Christmas tatting

 Hi,

This Christmas all my tatting has been on the dark side,  I was asked for two purple ice drops as above,  she decided on two different threads both Lizbeth no 20 in Purple twist and Iris Fusion.

Then she asked for two ring donuts again in purple,  but larger for this one I used Purple Splendor,  thus is my own pattern and came out at just over 3 inches . 

The second one well it curled up,  I can only think that because I was rushing it i tatted it too tight,  after cutting off two rounds I changed the last round a bit and yes it laid flat  for this one I used Iris Fusion.

Having finished with purple (not my favourite colour) I went on to red for my sister in law,  she likes either all white or all red,  this is the third day of December from the book 24 snowflakes by Lene Bjorn.  Christmas red thread by Lizbeth no 20.  Yes I made a mistake there are seven arms not six but I like it and it’s just a little bigger,  as she has a big real tree at Christmas it will look fine.

Now I am going to tat some white snowflakes,  before stating a large tatting project.

Hope you are having a lovely Christmas and stay safe and well

Margaret 

Merry Christmas

 I wish all my friends and 

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A very Merry Christmas 

Art Deco Christmas

 Hi,

I have not posted for a couple of weeks,  partly because I had very little to post and time keeps running out on me.

Today I have the last few cards to show you,  the one above is a card I made for my sister in law,  from the CD Art Deco elegance Debbi Moore.  This CD is full of gorgeous images,  at first my husband did not think it was very Christmassy,   But by the time I had finished ,  he liked it, perhaps because she had a green dress?

This is the card I made for my husband,  I used the latest Debbi Moore magazine,   I liked this image so much I cut it out of the magazine free papers to make this card,  it’s not something I do cutting out of the free papers,  I hope to buy the CD that has this image on.  He was pleased and liked the card.

My last card was a download from the latest Debbi Moore magazine for our great  niece she will be three months just after Christmas. 

I hope she likes it,  in years to come.

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything goes # 75

 Hi,

This is our last challenge of the year,  I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration as a team we have brought to the challenges,, as usual its anything goes, as long as its from a CD, USB, or ditigal material.  The host for this fortnight is Carol

For my card I used a download from the Tattered lace magazine no 44 for the image and backing paper, The spray of flowers was matted onto a gold miri card from Hunkydory,  with  a white piece of textured card,  and  two velum butterflies from a Debbi Moore  dies free gift from her magazine no 53 then finished off with peel offs.

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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

Tatted butterfly heart earrings

 Hi

A little while ago yes well when I found the post it was May 2020 how time has flown,  we did what could  call poker cards,  we were given a set of cards with either a number of rings or number of chains and work a design using the required elements.

Well I came up with the poker butterfly heart design, the original  post was 20th May 2020,  here is a link to the Post.    I had some thread left on my shuttles and I made these two pairs of earrings.  The butterfly in the middle stands out in a 3D effect,  I don’t think these shades of thread show it up every well,  I did josh ine rings around the outside but they could be made with beads,  perhaps next time I made some I will use beads 

I used Lizbeth thread no 20 in summer fun and spring garden.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend,  stay safe from this new variant of Covid 

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge - # 74 Anything goes

 Hi,

Hope you are keeping well,  time for another challenge at the CD Sunday challenge blog,  as usual it is Anything goes as long as the rules are meet.  The host this fortnight is Jocelyn.

For my card this fortnight is an 80th Birthday card I made for a lady who works in Sainsburys Frome,  we have known her for years and still works in the store,  her birthday was actually on the 30th September,  we schedule our posts in advance so this fitted into this slot for this challenge.  I used Art Deco Summer moments Dimensional CD by Debbi Moore,  for the whole and added a spray of lilac flowers with a lilac feather and ribbon,  and finished off the card with happy 80th birthday peel offs.

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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

Husband birthday

 Hi,

Today is my husbands birthday,  I made him this card,  I used Hunkydory foiled card,  with an image from Kanban of a Nut Catcher  bird which I decoupaged. which is not very common bird here,  I have only ever seen one in real.  matted the image on blue card.   I used Joanna Sheens ivy die with a blue ribbon rose  with blue ribbon from stash.

We are having a Chinese meal tonight 

Have a lovely weekend

Margaret 

Playing with Dies

 Hi,

A very grey day here in Somerset,  would be nice to have some sunshine , although it’s mild for the time of year,  I do hate the thought of winter, roll on spring.

I have not been able to do much this last fortnight,  make that three weeks,  packing up the kitchen,  then the workmen first striping the whole kitchen out. So we had no electricity or water in the kitchen area,  for ten days.  My kitchen was my dinning room table.  Well it’s all in now all connected up and now it’s the painters for the next few days,  then I can put everything back.  So for the next few days it’s back to the dinning room table kitchen that way the painters have a clean sweep.

I had a play with this die,  I have had it a while but just around to using it,  it’s Rose garden from the signatures collection by Crafters companion.

Here are a couple more I made,   I really enjoyed messing around with this die,  the possibilities are endless

Hooe you are enjoying your weekend

Margaret 

11th hour, 11th hour 11th day

 

CD Sunday Challenge - # 73 Anything goes

 

Hi,

Her we are in November and it’s nearly the end of this year,  I have no idea where it went,  and I don’t seem to have done a lot this year.  I am in the middle of having a new kitchen,  they started on the 1st November and will finish on the 10th then the following week the painter will be to paint the walls etc., and today I am at a craft fair,  at least I am away from all the building work even if it only for a few hours.

This fortnight I am the host of the challenge,  don’t forget that it is anything goes as usual,  as long as the rules are met,  and it is from a USB,  CD or digital material.

For my card I have used an image and backing paper from House Mouse Project CD from the Project book by Joanna Sheen.   I matted the image on dark blue card,  and decoupaged the image with several layers,  and added a blue bow which I made. I kept the card simple.

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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

More baby’s knitting

 Hi,

This is my latest piece of baby knitting,  I had some wool left over from the pink cardigan I made Mabel and made this easy cardigan and hat with   baby marble wool  double knitting wool in shades of pink.  

The pattern I used was Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days called Charlie Baby Cardigan Jacket  from her blog 

Link to her blog Blog she has a lot of baby patterns,  I really do like her patterns and this is not the first I have knitted.  I know the title has a boys name and this was for a girl,  but I really did like this pattern and looks really beautiful when finished 

Close up of the pattern. And matching hat

Margaret 

Host of Angels

 

Hi,

We are experiencing some very wet weather at the moment,  although we have not had as much as the north of England,  it’s certainly been a wet spell,  and mild unusually mild for us.

 I have made a host of Angels,  it’s taken the best part of a week, one a day,  but from tomorrow I have workmen in,  I have taken everything out of the kitchen,  my house feels inside out and upside down, one half of me is looking forward to a new kitchen,  the other half  is dreading workmen with bang and drilling and whatever noise they make.  Of course endless cups of tea?

The pattern is SSSR Angel by Anne Bruvold,  i tatted them in Lizbeth thread no 20

Have a good week, stay safe 

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge # 72 Anything goes

 Hi,

Gosh nearly the end of October, with christmas around the corner where has this year gone.  Time for another challenge at the CD Sunday Challenge blog,  as usual its anything goes as long as the rules are met.  The host this fortnight is Jo

For my card this fortnight I used Sunflower Dreams by Debbi Moore,  I do love this CD and I used the background and the images that went with it.  I decoupage the sunflowers, both sprays on the card,  matted the sentiments on gold brush miri card by 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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

70th Birthday

 Hi,

This is a 70th birthday for Terry,  we meet Terry on our Norwegian cruise in 2019 and we have been friends with them ever since.  

I used a pattern base card by Hunkydory and matted the image on bushed Miri gold card also by Hunkydory but I found this sheet in my stash of the motor  bike,  which I cut out and decoupaged unfortunately I cannot tell you where the image is from.  It’s a great realistic image is all I can say.  If anyone knows where it came from I would be delighted to know.

Margaret 

80th Birthday

 Hi,

This is an 80th birthday card I made for a lady who works in Sainsburys in Frome,  yes she’s still working does not look her age and was delighted with her card.

I used Debbi Moore Art Deco Summer Moments CD for  this card,  I added a spray of roses in lilacs with matching ribbon in the top corner, and gold peel offs.  

Margaret 

Baby knitting No 3

Hi,

Yes my needles have been busy,  this time it’s for my hairdresser who baby’s is due in October.  

I made this cardigan and matching hat with stripy wool,  and a white rib around the bottom, neck and cuffs. I have lost the label so I cannot tell you the name of the wool.  

I have given it to her and she was delighted as most of the presents so far have been white and she was pleased to get something in colour,  she does not know what the baby will be, and wants a surprise,  I think I would be the same.  She’s now about to stop working for a while but it’s her business so she will be back doing my hair sometime in the future in the meantime one of the other girls will be doing it.

This is a picture of the hat that went with the cardigan

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge # 71 Anything goes

 Hi,

Time for another challenge at CD Sunday,  this year is going fast and here we are into October,  The host this fortnight is Pamela

My card this fortnight is from Cottage Garden Moments CD by Debbi Moore,   this is a new CD to me although its not a new one,   I brought this CD recently and I am very pleased with it.  I cut a lace stencil down the side of the card,  and folded the cutting,  I saw this done on a card recently and as I had the stencil so  I copied the idea.  I used an image and then decoupage the chair and  fancy square at the top with the hat.  This card did take a little while but I am happy with the result. I finished it off with gold peel offs and a peach ribbon bow.

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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

Wedding Card

 Hi,

Today we have a wedding in the family,  it so nice to see the family at something different other than a funeral and there’s been quite a few over the years.  This is the card I made for Jemma and Lewis’s wedding today ,  we are going to the evening do this evening and spending the rest of the weekend with Vernon’s sister near Oxford.  

The images I brought some time ago from crafts u print,  I can’t remember who designed it and I looked the other day on the site,  and I could not find it. I have used it several times over the years,  it’s always been a favourite of mine.

I do hope they like their card.

Have a lovely weekend.

Margaret

Baby knitting no. 2

Hi,

This  is post no two on baby knitting,    The baby has niw been born and is called Mabel May, this cardigan  was knitted along with the first post but this time the cardigan was knitted in double knitting white wool with a matching hat.

The pattern I used was Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days called Charlie Baby Cardigan Jacket  from her blog 

Link to her blog Blog she has a lot of baby patterns,  I really do like her patterns and this is not the first I have knitted.  I know the title has a boys name and this was for a girl,  but I really did like this pattern and looks really beautiful when finished 

The picture shows the back

The hat

We are hoping to meet her over the weekend,

Margaret 

Tatted August Cross

 Hi,

I hope the weather is better with you,  it’s rain all day yesterday and today is sun and showers,  it’s getting cold too,  winter is knocking on the door.

This beautiful cross is a new pattern by Wanda Salmans called August Cross,  it’s mainly split chains,  and worked up well,  I used Lizbeth thread no 20 in Christmas red.

Thank you Wanda for a lovely pattern.  Link to her Blog

Margaret

Taj Mahal donut ring

Hi
This is my latest ring donut,  it’s a sad one because when I found out about Carollyn, that night I could not sleep and this is the pattern grow in my mind,  The story is the Carollyn was doing a lesson on tatting around keys, she was running out of time designing and I could not tat because I injured my hand,  so I helped her by designing the Taj Mahal key,  she came up with the name, well when my hand was better I then did the Taj Mahal snowflake and ice drop.  This is the Taj Mahal donut ring, I used a small part of the pattern around the ring,  these rings are too small do such a large pattern so I used a bit of it.  It’s a bit rough,   The spouts do bend a bit,  if I do it again (which I will) I will make the middle chains longer.  This is in memory of Carollyn.  I hope you all like it.  I used Lizbeth light peach and light green

Margaret

CD Sunday challenge - # 70 Anything goes

Hi,

Its time for another challenge at the CD Sunday challenge blog,  as usual its anything goes as long as the rule of the challenge are followed,  The host this fortnight is Carol.

For my card this fortnight I have done something a little different with some views of Somerset,  the county I live in.  I found some images free on goggle and team them up with two different backing papers left over from other challenges.  I used one from Click print and go My craft Studio,  and one from Pollyanna Pickering Farmyard days.  Finished off with silver peel offs and a ribbon bow

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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

 

Rabbit shuttles and memories

 Hi

In my last post I said how sad I was that Carollyn had died,  I have some very treasured memories from her,  firstly her beautiful writing,  it made my writing look well awful,  and the bunny shuttles she made and sent to me,   I am sure I have other things she sent me in my box of memories that she made and sent but the bunny shuttles will always be my favourite of all.   She was the most inspirational tatter you ever wish to know and her blog was always full of inspiration.  I remember her tatting around leaves she picked out of her garden, who would think of using a leaf in tatting.

My one wish was that I wish I had meet her,   She used to call me her little English tatting friend I hope she is tatting with the angels.

Here is a link to her Blog ,  do have a look at her wonderful work,

Margaret

Rest in Peace Carollyn

 Hi

Tonight I am feeling very sad as my firend Carollyn has died this week,  we did a lot of tatting over the years,  we used to do the Pinterest challenge together, Mushaan’s and Suzanne.   Together we designed one of her key patterns when I injured my hand and could not tat I sat designing the key pattern that went on to a snowflake, ice drop which we called Taj Mahal.  I have added the three photos of the Taj Mahal patterns.  We shared a lot of ideas on tatting and have been firends for many years.  

Rest in peace my dear friend,  I will miss you RIP

Baby knitting

Hi

This is first of three posts of baby knitting I have done recently,  I know that the person it went to does not read and possibly does not know I have a blog,  so I am safe in posting it,  as it has been passed on to her,  she is the partner of Vernon’s nephew and we know that she’s having a girl due anytime now.

Close up of the pattern 

The pattern is wonder-soft Stardust no 9522,  and I used James C. Brett baby marble wool  double knitting wool in shades of pink. I also made a hat to match which was not in the pattern but I used the number is stitches from the other pattern 

The  back

The hat,  the photo looks a bit dark but it was the same wool and colour as the cardigan

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge # 69 Anything goes

 Hi,

Times for  another challenge at the CD Sunday and again as always it is Anything goes as long as rule 3 is followed.   The host this fortnight is Jocelyn

For my card this fortnight I have used a download from Debbi Moore's web site,  I loved this download with the panda, and it makes a lovely side card.   I did not add anything more to the card than the pieces that came with the download.  It was very straight forward to put together just a little fussy cutting.

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

 

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.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

Tatted Donut Rings

 Hi,

I hope you are all well hopefully as I have published  as I am scheduled this post the sun will be shinning and the weather is a bit warmer.

I have been a bit slow with my tatting recently,  but I made this two tatted donut rings from some thread that was left over on the shuttles,  

I used Lizbeth thread no 20 in Spring Gardens and Summer Fun,

I also made two pairs of earrings in the same thread which I was hoping to add to this post but I have not added the fastenings but I will post when I have done so,

Margaret