...following my heart, dreams and Jesus

I used Jon's  Magic Moment Snowflake  pattern. I used my daughter's..errr ... I mean Dr. VonThreadmore's HDT size 20, color ..um I forgot! (Hey Kiddo..which color is this one..picture is darker than actual color) I think that means I should label my threads! After I blocked this tatted piece, I went back and looked at Jon's version. I realized that I may have over blocked it. Her center spokes are more curvy and mine are straight. I like hers better! I want to comment my thoughts and feelings about Jon's patterns. I really like her style for the continuity of tatting. While I am able to tat in "rounds" I find it very annoying to cut and sew in ends because then my once nicely flat work becomes a bit distorted from sewing in the ends. It is very possible that I need to learn better in the technique sewing in ends...but ends do annoy me regardless. Jon's way in many of her patterns online that she shares graciously, you start at the beginning and ta...

Happy Thanksgiving to One and All!

I just finished putting this lil ornament together. I am delighted with the result! Th is pattern is  Sheila Heneise's Angel with Paisley Wings and I created the edging. The angel is backed by red felt. This doily turned out so lovely, the colors did too! I used the "Arches" doily pattern by  Yarnplayer! I used Lizbeth 20,  #130 ISLAND BREEZE and  #658 Ocean Turquoise Lt. This was fun to do! Thanks Yarnplayer for sharing this beauty! I am glad to have a picture of this for I will miss looking at it. Soon, it will be on it's way to a dear friend in South Korea!  Another exciting event! Yesterday I was one out of five lucky recipient of a giveaway! At  innocentia's , there was a giveaway for kids clothing patterns from  DMK Easywear Patterns . I am pleased to have received the e-patterns of Reversible Tunic Top/Dress pattern! Thank You Citra! Thank You, DMK! Isn't this sooooo dang adorable? It is sure will be on my two...

EagleWings  is having a giveaway of  4  redwork towels that she had done to celebrate the 100th Follower on her blog!  They are so dang cute!!!  I love those vintage birdies! For more information to this drawing go to  this link! ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ The next giveaway is from  Johanna Parker Design  , she is in the spirit of the season!   Her snowman candy cane stand , the adorable guy made the "Party Picks" section of  Phyllis Hoffman's Celebrate Christmas Magazine! You can see his picture and the details for this giveaway at this  link . ~ * ~ * ~ * Lastly...  A Primitive Place  is having a giveaway of lovely Christmas boxes! Go to this  link  for more information. It ends on  Sunday, Nov. 28th They are such cute things! Good luck!

A little while ago one of my blogging friend  Isdihara  put out a challenge. A challenge that involved a mini box of chocolate like Whitman's.. to decorate the box with tatting. (for more details  click here ) I honestly thought against doing it.. just because of the timing and the first entrant! Well this past week, I had a mini box of chocolates and ate them up... actually gobbled them up. Shameful I know!  I stared at this empty box and decorated it with fabric. I tatted up the edging and the butterflies.... TaaaaaaaaaaDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Cute huh? So.... I guess I am gonna enter this cute lil box.. but I sure can't out-do  Carol's! P.S. the deadline for this is 30th of November.. so if you're interested, go to this  link!

...for the winner in the "Who Dunnit" Mystery! ( The Entry for this "Who Dunnit" will end on the 28th of November 2010, midnight EST.) click here to go to "Who Dunnit"  and play along! Good Luck! I actually managed to UN-TANGLE that disaster and tatted with it to make this lovely coaster/ doily. The pattern was shared by Jon and this is the link to her pattern on  her blog.   click here I used Lizbeth #20, color # 128 - MARCH BREEZE (Thank you Krystle for your un-wanted threads!)

Who Dunnit! Evidence : Once was a ball of Lizbeth #128 - MARCH BREEZE thread in size 20. The above picture represents every tatter's nightmare. The last known location of the said thread was located on the end table beside the chair, which is usually occupied either by the Tatter of the house or a four legged child. Below are the known suspects: Mr. Peabody ~ known aliasses: Mr. P., Peabody,  Wittle Boy, Slow as Mollasses, Dribble Doodle, Mossey, Eeyore, Boy, Good Boy, Genius, Ole Fellow, Bud, Boy (or Here Boy) ~ race: Basset Hound, tri color ~ weight:  heavy ~ age:  unknown Frontal View Side View                                                                Abigail ~ known aliasses: Abbie, THE Beast, Abbigailer, Abbiebobo, Loud Mouth of the South, Good Girl, Squirrel Huntr...

Many of you know of my recent loss, so I have been busy just to keep my mind from focussing on the loss. I will say it isn't easy because the memories keep flooding in. Then I am warmed by them. I keep thinking of my dear Grandma for how she must be feeling. I went to search for a tatted pattern that would show Grandma how much love that we all have for her too. I found this pattern for a  tatted rosary  and went to work on it. I was so thrilled that I had learned to do the split rings from my friend Sharren at our "girls" get together in Toccoa. While I tatted this lovely rosary, I cried, I prayed, I remembered all the beautiful memories. I will be carefully wrapping up this gift for Grandma and sending it off to her. I pray that it will bring comfort to her... ...great exercise for practicing those SR's! (Split Rings) Grandma... I love you. An Irish Blessing: May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon yo...

My Grandpa   05 February 1919 ~ 05 November 2010 Grandma & Grandpa ...come February, I will dedicate a blog entry to my Grandpa. Right now, it is hard... the void is so deep. For now I will leave this entry with many Irish blessings to honor my Grandpa May the blessings of light be upon you, Light without and light within. And in all your comings and goings, May you ever have a kindly greeting From them you meet on the road.  May you live long, Die happy, And rate a mansion in heaven.  May the hand of a friend always be near you, And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.  May your heart be warm and happy With the lilt of Irish laughter Every day in every way And forever and ever after.  May  brooks  and  trees  and singing hills Join in the chorus too. And every gentle wind that blows Send happiness to you.  May the joys of today Be those of tomorrow. The goblets of life Hold no dregs of sor...

I had began this cute project over a year ago. I bartered with this one Farmgirl at  MJF Connection . She had piles and piles of these old hankies that needed a good home.  My home! I already had in mind how these lovelies were going to be used. So what does a gal like Karrieann do with some of these?  Well, I hand stitched them into a quaint curtain for my Kitchen door. That is what I did! I love how they look! (This shot is without the use of flash) What took so long to get these beauty up?  It took me this long to get the needed curtain rod! I live in this small town and only one store carried these rods. At times they didn't have the size that I wanted and I forget to get them at times! Last night these hankies were placed into their place of honor. This is the door that get used more than any other doors and will remind me daily of the generosity of people, people who have kind heart. Thank you Farmgirl "antoinette"! *  Revelation 3:...

YAY!!! I am so so happy with this one.   Sadly, this one belongs to a Farmgirl for the barter! I know it is going to a wonderful home. I added one of my tea cup and saucer to the picture to give a better idea to the size of this lovely doily!

I was in a need of making a Christmas Themed bookmark for a swap on  MaryJanesFarm Connection. I searched for a lovely pattern online and found it here at  Free Tatting Patterns , with the lovely red threads that I received recently... knew that this would be a perfect bookmark for that special Farmgirl! I used J & P Coats Metallic Knit- Cro-Sheen... no idea what size it is! I had fun and this was quick to do... two days for myself. The picture does not show the sparkly metallic in the threads very well.. but it is pretty!