Mondo Monday GIVEAWAY FREE Pattern!!!

SCOTTIE DOG

Happy Monday!!! Everyone is a winner today! A special thank you to Jeff and Jane who helped me test tat this quick little pattern.
Please leave me a little note if you download it. I like to know...just cuz!

Enjoy everyone!

Tatted Mock Hairpin Lace Doily Pattern FREE

Just click HERE to download this free pattern where I walk you step by step through the process from start to finish. It is fun. It is easy. It is free. So what are you waiting for??

In other news, Miss P started walking (running) at 9 1/2 months of age so I have been one busy momma. Just today she took a header into a window seal and now has her very first shiner. She has a rug burn on one side of her head a goose egg on the other and a few scratches. I tell you I am having a hard time keeping up with this little daredevil. In spite of all her bumps and bruises she is one happy lass and she brings me so much joy. She also said her first word which was "please". So even though she is a bit of a wild child she is at least polite.




Happy Tatting and enjoy the pattern.

Mondo Monday Giveaway Part XVII ~ MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Click here for pattern.

Today's giveaway is for everybody.
Its just a short easy little Santa Hat Gift Tag pattern. It is a beginner level pattern so everyone should be able to enjoy it.
Since I am a walking zombie these days I won't be at all surprised if there are mistakes in the pattern. If you find any please kindly let me know and I'll fix it.

HAPPY MONDAY and Merry CHRISTmas!!!

Passing the time

Well I am sure it is no surprise that I am back on bed rest. BOOOO!
Anyway I thought I would share a little of what I have been doing.

Diamond Doily in progress. Tatted in size 80 majestic tatting threads.

I fell in love with Jane Eborall's patchwork doily the very first time I saw it. It has been a project that has been in the back of my mind for some time. ...and now that I have a lot of time...there is no time like the present right? Jane has generously shared her diamond pattern as well as some templates to help you design your own pattern.

I am hoping that in the end....probably a year from now...it might look like this.



...and here is my latest belly photo for those who enjoy this sort of thing.

Monday MONDO Giveaway Part XII

Tatted in size 20 "SUNSET CLOUDS" hand dyed thread.

Gwen's Angel

This is the pattern I taught at Shuttlebirds this year....and now I offer it to you for free. It has three different types of folded rings in it. It is continuously tatted with NO ends to hide. Whoo hoo...right?!?!?
It is worthwhile to mention that while I tat my folded rings just slightly differently, I by no means "invented" this technique. I will provide links for you to see how other tatters use their methods; Martha Ess, and Bina Madden.

This angel in named for Gwen Coen of Tatters across Time. It was she who challenged me to create this pattern.

As always, please leave a comment to just let me know that you have downloaded her.

Enjoy!!!

Free Butterfly tatting pattern by Sherry Pence....HOPE

"Hope"
Here she is. A lot of work goes into designing and writing a pattern so please leave a comment letting me know that you have downloaded her.
Enjoy!

"HOPE" and The Holocaust Project

If you guessed a butterfly you were correct. This is tatted in cotton and silk.

Has anyone ever noticed the peculiar commonalities that we tatters share with one another? I am not referring to our "reclusive" tendencies, or that we have enough patience to try a Saint (I mean come on...tatting?...thousands of tiny knots?...yes we are crazy!)
Nor am I referring to the fact that we are one of the most generous and tight knit communities on the world wide web.
No...I would like to talk about something that is perhaps a little sadder. How many of us suffer from chronic pain, depression or other health conditions? There is something soothing about tatting that draws us in and brings us together to comfort one another.
These tatters are who I designed "HOPE" for. Just a small symbol of the threads that bind us and a reminder that we are not alone.
I am working on diagramming "HOPE" this weekend and the pattern will be free and posted early next week...(maybe sooner if all goes well.)

I also think this would be a great butterfly for The Butterfly Project.
If you haven't already heard about this wonderful project, please check it out ASAP!

Monday MONDO Giveaway Part IX

Hold on to your hair everyone because today's giveaway is instant gratification and EVERYONE goes home with the prize.


"Treble Clef" Free Pattern.
Surprisingly for such simple looking pattern this took me weeks to get right. It has a folded ring in it so for those who haven't had the privilege of tatting one, now is your chance. It's a great pattern for using up that left over thread on your shuttles....and it tats up very quickly. Enjoy!
This was tatted in KrystleDawn's "Windbreaker".




I have been working a lot with precious metals in the studio and that got me to thinking about tatting with wire. I have done a lot of tatting OVER wire but have never tatted WITH wire. This is copper wire and it tats up as nicely as you could ever expect wire to tat up. I am playing around with it as I can see a lot of potential in its application, so we will see where this endeavor leads me.
Also, I am refining my skills with my new line of shuttles. They are incredibly expensive to make as one might expect when working in precious gems and metals so I have very little to no room for mistakes. I am very excited about what I have so far and I will be putting a couple up for sale real soon.

This is a ring that I made with a small portion of left over materials, I really love it. Now mind you, I am not in the jewelry making business and don't intend to branch off into what thousands of other people can do better than I, but it is good practice for my future shuttles.


If you like this pattern and decide to download it, please just leave a quick comment letting me know that you did!

HAPPY MONDAY!!!