Bittersweet Kindergarten

I'm a little sad this morning.  I walked my baby girl to school this morning for her first day of kindergarten.  Of course, my child just walked in and started playing.  She paid little mind to me.  I know that's good.  It means I've raised her to be independent but it's a little sad at the same time.

Here she is before our walk

Can you see that she's wearing a hairclip?

It's this one:

She wanted to wear one of the new hairclips that I had recently made.  Who could say "no" to that!

:o)

Starflower Diagram

Like the hand drawing?

or click here for the pdf version

Enjoy!

Golden Heart and a MOB Suncatcher

When I read on Tat-ology that Fox was putting her pattern on Etsy... I just had to make a purchase. :o)

So, here is "Heart for Misha" by Fox

Size 40 Lizbeth Gold for the chain and a special thread that only Fox and I own. 

I used a shell doughnut bead for the middle. 

Earlier this evening I was admiring some of Sue's suncatchers.  

It gave me an idea.  So, I grabbed some tulle that I had bought at Christmas and sewed a few layers around a bangle bracelet. Then I tried to sew a button in the center.  As you can... I was off bit a smidge.

So, there you have it: a MOB Suncatcher! Because the tulle is sheer, the sun will still be able to shine through. :o)

Do you ever stuck on one pattern? (Starflower pattern)

More MOBs...

lol, I am pretty sure this is my own pattern.  I have looked through all my books, and I can't find this pattern. However, I did find a variation of it on my own blog (here)

So... I am pretty sure it is mine.  But, do you ever do that?  Just get to playing around with a pattern that you've just made up and then forget whether or not you actually came up with it.  I mean, when I tat it... it doesn't seem original... because I've tatted it before.  

But, just for reference sake I guess...

The picture is the pattern.  All rings have 6 ds between picots.  Chains have 6 ds between EXCEPT for right at the clover.  There are only 3ds right after the clover to the first picot. 

I really love this little flower.  

This one was tatted in size 80 Lizbeth silver and grape.

Isn't it cute how the inside of it looks like a star. 

That was unintentional... but could be quite useful if I say so myself. 

Hah... I just named this pattern:

Starflower

Don't You Forget About Me...

Excuse me.  I'm having a Breakfast Club moment........

Okay, I'm good now.

I got another inspired colorway done this weekend.  I know I have my list of redyes to get through.  But I just really wanted to do something new.... and this was it. :o)

"Forget Me Not" was inspired by Nenneral 

Because this is an inspired colorway... it wouldn't be fair to not to offer it in my Etsy shop.

So, I have added 5 skeins of size 20

3 skeins of size 40

2 skeins of size 60

and 

1 skein of size 80

If those are all gone and you would still like to purchase one.  I do have more. 

^ You like my positive outlook on this colorway... I am expecting them to move. lol

Hope everyone is well!!

33 days until Tat Days.... EEEKK!!!

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As a teaser for those attending Tat Days:

Here is a small look into my Tat Days stash.

:o)

Just for fun:

How many colorways do you recognize?

Which ones do you suppose are new?

The Tooth Fairy Tats!!

So, as you may remember, Livi lost her first tooth last week.  It was a wonderfully exciting thing for her. 

So, Mrs. Sarah in CT sent her this sweet card with Jane Eborall's Fairy pattern on the front.

When we opened the card, Mrs. Sarah had put a tooth fairy poem on the inside.  Once I started reading the poem, Livi says "THE TOOTH FAIRY TATS!!!"  It was priceless!

Not only that, but the small stars glow in the dark, and Livi is convinced that the card can be her night light, so that she doesn't get scared in the dark.

Thank you Mrs. Sarah, she so loved the card from her Tooth Fairy!

Oh..sorry, the picture is sideways... it's not saved that way and I don't know how to fix it.

These bags are from Diane!  She sent them to Livi and I since we weren't able to go and have lunch with her.  Aren't they so sweet?  Livi has a matching shuttle, but hers is upstairs attached to a ball of thread and massive knot that she tatted. ;o)

Diane also added a small container of beads for Livi and pretty pearl beads for me.  The necklace her is the necklace that Livi went ahead and made from her beads.

:o)

Thank you Diane.  We love the bags and beads!!

Now, I can't leave without talking about my new favorite hobby of MOBbing right?

I  purchased some of Sherry's beautiful cobalt ceramic buttons.  So, soon... I will have tatting around buttons that have tatting on them?  How perfect is that right?

There were 4 buttons... but I'm working with the other right now.  I'll show later :o)

Thank you Sherry for being so awesome!

Coin purse is mostly finished and more MOBbings....

MOB on a headband.  For this one, I took two pieces of felt and sewed them together over the headband (AFTER sewing the button on to one of the pieces of felt).  Then it was ready to adorned with tatting. 

I especially like this clear button, because you can really see how the tatting sits behind the button.

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This piece is Jon's Galuh from  Elegant Tatting Gems

It is tatted in my own Tat-ilicious size 40 "My Bleeding Heart"

This little flower doodad is tatted in Tat-ilicious size 40 "Everything Nice"

This "MOB" is again on a piece of felt with a clear button, but this felt circle is sewn to a barrette.

I should have taken a picture of them back... but I will next time.

And, my coin purse is finished. (almost.. I still need to the edging around the flap and add a button) I like it, even if the color looks funny.  Also, I made an error at the very end and had to cut the last few rings.  So when I retatted, I just used Lizbeth gold.  But the color for this project doesn't matter much, because I really just wanted to see if the concept would work.

In all reality you could probably make anything that you would sew in this fashion.  You would just make your fabric out of the split rings and then sew.  It may need a backing if you don't want it to be "meshy" but it would work! :o)

I'm thinking about maybe doing another of these type bags but doing one big sheet of split rings and then doing the sides after the middle section is done. Does that make sense?

Anyway, that's all for tonight, I have some exciting mail to show for tomorrow!

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