I know from delivery confirmation that Trina got her package and I hope she's actually had time to open it as I don't really want to spoil the surprise, but I have no other tatting to show for now!

Here's the tatting included in Trina's package: This heart is from Butterflies Migrating offered by Palmetto's Tatting Guild. This is "Beautiful in Blue" on page 8. It's one of my favorites. Of course you can see that this one isn't blue! It's tatted in Olympus size 40. I also frayed the ends of the antennae for an added touch.


Using the same thread, I tatted this heart pattern by Helen Bailey. I didn't use the beads called for in the design, but I thought it turned out very pretty in this thread. The following triangle did not go to Trina and I had hoped to have a corrected triangle tatted before I showed it but I haven't YET.

The original instructions I had printed out showed a triangle made from the same pattern by repeating the same all around instead of dipping in for the heart center. No instructions were given- just the photo and a suggestion so I was trying to figure it out as I went and I used 2 colors of threads in the hopes of making the center stand out more. Each corner needed a longer chain, like the bottom center of the heart, which I remembered at first, but forgot as I got near the end. I was so frazzled at that point that I decided to wait for another day before trying it again. Tatted properly, it is an eyecatcher.


Trina got a little pouch too. Each one is unique and I just love making these! I forget what all I put in there now but it did have some chocolate!