tatted snowman

This little guy is a combo of two different patterns. The body is from The Complete Book of Tatting by Rebecca Jones and the hat you'll recognize from Jane Eberoll. My 22 year old daughter is very disinterested in my tattings and really doesn't want a snowflake or a bookmark. So, when I asked her what I could make her, she said, "a snowman." Well, I took up the challenge. Some of the patterns in this book are hard to see because the drawings are very small.  

The Last of the snowflakes for this year

This is the last of the snowflakes for this year. I'm happy with the top one. I used three small gold beads for each picot.

More Beaded Snowflakes

Jane will be so proud of me. I got right beady with these. I'm still tatting snowflakes for gifts. I wanted to have these ready for my aqua size instructor and another for a good friend, who admires my tatting.

more snowflakes

Here's some more snowflakes ready for tomorrow's market.

A tatting from a long time ago

This is a tatted, large, doily I did as a Christmas present years ago for my mother-in-law. When she passed away, I got it back. I need to take a better picture of it. But it needs some pressing. It was a lot of work, because I made lots of mistakes that I had to cut out and redo.

tatted cross bookmark

This is a very old pattern sheet. I typed in the details for the opposite side on the second page.

First Bauble

My first bauble. This one took me lots of time, as I wasn't comprehending the pattern very well. It's from Janet Carrol's "Elegant Tatting Patterns"

             

some new Christmas ornaments

I finally got these done and stiffened. I put some frosty sparkle on them too. The bell is my first try at adding beads. The three kira's stars are for a woman who wants them for her three daughters.