May Event Winner

And the winner is:

tatterjil

Congratulations!!!

Please be so kind as to contact me and I'll get your goodies in the mail.

Many thanks to you all, dear readers!  I never thought I would enjoy blogging as much as I do.  You kind comments and encouragement help to keep me tatting and designing.  I am currently embarking on a few different tatting endeavors and will be sharing my adventures on the blog. 

I've got to finish getting the pieces secured on the display board so it can be shipped first thing tomorrow morning.  Have a great day & until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!



Special Project

Good afternoon!  I have been super busy in the Atelier working on a special project.  Valdani Thread Co. will be exhibiting at the International Quilt Show in Kansas City from May 17th through May 20th.  They have asked me to be a featured artist & to send a display of my tatting!  I am so excited!!!

Jim made a frame for me to put a velveteen covered foamcore board in to Valdani's specifications and this is how it looks:

It is 21"x21" square and will be filled with tatting.  I am still working on the placement of pieces and anchoring them down securely for shipment.

If any of you, dear readers, are in the Kansas City area, stop by the Valdani booth and buy yourself some of their fabulous thread.

DON'T FORGET THE MAY EVENT WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW MORNING!!!  IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON LAST WEDNESDAY'S BLOG POST FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN.  GOOD LUCK!!!

Well, I am off to start supper.  Look at what we're having tonight:

Fresh snap beans!  Yummy!

After I get things going in the kitchen, I'll be working on that display board.  Have a wonderful day & until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!

  

Just A Little Weekend Project

Good morning, dear readers!  I hope you all had as wonderful a weekend as I did. 

While I am still working to finish up one project from the weekend, I think I'll share the quick and easy one today.  Remember the image from Friday of the little resin cameo earrings?  Here is what they look like now:

I dressed them up with a couple of rounds of accent chains and a few beige/silver Czech seed beads.  The thread used is Valdani Luxury Pearl Silk in S49 "Subtle Elegance".  It only took a few minutes to make the little cameos over into my style.  The next time you want a quick and fun tatting project, dig through your jewelry box and add a bit of tatting elegance to one of your  jewelry pieces.

REMEMBER: the May Event winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 9th!  Be sure to leave a comment on last Wednesday's post of the May Event for your chance to win the goodies.

I'm off to work on that other project left over from the weekend, so have a great day doing what you love- I will!

Until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!



TGIF!

Thank goodness it's Friday!!!

I am so ready for the weekend!  It has been a very busy week here in the Piney Woods- designing, tatting, frogging & tatting some more. Not that my weekend will be much different, but I do like it when my sweeties are home and we have time together as a family.

I visited a new local quilt store today (blog feature to come in the near future) and purchased some fabric.  It is a delightful sage green with yellow roses.  I'm going to use it along with some daffodil yellow 3mm Swarovski bicones and freshwater pearls on a project this weekend.  Also, I dug out an old pair of earrings Jim gave me MANY years ago- some little resin cameos in a gold-filled setting.  I had added tatted accents to these, but wanted to give them a facelift with some of the fantastic Valdani Luxury Pearl Silk, so that is on my weekend "to do" list additionally.

What are you up to this weekend, dear readers?  I really do love to read your comments & find out what you're doing, too!

 DON"T FORGET TO COMMENT ON WEDNESDAY'S POST FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THE MAY GIVEAWAY EVENT!!!  THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MAY 9TH- GOOD LUCK!

Well, I am going to get back to tatting and working on a special surprise for next week.  May you have an absolutely fantastic weekend doing whatever it is that makes your soul sing!

Until Monday~

Happy Tatting!

Fairy Queen Rose Blooms

Early this morning we had a nice little shower.  The garden and flowers in the yard have all perked-up and are showing off.  Especially our daughter's favorite rose bush.  It is a Jackson & Perkins variety called "Fairy Queen Rose".

The bush is short and low to the ground, covered in clusters of bright pink blooms.

I took these images while the blooms still had raindrops decorating their petals.  This variety does not have much fragrance, but produces gorgeous blooms.

Now to see if I have any thread close to this color to tat something with.  Regardless of whether I have a close color match, I believe I'll cut a few clusters for my little Waterford vase & admire them whilst tatting this afternoon.

Don't forget:  The Piney Woods May Event ends on Wednesday, May 9th!  Be sure to leave a comment on yesterday's post for your chance to win the lovely goodies.

Time for me to get back to tatting.  May you have a beautiful day filled with creativity!

Until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!



May Event

I dug in the Atelier and put together this little grouping of goodies for our May Piney Woods Event:

Up for offer this time is a selection of charm squares, a skein of Thread Gatherer silk thread, a spool of Trebizond silk thread, a bag of Ornela cream pearl seed beads, and an assortment of buttons.  I dropped the little flower shaped one in the back yard and will put in a substitute if I can't find it. 

To enter:
Leave a comment on this blog post telling how you'd use the goodies!
The winner will be selected via random number generator the morning of Wednesday, May 9th.
Good luck!

Now- I am off to hunt for that little flower button, water the garden, and tat a while.  Until tomorrow~
Happy Tatting!