Liyarra's Tatting Nook

I hate it when I make something then lose the pattern...grrrrrrrrrr. Found many things lately that I had forgotten about but still cannot find the ones I want! Here are some more bookmarks and a lesson deserved and learned LOL.. But then again it DID give me an idea....watch this space (not too intensely - it could take a while!) Bookmark 8 Ok so you're saying - Again with Julie Patterson stuff?....muahhhhaaaahhaahhhaahhhaaa (really need to practice that evil laugh) - can't help it - just LOVE these patterns. Have done this one in so many different color combos. Always comes out nicely. The pattern is called Wishbones from her book Just Marking Tome and the thread is Lizbeth 20 color: Springtime. Bookmark 9 This is mine. Easter Daisy. The pattern I lost and only just found again. Can't find the original tatting either so had forgotten all about it until I found the pattern the other day. Wasn't in my tatting diary or anything so not sure why that slipped through. I...

Yeah ok so it has been cold and wet and I have been on night shifts again!!! Luckily bookmarks are just perfect for these conditions so got a few done this week. Look out tatting...I'm back...... Bookmark 4 Pattern is Heart2Heart by Julie Patterson. From her book Just Marking Tome. Thread is Lizbeth Caribbean size 20. Bookmark 5 Pattern was found online - an adaptation of an old Anna edging I have been told. Pattern by Jane McLellan. LOVELY pattern to do and good practice in split rings http://janeeborall.freeservers.com/JaneMBookmark.pdf Thread is Lizbeth Mountain Breeze size 40 Bookmark 6 The one ranks right up there with Mary Konior's Black Magic in my book!! It is called Eye Spy by Julie Patterson from Just Marking Tome. Thread is Lizbeth Bright Turquoise size 40. Bookmark 7 Pattern is Clover Bookmark by Kelly Luljak Found online here: http://members.iglou.com/mantia/crafts/bookmark.html Thread is Lizbeth Spring Garden size 40.

Decided to do the 25 Motif Challenge again -  this time in bookmarks! With a bit of luck I might find some ones that are not really commonly used. So if you know of any really different ones please feel free to let me know! Ok here is the first of a few done in the last month... yep slowly getting back into tatting. Bookmark 1 This is Rosy Ironbark. The pattern is by Karen Bickerton from Queensland Australia. She has this pattern for sale on her etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/listing/72375680/tatting-pattern-rosy-ironbark Love it!!!!! Have done 4 of these now and it will probably remain one of my favourites. Thread is Altin Basak 50. Bookmark 2 This one is from Just Marking Tome by Julie Patterson (another Aussie). Julie's patterns are always fun to do and I really like using her designs a lot. Thread is Lizbeth Dark Purple 40. Doesn't really show up well in the photo but it also has gold Delica beads on it. The thread was r...

Wow has it been that long since I posted.....must be! Ok catch up time. December 2010 to present...... MOTIF 18 Single heart from Rainbow Heart bookmark. By Betsy Evans http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2005/betsyevansheartbookmark.html variegated pastel rayon thread. MOTIF 19 4 Ring Snowflake designed by Wendy Durell. http://www.durell.me.uk/Tatting/4%20Ring%20Snowflake%20diagram.pdf Lizbeth 20 but I cannot remember the color...sorry! MOTIF 20 Motif from Festive Tatting. Completely and utterly stole this idea. I will admit it!! I copy-catted Fox - I just loved the way she added the beads!! So Fox - thanks for the wonderful idea and I hope you see it as a tribute to your talent and how much I enjoy your work. MOTIF 21 Mark Meyers pattern. Mauve and white cebelia (yuk.....) Difficult one for me but happy with the result. MOTIF 22 Miranda's Angels in the Snow. Bre-Aly thread size 30 Great pattern for a great cause. Happy to make the purchase, http://...

We're Baaaaaaaack..... Now did you guess??? Hmmm???? Sydney, Australia.................. December 14....................... AHHHHHHHH....someone has twigged........ Ok - We went to the taping of Oprah Winfrey's show at the Opera House in Sydney.... See...no REAL biggie...... But think about it. My friend from work, Carol, put our names in the lottery. There were 350,000 (yep) entrants in the ballot for 6000 seats and SHE WON tickets!!!!!!!!! So yeah it became a biggie. Something that will not happen again and we were there for it! Anyway - up at 4am on Monday 13th, flew to Sydney. Went and picked up our tickets (hooray they DID exist!! wouldn't that be a bummer to get there and find out the email was a hoax????) and sauntered off over to our accommodation. Now if you are ever in Sydney and want good, clean but cheap accom - this is the place! The Mercantile Hotel in George Street. Basic stuff. Beds, kettle, tv in rooms, nothing flash- but cozy, tidy and clean.......

Only 8 more sleeps to the start of the BIG adventure........ Nope can't say TOO much cos there are too many who just don't know yet and maybe it's not that big a deal except to me and one other - the instigator of this whole idea!!!!! Needless to say it is history in the making and will be a blast...... and if you are clever and have a good think about it you JUST might be able to work it out........ More later.......MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......... (pathetic evil laugh ....I know.....sorry)

Gosh is it really August since I last posted? Ok catch up time. I went to Denmark in September. A trip that I had planned and paid for quite a while ago and considering everything that happened recently I thought there was no point putting it off. Thanks to Susanne I saw a lot of Denmark in a short period of time. Got to drive, go to a tat day with the Danish Tatting Association and spent some time with Inga Madsen and her family. It was a good trip and I enjoyed it a lot. Susanne has photos up on her blog http://dantatter.blogspot.com/ with some good history of the places we went, so I won't post any others on here. (But you know I just WILL sooner or later....when I finally sort through the thousand or so that I took.....no...REALLY.....that many!!) One of the places we stayed was a lovely little bed and breakfast in Skagen run by a lovely lady named Arla. She gifted me one of her paintings she had done so I tatted a small mat for her in the colors of Skagen. The houses there ...