February Already?

It just doesn't seem as if there are 24 hours in my days anymore. I must be losing time somewhere. If you find it please sent it back this way. Last week I picked up my knitting needles again and made this hat. It's a simple stockinette stitch worked in the round on size 9 circular needles. Knitting has almost been a struggle for me so I am very excited when I am able to finish a project no matter how simple.

My only tatting lately has been one lonely snowflake. The snowflake is from the Dover Publication Tatted Snowflakes by Vida Sunderman. Next to the snowflake are some small medallions (the center portion of the snowflake) that I plan to send to a friend. She saw me working on the snowflake and remarked that she would like to have one for a pendant.                                                                 

 Snowflake

Vida Sunderman

Cebelia sz 30

Hopefully I will be able to post more often than monthly.

Gwen

Happy New Year

Hope that you are enjoying the start of a New Year and wishing you time to persue your hobbies.

Back in October I mad some pumpkins, but never got around to posting here. They were really fun to make and hope to make some more later.

 Pumpkin
 Sherry Matthews
Lizbeth 695 sz20 
Manuela for leaves and stem









Snowflakes
Tatting for the Beginner
Nettie Shipp
Cebelia white sz30

This year I want to make some snowflakes for ornaments and to include in some of  my Christmas cards. So I decided to start early and try to make some each month. These are the two I made on the First.

 Now to keep it going.   

Gwen

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway; Day 4

The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway on SVG continues : http://svgcuts.com/blog/?p=7764

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

SVG Cuts  is having a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. Visit them and enter for a chance to win some great prizes.

Choirs of Angels

I confess to being a blog hopper. I love to visit blogs and see what other crafters are up to. The volume and creativity of others never ceases to amaze me. Recently I visited the blog Chocolate, Crafts and Bears Oh My! and saw some of Carol's wonderful work. This inspired me to try making some of her angels. I have made 5 so far.

Some of my co-workers fell in love with them so now I am left with a soloist. I will have to get busy and make some more so that the lone angel I have left will have some company.
Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

Finished My First Set

Yes, I am happy to report that I have finished my first set of jewelry. Garnet and Grapes was one of the classes I took with Nina Libin at Palmetto Tatters, Tat Day 2010. It is not often that I take a class and finish the project in such a short space of time. I did struggle with the pendant a little and there is at least one join that I could have done a better job on, but I am happy with the results. Now to decide what outfit I will wear them with first.

Garnet and Grapes  Earrings and Pendant
Design: Nina Libin
Class Kit: (3 ply metallic thread with 3mm Garnet beads)







Thanks for stopping by,
 

Bugs and more

Last week I wanted a dragonfly to embellish a card for a friend.  Using Jon's pattern I made 2 dragonflies with Lizbeth size 20 Springtime then I emptied a shuttle of sz 20 Falling Leaves to make a third dragonfly. The dragonflies and a couple of butterflies were then used to decorate some cards.

  

( I have been needing far to many sympathy cards lately.)