It's getting closer...149,814 visitors as of this writing. If you think you might be the one, check down at the very bottom of the blog where it says "visitors" and check the number. If it's only a number or two away, contact me! I may miss who it is! LOL!


Jon contacted me and said she got her package! It made it to Malaysia before I thought it would. I'm only showing the tatted stuff. There's been such a dearth of tatting here that I'm using every opportunity I have! I love making these little bags. Each one is different and has its own personality. It's a good thing I don't keep them...I'd be naming them, feeding them with things to hold for me, tucking them into bed everynight with wishes for sweet dreams. I had a hard time matching the gold but in the end, I actually did have a thread that worked! Not that it looks like it from the scanner but it did match the tiny outlined stars in the fabric. The bigger ones I couldn't match. I looked all over for a bead or button to match too. After tons of searching and taking apart an old necklace, I found this single gold button in a bag of buttons that I could have sworn I'd searched through. It never fails, just as you give up, it shows up.


This is a bookmark made from one of the snowflake patterns in Tatting by Myra Piper. The thread is some vintage size 70 from somewhere.....I don't have it with me!

I love that the online class now has easy access but I hate the group site. I do NOT use gmail. I have to have it for my blog login but I do not use the email. I've missed every single online class because I don't read that email. I've tried to go in and change my email address on the group site. I'm allowed to add an alternate address on my profile but it will not allow me to use it for mail. I can't tell you how much I hate gmail. I know there are people who love it but I don't. Period. I have 3 other usable emails - why would I want to use one I hate? Especially when I feel forced into it. LOL!

I've been tatting a motif by Judi Banashek in her book, Advanced Tatting Patterns. I can't remember the name of it now...something like ardenelle...it's a single motif that she goes through expanding from a single to be used in an edging or bookmark to a double piece used as an earring to a 4 point motif to a 5 point motif...and so on. It's about design but I just like the motif. Looks like the Taj Mahal. I'll get it scanned later. I forgot to take it home with me the last time I was there.

No..nothing new on the reindeer other than I sat and stared at it for quite some time the other night. I have a different idea in mind now. And that's okay, really - I'll still try to come up with something to make this one complete too. I just don't think it's going to be before Christmas. Realistically....nope. Sometimes I come up with an AHA! but so far, that has not happened.

Well...back to work. Hope everyone has a FABULOUS Thanksgiving (if you're in the States) and if not, then have a FABULOUS week and weekend!