Jesus

Jesus

     Don't remember where I found this pin/"Jesus is the heart of Christmas" card.  The tatting was done with size 20 crochet thread.

 

Gift

Gift

    A friend was tired of having this box of stuff on her front porch.  This was a box of her great grandmothers stuff.  The stuff was 8 boxes of new thread!!!!  Mostly size 30, some 10 and 50.  I let my two students have first choice.  I still have a lot, once they were done.  The thread was in their original boxes.  Two of the boxes were full of the original thread, one of them having motifs started on each ball for a tablecloth.  They also was some old jewelry.

     

Flower Pin

Flower Pin

    Found this pin at an antique sale.  The tatting was done with Lizbeth, size 20, boysenberry.

For sale on West Pine Creations.

 

Hummer

Hummer

     A hummingbird pin I found at a yardsale.  The tatting was done in size 20.  

Happy Birthday Dad and Mom

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

      Found a unopened tube with these little 1" balls at an estate sale.  The tatting was done with size 30 thread.  They look so cute on my little tree.

Decorations

Decorations

     More Christmas balls for family.

Pattern for sale on West Pine Creations.

Variations

Variations

     Here are some variations of my Christmas Balls.  I used bugle beads instead of seed beads.  

Pattern for sale on West Pine Creations.

Harvest Pumpkins

Harvest Pumpkins

      These little adorable pumpkins was Weekly Challenge #23.  The pattern is from Penolopy, "Tatted Pumpkin Earrings".  Since these are harvest pumpkins and not jack-o-lanterns, they can be worn up to Thanksgiving.  These are tatted with in Lizbeth, size 20, leaf green med and harvest orange med. Gives it an antique look.
 

 

Meandering Path

Meandering Path

     This Wednesday's Challenge #22, is from Lady Tats.  The "Meandering Path" was tatted with Lizbeth, size 40, red burst.  

Draped over a Christmas ball.

TARDIS

TARDIS

       Weekly Challenge #21, Anne's TARDIS.  This was for the Dr Who fans (Time and Relative Dimension in Space).  Tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, turquoise twist.

Icelandic Owl

Icelandic Owl

      This Owl is found on Iceland and seen only on the long, darkest nights.  This little darling was made with Lizbeth, size 20, seafoam green.  

Estate Find

Another Estate Find

    This find consists of thread, a tin full of beads, a couple of fans to tat on and ....  a shuttle!!!!

 

Beak Change

Beak Change

   Still tweeking the owl.  This one's beak was tatted with gold thread.

Candy Cane Snowflake

Candy Cane Snowflake

     This was from Sally's (Tat's Heaven) new "11.12.13 Snowflake" pattern.  The snowflake was tatted with size 30 thread.  I ran out of red thread, while making Christmas balls, so I used variegated red/white thread.  I have three sizes of bugle beads and used the larger 10 mm bead.  To adjust for the size, I tatted 15 lock chains, instead of 11.  The lock chains reminds me of candy canes.  Need to make one with white and red thread....after I finish tatting Christmas balls for family members.

Darker Eyes

Darker Eyes

     The same owl, from yesterday post, but changed the eye color.  They show up much better.

Owl Earrings

Owl Earrings

     Weekly challenge #19, In Tatters Tattbugg's, "Owl for Needle Tatting".   Tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, gold.
 

      We had a few visitors, yesterday, behind the house...35 mule deer.  There was one nice buck and two little spikes in the group.

Small Motif

Small Motif

     The Shuttlebird Weekly challenge #17.  This pattern is Jane's, "Small Motif," tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, dk purple.

Heart Tin

Heart Tin

     An Altoid (mint candies) tin was decorated with polymer clay.  Make sure you don't trap any air bubbles between the clay and tin, or else it will bubble and crack.  This was a gift to a very dear friend, so she could put her changeable earrings in it for traveling.
 

Winter Exchange

Winter Exchange

     The Needle Tatting Forum was having a winter tatting exchange.  This is the little treasures, Carole made for me.  A little beaded angel for my little Christmas tree,  an adaptation of Mary Konior's small cross, a motif from her Masquerade pattern, a coaster from Jon, and a book mark by Julie Patterson.  Thanks sooooo much Carole,  they are just lovely!!!

Hedgehog

Hedgehog

      Weekly challenge #18 come from Nancy Tracy's, "Hedgehog."  This little darling was tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, black, med brown fudge, and mocha brown. 
 

 

Lizbeth, size 20, black, med brown fudge, and mocha brown.

Lizbeth, size 20, black, med brown fudge, and mocha brown.

Lizbeth, size 20, black, med brown fudge, and mocha brown.

Winners Are....

The Winners Are....

      Diane from Lace-lovin' Librarian and Norma from Montana.  They won my new Christmas ball pattern.

 

 Norma please email me with your contact information. 

 

 This pattern is now for sale on West Pine Creations.

 

Black and White

Black and White

     Something to wear with anything.  This bauble was tatted with size 10 crochet thread.  There was a silver filament in both the white and black thread.

Gold Bauble

Gold Bauble

     This one was tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, moca lt and gold.

Turquoise Flower Set

Turquoise Flower Set

     Another one done in Lizbeth, size 20, sea foam and turquoise.

A Thank You

A Thank You

      It's been almost a year, since the massacre at the Sandy Hooke Elementary School in Connecticut.  After that, the town asked the world to send them snowflakes, to decorate their new elementary school.  

     They had received so many snowflakes, that they had to ask people to stop sending them.  I had tatted 20 different snowflakes for the 20 innocent children killed. 

     The other day I had received a wonderful Thank You card for the snowflakes.

Snowflakes I sent.

 The Tatting Corner Restarted their contest, so now it's time to vote:

http://tattingcorner.com/

Secret Santa

Secret Santa

   Wicked Nothings had hosted a Secret Tatting Exchange and I just received my AWESOME present from Marla (Boise, ID)

    She sent me two, beautiful tatting shuttles, purple beads, tatting safety pins, doo-dads, mother of pearl button, mother of pearl cabochons (to Tatsmith around) and.....a gorgeous snowflake with crystals and metallic thread.  Thanks soooooo much, Marla!!!!

 

  The shuttles were made with "blood wood" and the snowflake pattern was a Jan Stawasz pattern made with size 20 dmc White and Silver, and Lizbeth size 20 Latte Foam in the center.
 

Snowflake tatted with the two shuttles.  The pattern is from "DCM Tatting for Today, Motif  #1".  The shuttles came loaded with Lizbeth, size 80, white and cotton candy.

Tree Tatting

Tree Tatting

     The day-after Thanksgiving is the day my family puts up the Christmas decorations.  Here is my little 18" tree, decorated with all tatting....oops...not the tree topped angel.  Need to fix that and tat a 3-D angle.  Most of the decorations are my designs...Tatsmithing, baubles and mini Christmas balls.

.......Speaking of  Christmas balls, I finished writing up my pattern for the small Christmas balls.  Reply on this post and I'll give-away two copies of my newest pattern.  You have until Wed, 4 December to reply.  I'll use the random number generator to draw names.

More Baubles

More Baubles

     I love this little bauble, so had to make a few.  This one was done in Lizbeth, size 20, purple and gold.

The Tatting Corner Restarted their contest, so now it's time to vote:

http://tattingcorner.com/

flower bauble

Flower Bauble

     This bauble was inspired by Corina's beautiful Beaded Flower Pattern.  The tatting was done with Lizbeth, size 20, mocha lt and sea green. 

The Tatting Corner Restarted their contest, so now it's time to vote:

http://tattingcorner.com/

 

Tatting Contest is Now Ready

Tatting Contest is Now Ready

     The Tatting Corner had a glitch in their computer system and some entries were entered.  They have restarted the contest....so go to their site and vote!!

http://tattingcorner.com/

Purse

Purse

     I tatted this a few months ago and don't remember where the pattern was from.  The motif was tatted with Lizbeth, Denim whispers in size 20.  The beads were sewn on afterwards.

Hummers

Hummers

     I found an old pin with one larger hummingbird and three humming bird charms, dangling from it.  The tatting was done with Lizbeth, size 20, azalea and spring green.  It took me three tries until I was satisfied with it.  Here's my progress....

 

100 of 100 motif challenge.   

Yes, this was completed in time.  I had until October and "scheduled" posted this post.  

 

Bead Tin

Bead Tin

     This tin was a Burt's Bees lip balm tin.  These are wonderful little tins for storing seed beads.  Nothing can be plain-jane, so I prettied it up with some polymer clay.  The paint was removed from the bottom of the tin, using a Dremel.

Purple Crystal Pendent

Purple Crystal Pendent

      This was a broken broach I found at an estate sale.  The tatting was done in Lizbeth, size 20, antique violet.
 

99 of 100 motif challenge.

New Tatting Kits

New Tatting Kits

     I needed a few more tatting kits for myself, since I now have some new wooden shuttles and new, fancy picot hooks.  They have little plastic liners to protect the fabric from the pointy shuttles and picot hooks.  These fit nicely in my coat pocket or purse.

     

Picot Hooks

Picot Hooks

  Found some old crochet hooks, from US size 10 to 14.  I cut them down with the Dremel and add a polymer clay handle and a cap to protect the tip.