Irish Lucky Pennies

The ten Irish Lucky Pennies are finished and I found the extra thread! I was not sure I would have enough of the Iris Pearl Cotton thread and could not find more until I spotted the last of it at Jo Ann's. My friend Mary Ann is giving these as gifts so she wanted them all to match.  Mary Ann brought the coins back from her trip to Ireland. Today we have a doctor appointment for Mr H.....and a few errands to accomplish. I visited with my Alice yesterday morning and hopefully I will soon have pictures to show. Right now, they would not be too interesting.  I would like to begin the next Brooch from the Tatted Ovals booklet and would like to start on Tatted Angel ornaments for Christmas gifts. Tuesday evening we had very high gusty winds and then the rain. The temps have fallen out of the high 80s low 90s for now so it is feeling chilly...I know, some of you are still with snow and still waiting for Spring weather. What can I say, we are spoiled. I picked 2 more tomatoes yesterday....they ae delicious when fresh from the plant. Tomato cucumber basil salad today on the menu. I am feeling better and my blood pressure is still up there but lower than last week. The doctor has requested  told me that I can have only 2 cups of coffee a day not the regular 4. I will be having some tests done soon to rule out additional issues. Your messages of good wishes have warmed my heart. In the scheme of things, I am lucky with my health.  Now if we can only settle Dennis' issues.....anyway, that is about the story for today. Glad you had some time to stop by. Thank you for the kind words and most of all for your friendship. Have a great day. Now where did I leave my shuttles......

New Broach

Well, the blood pressure is still high and today I am off to see my PCP. She called me late yesterday concerned so a visit and a chat and med adjustment. Since I am not feeling all that right, I think it is a good idea to see her. I finally made it to Jo Ann's yesterday for a few items and managed to finish another tatted broach

the flowers are tatted from the new book, 3D Flowers by Carolyn Craig...(love them all). Actually, these are a combination of her design and a little bit of my adaption.

Here is another view to show you the pearl inside the flower bud. Carolyn has lovely designs and I want to just make them all! I have been unable to purchase the type of backing she suggested for making them into pins, but for now I will just tat and scout on line for them. Here is what I have so far

Really enjoying these projects. I finally got the right thread to finish the Lucky Irish Pennies for my friend Maryann. That means these Broaches will be on hold while I finish the pennies. I have 6 to finish. It happens to be 2 AM...got little sleep so I am hoping that I will get tired enough to fall back to sleep....maybe a bit of TV and off I will slumber.  So, it has been nice chatting with you but I really need to doze off. Thank yo for the kind words and for you friendship....one sheep, two sheep, three sheep.........💤💤💤💤💤💤

Enough with the rain

Two full days of rain this past weekend. Now do not get me wrong, we do need the rain here in the Valley of the Sun desert, but 2 days? Finally it was a mostly sunny day yesterday and my visit with JeanneG was sitting outside in her yard. Lovely!  Alice is ready for another page hopefully today. I really need to get back to her. If only........

I did not look through the Handy Hands catalog last week .... these arrived this weekend and the colors are popping. Guess more tatting in in the days ahead. I re-did the Irish Penny for Maryann...

I felt the thread seemed to light weight for such a heavy coin and this suited it better. Hope she likes it when I see her on Thursday. I also made another Ice Drop, this one with a heart border...

Not perfect, but the next one will be better. Tricky with the hearts. I think I will make one in solid color. The gals who create these designs are driving us crazy, we want to make them all and probably will. Tomorrow is my EGA demonstrate tatting day. I have organized myself several times and still feel like I will forget something. My thought is to take too much and that way I will be sure to have all that I need to demonstrate. Hopefully someone will be able to have a good experience from this. Tatting is not that easy to learn but once you do it is enjoyable. Always room to learn more. It is just about time for me to have a cup of coffee and maybe some Eggo waffles...with honey and butter. Happy to have you stop by. Thank you for the kind words and your friendship which always make my day. Have a wonderful day.  ☕