Summer doily

I found time to make few small doilies during this summer

Summer reminds me of the blue, shells, water and pearls. It inspired me to tat the light blue doily. The pattern comes from Italian (I believe it is Italian) book, called “Course de frivolite”. Unfortunately I don’t know the author. I prefer making tatted jewellery, but I like this doily. It looks like waves for me and matches to a sea beach display… The thread is Stokrotka (Altin Basak) –variegate white, light blue and aquamarine (size 20 I suppose).

I am back

Hello!!! Good news! I am back after 2 months holiday without internet and computer! It was a great time to reset myself. Now I am back with new ideas, with an enthusiasm and a positive energy. I spent this holiday in a lovely countryside in Poland and enjoyed time with my children. But I really missed the whole blogging community and I am happy I am back.

I made few new items during this holiday. Today I would like to show you earrings I made from a golden thread with Swarovski crystals. This thread is very thin, so the result is delicate, but durable. Unfortunately my camera broke down (lenses error), so I have got only picture of one earring… I am going to buy a new camera, so there is a hope for better pictures on my blog.

It is difficult to show on photos how beautiful this golden thread is, so I present a few shots of the same earring.

Tatted set for Pati

Last time I mentioned that I was tatting a black set for my friend’s daughter. I am very pleased with this. I used black Liesbeth thread (size 20), jet AB Swarovski crystals (more than 50) and black classic dagger drops. Inspiration comes from an old insertion found here. I like the effect very much and definitely I will tat the same for myself!

New motif

Recently I have not shown too much of my tatting, but not because I am doing nothing. Yesterday I finished a black bracelet, and I am still tatting a gorgeous set of black earrings, bracelet and necklace (maybe choker) with a lot of Jet AB Swarovski crystals. I have to finish the necklace and the whole set will be ready. It will be a gift for my friend’s daughter. She is going to wear it on her prom ball this week. So you can see –I am busy with tatting. No complaint about this – I am really happy, that others like my tatting, not only me.

 

Here is a black bracelet I finished yesterday. It has found a new owner today. I used a black Aida 20.

In a meantime I made up a new motif, (which I have transformed into an earring). I found an interesting motif somewhere in the internet, modified a little bit. I think the result is quite nice.

I used an ecru Aida 20.

Folksy Friday

This is first time I am doing Folksy Friday. I love that idea and decided to do my own selections of gorgeous items you can find on Folksy.

Victorian Rose Mannequin by I love vintage

Blue Flower Bouquet Vintage Necklace - Limited Edition by Rose and Raven

PiNk BiRd CaGe NeCkLaCE........ by Josephines

OH SO SHABBY...

My Shabby Chic Baby Pink Easter Egg with Cath Kidston's Motif is included in this lovely Etsy's treasury by Mytenfingers.  Thank you very much :) x.

Forget-me-nots –tatted lace earrings and Ariel’s necklace

Last week I bought a lovely hand dyed Egyptian thread Lizbeth called Turquoise Twist. So I have made these pretty earrings – they look like forget-me-nots, don’t they?

And using the same thread and pearls and pearl seed beads I tatted a necklace, which my daughter called Ariel’s necklace, according to her favourite Disney’s character.

Tatting - creative way to express myself

Lace jewellery is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely I spend too much time browsing all fantastic blogs and I just adore those stunning pieces of tatting art shown there. It is amazing how beautiful things you can make using old vintage patterns, formerly used as doilies, hunkies, collars, etc…They are easily adaptable to modern earrings, pendants, bracelets or necklaces . Every tatting motif, from very simple to very complicated, is feminine, elegant, sophisticated and stylish. If you add beads, crystals or pearls –you can get a stunning piece of jewellery –delicate, unique and eye-catching.

The next thing I love in tatting is the idea of connections with female traditions. I like thinking that I make things in the same way as women few generations before me… this is our heritage and it is worth to continue hand making crafts instead of, maybe cheap, but without a soul , things from factories in China, for example. This is also a creative way to express myself.

Recently I have found a very old beautiful pattern from Beeton’s Book of Needlework originally published in Great Britain in 1870 by Ward, Lock and Tyler. I have tatted this pendant using black Aida 20 and purple seed beads.

Tatted earrings and bracelet

Tatting is very addicted. I tat every moment I can. Here we have a pair of earrings, tatted in cream Aida 20 with clear AB Swarovski crystals and crystal faceted drops.

The next one I want to show a bracelet I have tatted in cream Aida 20 with pink pearls. This is the pattern originally found at Be-stitched ( called Heather).

 

And finally lovely flower earrings (cream Aida 20 and pink seed beads )