Something a bit different

I have never seen this before. When I wasnt feeling so great over the weekend it came to me to do this. I used the method of encapsulating a ring to do it on wire then curled the wire on a dowel rod... Pretty cool huh?

Tatting Tea Tuesday November 3, 2009

I didnt get to tat much yesterday because I had the housework to catch up on and I was still worn out but I did manage to get a pair of pretty purple earrings done using Jons technique of encapsulating a ring. This is my own pattern I was just fiddling around... I am really hoping to get some tatting done today I dont have alot of house work to do but still enough. DARN this being sick stuff its for the birds... lol

Have a good Wednesday all!!
Heather

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 #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

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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)

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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)
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