Motifs, Snowflakes, Bracelet, Necklaces, Earrings and Dragon

Jess couldn't resist trying out her hand dyed thread and her samples are coming out with interesting shadings.

Heather has a growing list of things she wants to learn and perfect. What are your goals?

Marta loves sweets and these earrings remind her of cookies. Delicious!

Patrycja has more snowflakes to show. The first design is by Jon Yusoff. The next is a modification of one she did earlier. The last design is simple yet beautiful.

Nancy used size 10 thread for this design by Lyn Morton called Judith. She thinks she'll do it again in finer thread maybe with beads.

SunshineCraft is modelling the new bracelet she made for the little lady in the house.

IsDihara has been tatting One Shuttle Glamour Earrings from Tatted Jewelry by Marilee Rockley. She used Lizbeth size 20 Rootbeer Float, #150 and Sea Island Citrus, #161 with size 11 seed beads, 6mm and 4mm round beads and Swarovski crystallized 4mm bicones.

Carol has been busy with Christmas tatting. Lizbeth Blue River Glades was used for the pendant "Shuttle Motif", a pattern by Mark Myers and the earrings are by Jennifer Williams. The Christmas tree earrings are a pattern by Brenda Bonilla that was in an old Knots Newsletter. She did them in solid green and tried the very pretty variegated Lizbeth thread Christmas Green Mix #152 and she's not sure which she likes best. Lizbeth thread, Autumn Spice #136 was used for Yarnplayer's Tatted Leaf pattern which looks great in this thread. The Celtic Motif tatted as the pendant is a pattern by Rosemarie Peel from Tatting for Pleasure.

Diane received a lovely case decorated in tatting that had a hand carved Sea Turtle Shuttle inside.

Fox was valiantly tatting the dragon in pink but the vintage thread just kept breaking so she had to set it aside until she could figure out what to do with it. The solution was to give it purple wings.

Orsi has perfected her snowflake design and the best part is that she doesn't have to string the beads on before she starts.

Tattabugg has posted a picture of a necklace being offered as a giveaway on Alana's blog in pretty Christmas red.

Wanda is getting ready for Christmas and one of the gifts she created was a coaster with tatting in it done in size 40 Lizbeth Blue Ice #163 using one of Wanda's own patterns.

Earrings, Doilies, Flowers, Motifs, Snowflakes and Hearts

Jess tatted a section of Jon Yusoff's Baiduri from Jon's Elegant Tatting Gems in size 40 Lizbeth Charcoal to make earrings. Then she added antique copper Pearl Ex to Mod podge and then painted the entire piece. You can see the difference the Mod Podge treatment made to the earring on the left.

Heather asked people to share their "best ever tatting project" and these were some of the responses. Diane share a spinning wheel glass mat done in Juicy Watermelon. Michelle didn't take pictures of some of her best pieces, but she shared her third favourite piece, a spectacular doily. Alma shared a bouquet of 3d flowers and Shannon showed one of her earlier motifs that is technically perfect.

Patrycja's 9th snowflake is a design by Magbod which reminds her of an atom. Number 10 is called "sweet rosochata" and number 11 comes from Renulka.

Nancy tatted Elegance by Lyn Morris from the book Tatting Patterns in Lizbeth size 20 Ocean Turquoise Lt which will look pretty on someone's tree. The next one in Christmas red and green is called 'Loop-di-Loop' by Hatmut Haas from the freepatterns web site.

Sunshinecraft thinks this motif from 'Beads and Beads Tatting 1' by Mituko Ikuta is more interesting than attractive because the design seem a bit dated.

Fox in an effort to escape the inevitable need to make with the pink dragon, has instead tatted one of Monica Hahn's designs with clunies. It was necessary so that she didn't get rusty. In a further effort to procrastinate she started another design, which turns out to be a Susanne Schwenke pattern from one of the two books she bought and managed to discover something she hadn't be doing quite the way she ought.

Kat is still waiting for the baby to arrive and filling in time with Christmas tatting so that it's ready to give.

Marty is tatting Jon Yusoff's, Elegant Tatting Gems in order and she's doing them all in red and green DMC size 80 tatting thread, except for the one she did in Lizbeth size 20 pink and blue variegate. Enchanting, elegant and endearing.

Snowflakes, Motifs, Necklace, Dragon, Flower, Cross, Ornaments and Butterfly

Heather has scouted out some very simple snowflake designs that beginners can use.

Julie has also tatted Mary Konior's Posy with beads because it's such a pretty pattern and adding beads makes an adorable Christmas design.

Jessica has finished tatting the motif for her belt in yarn and shows it together with the first sample done in size 10 for comparison.

Marta used a matte smooth gray pebble from the river in this piece making an interesting and special necklace.

Patrycja is tatting more snowflakes. The first one is by Renulka, then two by Magbod and finally one by Jon Yusoff.

Fox thought she should practice the SSSR before tackling Anne's dragon, but in the end she opted for ordinary split rings in DMC #80 Red. In spite of her frustration with the directional changes, the end result is a wonderful dragon.

Gina used a sample of the Pink Cocoa in Lizbeth the Jane Eborall sent her to tat her Beginner's Beaded Blossom Brooch.

Kat tatted my Grace Snowflake for the Christmas exchange at InTatters which made her 25th motif. She has plans to start again after the baby arrives. The cross on the right is needle tatted and the part started on the left is that same design that she is shuttle tatting. The shuttle tatting always works out smaller because it is worked directly on the thread.

Kathy found a pretty ellipsoid ornament in Michaels that was perfect for displaying tatting. A little lace, a little flower, a little ribbon and one spectacular ornament.

Marty has another tatted ornament completed from green snowflakes from the Ariel pattern in The Tatter's Treasure Chest that were waiting until she had the time to tat the centre band.

Michelle has joined with others and tatted Mary Konior's Posey with beads.

Orsi was practicing loop tatted rings and created this snowflake. She's not really happy with the results so she plans on tweaking it.

Sherry has another niece on the way and as a special gift she has added a tatted butterfly and the family name in tatting to a baby afghan. Lucky baby. Sherry also has some special silver shuttles available that would make spectacular Christmas gifts.

Wendy tatted these Christmas Medallions designed by Nancy Tracy from Be-stitched for Christmas swaps.