International lace day ( 22nd June)

 Hi,

I am late posting this but last Sunday on Facebook the lace markers around the world had an international lace day,  I did manger a small piece of tatting,  it’s was a very hot day part of the heat wave we have had in the U.K., 

The heat has really played me up this  year,  perhaps because I am ill but I have travelled and been in heatwaves very much hotter and it’s never worn me out,   The last one was in Turkey with 40 to 45c plus and 39c at night of course the heat is different in Europe to what we have in the U.K.,    this heatwave has totally washed out for a few days,

Anyway here is my little piece of tatting!  It’s a pattern from the Endrucks project that we have been working on,  the rose was reworked E42 by Daniela Galli,  I used Lizbeth thread no 20.  Some that we left on my shuttle.

I am going to make some more roses and try the larger rose pattern. 

I hope you have been enjoying the lovely weather even if it has been very hot.

Margaret

CD Sunday challenge - Anything goes #161

 Hi,

At the time of writing this post,  the sun is shining but it’s a bit windy,  at least today is dry after a few days of rain.  This fortnight as usual it’s anything goes,  and the host this fortnight is Jocelyn.

For my card this fortnight I used a download from Debbi Moore dating back to September 2020,  I used the matching background and image with th optional extras of the words. The peel off fish and mermaid were from stash.  I matted the image and wording onto blue Miri card from Hunkydory.

CD Sunday Plus challenge has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page the challenge and do not have a blog,    

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend.

Margaret 

Art deco card

 Hi,

It’s a beautiful day here in Somerset, the sun is shining and my bedding is drying,  after the heavy rain showers we had yesterday afternoon and evening,  I know my garden needed the rain but it’s making the weeds grow faster at the moment.  Hopefully I can feel well enough to do some weeding this week.

This is an art deco card I finished this week, although it did sit on my desk for over a week,  I was in hospital for a few hours during the week,  they have found some thing wrong and I am waiting fir tge results of the many biopsy’s that were taken,  I am back in hospital this week for a CT scan 

Back to my card,   it’s using up some pieces left form the art deco cards I made a few weeks ago using Debbi Moore Art deco Romance CD,  I added a red bow to the side,  the images were all matted onto gold Hunkydory  Miri card,  

Have a lovely weekend

Margaret 

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #160

 Hi,

June already nearly half way through the year,  as usual it’s time for CD Sunday Challenge and this fortnight I am hosting 

My card I made for this challenge,  is a little different,  I used Flower  Fairies Friends CD by Crafter Companion,  instead of stacking the images I placed them on silver card in a sort of circle,  cutting the silver card around them.  I used the backing paper that went with the images,  the embellishments that were with the images I used cutting them and then placing them on a lilac colour  feather,  added one of the butterflies and put silver ribbon down the side.

CD Sunday Plus challenge has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page the challenge and do not have a blog,    

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

Have a lovely weekend

Margaret 

Art Deco cards

 Hi,

After the beautiful weather we have been having,  the weather has decided to give us showers,  my garden like thousands of others were crying out for rain,  of course the weeds will enjoy growing faster,  I have been working on some Art Deco cards, for my esty shop,  but first of all the card above was a competition card for Debbi Moore’s birthday competition.

I did also put this car in the competition,  this is a more of a simpler card,

This is was a colour I don’t usually use but I am very pleased how it worked out.  This has a blue spray of flowers and a white feather and blue and white roses o and blue ribbon.

This is the final one,  again I did a spray of red roses and buds with a red feather and ribbons

All cards were made with Debbi Moore Art Deco Romance CD background papers and images, with feathers and roses plus ribbon came from stash.

Have a good week

Margaret

Wedding tatted hanky

 Hi,

Our step granddaughter is getting married on the 2nd June,  I wanted to give her something for her wedding day,  the wedding colour is sage but I could not find any thread in the colour sage,  so I did the edging in white.  I used Lizbeth thread no 20.

The pattern I used is from an old book The Craft of Tatting  by Bessie’s M Attenborough,  it’s a simple pattern at 39 inches in length to go around the hanky,   It did not  take too long to tat,  and I am pleased how it looks,  I plan to use the pattern on more hanky’s in the future.

I gave her the hanky and she is thrilled with it,  as they say, something blue something new, something old,  at least she has something new and a keep sake from her wedding.

Margaret 

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #159

 Hi,

As I write post the sun is shinning and although a little chilly,  it’s warm in the sun.  Time for another challenge at CD Sunday and the host this fortnight is Jo.

For my card this fortnight I used Wild at heart CD,  by Pollyanna Pickering, I matted the image into silver card,  but then made a mistake with the design, starting again ok I saved the image on the silver card,  but my mojo disappeared and I picked up a beautiful gold embossed card by Hunkydory,  added a sheet of backing paper that was left over from the first disaster card down one side and then added the image.  Placed happy birthday peel off still not thinking until the penny dropped,  I had used a gold embossed card and placed the silver matted image on it.  Actually it works ok and looks ok,  so I left it as it is,  this is what happens when you are not well and your mojo fails.

CD Sunday Plus challenge has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page the challenge and do not have a blog,    

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

Have a lovely weekend

Margaret