Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Three more Ice Drops emptying the shuttle.

I completed the collar for my 100 year old.  I can't 

wait to see her response...especially since she just 

told me no gifts, but I had the tatting part done in 

August or Sept or Oct.  so.... ;)  she is going to get 

it. ;)

Here is a look at how large my refrigerator magnets are.

I wanted them big for seniors to read easy. ;)

Below is a close-up of my last one, and my 

first one.

Have a very Merry and blessed Christmas!!!  :)

May all your tatting dreams come true!!  ;)

 

I have a special friend and wanted a quick pretty gift for her so.....

 I ended up tatting an Ice Drop for her.

My daughter had gotten something in this cute 

little box and left it for me to use and it worked 

perfectly.  Both my friend and her mom loved 

the Ice Drop.  :)

Working on finishing Christmas gifts.  These would 

be done, but the super glue didn't work, so I have to 

go get E6000.  But they will be large magnets for 

the refrigerator.

Have a fantastic day and hope you get some tatting 

time!! :)

This year's craft show

 I only participated in one craft show this year.

I went simple and really didn't tat anything extra.

I did tat 2 pair of Christmas tree earrings this year 

adding tiny gold star and silver star beads on top. 

I believe both pair sold.

Our daughter has the carved "stones" on the white 

table behind mine.

And, I did tat 4 crosses to see how well they would 

do this year, and I sold 3. So, next year I will hope- 

fully have a larger selection.

And, I had an older lady tell me she used to tat(needle), 

and she said I inspired her and she was going to go home 

and get her needle out, or maybe get a shuttle and try. 

And the exciting part was during the last hour when a 

young lady whom I bought this Christmas star from:

Wanted to learn to tat, so...we spent the last hour 

tatting!! :)

She is left handed, but since I was able to teach my 

left handed niece it wasn't too hard, and she was 

catching on quickly, but had to figure her own way 

to work with the shuttle.

By the time everyone was packing up she had about 

6 stiches and a picot done. I left her with the shuttle 

and little bit of thread, along with my card so she can 

call if her parents agree to let her and we can tat together.

This picture was taken very quickly, but you can see.

I have also been working on plastic canvas Christmas 

gifts and here are a few:

For our daughter:

For her friend:

For one of my friends:
(It's actually navy blue not black around it)

And several more, not quite finished, but close and 

still working on them.

Hope you are having a great start to your week, and 

that you find some tatting time!! :)

So EXCITED!!!!!

 Robin Perfetti- Tatting by the Bay(blog) has just put out a new book!!  I just had to order so I didn't miss it!!

https://tattingbythebay.blogspot.com/2024/09/new-book.html 

I can't wait till it gets here!!!  :)

***I don't know if Robin will see this, but I want to thank her!!!  And 

say that I am so glad to see she is still tatting and designing!!!  We have 

missed you!!!  

Tollway Tatters next Saturday!!

Can't wait for Tollway Tatters next Saturday at 10am Eastern Time.

I showed this picture asking everyone what they are tatting currently, 

and I am asking you all what you are currently tatting.  ;)
This is the start of a collar which will be a Christmas gift for our 

very sweet 100 year old(pictures of her 2 fishing trips this year are 

below).

Hope to see all you wonder tatters next Saturday 

on Tollway Tatters on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/257995221687090

Have a great rest of your weekend and I hope you get tatting in!! :)

 

Test Tatting Crosses

 Elaine P. Gan asked me to test tat again and I was
excited and happy!!
These are all tatted in size 10 Artiste thread from 
Hobby Lobby.

Eternal:

Faithfulness:

Goodness:

Holiness:

Love of God:

Justice:

Patience:
This motif will be a cross when I join 4 more 

to it.

Trinity:

Supremacy:

Power:

Wisdom:

Revelation:
This one looks like butterflies to me. ;)

I have also been working on my necklace and 

making slow progress.

Have a great day and get your tatting time in!! :)

Gifted threads!!!

I had a lady who met me at a craft show many years 

ago(before the virus).  She had called me many months 

or a year later and told me she had threads she would 

like to give me.  So I had a few bags from her back then. 

Well, Monday night I got another call from her and she 

told me a lady in her crochet group had lots of thread she 

wanted to give to someone who could use it, and that she 

had more also.  Well, I met up with her on Tuesday and 

The bag in front is from the lady I "know" and the rest 

is all from the lady she knows.  All different sizes.  I was 

excited to see the Sulky thread so I can try them out!! 

There is one bag mostly size 30 so it will go to someone 

else, but my friend who crochets towel tops is receiving 

all the 10's, 5's, and 3's.
I gifted the two ladies a tatted Ice Drop each.  The happy 

and surprised faces were worth it!!

The necklace I am tatting is taking time, but making 

progress:

And, I am back working on plastic canvas name tags 

for some of my seniors(no pictures today). 
Have a wonderful day and get some tatting time in!! :)