Wow! Can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post on this blog! November just flew by... I haven't really tatted much during that time, because I've been busy crocheting and making some patterns for the holidays that I wanted done before the beginning of December:
Well, life calmed down a bit when these Dudes were finished, and I've had time to make a few Christmas presents :) First I made a cell phone bling for my mother. She loves pink and purple, so I made a butterfly with Lizbeth 20 "Sea Shell" (#114) and added some pink beads for sparkle:
Haven't quite figured out what's the best way to attach the butterfly to the phone yet, so I have left the antennae uncut in case that works best. I'll have to see what I can find in the craft store tomorrow... The pattern is "Birte" from Adelheid Dangela's Tatted Butterflies.
One of my aunts said she wanted a beaded angel to hang in the window of their new cabin, but I couldn't find a pattern that made an angel large enough (and for which I didn't have to buy loads of expensive new beads), so I decided to tat one and add as many beads as possible:
I need to weave in the ends, but it is done. I may need to stiffen it with some glue to make it hang straight, because it's quite heavy with all those beads. The pattern is Marjorie's Angel by Martha Ess, and the thread is Puppets Eldorado (size 10-20) in white. I strung the clear beads on the thread and tatted them in, while all the blue beads were added for the joins. I decided to make some changes to the head and halo to avoid doing split rings. A couple more ends fo hide, but worth it! I'm quite pleased with how it came out, and I hope my aunt will like it too :)
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