On Friday I was at AC Moore and I found these great metal gift card cases – they are shallow but sturdy. I thought they would make great gift boxes for tatting! The first one I picked up was birthday themed and while I was waiting in the check out lane I found this great valentine’s day one:
When I saw the box I was amazed at how much it looked like the Heart’s Desire pattern from Susan Fuller. Even Julianna commented that it looked just like tatting when I showed it to her. I just finished this heart for my tea towel swap – I’ve had the pattern for awhile but I was scared to try it. Why I don’t know because it was easy – I didn’t make one mistake that I had to pick out and it came out lovely. It’s done in white DMC Cebelia 30 – which is quickly becoming one of my favorite threads (wish I could find it in colors other than white and ecru). This is motif #3 for my challenge. I think I need to hit AC Moore and grab some more of these beauties!
I also finished a valentine’s bookmark this weekend. It is by Lenore English and again, it is easier than it looks. Just have to remember to leave the 12″ of each thread at the beginning to finish the split rings at the end. Turning the corner on the bottom was a tiny bit difficult but I followed the pattern and kept the picture close! I used two shades of pink in DMC Pearl Cotton 8. I like to use the size 8 for bookmarks – I think they make them a good weight for a bookmark. This lovely is on the way to it’s owner – I sure hope they like it. This is motif #4 for my challenge.
I’ve got so many things on my plate right now (all my doing mind you). Last night I worked on one of the three Valentine’s Day Teacher Luncheon tablerunners I need to have finished by next Wednesday (2/11). And then I working on tatting the edging for my tea towel while I watched some TV. I’m only about half way done the edging and it needs to be in the mail on Friday – YIKES!! And I have another block to do for my crazy quilt round robbin to finish and mail by 2/15. It’s going to be a busy few weeks, pray that I can meet all the deadlines!
