It's Done!

 Motif Challenge #25

This was murder to tat!  Most of the problem was caused by the fact that I was using some thread that I had wanted to try from T.T.E. and it ended up being WAY thicker than the beautiful #40 Chocolime, by Tatskool.. I should have realized that at the onset.  But... well.... 

SO, when I added the beads (on the backside, where I had a big , thick, thread to tat through) the process became unwieldy.

Those tiny, little beads came to me from Crazy  Mom, along with the red ones.  I like them a lot. The outer beads are copper metal ones that I am also rather partial to. I liked the colour of both of these beads with the thread.

This design completes another round of the 25 Motif Challenge for me.  I highly recommend this brilliant ongoing participation, courtesy of Sharon, for those tatters who are looking to stay motivated.  It has really kept me tatting and on track when I felt like throwing my shuttles out the window and picking up woodcarving tools instead!

Actually, I would NEVER throw my shuttles out the window...   

(I have word that I am still on the Most-Wanted : Lace List in several states and provinces for unprovoked shuttle abuse during several tatting ...ahem... episodes in the past year.  Beware: The Tatting Police are everywhere.  Tatting is NOT dead.)

This should prove challenging to put on paper... I am greatly 'afeared!