Lady Tat's Three's Snowflake...

is a beautiful and dainty little snowflake that I decided last night to make....CLICK HERE for the pattern.  Well 1st try failed becuse I misread the directions DUH!! 2nd try seemed to be going well but I was and still am under the weather and tired as heck. When I assessed it this morning it just didnt look right so I sat it aside and did a few other things. Went back to it and here I added an extra picot on a few of the center rings DOUBLE DUH! So I finished it while it looked goofy I was a bit determined to make one NORMALLY now I really dont know what qualifies as normal tatting, who really knows. BUT the purpleish and white was the screw up done in size 20. The aqua and beige-ish color is done in size 10 even at size 10 this dainty little snowflake measures approx 2". The size 10 thread was a 'tie dye' test I had done and seriously is beige-ish really a word... LOL
I think I am gonna drag my butt in for a shower hopefully it makes me feel a little better and wakes me up, my son has his psych appointment this afternoon its not that far of a drive but I dont really feel like driving he needs to go though. I am seriously thinking McDonalds for supper. I hope I can have more tatting to show soon.
Have a good day all

#17 for the 25 motif challenge

This one I really LOVE I came up with it last night and finished it tonight when my sons behavior councellor was here it gave me about 2 hours of peace so I tatted :) I used a size 30 thread. 2 shuttles and the beads go on the core thread. The # of beads depends on how long you want this I tried to make a bracelet but its too big for that and too small for a necklace. So its just a sample piece. the pattern is there too attached I hope you can see it that is if you want to make

it you would probably see it better if you clicked on it for the larger view and saved it to your computer that way. I dont know if this would qualify as celtic??? I just assumed that if its twisted its celtic, can anyone clarify this for me??? Anywhoo enjoy if you want I really love this design and bear in mind also as a needle tatter for years my patterns are written as needle so usually where you see RW you may need to use the shoe lace trick...

#12, #13, #14, #15, #16 for the 25 motif challenge

The top 2 are the large and small mushroom done partially in the original design the bottom 2 are the changed one. The top had larger picots which to me just didnt sit right. the bery bottom one was done in size 30 thread with beads and I am not sure that I like it with all those beads on it but its done and my daughter wants it as a pendant so its hers lol I decided to go back in time to a design that I had done way back in January of 2005. I did find some mistakes in my pattern and changed a few things which the new one will be posted here now

Mushroom Small

R: 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 7 cl rw
CH: vsp 10 rw
SR: 6 / 4 DNR
CH: 7+(p on r) rw
CH: vsp 8 rw
R: 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 rw
R: 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 rw
R: 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 rw
R: 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 cl rw
CH: 8+(vsp) rw
CH: 15 + 8 + 8 + 15+(vsp)
cut tie hide ends
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Mushroom Large

R: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 10 cl rw
CH: vsp 15 rw
SR: 10 / 6 DNR
CH: 10(p on r) rw
CH: vsp 10 rw
R: 3 - 3 + 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 7 - 7 rw
R: 3 + 3 + 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 7 - 7 rw
R: 3 + 3 + 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 7 - 7 rw
R: 3 + 3 + 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 10+(vsp) rw
CH: 26 + 12 + 12 + 26+(vsp)

cut tie hide ends

motif #8 for the 25 motif Challenge (part 3)

I decided to do Victats Ruffled Heart design... I love it and I even stayed up until midnight so I could finish it LOL which explains why I am tired today hee hee...

I love this design and will DEFINATELY be doing it again. I love the ruffle technique its BEAUTIFUL.

#6 and #7 of the 25 motif challenge

well #6 is a flower (i guess) lol I was messing around using thread on shuttles when I created it no pattern really. and #7 is well something I seen in a book as an edging its done off the ball you dont close the rings completely it was a bit of a pain doing this because the partial rings kept wanting to flip around on me but its a neat star or a weird flower LOL

#3, #4, and #5 of my 3rd 25 motif challenge

The one on the right is my #3 I already counted the left one and the pattern is HERE it measures 4 1/2" made with size 10 thread.

The top right and the bottom one are my #4 and #5 the other was also counted the pattern can be found HERE it also measures 4 1/2" with size 10 thread.

I used white thread and Sage Rose colorway by Bre-Aly threads you can visit her blog HERE and her Etsy shop HERE.

Ok I am off to go outside and tat its supposed to be nice and cool today I am taking complete advantage of it. Plus my sister in law should be here soon too.

Have a good weekend

That something awesome I spoke of....

That something awesome did turn out pretty awesome. Yes awesome is my word of the day, dunno why but it just is. I got my pressure cooker, cooking roast and it smells awesome too LOL

OK alot of my images on here and stuff I love to mess with PSP 7 (paint shop pro 7) years ago i had gotten a copy and was severely addicted this was before I learned to tat of course so its been a "few" years... Ok on to what I am speaking of... I love to kaleidascope images and one day messing about I had an image of tatting up and thought ehhhh what the heck, and you will not beleive HOW MANY ideas i got from just doing that with 1 photo. Well here is one of them.

I used my new HDT HARVEST TIME in size 20 when I dyed this thread I wasnt that impressed with it until I tatted with it I think it is just AWESOME hee hee

I plan on making more of this design and maybe putting them together for a doily or something else. this is my #1 motif of the 25 motif challenge (part 3)

Hope you all have an awesome day! Yep I am goofy now you all are starting to see this arent you HA HA

Heather

25 motif challenge #25

Of course my beautiful baby girl had to model it :)

This now completes my 2nd 25 motif challenge. It was a UFO but I decided to finish it today

Its called AMY NECKLACE I made it for my good friend Amy!! I have been working on it for about 2 months LOL

25 Motif Challenge #21, #22, #23, #24

The first one there on the left is my dragon pattern in my new HDT ambience. The 2nd there on the right is a new design of mine in my new HDT flower garden. The bottom left is also a new design in my new HDT melamine. The bottom right is also a new design in my Oddity HDT.

I designed the 2nd - 4th ones today while I was lazing around outside it was awesome. I think we all need days like this LOL

25 Motif Challenge #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20

Well I have a bit of an invasion here I even caught one trying to escape and explore the outside world this afternoon. I have my pattern perfected they are in all sizes with the biggest being the sugar and cream thread / yarn and the smaller ones are in size 30. These almost complete my 2nd 25 motif challenge :) Wowser I kind of like this sitting around and hanging out with my daughter until she is fully recovered maybe I can talk her into farming it out a bit longer HA HA!!!

Have a good evening all!!!

~Heather

25 motif challenge motif #12

For my number 12 motif, Its another dragon I bet I tatted about hmmmm 5 or so of these until I got it straight on how I wanted it to look Shannan inherited the messed up ones :) she loves them but here is my #12 little baby, the correct one LOL I think they look better with 2 wings instead of 1.

There are more to come I am really into tatting right now and its keeping me from eating when I am stressed I am so glad This is a DEFINATE good thing and a definate mood change for me I LOVE IT!!!

25 motif challenge #10, #11

#10 is another pair of sequin earrings i see I put one backwards on the scanner LOL guess that is what you get when scanning while tired tee hee ;)

#11 is a pair of dragon earrings or necklace pendants not sure which yet but this was inspirted by the Ring Trim dragon I cant do the SSSR so I decided to make up my own pattern I didnt copy the pattern but just looked and made my own which I guess is copying in its own way. LOL But the 1st one didnt turn out so well and the 2nd one still needed work and the last 2 there were the final result that I am happy with...

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Shannan is doing good today and healing I just got to get her to settle down she is to be on 2 weeks of taking it easy and here we are only 3 days after surgery and she is trying to run around and she talks too much by the end of the evening her voice is so weak it kind of breaks my heart hearing her sound like that. I cant wait until she is all well I am just glad the worst is over!!

Heather

25 motif challenge #7, #8, #9

More fun with sequins and they got Shannans approval LOL

I did these last night but only got to scan today so far today no tatting yet..

i really love these leaf sequins and got many more ideas rolling through this brain of mine I have wayy too many UFOS to be doing different things but you know what I DONT CARE HA HA!!!

25 motif challenge #6

This was all I got done from when Shannan and I got home from the hospital We were both so exhausted we just been lazing around LOL she is doing alot better still sore but alot better
I planned on making her these before she went to get her adenoids and tonsils out but didnt get there

I think she makes the earrings look prettier :)

I made them with size 20 thread and some leaf sequins I got years ago Somewhere LOL

She loves them and I think I will be making some to sell they are simple and of course one of my crazy designs LOL

25 motif challenge #24, #25, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

Well with these earrings I am ending one 25 motif challenge and starting a new one...

I (for some reason) became real obsessed with the split chain with my needle and came up with these I got me more ideas running through my head.

I just finished the green circular ones awhile ago... They ALL get the seal of approval from my 10 year old young lady LOL

No patterns YET they are just scribbled on about 7 different post it notes lol

25 Motif Challenge #22 & #23

Well I reverted back to my "old" ways with tatting YES I caved and went to the needle ONLY BECAUSE I wanted something different I have had an idea for this kind of necklace for awhile and REALLY REALLY wanted to tat it... This set took me about a total of 6 hours to complete its made with size 20 thread and seed beads.

Those of you shaking your head please know I am still using my shuttles I in fact have about 5 UFOs with shuttles attached :) LOL

Pattern for the necklace is as follows

R: 10 cl

CH: 20 dnr

*SCH: 6 / 6 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)

Repeat * 9 more times (you will have 10 split chains total)

**SCH: 8 / 8 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)
Repeat ** 9 more times (you will now have 20 split chains total)

SCH: 10 / 10 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)

Repeat ** 10 more times (you will now have 31 split chains total)

Repeat * 9 more times (you will now have 40 split chains total)

SCH: 6 / 26 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)

R: 10 cl

Cut Tie Hide Ends

Earring 1 add 3 beads on ball thread

R: 10 cl rw

SCH: 6 / 6 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)

SCH: 6 / 6 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)

SCH: 8 / 8 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)

SCH: 8 / 8 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and add the 3 from ball thread after you pull through)

Cut Tie Hide Ends

Earring 2 add 3 beads on ball thread
R: 10 cl dnr
SCH: 6 / 6 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)
SCH: 6 / 6 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)
SCH: 8 / 8 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and pull through)
SCH: 8 / 8 (before re threading the needle add 3 beads and add the 3 from ball thread after you pull through)
Cut Tie Hide Ends

Motif #19, #20, #21

3 more to add to my 25 motif challenge
As I said in the previous post I was "trying" to make another St Pats doily and ended up not making the chains correctly because I had a husband and 2 kids plus a dog bugging me LOL
I also made 2 more small butterflies with scrap pieces, dunno why I am in such a butterfly mood lately but its fun and reminds me of the summer we dont have yet, its so chilly for June I remember last year complaining of being too hot now I am cold LOL

Butterfly #19 (BOTTOM RIGHT)


R: 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-2 cl (8 long p)
R: 2+3 -- 2 -- 5 cl
R: 5 -- 2 -- 3-2 cl
R: 2+3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 cl
Tie ends together to form antennae

Butterfly #20 (BOTTOM LEFT)


R: 5 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 4-1 cl (6 long p)
R: 1+4 - - - 5 cl
R: 5 - - - 4-1 cl
R: 1+4 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 5 cl (6 long p)
Tie ends together to form antennae



Mini Doily #21


CENTER (done in White)
R: 3-3-3-3 cl
CH: 3-3-3-3
*R: 3+3-3-3 cl
CH: 3-3-3-3
Rep from * 7 more times (9 rings total so far)
R: 3+3-3+3 cl
CH: 3-3-3-3 + at 1st r
Cut Tie Hide Ends



Round 2 (done in Sage Rose)


R: 3+(last p of any ch)3+(1st p of next ch)3 cl
CH: 10 - 10
Repeat around joining last ch to 1st r
Cut Tie Hide Ends


Round 3 (done in white)


R: 3+(p on ch)3-3-3 cl
CH: 12
R: 4+(p of prev r)4 cl
R: 5-5 cl
CH: 10+(p of prev r)12
Repeat around joining last ch to 1st r
Cut Tie Hide Ends

25 Motif Challenge #16, #17, #18

#16 is the top left Butterfly, I just made it with the left over piece from the doily on the right.

R: 6 - -- - -- - -- -4-2 cl

R: 2+3 - -- - 5 cl

R: 5 - -- - 3+2 cl

R: 2+4 - -- - -- - -- - 6 cl

Tie ends together for antennae

#17 in the bottom left butterfly.

R: 7-5-2 cl

R: 2+3 - -- - 5 cl

R: 5 - -- - 3-2 cl

R: 2+5-7 cl

Tie ends together for antennae

The doily is my St Pats Doily made with size 10 thread and the thread I got from Bre-Aly Threads is called Sage Rose...

Pattern is as follows:

Round 1:
R: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
**R: 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Rep ** until you have a total of 9 rings
R: 3 + 3 - 3 + 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Cut - tie - hide ends
Round 2:
R: 3 +(2nd p of any ch)3+(next p of same ch)3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Continue around to the end joining last ch to first r
Cut - tie - hide ends
Round 3:
R: 3 - 3 +(2nd p of any ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
R: 3 - 3 +(4th p of same ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
**R: 3 - 3 +(2nd p of next ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
R: 3 - 3 +(4th p of same ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Rep ** to the end and join last ch to f irst r
Cut - tie - hide ends

25 Motif Challenge #15

Without further a-do My #15 is the Verna Ann doily I designed which can be found HERE yes it looks just about the same as the original BECAUSE a lady ordered it from my Etsy Shop and I couldnt find the original so I tatted up a new one!

25 Motif Challenge #14

Here is a necklace that I have been working on for awhile. I finally put myself on tat duty today LOL I forced myself to finish it. Allthough still not in much of a mood for anything its making me feel a bit better. I am starting to get a sore throat again, it sucks! I swear my immune system is tragically broken right now all this stress and crap isnt helping it along either UGH!!
Ok on to the tatting
This may be for a friend I am still not sure yet or my daughter will get it.

I really didnt write the pattern out too well maybe I will add it within a few days