New neighbors in town...

This our new neighbor, a Merlin hawk. We believe that there is a family of 3 moved in. I'm hoping this is a good sign to all the work being done to clean up our lakes and streams. Cleaner streams mean more bugs, more bugs mean more birds and more birds mean more beautiful hawks. We have lived here for over 10 years and this is the first time we have seen this type of hawk.
I only have one more row to do on this doily. It is the "Occasional Doily" from the book Tatting Doilies and Edgings edited by Rita Weiss. I'm using DMC Cebelia size 30 colour no. 524. I hate to say this but this will be for a Christmas gift. I'll post and count it in the challenge when I'm finished.
This is a bracelet I'm trying out. A friend told me the info over the phone on how to do the beaded center split ring. I'm not sure if I got it right. Try, try, and try some more.

Happy Tatting

Summer is here......

You can tell that summer has finally arrived in southern Ontario by all the rain we have received!!!! LOL This is the pay off. A beautiful rainbow.

I like how these earrings turned out. I did them in some metallic thread. I need to learn how to do Beaded Center Split Ring for needle tatting, so I can make a bracelet for these earrings.


This bracelet and earring set is made from Altin Basak size 30 just made with split rings. My hubby likes that I make my own jewelery. It saves him a lot of money.LOL This set will be motif #19.

Just a little something I whipped out.....

Hi Everyone

I am still in the mood for jewelery. This will be motif #20. This is my version of a bookmark I received from a tatting friend but I used DMC nylon thread and made it with the hook and eyes for a bracelet for (dare I say) me. I am not in the habit of making things for myself but I think I'm getting use to it. Perhaps if I work out this pattern I'll share it at a later date.

Good Tatting to all.

Angels I have made...

These angels are made from some Southmaid size 10 and the cream ones are made in DMC size 30. I have had the pattern (By Teri Dusenbury) for some time but just didn't get around to making them until now. They do not look so good right off the needle but when stiffened they take on their true form. I'll count them as Motif #19. And they did not take long to make.

Not like my next angel I'm going to show you.

This angel is still a work in progress. I started this one about 14 years ago with help (of course) from my hubby. A true labour of love. I can not believe he will be off to high school this September. This picture was taken just before his Graduation night. Time goes much to fast.

I've been away to long....

Hi Everyone

WOW what a few months. On my last posting I reported I was having trouble with my hiatus hernia. Well it turns out it was not that but I was having a month and half of gall bladders attacks. I ended up with emergency surgery on May 9th to have the gall gladder out but of course things did not stop there. While the gall bladder was being removed 7 stones tried to get away and I ended up in a second hospital, two days after the surgery to have the escapees removed. A total of 3 days in hospital and missed out on Mother's Day too. Can't blame the doctor for the run away stones I just found out that there were over 200 stones in my gall bladder in total. OUGH!!!!!! But now I much better and been busy tatting and doing a little knitting too.

This is motif #18 I have taken a picture frame pattern and worked it into a necklace that is V necked. I do not usually make things for myself but with a anniversary dance and my sons grad. coming up I wanted something nice for me to wear. And with what I've been though I deserve it.
Right???!!!???

Feeling better and ready to tat!!!!!

Hi everyone. I know it has been some time between blogs but I must say I have a good reason. First my boss ended up in hospital with a kidney stone that took over 4 days to get rid of. I sat with her at our local hospital for 2 days then they decided to sent her a different hospital where they blasted the stone.

After her recovery, it was my turn to end up in hospital. My poor husband thought I was trying to be funny on April 1st, waking him at 4 am to take me into the hospital. I'm funny but not that funny. My hiatus hernia is giving me much trouble and I still do not know when things will truly be back to normally. I'm seeing my doctor this week and a specialist in June.

As you can see I did get a little tatting done between hospital visits. This is my first try at tatting with two colours of thread. It is an edge pattern from a reprint book of Anne Orr. This I'm counting as motif #17.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO T (AND ME)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO T (AND ME)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO T(AND ME)

T is the nickname we gave our son. He was and still is the best birthday gift I have ever received. Love you buddy. Mom