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Monday 31 December 2012

Happy New Year


Hi,

To all my followers and visitors to my Blog,  I wish you a very Happy New Year and hope that 2013 will be an improvement on 2012

Thank you for all the lovely comments that you have left on my blog this year they are always appreciated and a joy to read,  I hope to see you back visiting my blog in 2013

                            Hugs
                       Margaret

Sunday 30 December 2012

Christmas Tatting - Tea Pots 25/25 motif challenge


Hi,
As some of you are aware Somerset and the South West have been hit very badly by the weather just before christmas,  I guess we are lucky as we live high up on the mendips but I feel really sorry for those who have been flooded and those who live on the Somerset levels,   which is the area most hit by the rain,   it just never stops raining.  They were pumping off the water from the levels into the rivers for weeks at 10 tons of water per second,  that was until the last lot of rain and they stopped pumping because of the amount of rain coming down was filling the rivers too much for the water being pumped off, so now the pumps are on when they can and river level lets them pump.
There was a lot of flooding in Cornwall and Devon which were cut off by the rail as the lines were flooded and wash away in places,   the force of the water buckled the lines outside Exeter,  the repairs were done over christmas so they could get the lines up and running for travellers who wanted to travel.
All in all its been a wash out christmas with many homes flooded,  roads flooded and damaged by the water,  its still raining outside so who knows when it will stop.  My garden is just washed out and looking very sorry for itself.   Perhaps we are lucky it was not snow as we would be snowed in.
Enough of our terrible weather, and on a lighter note,  for Christmas I was given Tea is for Tatting by Martha Ess,  I love her Introduction and I quote " What is more delightful than a good old fashioned cup of tea, whether a brisk English Breakfast, a soothing Chamomile or my favourite Earl Grey?  It takes time to brew a proper cup of tea - time to boil the water, patience to let the leaves steep to perfection.  Tatters embrace a craft that takes time and patience, as well, to produce their works of art"  Well Martha they are the truest words I have read in a long time but just one thing,  I hate tea, cant stand it.


This lovely pattern is called Tiny Square Teapot I have used Lizbeth no 20 in Falling Leaves, simply I had the thread on the shuttles.
This pattern is called Antique Rose Tea Set but so far I have only tatted the tea pot.  It was tatted in a lemon no 20 but in the photo it looks white but I can reassure you it is lemon.
The light today is bad so I used the coffee table as the background and then the camera automatically used the flash.  I do like this pattern I have not sewn in the ends as I finished it last night and the light was not good enough to sew them in.


I was also given the book Tatting with Rings by Jon Yusoff,    so far I have read the book but not done any patterns that's for when I have time to play,  it an interesting book with some lovely patterns,   just got to sort out some plastic rings.
                                              ---ooOoo--


This beautiful bookmark was sent to me from Wendy,   its from the book Playing with Picots.  the thread is gorgeous and is hand dyed from Jess at Tat-ilicious link to her blog.  The thread is called rainbow-ilicious,  which is on Jess's Esty store.
You can see this beautiful bookmark on Wendy's blog it looks a lot better than the picture I managed to take,  she called it  Sunrise Sunset bookmark,  link to her blog
Thank you Wendy I will treasure this beautiful bookmark.

The teapots finish my 25 motif challenge,   I am going to start another 25 motif challenge after the New Year.
Until we meet again take care, keep dry, and stay safe.
                    Hugs
                 Margaret

Monday 24 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas challenge - Day 20, 24/25 of the motif challenge

Hi
Day 20

I wish you a very very Happy Christmas and thank you for all the wonderful comments you have left over the year.

Today is the last day and here is my special snowflakes,  this pattern I love and they have really looked lovely.   They were designed by Wally Sasa and are called Fluffy snowflakes,  which where I got the idea for my fluffy Angels.
These were tatted in Oren Bayan Koton Perle no 8.
 This is the number 24 of the 25motif  tatting challenge,  which covers all the snowflakes from day one to today day 20.   I hope to finish the challenge by the new year and start again with a new motif   challenge next year.
I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope you have enjoyed my snowflake countdown to Christmas where ever you are and what ever you do this christmas please stay safe and have an enjoyable christmas.
               Hugs
           Margaret

Sunday 23 December 2012

Vernon's Christmas Card

Hi,

This is my last christmas card and as always its for my Husband,   as we have a Robin in the garden I thought this pair of Robins would be nice,   he likes Robins.  I think this image is off the Joanna Sheens Enchanted Christmas CD,  the backing paper was free from a magazine no idea which now,  I matted it all on red miri board, put gold peel off's to finish it off,   With thanks to Suzanne who made these die cuts for me, and I place white gem stones in the middle of the poinsettia and the ribbon is from Joanna Sheens on line shop.  We exchanged cards this morning to which he gave me a beautiful Christmas card.
If you are blog hopping please pop over to Suzanne blog link here she has posted the snowflakes I sent her in her tree and they are looking lovely, thank you Suzanne for showing them.
Tomorrow I have the final snowflakes so if you have time please pop over and have a look.
Until we meet again take care and if you coming to the South West please don't bother the railways are stopping at Taunton. The rails lines to Cornwall and Devon are not working due to flooding, landslides,   many roads are flooded,  so if you are travelling please take care.
There is more rain forecasted for the South West tonight we still have a lot of amber warnings in force for flooding,  and many rivers have brust there banks.
               Hugs
             Margaret

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Day19

Hi

Day 19

Today's snowflake is called Graces Cherry Blossom Snowflake,  by Grace from intatters,  I did just change one thing,  she has designed it making a hearts in the snowflake,   I put an extra few double stitches so the chain now reads 6-2-5+ join to previous p on the same chain)2-6  I felt the extra stitches made the heart look a little more like a heart.  tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20.  this a another great pattern from Grace who is just starting to design.
                Hugs
             Margaret

Saturday 22 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Day 18

 Hi,
Day 18

Today's snowflake is a Snow Crystal deigned by Diane from Lace-lovin Librarian.  the first one is with a doodad,  I think it was too big but this was the only one I had which came from a pair of earring I brought to strip off and use for tatting.   So I thought about it and made a ring of 12p separated by 2ds  with a gold bead in the centre,   and then a split ring into the next round.  I put gold seed beads on the picots in the chain,  only I they show up very well.   Hope Diane likes my Snow Crystal.
Hugs
Margaret

Friday 21 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Day 17

Hi
Day 17
Great minds think alike they say and when I finished tatting this snowflake I looked at Allison's blog (yes she started this challenge) link to her blog she had done the same snowflake,  well here's mine,
This is a Celtic snowflake from Jon called Quantiesque snowflake. I quote from the pattern "If you are wondering about the name,  here is the explanation for it.  I was transfixed by the effects of the centre which is a take of the Mary Quant logo of the 60's.  The actual MQ logo has five petals"  yes she goes on to say she remembers those days well so do I. Link to Jon's blog
 I used Oren Bayen Koton Perle Thread no 8 in white and yellow variegated which goes from very pale yellow to gold.  I have not tried off my ends but I hope you like it.  Its tatted in two half's then put together by weaving the pieces together and then the edge is tatted around.
            Hugs
        Margaret

Thursday 20 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas - Day 16

Hi,
Day 16

Today's snowflake is from Easy Tatting Book page 18 called Five-inch Snowflake,  I am not that keen on this one its too open and long chains,  it needs something but what I don't know.  As with all the snowflakes I have tatted it in Lizbeth no 20,   I don't think even a smaller thread would make it better it just too open for me.   What do you think?
                  Hugs
              Margaret

Wednesday 19 December 2012

With Love at Christmas


Hi,
This is the second post of the day and its pouring with rain blowing a gale and with a flood warning for the South west which includes Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset for today and tomorrow,  do we really need any more rain,  sorry to say No anyone out there short of water we can supply water by the ton. I just hope we don't get any real flooding in the places that are just being to recover from the last several floods.
Today's card is for our Grand daughter Dan she is now living at home with Gary and we are so pleased,  she came home in the summer, found herself a job, got into college and learning to drive.  So this card was made with love and I am entering it into the Joanna Sheens challenge called with Love at Christmas link here to her blog.
The backing paper was from my stock the images are from the Glitter and Glitz Art Deco Christmas CD by Debbi Moore Designs. which I matted onto red card and then put a gold peel off edging around and around the outside of the card,   finished the card off with red ribbon from the Joanna Sheens on-line shop. 
I hope she likes her card.
Hope you are staying dry, take care
               Hugs
           Margaret

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas - Day 15



Hi
Day 15

Today's snowflake has come from Intatters.   This little pattern was designed by Grace called Graces First Snowflake,  its easy quick and looks lovely.   I was really taken by this delightful pattern and will be keeping this pattern for next year.
                      Hugs
                  Margaret

Tuesday 18 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas - Day 14

Hi
Day 14

Today's snowflake is from the Book 24 Snowflakes in Tatting by Lene Bjorn,  this is the third day of December,  I really like this snowflake,  the middle took a while but once into it it was easy and looks beautiful when finished.

                      Hugs
                   Margaret

Monday 17 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas challenge Day 13

Hi
Day 13

Today's Snowflake is from the Book Easy Tatting Page 20 called Snowflake Ornament,   its an easy snowflake and very quick to tat,  looking at the picture I think I should have made the picots slightly smaller.

                 Hugs
             Margaret

Sunday 16 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 12

Hi,

Day 12

Today's Snowflake is from Anna Magazine December 1991 pattern no 37.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Hugs
Margaret

Saturday 15 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 11

 Hi
Day 11

Not really a snowflake but it is a tree ornament  This is the Oriental Christmas Tree from the book Christmas Angels and Other Tatting Patterns by Monica Hahn.

                   Hugs
               Margaret

Friday 14 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day10

Hi
Day 10

Today's snowflake is from Bree's Way her snowflake No 14.   link to her blog   I think it needs a little iron but its a very quick and lovely pattern to tat.  As usual tatted in Lizbeth no 20.

             Hugs
         Margaret

Thursday 13 December 2012

The CD Sunday Challenge - Frosty Days


 Hi,
The second post of the day, its not often you get two posts in one day.  This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Frosty Days.  to be honest I could have taken my garden as yesterday it was not only frosty and completely white but we also had a Hoar Frost so the trees were beautifully painted in frost.
This card I used Joanna Sheens Enchanted Christmas CD for the backing paper and her Thomas Kinkade 3d image.
I glittered the image with an inch of its life so I was pleased that you can see the glitter nothing worse than glittering an image and it does not show up.
I put matted the 3d image on a strip of backing paper and silver miri board with a dull silver card corner piece that is embossed with Merry christmas and Christmas trees,   finished off with Joanna Sheens red ribbon from her on line shop and seasons greeting in red peel off.
I hope you are enjoying the daily snowflakes in the countdown to christmas,  I hoping to keep going with the last one on Christmas Eve.
Until we meet again take care.
                  Hugs
              Margaret

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 9

Hi
Day 9

Today's snowflake is really the middle of a larger one.  Only I like this little round one and it looks so pretty with the rest of them,   its the middle of Nancy's Tatted 10-Point Snowflake link to pattern.  As usual this was tatted in Lizbeth no 20.

                     Hugs
                 Margaret

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas challenge Day 8

Hi
Day eight

Today's snowflake is called Five Pointed Star from the book Christmas Angels and other Tatting Patterns by Monica Haln.  Tatted as usual in Lizbeth thread no 20.

            Hugs
        Margaret

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 7

Hi

Day seven

This beautiful snowflake today is by Diane from http://lacelovinlibrarian.blogspot.co.uk/   this is a quick great snowflake.  Tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20.
             Hugs
         Margaret

Monday 10 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 6

Hi
Day Six

Today's snowflakes is again from Anna Magazine December 1991 pattern no 39, and tatted with Lizbeth thread no 20

                     Hugs
                  Margaret

Sunday 9 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 5

Hi,
Day Five
Today's snowflake is again from Anna Magazine December 1983 pattern number 46.   Tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20
                     Hugs
                  Margaret

Saturday 8 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 4

Hi
Day Four
Today's snowflake is from Anna Magazine December 1992 pattern number 37.
Tatted in Lizbeth Thread no 20
Have a lovely weekend,  I am at a craft fair today and hoping for a good day,  its a new one and place I have not been before.
                          Hugs
                       Margaret

Friday 7 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge Day 3


Hi
Day Three
Today's snowflake is called Daisy Snowflake from the book Christmas Angels and other tatting Patterns from Monica Hahn  Tatted in Lizbeth Thread No 20.

                 Hugs
              Margaret

Thursday 6 December 2012

Snowflake Countdown to Christmas Challenge

 Hi
It worked today,  so here is the snowflake I was bring you yesterday,  On the 1st December Alison started doing a snowflake per day until Christmas.   Well I had planned to do this and then as she had started it I decided not to go ahead with my plans as it might look as copying,   then Diane stated and Alison challenged us blogger's to do a snowflake every day up to Christmas    well I hope I can bring you one every day, you might even get an angel. Link to Alison blog is here  and link to Diane's blog is here
Day one is Flocon d'Or by Joelle Paulson link to here blog  here.here   This is a beautiful snowflake and I am going to use it on my  Christmas cards,  for those who are going to get one you did not read that OK.
Day Two this is today's snowflake its called Wheel of Nine Rings from the book called Christmas Angels and other Tatting Patterns by Monica Hahn.
Both snowflakes are tatting in Lizbeth thread no 20
More rain forecasted for Somerset,  the village on a small hill in the levels of Somerset that has been cut off since the flooding is still cut off and they are pumping ten tones of water per minute off the levels and into the River Tone.  Please who ever did the rain dance could you now do a sun dance the ground can't take any more water,  its just so wet its mud.
Hope you stay dry
Until we meet again Take care
                   Hugs
                Margaret

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Blogger Problems

Hi

I was going to put a snowflake on my blog today,   ha ha blogger had other ideas,  I just cannot upload any photos,   I have no idea what is wrong with it,   or perhaps its my laptop anyway I am sorry no snowflake today.
Until we meet again take care
                          Hugs
                       Margaret