Some January Tatting

I have more to show but didn't get it photographed yet... I am getting in my funk again and that is not good at all.
Any ways, today I had an idea that had to do with my wooden bird houses. I pulled out the shuttles and went to work and I got this:

And this I did on Tuesday: Tatting Tea Tuesday: It was supposed to be an earring but didn't turn out right, as I looked at it, it seemed to look like a goddess. Then as I looked at it at a different angle as I was walking past on my flurry of cleaning up it had a whole new appearance: A genie bottle.

Maybe not but that is what it seems to look like to me, now to tat a tiny genie?

Tatting Tea Tuesday, Post 1 of ?? and custom shuttle to show

First let me show you this custom shuttle I made for a customer, Its clay she wanted it in grey with the initials KB ... I did a few different versions and with the crappy weather of humidity we had I bed I had to pitch about 4 of them  but here is the final one, I am so proud of the design of this, she wanted it larger than I had my own template for so I had to expand it a bit...

I have to run to the post office today I got a bunch of things to mail out including a surprise for one of my tatting friends... Gee who will it be :o)

I have more photos to take of the shuttles and stuff today, I am seriously thinking of opening an artfire shop with my clay, does anyone use Artfire? Suggestions, comments??? I know unlike etsy you DO NOT have to have an account with them.

Most of the weekend and yesterday I was busy with the thread hopefully if I get time today I will get it into skeins and be able to put it in my shop along with the other ones I been meaning to get up. Hmmmm what color(s) is it??? Wait and see.

I have also been messing with wood shapes, ovals mostly, I *WAS* attempting to make some tiny wood shuttles but it seemed to just be a  bit too flimsy and probably crack in no time, ohhhh well I tried but I am not going to stop trying.

I hope to be back later with some tatting to show, better yet I WILL be back later with tatting to show...

Tatting Tea Tuesday February 9, 2010

Not real productive on the tatting end BUT I only have 2 more ladies to draw out and then get them typed up completely for my book WOOOOO HOOOOOO
I also got all my tax information ready that took about 4 hours to do today, thank god its done.
This is something I came up with after about 4 failed attempts it still needs tweaked and perfected

I am hoping to get more tatting done tomorrow, the kids may be off school if we get all the snow we are supposed to get AGAIN!!

Today I also entered 4 of my photos well I entered 1 today and will do 1 more each day for the next 3 days you can only enter 1 per day in a photo contest, you all know my addiction to photography and of course tatting. the photo contest is being held by Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, I love her blog LOVE LOVE LOVE her blog she is so funny and smart and creative and has AWESOME recipes too.

Anyways here are my entries, they are dealing with Shallow Depth-of-Field I dont really care if I win anything, its fun!!

Tatting Tea Tuesday February 2, 2010

Not very exciting yesterday because I had so much I was doing, had 2 appointments for my son 1 had been cancelled still had the other. It went well I hope. I have been feeling a bit under the weather the past few days too, I am hoping its just Cabin Fever. I am without a vehicle now too BLAH!!
Anyways I did manage to tat some before I crashed last night

Tatting Tea Tuesday January 26, 2010

Today I finished the mystery from last tatting tea tuesday

Now do you really think I would show you the whole thing lol Ohhhhhhhhhh the Mystery

I started on the 3rd day of December snowflake from Lene Bjorn in one of my new HDT's I colorized it so you wouldnt see it yet lol

And of course Miss Diva (the boss) took the top of my chair lol

Tatting Tea Tuesday January 19, 2010

Well not alot of tatting was done today, I was working on my book a little :)

Ginger & Ned cuddled with me while I prepare to tat

Miss Diva has claimed my tatting throne as her throne

todays tatting, not much yet its the beginning of 'something'

Tatting Tea Tuesday January 12, 2010

Well my Tatting Tea Tuesday wasnt REAL exciting

I did this... I had a lady request 3 colors and I made up some samples as well and decided to do a colorway as well :)

And this but its not finished

I was merely using up thread on some shuttles

And this

Its the Prima Butterfly from Lady Shuttle Makers book The Exquisite Collection of Tatted Butterflies

Ohhhhh ane before I forget I bought some new tea yesterday it was Lipton Green Tea Orange, Passion Fruit & Jasmine... TALK ABOUT AWESOME TASTING TEA!! It was good!!

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

10-20-2009 Tatting Tea Tuesday

I had way too much fun today well not really I had to clean and stuff but other than that the tatting part was fun!! I didnt get to tat as much as I had wanted to but hey I did actually get to tat :) I tried out a new tea and Ohhh Mi Gosh! I have a new FAVORITE tea its true blueberry TASTES LIKE BLUEBERRIES which are my FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVVVVVVOOOOOOORRRRIIITE berry :) YUMMMMMMMMMMM

Arent they georgous? I used size 3 cord and my hands and wrists are a bit sore. The thread is all hand dyed by me of course LOL except the white one its just well WHITE...
I had a good TATTING TEA TUESDAY! How about you? What did you do today?
I am gonna listen to my 2 deep voiced men (josh turner and jason michael carroll) and tat some more i got the jewelry orders and want to get them done and sent by Thursday :)
Have a great night everyone!!

Tatting Tea Tuesday October 6, 2009

First let me add that I am horribly frustrated today. I dont know what my problem was... Maybe the fact that I knew I didnt have alot of time to tat today or the fact that I was so stinking tired this morning it wasnt funny. I had to write my kids notes to get them out early for Nates re-eval I was dozing while doing that UGH!! After a frosty and chilly walk to the bus stop with the kids it woke me up, I came in to my warm snuggly house and made another cup of coffee and ate some breakfast. Then I thought I NEED TO TAT, but what to tat?? I have a big binder full of "wanna do's" and a pile of them as well so as I looked in my pile I seen this lovely butterfly pattern by none other than Lady Shuttle Maker. Her designs are magnifique` lol Just go down to about the middle of her page and you will see FREE PATTERNS its the butterfly (of course)

on to why I am frustrated I WANTED to tat more than just this beauty. It took me 4 yes 4 attempts at this butterfly, I kept messing up it made me angry. I was also attempting a bookmark from a pattern and you guessed it I messed up 6 times and gave up by then it was getting nearer time for me to leave. So there ya have it the day is gone. BLAH... Nate has another appointment tomorrow at the same place but I need to leave here at 3 instead of 12:30 maybe JUST MAYBE I can get some more tatting in.
Wanted to add my tea was apple cinnamon spice YUMMY!

September 29, 2009 Tatting Tea Tuesday

Well for todays Tatting Tea Tuesday, I am drinking a cup of 'iced' Bavarian Wild Berry tea. YUM-O I dont really like hot tea so Iced is my thang ;0)

I had also saved a certain project for today, a lady who is new to needle tatting contacted me asking if I had some simple leaf patterns for fall.... I know I didnt, I told her if she could wait a few days I would design some so that is what was done today

I designed 5 small leaves the purple one (top left) I am not real pleased with it just didnt turn out quite right to me. I still need to retat these babies and get the pattern perfected. The pattern will be available when I am finished for all!