Celebrating Cintamani

... which I only had to tat once, but I have to admit to cutting out a whole section, breaking the thread while trying to untat a ring...I could go on, but hey!  This is the very first attempt at this motif. To me, this is truly miraculous!  Maybe after almost three years of tatting I am finally getting the hang of it.  No one ever said I was a quick study, but rather one of a seriously, plodding, Taurean nature, I fear.

But, I digress... TA-DA:

#8 -100 Motif Challenge

Of course this is one of Jon's snowflakes from the Gem book... tatted in Lizbeth #40 and Milford #50.  I like the difference in the textures of the thread: the Milford is thicker and coarser than the Lizbeth.

The three, small, green beads on the ring are from CrazyMom and are #15 - really, really small.  I have to be careful where I use them.

The other green and turquoise beads are Delicas and are from Tatting Fool.   The thread is from Typstatting.  I love it that the motif is so international in content!

Appreciating Jon's Gems

I said it was the end of Almas.  It still is!  THAT one I will not do again!  But I did not want Jon to think I have not enjoyed all the others I have tatted so far from her wonderful book of snowflakes:

And, I have already begun tatting a new one from the book,

but I will save that for another day.

Also:

Lastly,

WHERE IS ANGELINE?

End of Almas

# 8- 100 Motif Challenge

I will not be tatting this again!  It is done and it is right this time, but can you believe the thread broke in the last repeat?  The one I had so much trouble with?  Of course, adding the thread did NOTHING to help my understanding why I was having a problem with the last part!!  OHHH,  I was so aggravated!

I did learn where I have trouble ending this type of motif, however.  For that, I am grateful.  But, I am moving on!  I was so bored tatting this that I decided to try and trick my weary brain with a different thread.  This is DMC #80 -  tiny to keep me focused in a different way. Seemed to work.

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Next to do:  I am going to take the little - and I do mean small - bag of tatting to the women's shelter, as I did last year at this time.

I have saved so much of my work that I have no use for, and some of it is from the beginning of my tatting career. We always wonder what to do with our old pieces and last year I figured it out.

I took my earliest stuff to a shelter, for women to use in decorating Christmas cards or to play around with in some arts and crafts endeavour. Apparently they really appreciated the gesture, so I am going to repeat myself and take this next batch over there this evening. It looks like a small amount but actually there are loads of motifs in that bag.

I am so pleased to clear the space and find a lace for the old - because there is PLENTY of the new!

Off The Cuff

Actually it is ON the cuff , upside down and is looking great!  Halfway done.  I decided I would complete the first one and then proceed to the next. As in knitting socks or mitts - the second one is not as much fun!

I have started this AGAIN!

This makes it 5 or 6 times!