Holiday tatting

Hi,

We came back from Spain recently,  this is our second holiday in Europe this year and as always I took my tatting with me,  we went by coach to Roses in Spain.   We had a lovely holiday and as usually we were well looked after by the coach driver and his partner courier.

I took my go to project,  as many of you know I always have something to take with me when we need to wait for an appointment or have time when at the hairdressers,  or waiting for Vernon when he has his hair cut.  Well I finished the bookmark,  and made a butterfly with left over thread on the shuttle,   Several ladies on our evening table were interested to see tatting,  in showing them the bookmark and butterfly,  one of them decided to buy the bookmark,  for her friend who is ill at the moment and that is her favourite colour.  I hope her friend did like them. The butterfly was Mary Knori’s butterfly from her book and the bookmark was Flower Meadow by Christine  Eichler pattern from the archive.org

Then I also finished the dancer by Frivolite Con Sabor       in white and yellow thread for Sue our courier,  this is the third time we have her and each time I have given her a piece of tatting,  this dancer always looks Spanish so I thought it would be good to give her one,  i finished this on our free day so she would not see it,  I hope she liked it.  

Then I made three angels on the way back, pattern SSSR angel by Anne Bruvold  In white Lizbeth thread no 20,

It’s nice to feel someone appreciates what we make,  it’s a two day travelling to Spain and another two days back,  staying over night in France,    I can’t tat in the car but I can on the coach,  as long as I don’t drop my hook,  I take a spare now as I lost one when we did Scotland by coach.

I still have to go through the photos,  and tell you about our holiday 

Margaret 

Debbi Moore’s Facebook October competition

Hi,

This month Debbi Moore asked for blue on the cards on her Facebook page,  I made these two cards for the competition 

I might change the flower on the art deco card,  I’m not entirely happy with it,   It was a silk flower from an arrangement I have,  I could not find anything else at the time,  but having second thoughts I think I might have something better we shall see.

I am a bit late posting these,  I have had a cold and the fibromyalgia has played up a bit recently.  

Margaret

World Card Making Day

Hi,

It’s world card making day,  well I have not make very many cards this year,   But I did join in with Debbie Moore’s.  Facebook page challenge for September that was make a card with red in it.

I think I managed that with these two cards,  thry are both shaped cards for Christmas,  I love these new kits with the Christmas bottles,  the other card was a free gift a few weeks ago   

Check out her web site for these  Christmas  drink bottle kits  they are fabulous.

Margaret

Stitched cards

Hi,

A few months ago,  a friend said on a Sunday she always did something different,  she is also someone who can do many different crafts,  so on Sundays she does something different to what she is doing through the week.    Yes it’s a brilliant idea,  I can honestly say I do enjoy on Sunday relaxing with something different.  So over the last few weeks I have been doing a few stitched cards,

I used some peel off stitching elements and some metallic thread,  and this is the result.  It’s ages since I did some stitching and I found it a lovely change.   

Margaret

Muskaan’s DAL

Hi

Recently Muskaan set a challenge to the tatting community,  the first two rounds and for us the tatting community to design a third round.

Well Muskaan knows one round is not enough for me and I finished up designing three rounds,  as per the picture above,   It’s just a simple design but it could be used as a coaster,  or added to make a larger mat, runner or whatever.  It measured  three by three inches that’s seven and a half by seven and a half cms square.   I used Lizbeth thread no 20,  in pink ice thread.

Thank you Muskaan  I really enjoyed designing 

Margaret

International Crochet Day

Hi,

Well I had something in my mind to show you,  but as usual the way things are it’s still in the making but I will post when it’s finished.

I’m still learning crochet,  I made these a few months ago and they sat looking at me ever since,  they were easy to make,  a chain and then three double crochet stitches in each stitch of the chain,  they curl on their own make a chain to whatever length you want,  to hang up,  thread the head bead on their chain and make a flower for its hat.  and the wool ends make into a bow,  they don’t take much wool so useful to use up odd bit of wool.    there you have it,  a worm with a head on.  If you have a better name please share,  

The picture on the bottom I have done these key ring  hangers before this was one I made again with some left over wool,  and three blue beads,  this also has a chain to hang them up and a bead head threaded on the chain.

I hope you have a lovely day with either crochet or tatting whatever takes your fancy

Margaret

 

E becomes an Elephant (Endrucks project)

 

Hi

Do you remember when I did my E,  Muskaan and I both agreed that when turn the other way it looked like an elephant,  after some play with the E this is what I came up with,   Just to remind you a picture of my E above,   and below the picture of the elephant I designed from the E,   I can’t quite  get the trunk completely right,  I wanted the trunk to go upwards as its lucky for an elephants trunk to bend upwards,    more play I think

Margaret