Tatting that star

I am doing this "Star of David" tatted project to learn and practice split rings & chains as suggested on the online tatting class pages. I am liking it so far and I am starting to understand how this may work for that antique pattern I wanna do without constantly cutting and reattaching. *shutter!* What tedious work crafters went through in the old days!

I went to the second hand store today and found more thread for tatting! EEEEEEEEEEEEEe!! Not only that but I found a felting needle handle that holds 5 needles for $.50!! Ye-ah!!

After going over to my co-workers place to fix her puter and optimize it, she took me out for lunch as "payment" for the work I did. She says I really should go learn more on fixing puters through the local MATC because I have a talant that is going to waist. *shrugs* I picked it all up from the BF over the years. Nothin special about that.

The issue with the slipcover from ebay is on it's way to being resolved. The seller, despite the no return policy they have posted, offered a refund after the recieve the slipcover return...postage paid! I dunno if I should say something to ebay or not because after I mentioned I would contact ebay if we could not agree on an exchange for the right color, they were all like "we not want to cause you trouble, we give you refund". That's oober suspicious!! We'll keep our fingers crossed for that refund. I think I will just shop locally for a stretch to fit slipcover which is what I should have done in the first place. Ebay is okay for small things; beads, thread, shuttles...once in a while books...but larger things like this...no way. Never again.

Until next time...

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I learned "Split-Ring"!!

I got the split ring down...now how do I switch colors without getting a kink in the line? I tried the shoe-lace method, & I tried it without it & I still got kinked. *Okay, mind-out-of-the-gutter!*

The top shuttle is Buffalo Bone and the bottom one is one I made from polymer clay. Neat, aye?

Until next time...

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Several Projects lined up...

I love holidays! They give me time to do what I want. The slide show is a list of projects I found in Dewitt's Tatting book DeWitt, Jessie M., ed. The Priscilla Tatting Book, Selections of Useful Articles from The Modern Priscilla, with Beautiful Designs Never Before Published from the online Antique Pattern Library . It's a perfect day to tat. It's been snowing all day.

The fourth photo is called "Waist Set" (page 31) that would look great around a hurrican lamp I have. I'm setting to work on that one as soon as I get dinner going.

Until next time...

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I have a bone to pick...

The first two photos are the photos listed on ebay for a stretch to fit slipcover for a loveseat. Does it not look more red than brown? The listing described it as red-brown.

The second photo is what I got in the mail today. Is it not more brown than any shade of red?? The camera sees a tiny bit of red but what I am looking at is a dirt brown-even in full spectrum light.
I am very-very dissapointed and disgusted with this purchase. The seller is trying to convience me that what I have recieved is correct for the listing even going so far as to say that it was called "Plum" in the past and that the listing says this. Please, look at the listing by following the link above and tell me where it says this. It says this no where. Their listing is very misleading. The photos are what I want, red-brown. Not Chocolate-Brown.

Be advise and beware of user decoreen on ebay. Photos are no where near accurate and I dare to say they are doctored. If I cannot resolve this through the seller, I will take it up with ebay and paypal because I feel ripped-off.

Until next time...

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I made Shuttles!!

It started with an idea and then I found the
perfect cutting utensil! I call this pair Yin and Hidden Gem. The white one is Yin (of course) and the turquise lookin one is Hidden Gems. I called it Hidden Gems because when I went to buff it up, the layers underneith started to come up and it looke like Diamond Wood does. I think it took me about three hours to figure out how to make a good shuttle.

Until next time...

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OMG I must make one!

I found these loverly flower bookmarks at SapxTat's blog (found via the 25 Motif Challenge Blog). I must make one! I love the sunflower colored one! I think, from looking at the photo, that I can figure out how to make it without a pattern. SWOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!

Until next time...

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Another great & free ebook on Tatting

Here is another HUGE ebook that is free for the downloading. It is Beeton's Book of Needlework by Mrs. Isabella Mary Beeton. There is talk on the Ravelry group L.A.C.E. about picking one of these designs to do a tat-along.

Until next time...

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This n Tat...

I decided to add my tatted flower to the box I found at a second hand store for $1.50 after reading about how to use tatting creatively on Bella Online. I have also decided to tat some trim for around the edges to hide the scratches and dents from this well loved box that now holds my tattin' supplies. Has anyone ever used cross-stitch floss to tat with?

Then I found this wonderful small beaded tatted heart online and made earrings from them. The thread is more maroon than pink-red as the camera has captured it. The beads are Swarovski 4MM AB coated bi-cones that I bought from Hobby Lobby while they were half-price. The thread is size 10 Classic Crochet thread.
I used to feel that all the hub-bub over the Swarovski crystals were just that, hub-bub. Well I have grown to love the sparkle they produce. HA! I must have Swarovski! I cannot say the name properly so I say Sworskivorski. The bead shop I shop at the most knows what I mean and she doesn't mind my goofy name for them. She'll correct me and I'll just agree "Yeah-yeah, those crazy things!" LMAO!!


Maven over on Ravelry invited me to participate in a "Scrumble" round-robin. A Scrumble, as she describes it is free-form crochet (sometimes knit). I said why not. She invited me to swap so I'll give it a go. It'll give me an excuse to crochet as I have not done so in a very long time (talking many years here).

I am almost done with a caplet I am knitting for a demo for the yarn-shop. In-between tatting, beading, and other creative activities it is going slower than it would have otherwise. That is okay though.

I have an idea on how to MAKE a shuttle. I've looked online and others who make them and I have plenty of polymer (fimo) clay around so I am gonna take a gander and see what I can come up with. Poly clay may be too flexible so I may end up having to make a "skeleton" out of shrinki-dink plastic (of which I also have plenty of from my days of being a rubber stampaholic). I am also still working on a basic spinning tutorial for the fans of you tube. I am having issues with getting the right angle, coupled with not a whole lotta time to record in = longer than expected production time. Sorry! I'd rather have a GOOD tutorial than a half-ass one. I'm sure you'd agree. Speaking of video making, those RAM chips we rain-checked from Best Buy are FINALLY in. However, the money I gave Mike so he could stop by on the way home from work to purchase them with, has used the money...for gas I suspect. SOoooooooooooo it has to wait till next Friday. I am just a but annoyed at him because he said he was gonna take it out of his account so he would not spend it. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

And now...to the Craft Cave!! *Cue retro batman theme....Craft Cave!, Craft Cave!, Craft Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave! do-de-do-de-do-de-do-deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

Until next time...

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