Land of Laces challenge 13/25 motif challenge

Hi,

Its very cold here its blowing a gale and raining hard with hail.  I am glad I am inside today.

Land of Laces set a challenge with a heart pattern well here's my effort,   I added a tail and made a small bookmark with it.   I used Lizbeth thread no 20 Red Burst and white.  simple because they were on my shuttles. I started the heart in a different place so that the split ring on one side could be done of the other side and therefore I could use the white chains all the way around,  I think it worked OK. link to Land of Laces blog

I am giving this heart to my hubby tomorrow,  I have been told he does not want a card so he's getting this instead.

Have a nice weekend and until we meet again take care and keep warm

                                Hugs

                            Margaret

Jewellery set and Bookmark 12/25 Motif Challenge

Hi,

Gosh it has been cold over the last few days,   I know we have to expect it, at least its been reasonably dry not like last year when it rained and rained non stop and we had the floods.   We had a few snow flakes at the beginning of the week but nothing lasted very long.

Today I have this Jewellery set I did to show you the pattern is from tatting box called Bridal Lace,  I do like this pattern,   I made a necklace, bracelet and a pair of earring, there are no earrings on the pattern but I use two repeats for the earrings.  I used Lizbeth thread Countryside no 20.

Then I made this cross from a new book I treated myself to called tatted Bookmarks cross shaped by Lene Bjorn,  I have seen a few bookmarks on other blogs and when I saw the book for sale I brought it,  I did enjoy making this cross its called Maria page 9.  I hope to make some more from this lovely book.  I used Lizbeth thread No 20 in White and Countryside.



I have started Renuleks new mat and will post when I have done a bit more.
Hope you are having a lovely weekend
Take care
                               Hugs
                           Margaret

The Peacock. 11/25 motif challenge

Hi,

Its very cold here and a cold wind from the north pole blowing,  but at least its dry, we had some snow during the week,  but it did not last, hopefully that will be all we get.  We have some forecasted for Monday and Tuesday,  hopefully it will either miss us or it wont last.

As promised here is my peacock from the book, Occhi Schiffchenspitze Frivolite, it has taken me days to find the right light to get the perfect picture.   He is tatted in no 20 Lizbeth thread called Country Side,  he was a pain, perhaps because I had flu when I was tatting him,  it made it harder.   His pattern is in German, but he learnt a whole lot of English words that are not in the English Oxford Directory.    Vernon said after I finished him that he's a one off, I don't think his ears could take much more of what I thought of the peacock,  nice as he is,   I cant see me doing him again,  I am going to frame him when I have found the right piece of card as a backing,  and then he will be finished.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend and keeping warm and safe.

                                   Hugs

                                Margaret

My new Special Shuttle

Hi,
I started Tatting lessons in the local wool shop a few weeks ago,  one of the ladies last week was very pleased that she had brought this commemorative shuttle.   When I saw it I just had to have one too, and it arrived this morning.    It is the 1914 centennial of the Great Ward 2014,  Last year was in some ways a year of memories my father was born on the first day of the 1st War world 4.8.14 and to me this shuttle is in memory of him.  I doubt if I will ever use it as far as I am concerned it is a piece of history and a memory.
  They are on sale at www.Roseground.com if you are interested.
                                                 We should never forget.
                                                           Hugs
                                                        Margaret

Thank you Wendy

Hi,

This is a very belated thank you although I have sent an email thanking Wendy,  what with the flu and then the spare bedroom being done which is now finished with a new carpet etc,  this was put away for safe keeping over christmas.

I won this lovely organza bag from Wendy's Blog link to her blog

This bag is gorgeous with a tatted motif called shouting star in Ice Blue thread.

Thank you Wendy the bag is totally gorgeous sorry its taken so long to blog it.

The Peacock I was working on is now finished and I will blog him in a couple of days.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend, and keeping warm although the temperature has gone up today.

                              Hugs

                           Margaret

Thank You Kristen

Hi,

Just a quick thank you to Kristen,   I received this lovely card and beautiful snowflake on Saturday.

It is from the book 24 snowflakes by Lene Bjorn and is called the first day of December, It is will hanging on my tree next christmas.

I hope you received my email Kristen,  not sure if the email address is still the same now you have moved to Australia.

Very cold here today might get some snow during the week.

Until we meet again take care

                                Hugs

                             Margaret

Flu and the Pinterest Challenge for January(updated)

Hi,

This is the first post of year,  I was hoping for a good start and I got flu,  well Vernon got it first and I looked after him but in his gentlemanly way he passed it onto to me.   I still cant get rid of the cough and its driving me up the wall.   Just before christmas I was diagnosed with Fibromalgia a painful condition so with that and the flu its been a rather painful start.   I am not complaining just got to get on with it.  I have been tatting a little at the moment I am working on the Peacock,  its nearly finished so I will wait until it is to show you.

Anyway back to the post my friend Suzanne challenged me to find something on Pinterest each month for 12 months,  and then try and do it.   Well the above picture was something that caught my eye,  no pattern yes I do not agree with people printing patterns on Pinterest that's not fair on those who spent so much time working out the pattern only to have someone print it out.    Anyway this picture caught my eye I just worked on it from the picture so the count may not be the same but this is how it worked out,  I feel my top is too big for the design. If I do it again I will change the top.   I used Lizbeth red burst at the top I had some on a shuttle to use up and Lizbeth white both are  no 20 for the tree.

Do pop over to see Suzanne's Blog and see what she's been doing. here is a link to her blog

I have my next challenge for February in the planing, not sure if we can do it for 12 months but I am sure we will both find some great ideas  it will be different things not always tatting that's for sure, without upsetting other peoples copyright.

Hope you are having a good weekend,   its cold here and we have had a few dusting's of snow nothing lasting,  tonight is forecasted as the coldest night for two years. 

Until we meet again Take care 

                                     Hugs

                                 Margaret

Update,  this pattern is one of Jan Stawasz patterns from his book Tatting Theory and Patterns,  I have updated Pinterest with the information.   I also checked my rough pattern from the picture with his pattern and I was not far out.  But if I do it again I will do a different top I still feel its too big.  Thank you to those tatters who were able to tell me who designed it I do like to give credit to the designer of any design I make.