make the imposter dinosaur-dog.

Ta-Da

 Ta-Da

      This just makes me giggle.

Almost

 Almost

     I'm done felting...stay tuned for the finale. 

Felting

 Felting

     I mixed wool colors for the ground cover.

Form

 Form

     I made a foam form to felt around and made a smaller mushroom.

Mouse

 Mouse

     The next felted item...what do you think the end result is?  The mouse is about an inch tall.