Snowflake Challenge - Countdown to Christmas

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Day 12

Today's snowflake is the third day of December from the book 24 Snowflakes in Tatting by Lene Bjorn.  and is tatted in Lizbeth thread No 20.
I hope you are enjoying these snowflakes and not bored yet, today's is the half way point only another 12 to go.
Have a nice Day.
                      Hugs
                  Margaret

Snowflake Challenge - Countdown to Christmas

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Day 11

Today's snowflake comes from this little Russian Tatting book I was sent by Kristen last month.  its an easy pattern fully diagrammed which is good as I don't speak or read Russian.   Its tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20.
Just an update look at the date today. 11.12.13, how many times does the numbers follow on in order??


                                   Hugs
                                Margaret

Look at what I found.............

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Its the 10th December today mild outside at around 10c and I heard a strange noise in the bedroom,  this is what I found fluttering inside my bedroom window a Red Admiral Butterfly, the photo looks a little orange but the flash came on so the colour was washed out a bit.  Well I just had to take a picture and share it.   Butterflies in December that's definitely rare,  we only saw two of these butterflies all summer.
Hope you had a good day,  this surprise made my day. Vernon did put her outside but she came back in again,  so we left her to go out of the little window when shes ready.
                       Hugs
                   Margaret

Snowflake Challenge - A countdown to Christmas

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Day 10

Todays snowflake is from the book 24 Snowflakes in Tatting and is called the Eighth day of December,  this snowflake I thought would be a good practice piece for block tatting and it proved to be a lot harder than I first thought.  My first effort made a lovely flower for a card which you saw a few weeks ago,  anyway this is the finished snowflake,  a challenge in itself but worth doing.   It was tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20
                   Hugs
               Margaret

Snowflake Challenge - A Countdown to Christmas

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Day 9

Todays snowflake is designed by Renulek  link to her blog and is part of her tat along mat that many of us have done or in my case still tatting,  Yes I know I have not updated you on it recently,  its about the same as I have not done much to it,  it sits on my coffee table in front of me and there it sits,  hopefully after christmas I will pick it up again and try to get somewhere near the finish.   Anyway for those have not seen the said mat there is a round with these snowflakes  12 in all,  all the way around,  hence I did this as a pretty snowflake which looks lovely hanging up.  I used Lizbeth thread no 20.
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Margaret

Snowflake Challenge - A Countdown to Chirstmas

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Day 8

Todays Snowflake is Flocon d'Or designed by Joelle Paulson last year,   and this I love,  the way its tatted around the doodad with rings and chains.   Its tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20
Hope you have a lovely weekend
                              Hugs
                           Margaret

Snowflake Challenge - A countdown to Christmas

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Day Seven

Today its a snowflake from Anna Magazine dated December 1992 no 37,  tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20.  I was asked about the Anna Magazine,  it is still published in German and can be brought across Europe,  but sadly it is now longer published in English,  it was my only way of getting new tatting patterns for many years before the internet now the world has opened up and tatting inspiration comes from all parts of the world. When I go away I do look to see if I can find a copy of Anna and see if there is any tatting in it,  unfortunately I seem to miss the right month,  I will keep on looking at least the patterns are all diagrams so I don't need to know German.
I am back in Cheese and Grain in Frome today with another craft table this I think will be my last this year.
Have a nice day
                  Hugs
               Margaret