Girl's Day

Jocelin and I have had a nice "Girl's Day"!  I picked her up from school before noon, then headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant.  Afterwards, we spent an enjoyable afternoon shopping and trying on shoes.  That girl of mine LOVES shoes!!!

.  I don't have any new tatting goodies to share today, but be sure to check out the upcoming International Tatting Day post on April 1st!

Have a wonderful weekend doing whatever it is that makes your heart sing!

Until ITD~

Happy Tatting!

Meet Penelope

Good morning, dear readers.  This is "Penelope":

She was tatted with size 5 DMC perle cotton in color #4120 and is enhanced with a small vintage button and 6.5mm fresh water pearl.  The rose is from one of my Jackson & Perkins English rose bushes, although I can't remember the name of the rose.  It is one of my favorites beacause of its glorious color and scent- it's delightfully spicy.

I will be busy winding more skeins of thread onto cards today and making lists of all I need to restock the Atelier.  This is something I really want to get done this week as Jocelin is on Easter/Spring break next week.  I'd like to have plenty of time to spend with my girl doing all sorts of fun stuff.  Don't worry- I have been busy planning interesting posts for you.  There may even be a few free patterns coming soon!  Be sure to keep your eyes open.

What do you, my dear readers, have planned for April 1st?  This is International Tatting Day- a day when we all celebrate and share our love of tatting.  Will you be teaching, demonstrating or sharing your tatting?  I strongly encourage you to share your gift of tatting with someone.  You never know what you may start!

Well, I am off to get those skeins wound onto cards.  Have a marvelous day!

Until Friday~

Happy Tatting!



Easter Event Winner!

Congratulations, Icela!!!

You are the winner the Piney Woods Easter Event!

Please be so kind as to provide me with your details and I'll pop your goodies in the post.

I have done a bit more on the DMC pendant, but will post the progress tomorrow.  This is my errand day and the list is quite long.

Have a great day.  Until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!

DMC Pendant In Progress

The last time I visited the Stitcher's Workshop in Norphlet, Arkansas, I picked up several skeins of size 5 DMC perle cotton.  This particular color variegation reminded me of the roses in my front yard- which are about to bloom very soon.  I had to play with it this morning and this is what I've done so far:

This piece will eventually be a pendant with a button center.  I haven't decided whether I'll use a carved MOP button or a Czech art glass button. 

Don't forget to leave a comment on the "Easter Event" blog post for your chance to win the fabulous goodies up for grabs!

The winner will be announced tomorrow morning!!!!!

Good Luck!

Well, I had better finish the pendant so I can post the completed piece tomorrow.  Have a wonderful day!

Until Wednesday~

Happy Tatting!



Revised Packing Method

It is that time of year when we start escaping to the woods whenever possible.  The new tent is wonderful, but I am revising all of my packing methods as we have replaced older equpiment with newer, lighter pieces.  Also, we prefer to take my Jeep Wrangler for off-road playing.  The truck is nice, but my Jeep can get into places the truck can't.  As you can imagine, space is at a premium given the Jeep's small size.  The new hitchgate on the back helps with hauling things, but I really needed to rethink how to schlep my tatting and fiber art along with everything else.  This is what I have come up with:

This large burlap bag was purchased at a local boutique a couple of years ago and has been in the Atelier closet.  I re-discovered it this weekend while rummaging for something else.  It contains a "slim satchel" filled with my tatting necessities and a crochet project.

Here is a view of my fully stocked "slim satchel".  It has everything I require for tatting wherever the adventure takes me.  Oodles of Valdani Luxury Pearl Silk & Pearl Cotton, a selection of various DMC pearl cottons, Sulky Blendables, Caron WIldflowers thread, needles, a chatelaine, a couple pairs of scissors, emery cushion, findings, buttons, yoyos, beads & Swarovskis- all neatly and securely packed.  And it takes up a lot less space than the "super satchel" I had been using!  Although I will continue to use the "super satchel" for longer excursions.

This is the crochet project I have in the bag.  It will be a shawl when complete.  I am using the peacock fan motif my great-grandmother used a lot.  It was one of her favorites.  The yarn I'm using is Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool in "natural".

As you can see, the crochet rolls up neatly.  I have plenty of room in the burlap bag for my kindle, design journal, snacks and small blanket.

How do you take your tatting with you when you travel?  I am always looking for new ideas and methods of packing my tatting essentials.

To purchase your own "slim satchel", go to Nancy's Notions.  They also have other sizes of these "satchel" products that I really love!  I am sure they will have something that will be perfect for you, too.

Don't forget to leave a comment on the "Easter Event" blog post for your chance to win the goodies!!!  The winner will be selected on Wednesday, March 28th.  Good luck!

Well, I am off to wind some more thread for the slim satchel. Have a great day.

Until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!

Finished Yoyo Brooch

Well, I played with all of the different options for the yoyo brooch and was not exactly happy with any of them.  The Swarovskis I had planned to use on the picots were too orange- I needed something more peachy.  Then I tried both of the MOP buttons... didn't like either.  After rummaging through the button stashes I found this 18mm Czech art glass button.  It looked better.  I simply added 3 picot laden chains around the base of the button & voila...

I am still not exactly happy with the finished brooch, but will continue to play with the yoyos and experiment.  I may add this brooch to the straw hat Jocelin wears when we go fishing.  Or it may just be recycled.

Don't forget to comment on yesterday's Easter Event blog post for your chance to win the goodies!!!

The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 28th.

Good luck!

I think I will dig through the fabric drawers in the Atelier and see what strikes my fancy for the next experiment.  I need to get a project ready to take with me tomorrow as Jocelin is participating in the literary rally held at Louisiana Tech University.  At least I can get in some tatting while I wait for her.  Jim is going to finish planting the garden (I hope) and mow the yard- it is absolutely out of control after the last rain. 

Have a fantastic weekend doing whatever makes your soul sing!

Until next week~

Happy Tatting!

 

Easter Event

It's time for the Easter Event!

Here is what is up for grabs this time:

A gorgeous 1/2 yard length of turquoise blue fabric (originally from Hannah's Quilts), 3 balls of Majestic tatting cotton, a small bag of size 11 "Spring Green" seed beads, an assortment of shell buttons and vintage plastic buttons, and several little chenille chicks.

Here is a better view of the fabric & beads with a nosy little chick investigating.

And finally, a close-up of the thread in colors 811, 820, & 815 with yet another cheeky chick.

For your chance to win, just leave a comment on this blog post.  The winner will be selected via random number generator and announced on Wednesday, March 28th.  Good luck!

I am off to finish that yoyo brooch to share with you tomorrow (hopefully, anyway). 

Until then~

Happy Tatting!