For making snowflakes for Christmas anyway. In fact, I might not have gotten started early enough. And this year I’m doing – or at least starting with – something different. Or you could say the same… I make snowflakes to go into Christmas cards every year and usually try to come up with at least one new one every year. That may happen yet, but I’ve started this year with some old patterns but am adding beads to them.
I’m using clear glass beads, trying for a crystalline look, or at least a hint of it. This picture really doesn’t do the snowflake justice; it looks better in person.
I worked on these two Saturday while we drove (I did not tat and drive, I let my husband do the driving) to and from a family reunion a few hours away from our home. Beads and all! I usually don’t try to work with beads in the car due to the trouble of not loosing the beads, but thought I’d give it a shot this time. Amazingly, I only lost a few beads and had very little trouble.
I did a little TIPping (Tatting In Public) this week as well. On my way to my office a few days ago I stopped to talk to a friend of mine and show her my current project. As it was in process the shuttles were still attached. A person standing close by saw them and started asking some questions; then another person. So I demonstrated a split ring for them, as that was the next element of the piece. They were quite interested in it as they had never seen tatting before; had never even heard of it. It was a nice start to my day, sharing tatting with new people.
I didn’t have tea today for Tatting Tea Tuesday (I had coffee) but I did have chocolate and did get some tatting in – working on another snowflake. Christmas is only a bit over four months away you know. Lots to do and not much time to do it in.
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ” Buddha
I love your snowflake idea in cards – I still have too many other projects to start on Christmas! Kudos to you 🙂
And your TIPing is very successful – you deserve more chocolate!
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Your snowflake looks wonderful! 🙂
Very pretty, I love the way you used clear beads, what a lovely idea,
Margaret
Never too early at all! ^_^ I've been meaning to start making up Christmas tokens as well…
The Dog Days of Summer are a great time to start tatting snowflakes! It helps take your mind off hateful things like humidity and bugnadoes <–The media have invented a new word again.
Lovely work! Please share the name of the book pictured.
Thank you everyone for the kind comments.
Yes, Cindy, more chocolate!
Anika, I hope you get the chance to start soon.
Margarets, I don't know why I haven't used clear beads before for snowflakes.
IdDihara, as it's been so dry here this summer there hasn't been much mosquito problems, and certainly not bugnatoes!
Randi, that book is a photo album I put my own designs in so I can refer to them easily when/if I make them again.
A photo album file. What a good idea!