:(

:(

     I was tatting another butterfly and noticed, once I was done with one side, the thread looked dingy.  I use hand sanitizer before I tat, to make sure my hands are clean of dirt and oil, then I  rub my hands on my sleeves.  I also noticed my blue beads looked paler than when they came out of the package and my fingers looked a little blue :(  :(  The beads I had gotten from Jo Ann Fabric store had lost their color and came off on to my tatting!!  
 

      I threw out the beads and started over, using the pale peach to make a coral reef butterfly.  This one I'm keeping :)

 

Facebook

Facebook

     Someone donated a bunch of tatting stuff on one of the Tatting groups.  I won some of the stash.
 

 

Quilly

Quilly

     This is quilly the butterfly.  This one was a little complicated but very fun.

 

fishing

Fishing

     Mackinaw fish, I caught today.   36" long and 17.7 lbs.    Beautiful day with crystal clear water.

 

 

Monica

Monica

     This was a good cross for directional tatting.  My mom gave me this darling bunny for Easter.  The pot holder I found at a yard sale...only fifty cents!!

Embellish

Embellish

     A little embellished, tatting around a single, clip earring.

 

Maria

Maria

   Another cross from Lene's book.

Purse

Purse

    When we moved, we didn't have room to pack everything in the  truck.  Unfortunately, a lot was left behind.  One of my tubs were full of my totebags and purses.  I rescued a pair of my husbands jeans, from the trash and made a jean purse for fishing.  The flower and butterfly, paint glows in the dark.

 

Sidetrack

Sidetrack

     I had gotten a little sidetracked.  There are sooooo many things I wanted to tat.  Finally, I finished my doily.  It measures 10" across.

 

Decided

Decided

    I sewed the little doo dad on to my new tatting/lucet case.  I just love how it turned out!!!

 

Testing

Testing

      I'm test tatting for "Tatting by the Bay."  She will be releasing her coaster patterns soon.   

 

Doo Dad

 Doo Dad

    I had gotten this little doo dad, from Maria, in a tatting exchange.  It was so adorable, I had to keep the tatted piece...now what to do with it??  I left the ends, so I could decide to leave it as a pendant, add something on the ends??  soooo many possibilities.

Ahhhhh

Ahhhhh

     Ahhhh, much better.  3 strands are better.  I love this one!!

Anchors

Anchors

    I wanted to try a Morfo Butterfly in Anchors, pearl cotton #12.  I'm not please with this thread for Ankars tatting.  It's too flimsy, I'll go back to my sturdy, 3 strands of sewing thread, next time.

 

Mice

Mice

    I needed another trash can for myself.  Of course it had to have mice on it to match one of my totes.  This fabric is from House Mouse.  Mmmm, I think I need a big cup of tea, before I start tatting.

 

Mixed

Mixed

    A little mixed media...tatting and lucet.  I love the nice chains the lucet produces and mixed up this bracelet with some tatting.

 

Island

Island

     We went for a drive, to Island Lake, in Montana.  Next time, we are bringing a boat and a tent.

 

Crosses

Crosses

      Here is a pair of cross earrings, I designed to go with a cross necklace.

Beads

Beads

   After adding the beads, it doesn't look like a butterfly.

 

Mary's

Mary's 

    This little butterfly is called "Mary's Butterfly," by Mary.  I used three strands of sewing thread and left the ends, to add beads.

 

Smaller

Smaller

      I wanted to make a smaller, origami tote.  This one had 3, little pockets on the front.   I used a 9.5", square, fabric.

Trash Can

Trash Can

     Diane, Lace-Lovin' Librarian, made these cute thread trash cans for her thread.  I needed a matching one to go with my origami tote.  I didn't sew the corners down, the buttons hold it in place.

 

Gemmy

Gemmy

     Started making shuttles again.  Here are a couple with cats-eye stones, made out of cats-eyes.

     For sale on West Pine Creations.


..... and these are mine !!!!

 

Maria

Maria

     Another favorite pattern by Lene Bjorn.  

Love Flower

Love Flower

    A quilled snowflake with hearts and flowers.  I think this is my favorite design, so far.