Antique doily

I saw this doily at an antique store last Saturday. I find it fascinating. Upon first glance it looks tatted, but I finally realized it's crocheted. There are some double stitches in it. The person who made it did not weave in the ends, so there's frayed ends here and there. And it's got some dirty spots. I guess I should have made an offer on it. The price tag was $15.00. It truly needs someone to take it home and give it some TLC.

Paint Rocking Horse

Finally I made one using the size 40 thread, throughout like the pattern calls for. I did enjoy making this  little painted pony. The blue background is just to help the colors show. I'll have to find something to use for the background in a framed picture.

Tea Pot

I'm a little teapot short and stout, here is my handle here is my spout. When I get all steamed up, then I shout, tip me over and pour me out.

Framed

I found a frame at Dollorama and a nice mat at Micheal's that I was going to use for something else, but it didn't work. I was delighted that it fits well for my rocking horse for my mom. I feel the mat sets the picture off nicely.

Rocking Horse

While at my mom's, a friend of her's announced the birth of her grandson. So, mom asked me to tat this for her. It's going in a frame. It's from Pam Palmer's Tatting Treats Two. I mixed up the thread sizes, but it worked out ok anyway. The blue in size 30, the saddle 40 and the rocker 20. This horsey will always remind me of the Tatting goddess, Gina Brumett. She made it a few years back and I've always liked it. I hope it makes a good shower gift.

Finished project

Ok, I put some grass on the bottom and, of course, birds. And I'm done. Next project a fall tree. :)

Summer Tree

I'm not finished yet. I need some grass and I might add more leafs, not sure. It's hard to photograph a picture. The colors get off key. That's mount Funky Pajamas in the back ground. he he.

Cherry tree

This is what I finished while at my mom's for 11 days. It's hard to take a pic through glass using a flash. Can you see the birds?

Day 8

I thot this was day 7. Opps it's day 8. Oh well. Can't wait for the next step.

Day 4 of TIAS

Another feeble guess on Jane's TIAS. Well Jane says I'm a daft moo. So, it must be so.

Additions

I added some stray seeds and an inky dinky spider. I think I'm done this one now.

Scot's Thistle

Well. This is what I've been bumbling at lately. It's from Lindsay Rogers' book Tatting Collage.
I think I'll go make a spider to put on it.

WAAAAA

I've broken a Aero made in England shuttle. We all know how rare those are. This one was given to me by a lady who works in a second hand store. She knows that I tat. What she didn't know was this brand is my favorite. I've tried to Krazy glue it twice. To no avail.
So it is with utter dismay I announce the death of a very special shuttle. Aero shuttle was a good girl, having spent her life helpfully making lace and holding her bobbins with perfect precision. She is predeceased by her uncle "Space shuttle" her mother "Coal shuttle" and her father "Tram shuttle" In lieu of flowers, please make a special motif that you will keep for yourself.  RIP.

Improvments

My sore finger is much improved. I won't post a picture this time. I'll just say I've befitted from peroxide and a sharp needle. Now, don't get the queezies. Draining it doesn't hurt. Here's a more pleasant picture to look at.

Not For The Faint of Heart

I did manage to do day one of Jane's TIAS. My first start was a misunderstanding. I thought it was 1 + and then another vsp. But it meant that I was supposed to attach to the previous vsp. So here's a pic of my work and my still sore finger. Don't look if you haven't eaten. My 91 year old mom calls it a fellon. She used to get them from milking cows by hand. I am on antibiotics and a fungal cream.
My hubby says I got it from too much tatting. If that were so, then how come I've had them on my big toe.
Too much cooking, I'd say.

owee

Arggggg. I'm out of commission for a few days. I have an infected finger.

Making Changes

As most people know I've been both Mad Tatter and Batty Tatter for sometime. Chalk it up to confusion a few years back. So, now I've changed it to Batty Tatter.I hope I've done it right.

I'm finally getting around to posting these. One is a decoration I made and gave to a friend. I saw the idea on In Tatters a year or so ago. I apologize, I don't know who designed it first.

Then there's the Flower Medallion from "Be-Stitched." On the pattern was advice to make the outer row in green to offset the flower in the middle. I like it.

This is just some fun. It was what I found inside the lid of a bottle of pancake syrup. Doesn't it look like a Kwola bear?

Curly

This is Curly from the Three Stooges. What's that on his pants? That would be pretty on a blouse.

The Last of the Tatted Angels, Fa la la la.

Sigh, here are the last of the angels for this year. (I hope) All are sold anyway.

All angels and snowflakes flew

Just a note about last Saturday's Christmas market. I sold every angel and snowflake. I had a little

Christmas tree with all my tatted ornaments on the front of it. Everyone sold. Even the angel I'd made a mistake on and had her rather full figured. Wish I'd known that was going to happen.

Blue ice snowflakes

Here's a small blizzard I've tatted up just lately. I wanted some for Saturday's Farmers Market. They are made with Lizbeth Blue Ice. I also painted them with sparkle. I wish it showed up on the picture.

Lots to share

Here is the latest member of the choir. I call her Angelica. She's made with Lizbeth Blue Ice.

 Next is the gingerbread house my daughter and I put together yesterday. It was lots of fun.

 And here's a cold sunrise picture I took a few mornings ago.

Carol and Belle

Here are my latest additions. They were created by JoAnn Engelbrecht of Colorado. What a talented lady.

Another Member for the choir

Here's another choir member. This pattern is so much easier to figure out. The colors aren't showing up very true. This is Lizbeth...Jewels.

Angel #2

This is JoAnn Engelbrecht's angel that was published in Crafting Traditions, many years ago. I'm enjoying using colors for them.

Hankie doily and Christmas angel

 This hankie doily was made by my aunt. She passed away about 15 years ago. She was a tatter. I didn't learn from her. Wish I had. This was such a smart idea. Using a hankie in the middle. It's not tatted, but a person could use tatting to do it.

This is Joanne Engelbrecht's Christmas angel 2012. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but mine turned out a bit full figured. My daughter named after the hippo from the movie Madagascar. Gloria.

Some Pictures

 Here' my hubby out scrounging about in the autumn colors.

 I got another hat finished.

Here's a lovely young buck on my mothers farm. I won't tell where you are little deer.

Trio of Rings

This for another hat brim. I found it in Workbasket March 1964. Whoa, I was 10 years old then. How about that?

Some Christmas Tatts

This is the new Lizbeth thread Arctic Waters.

Rainbow Splash motif

I thought I'd show this one before I put it in a coaster. It's my Lizbeth Rainbow splash. It's so fun to play with.

3 sizes

Here's a size comparison. Fox's pretty motif is on the left. She used her "Perfect Quilter" thread. There's a loonie in the middle (not a penny). The one on the right is size #30 DMC and on the bottom is #20 Lizbeth.

Another Cross

Here's another cross all finished. I'm getting better at concentrating. Not perfect yet.

Two More Additions

Two more pieces. The cross is in the new Rainbow Splash from HH. I always have trouble making this cross. I don't keep enough careful watch to see where I'm supposed to attach the rings.
The other can go down as my first snowflake of the season. I've painted sparkle on it, but it's not showing up in the picture.

Pretty Things from Fox

Pretty things arrived from Fox today. 2 hankies, a dainty tat and some Perfect Quilter thread. Sooo pretty. Thank you so much Fox.

Some coasters

Here are my first two tatted coasters in an acrylic coaster. I'm hoping they'll sell at Christmas Farmers market. More to come.

Little Flower

My mom loaned me one of her light summer nighties when we stopped into her place before carrying on for a camping trip. I was glad to have the light nightie as the nights were hot on that trip. Before I return it, I've made a little tat and sewed it on. The thread it rayon, Lily brand. Not fun to tat with. It's extremely slippery and even likes to slip off the bobbin. Well, mom will like it.

Bookmark

Who says blue and green should not be seen, unless there's something in between. Baa.

Hats #24 and 25

Yes I went through my blog and these are number 24 and 25. The mauve hat is for me. I bought it at Crater Lake, Or. Lovely place. And I wanted to have some new tatting on a hat. My old one is getting a little doggy looking.

New Lizbeth stash

I think I wandered into tat land and now I'll never return.