Procrastination Consternation...

Jane asked what it was about blogging that she liked. I commented on her blog.

Oh - what a good idea to ask about, Jane. The question really made me think.

I love to blog because I had no one to talk to about tatting. If it had not been for the wonderful women I met at eTatters, I would not have continued tatting.

Sharing my work, getting positive feedback and constructive, caring criticism on my progress has been invaluable.

I am able to track and watch see my progress.

The online friendships are wonderful.

I like to talk, too (big surprise!) so, I will continue this a s a blog-cast!

Thanks for the inspiration! Fox : )

Then I thought about this some more. Then I realized Jane had NOT asked what OTHERS liked about blogging. She was asking herself and writing about it. I actually thought she had asked what others thought about this.

This reaction got me to thinking about how I listen to what ANYONE says to me. Am I that self absorbed that I only hear the issues in terms of myself? Good grief - I might be a narcissistic, self-centered tatter!

Thing is, Jane's question IS a good one. Why DO people like to keep a blog? Why do YOU blog? What are the benefits and the drawbacks?

I know that this post and the little black earrings have eaten up the time I had promised I would attend to TAT tatting. I have definitely procrastinated. I have to think about all this some more...

Butterfly for Me and You!

To-day was the big day. I moved my mom - singlehandedly, I might add - into her new home. All the preparation and planning paid off, big time, as everything went off without a hitch. Every carton has been unpacked, the dishes are away, the cat is playing happily and I feel like every bone in my body is broken!

I even remembered to put the Welcome Home card and the surprise gift under her pillow, appropriately decorated on the envelope with a bunch of tatted doodles.



The card has all the sentiments that will please her, and the little Tatskool HDT butterfly adorns the top of the note. The butterfly will not please her, but the words will.

The butterfly was for me - and for anyone reading this who will appreciate it. Mumsy won't! And that is fine. She will be all smiles when she opens the little jewelery box that is attached to the card. She will be happy just before she turns in for the night in her new environment, her new home, after such a long, difficult day. Then, hopefully, she will have a good night.

I'm toast; my body aches from the hard work today, but I have been a good daughter. Also, I will now have a lot more time to tat!

Fox ~ Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots)~

Earrings are IT!

I have been saying in the comments I send to other blogs that I am ging to try my hand at earrings. I have said it a lot. I am tired of saying it.
So..... Ta-Da!

My First Earring!



It not be the prettiest thing in town, but, I even used beads, strung them; I did not do picot bead joins, and if I had the little earring finding, I would wear them with pride!

I say 'them', but in fact it is really only IT! I have not yet attempted a follow-up to this small miracle.

Thank you very much, Elizabeth. This pattern was easy to follow!

~****~

A Few Hours Later ... Woo Hoo!


Fox ~ Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots)~

The Official Tatted Maple Leaf!

Yesterday, my good buddy posted this:

The Dark Ranger said...

Can you tat the Leafs logo? just askin'...

Today, I took up the challenge:

Here is the Maple Leaf's Logo.

Here is the Leaf's Logo from Tat-land.

I am so pleased that I decided to do this, because, if I had not, I would never have known how much easier this was to tat this pattern now than it was just a few short months ago. It only took a couple of hours this time, as opposed to the few days it took before.
How very reassuring!

An afterthought: I wanted the stem to look thicker and wondered what would happen if I doubled the thread. It worked beautifully! I will do this , next time I tat this leaf. I think the more substantial tail is much more appealing. Anybody else done this?

Fox ~ Aspiring Adept of TATROMANCY (magical meanderings with rings, chains and picots)~