Holiday Bracelet Set

For the last few days I've been working on a special order from one of my customers.  She wanted a Holiday Bracelet and Earring Set in Red, White and Green.  The request included that the earrings be 2 inches long and the bracelet 2 inches wide in this particular tatting design.  I ordered in the thread and worked it up and here's the results.

Motif # C3-2:

It came out better than I originally thought it would.  I think the color spacing on the thread worked up nicely and the way the earrings turned out they can be used with either ear wires or posts.  I'm very happy with how this set turned out and I think my customer will be also.

Score !!

Look at what I got! I have the others and this completes the set. I lucked out and found this on Ebay.

Now I know alot of you will say they sell for a really high price now but, as I said...SCORE! I got this for $36.00 !!! It arrived today from the UK. It's in perfect condition...doesn't even seem to have ever been opened. Now I have all of her books! I'm a very happy tatter today!

Another New Color Test

When I first saw these new colors I thought they would make up well together and they did. The lighter one is shades of cream, ecru, light tan and reminds me of old vintage, tea stained, lace. The brown is a deep rich shade that makes me think of dark semi-sweet chocolate. I used them together in a Quatrain Bookmark. The Quatrain motif was designed by Joelle Paulson.

With this I will be starting my 3rd set of 25 Motifs - Motif # C3-1:

This bookmark can be purchased from my Tattted Delights Etsy shop  - http://TattedDelights.etsy.com

Testing More Colors

I decided to test out another color of the new Lizbeth threads. This one makes me think of Neopolitan Ice Cream (think Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla). It worked up nicely, I think. I think this bookmark design is by Sandy Scales but I'm not totally sure.

This is my last motif for my 2nd round of the 25 Motif Challenge. Should I continue and do another set of 25 for the challenge, or should I just keep tatting and not worry about keeping count for the challenge?

Motif # C2-25

Currently available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://PeachtreeCottage.etsy.com

Hot Apple Pie

The lovely colors in this thread remind me of Red Delicious Apples, Yummy Caramel and Fresh Whipped Cream.  I think it works up nicely as a bookmark.



This bookmark is currently available in my Etsy Store - http://TattedDelights.etsy.com

It Makes a Pretty Snowflake Too!

I've been testing out some of Jon Yusoff's new snowflake patterns and decided to try the new pretty blue and green Lizbeth Thread on her Adan snowflake design. I like it! This colorway has definitely become one of my favorites!

Motif # C2-23

This Snowflake is currently available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://PeachtreeCottage.etsy.com

Beautiful Thread!

I think I've fallen in love!  I just love this new Lizbeth thread colorway.  The colors go together so perfectly.  At first I wasn't too sure how it would work but once I started on this bookmark I saw how well they worked together.  I will definitely be making more items with this one!

Motif # C2-22

Isn't it pretty!?  It's currently available in my Etsy Shop - http://PeachtreeCottage.etsy.com

Shades of Evergreen

As you all know, the new Lizbeth thread "Blue Ice" called out to me to make snowflakes. Well, their "Jungle Greens" called out to me in a different way. I looked at it and I didn't think "jungle"....I thought "evergreens"....so here's a little tatted Christmas Tree Bookmark in 'evergreens".

Motif # C2-21

Done in size 40 thread it measures 3 inches tall and 2.5 inches wide at the base, plus I added a tassel to make it a bookmark.

This bookmark is available in my Etsy Shop - http://TattedDelights.etsy.com

Let it Snow!

Ok, it's not really snowing here in Georgia, but, when I saw the new Blue Ice thread from Handy Hands it just called out to me to make snowflakes with it. I used size 40 thread and they came out about 2.5 inches across from point to point. I've done 2 and I'm working on a 3rd which I will post soon.  They look like lovely ice crystal snowflakes to me :-)

First we have Kira's Star

Motif # C2-19

Then we have Eileen Stafford's Snowflake

Motif # C2-20

They are available in my Etsy Shops - http://TattedDelights.etsy.com and http://PeachtreeCottage.etsy.com

You Never Know What You Will Find

Sometimes it really pays off to go hunting through blogs and checking out older posts. Recently I went to the 25 Motif Challenge blog...there I saw something made by Tatting Goddess that I liked so I went to her blog. I had some time on my hands at that moment so I went checking through the older posts and came across a design that just called out to me so much I had to put aside other things I was making to work on it. I'd not seen this design anywhere before and I'm sooo glad I found it!

The design is for a Christmas Tree, and it was designed (per the post) by Maus. The diagram for it was also posted. So I went searching through my threads to see if I had something similar in color, and I dug out my beads and started tatting away. Not quite the same as the one I saw but close.

Motif # C2-18:

This turned out to be a somewhat big design, since I did it in size 20 threads. It's 4 inches across at the widest part of the base of the tree, and 5.5 inches tall from the bottom to the beaded top. What the picture doesn't show well is that in a way it is somewhat 3D as well, since the beaded chains sit a bit on top of the rings.

It took a lot of time to get this done, and alot of retro tatting ... hehe, but it's finally completed. I think it will make a wonderful ornament hanging on a Christmas Tree.

With finds like this, I think I will go 'post digging' more often :-)

This is available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://PeachtreeCottage.etsy.com

More Tatting Coming

More Tatting is on the way. I've been working on some snowflakes that are currently being blocked and will be adding some 'sparkle' to them. Then they should be ready for a picture taking session.  I should be able to share pictures and post about them soon!

A New Pendant

I made this pendant based upon the Flower Medallion design at Be-Stitched.  I decided to make the center part pink and lavender to make it seem more like a 5 petal flower, then edged it with black to give it more of a victorian or goth look. I like how it came out but I'm thinking it would look even better with a more vibrant color center.  I'll have to try it again and see.

Motif # C2-17

By adding a jump ring and putting it on a chain I turned this pretty design into a pendant which is now available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://www.etsy.com/listing/83879322/flower-medalion-pendant-tatted-lace-with

The Holidays are Coming!

This time of year we have holiday after holiday after holiday.  From Halloween to Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus all the other holidays as well, there is almost always something we can celebrate.  I decided one way to celebrate would be to make some holiday earrings.  I used the Joyful Bell pattern by Yarnplayer to make these pretty white Christmas Bell earrings:

Motif # C2-15:

Plus I also decided to make these pretty Candy Cane Earrings as well.  They are from a pattern by Mary Maynard:

Motif # C2-16

All in all I was very happy with how both sets of earrings came out.  I'm currently working on what I hope will be a pretty beaded Christmas Tree.  It's looking good so far :-)

My tatted items are currently for sale in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://peachtreecottage.etsy.com/

Another New Bookmark

This is another bookmark I made recently.  This one is shades of a pretty green with sunny yellow flowers in the middle. This was made by making the rings in yellow while adding a leafy green edging.  I really like how it turned out and might do more in additional colors.

Motif # C2-14

This bookmark is available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://peachtreecottage.etsy.com/

Maple Leaves Everywhere!

I'm not usually a red/yellow type color person.  I much prefer softer blues and pinks and other pastels most of the time, but this year for some reason I fell in love with fall colors!  I loved how the colors of the thread worked out on the little maple leaf earrings I made...so much so I decided to make a bigger maple leaf!  Once I'd done that I decided to turn it into a bookmark.  I just might have to try this again soon with some more thread in different fall colors. Only problem is these put me in a 'lazy day' mood and that just doesn't work for trying to get things done!

Motif #C2-13

Available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://peachtreecottage.etsy.com/

Pretty Pastel Pendant

Pastels of pink, blue, green, yellow and lavender matched with a solid lavender make for what I think is a very pretty pendant.  I know I saw this design somewhere and tried to replicate it, however I've searched all my files and searched the internet and can't find where I discovered it so I can't say who created the design.  If someone knows please let me know so I can update this post with the designer information.

Motif # C2-12

As usual this pendant is available in my Etsy Shop - http://peachtreecottage.etsy.com/

Next Up ... Bookmarks!

Beautiful Beads

A while back I took part in an event where I ended up finding some beautiful beads that I just couldn't resist.  I wasn't sure what to do with them but I liked them so much I just had to get them.  I decided to turn them into a tatted bracelet with tatted rings between each bead.

Motif # C2-11

I think this simple design works well with these beautiful beads.  What do you think?

This bracelet is currently available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy shop - http://peachtreecottage.etsy.com/



Autumn Earrings

Finally got the pictures taken of some fall style earrings I've been working on.  The leaf ones are from one of  Yarnplayer's patterns and the other style is from Free-Tatting.com.  I worked them up with some Lizbeth threads in what I thought were great colors for the autumn season.

Motif # C2-9

Motif # C2-10

These are all available in my Peachtree Cottage Etsy Shop - http://peachtreecottage.etsy.com/
I hope to establish my Tatted Delights Etsy Shop soon

More tatting stuff coming soon!

In The Beginning...

Hi...My Name is Mary.

I'm in the process of creating this blog so I have a place where I can focus on my tatting.  I've been putting my tatting on my other blog (Peachtree Cottage), but it doesn't always seem to 'feel right' mixed in with my miniature artist bears.  I think having a seperate blog for each will help me keep things more organized.

Speaking of organized.  Please pardon the current mess here while I get this blog set  up and organized so it's functional.  Thanks.

I plan to share plenty of pictures here so to start us off, here are some examples of my tatting: