Romantic Heart

This Heart was designed by Birgit and Beelizabeth wrote the pattern. There are some errors in the pattern, but they can be detected as long as a person watches the picture. I did make one mistake. But, I accomplished a split chain and a split ring.

Split chain

Jane gave me this site to learn the split chain. It is the best. I've watched it several times and my first tries were a little messy. But you soon learn that you want to keep the ds over to the left. And you leave the first half a little loose. Then you pull the second half to tighten the first then pull the shuttle to tighten the second half.
The next row is going to be a heart. I'll show it again when I'm finished.
Here's the site for Maire's instruction on the easiest way to do split chains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5AMqmPxoA

My Latest Cap

Here's my latest addition to the cap collection.

Tea Pot

I made this for my mother's Mother's Day card. Now I hope it makes it on time.

A Little Motif

I sent a pic of this to Handy Hands. I think it would be nice in a variegated thread.

Tatted Heart (valentine)

This pattern is from "free tatting patterns" It was confusing. I got some help from Patty D (thank you Patty), for part of it. That helped a lot. They should have said to use two shuttles. And it would have been better if it had been in actual numerical order. That's where Patty came in.

Froggies

These guys are from Pam Palmer's book Tatting Treats 2. The all  green one is the first one I tried and he has a small mistake. So I tried again. I needed some variety, so froggie 2 has a bit of pizazz. I dreamed up the little dragon flies myself, as I needed little ones. 

Five Heart's Desire

Susan K Fuller's Hearts Desire is still my favorite. I plan to put these on cards and put a pearl bead in every other ring. It makes it stand out pretty.

Fianlly

Well here's what I've been trying to make. I made a mistake. I was supposed to have 8 picots on the inner ring and I'd only put on 7. So I had to fudge. But, as least I've got the pattern figured. I want to make another and make it right. But I doubt I'll ever make it small enough for a big button. That super fine thread is very twisty.

My Own Motif

I made my own motif.

Ugly Bunny has found a home

Just a quick note, to anyone concerned about my ugly bunny. I gave him to my gal friend who loves all bunnies. She adores him and will give him a happy, forever home. So, no worries, he will spend his life in a loving, happy burrow.

Dressed up ugly bunny

I put a bow on my bunny. Nothing like a little bling.

Ugly bunny

I got this idea to make a three dimensional bunny from Mark Meyers pattern. His flat bunny is cute. Mine, however, belongs to the Ugly Bunny club.

Split chain

Upon watching Linda Davies UTube on split chains, I finally get it. Yipeee. It's not perfect, but it's the best it's ever been.

butterfly bodies

Some ideas for butterfly bodies. Which is better?

Heart butterfly

I was fiddling with Anne Bruvold's Christmas hearts. I put three together, thinking it would make a fan. It turned out to make a butterfly.

Seahorses with peepers

I made some more Seahorses with googlie eyes.

Another Sea Horse

Rootbeer Bear

This is from Pam Palmer's book Tatting Treats 2. It took me awhile, as I had some comprehension problems. Another time, I would start the arms from the inside out, rather than from outside to in. I appreciate that she included diagrams, as that helps with where to attach at a picot, sometimes.
It's made from Lizbeth #20, Root Beer Float. I added some google eyes and put a little bow on it.

Sea Horses

These cute little guys were designed by Debbie Arnold in 1999. Thanks Debbie. There's lots of SS and RW in them. I hate having to set it down once I start, as I loose track of which shuttle and side I'm supposed to be on. Even if I've set it out like it should be when it's time to get back to it.