Bookmarks, TIAS, Brooch, Motifs, Ice Drops, Heart, Snowflakes, Tree and Necklace

Elsa used Mary Konior's Spinning Wheel tatted in size 80 thread in solid white and variegated blue, to make a bookmark for her husband's birthday.

Sue still thinks Jane's TIAS is an outside in humberella. She worked on Jane's flat brooch in between some other projects.

Lelia is up to Day 5 on TIAS and still working 2 samples in 2 different colours.

Claire tatted Day 8 of TIAS and turning it in all directions couldn't tell what it was, but then she followed the suggestion to play with the picture in graphic software. After playing with it, it looks a lot like a nice butterfly.

Diane is very happy with the way Eightsome Reel is turning out, so she plans to start on the runner for her sister-in-law's mantel this weekend. She's still making Ice Drops in pink with little hearts.

Marie tatted "Jess' Heart" by Teri Dusenbury in pink and white.

Muskaan tatted Lene Bjorn's Twenty-Third Day of December Snowflake is black with beads and sequins, since this design reminded her not of snowflakes, but of atoms, molecules and orbiting planets.

Nikki made tatted trees for Christmas and wanted them stiff, so that she could place the angel on the tree. The cornstarch stiffening left a white residue on the tree, so she opted for brushing glue on where needed. She did 16 complete ornaments and 19 trees for Christmas.

Phyllis volunteered to a project for Georgia Seitz for the Online Tatting Class making a piece of tatting for a paperclip each month and the first one is this fish.

Sue was unable to sleep and tatted Figure 48 from Tina Frauberger's Schiffchenspitze 1919 in Lizbeth size 40 Raspberry Pink Med. and Tropical Punch. Yarnplayer's Ripple Necklace is tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Raspberry Pink Med. and Tropical Punch for her granddaughter.

Trees, Motifs, TIAS, Ice Drops and Snowflakes

Pop Maria is waiting for spring so she thought she'd welcome the season with some trees full of blossoms.

Elsa bought several brightly coloured pillows with the intention of decorating them with tatting, but the idea got pushed to the back until she looked at a Jan Stawasz pattern that's just right for what she has planned.

Sue has Day One of TIAS done and as usual, it doesn't look like much yet. She made another Ice Drop and the cats dark fur made a lovely contrasting backdrop. This one makes a lovely dragon's eye. A small battery, resistor and LED make for a scary eyeball.

Diane watches Bella after school and she's also one of her sewing students who chose the gem stone and ribbon to match with the thread and sequins that Diane used for this Ice Drop. TIAS Day One. Diane experimented with the same thread, same beads, but different glass gem, different ribbon. She heated some gem stones in the oven and then dropped them into ice water to make them crackled before turning them into Ice Drops. These little charms she found were just the right touch of embellishment. Starting her Ice Drop the night before seems to help her work on it through the day. Denise sent her a picture of an Ice Drop turned into a pin. She practised her split rings on Day Two of TIAS.

 
Jane has Day One of TIAS done. After Day Two she still isn't ready to venture a guess as to what she's tatting.

Margaret tried out the Ice Drops but her first one was worked on a larger gem and wasn't perfect. This is her bigger one where she used  Lizbeth thread Springtime No 20 and the glass gem is clear but is taking on the colour of the thread.

Muskaan thinks Day One of TIAS looks like a worm. In working the Ninth Day of December Snowflake by Lene Björn she was inspired to do the block tatting in two colours. Her Sea Pearl Pendant starts out like an Ice Drop but uses a shell instead of a gem. Of course the really novel thing is that she embedded a pearl in the tatting on the reverse so there is a pearl "in" the oyster.

His Kid test tatted the Stellar Snowflake for Elaine P. Gan  in size 40 Lizbeth Pineapple Parfait. Another test tat is Carolyn Snowflake also tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Pineapple Parfait.