4rth Motif (I think)

This is my Rose Bouquet finished. Nice huh? I like the image of a rose with its leaves the way the pink and green go....In person it looks kinda non heart-like so I am going to do it again in flowery colors pinks/red and see how I like it.

25Motif pstings

These are the other pieces I have done already. The one on left from Jodi Wheeler as posted on Maas' site from 2001. The one on right (the smaller pic) is Heart of the Butterfly by Irene Woo from 1999!! All from my downloaded stash. I have never worked up any of these patterns but have enjoyed doing them. The thread was from Flora 50 in color 57. Now back to work on the one in previous post...I feel creative juices sloshing around...unless that is the rum and coke I am drinkin...maybe will try my own design!! Good luck to ME

This is the beginnings of "Rose bouquet heart" from Becky Dempsey posted formerly on Maas's long beloved site. I have just started this yesteerday and am already having fun with it. I love that floral centerpiece.
I just started working more intently on my motifs. I have not done any desogning but feel a little rumbling in there that it either an upset stomach (comtemplating a job change) or creativity!!

Joining the 25 Motifs Challenge

The picture is just an example of things I have done that I will include in the challenge...newly made of course. I love hearts, stars/snowflakes, crosses and butterflies. My 25 motifs will be a variety of these 3-4 themes. I think I will do 5 of each with the last five being attempts at designing or modifying existing patterns. I love Teri Dusenbury's Tatting Hearts (Dover), Adelheid Dangela's Tatted Butterflies, and snowflakes patterns that used to be on Maas's site. BUT... now that I am thinking about it maybe I will do some of the works from Lindsay's Roger's Tatting Collage!! SO many choices!! Good luck and fun to us ALL

Tatting tin exchange

I tried to post pics of the tatting tin exchange but for some reason they did not come up right. I got great stuff from my partners. Kendra sent two neat tins I will use in my BR actually, three spools of vintage threads, three pairs of really cute earings, beads and scissors (I LOVE scissors). Rosa sent a cute tin with a puppy on it...I will stash stash!!, A notebook to record projects and pattern locations, thread keepers, two spools of threads, a measuring tape, a very nice scissor and tweezer set I will use with my knitting, and a shuttle....Also three Workbaskets. You guys are great!!!I am going to see if my pics come up better. Yep! There they are. I will have to retry the others!!These Christmas ball are from my FAVORITE ornament book by JoAnn Stearns. I have also made these with the glow in the dark thread from Solar Active.(http://www.solaractiveintl.com/glow_thread.htm) They make a great thread, very fine that works up beautifully. They look really cool on the tree after the lights are out!!