This weekend was filled with distractions... wonderful distractions, which left little time for tatting.
We spent Saturday car shopping with daughter Alison. I had forgotten how long it can take to choose a car! Sunday we visited friends.
With all the activity, I became very distracted. I tried starting a new doily, but have nothing to show for my efforts. I started several times, made foolish mistakes, snipped, trashed, and started over. I'd like to say today will be the day I really make progress, but I offered to help daughter Carol set up her classroom, so this may be another unproductive day on the doily front!
Luckily, I can almost tat Ice Drops in my sleep! I love Lizbeth Caribbean with the blue glass gem. This time I put picots on all the inside chains... much better!
I'm not sure I like the pale yellow with the pink, but I'm sure some little girl will love it, and I have several little girls who will be visiting in the next several months. 😊
Can you tell that I"m enjoying the Green Coral Sea and orange glass gem combo? Orange is not a color I am drawn to, unless it's part of a Dreamsicle, but since I have several orange glass gems, I have to find a way to incorporate them in Ice Drops. Finding threads that work with the orange has been a real eye opener for me. Who knew orange went so well with so many different colors?
We spent Saturday car shopping with daughter Alison. I had forgotten how long it can take to choose a car! Sunday we visited friends.
With all the activity, I became very distracted. I tried starting a new doily, but have nothing to show for my efforts. I started several times, made foolish mistakes, snipped, trashed, and started over. I'd like to say today will be the day I really make progress, but I offered to help daughter Carol set up her classroom, so this may be another unproductive day on the doily front!
Luckily, I can almost tat Ice Drops in my sleep! I love Lizbeth Caribbean with the blue glass gem. This time I put picots on all the inside chains... much better!
I'm not sure I like the pale yellow with the pink, but I'm sure some little girl will love it, and I have several little girls who will be visiting in the next several months. 😊
Can you tell that I"m enjoying the Green Coral Sea and orange glass gem combo? Orange is not a color I am drawn to, unless it's part of a Dreamsicle, but since I have several orange glass gems, I have to find a way to incorporate them in Ice Drops. Finding threads that work with the orange has been a real eye opener for me. Who knew orange went so well with so many different colors?
I agree with you on the yellow & pink ice drop - it doesn't seem to catch one's eye. But the other 2 are gorgeous. I miss that Anchor doesn't have orange thread - it photographs well .
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it's not just me! :-)
DeleteI like orange and pink better than..... blue!!!
ReplyDeleteI meant yellow....😳
DeleteHaha!
DeleteFabulous Ice Drops!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWondering if you have a purple gem that I could get from you at Tollway Tatters....I had a friend request an Ice Drop with a purple gem in the center and I don't have any purple.
Yes, I do! I'll get them out tonight so that I don't forget.
DeleteThank you!! :)
DeleteYou did pretty well to tat so many ice drops in between the distractions!
ReplyDeleteA little here, a little there, and shazam! I have an Ice Drop!
DeleteI'm sure you're aware that one ice drop a day equals about 30 per month and 365 per year. I believe you're already ahead of that statistic.
ReplyDeleteAmazed you have the time to work on the doily with normal daily activities!
Do you have Jelly Bean thread? I think it would go well with the orange gems. Maybe you have tried that already? Hard to keep track!
I do have Jelly Bean. It's stashed away somewhere really safe!
DeleteAs always they look lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Grace!
DeleteBeautiful ice drops. Hope you manage to restart your doily
ReplyDeleteRe-started and finished!
DeleteMy granddaughter chose the peachy orange gem and jelly bean. That's next on my tatting horizon.
ReplyDelete~Heidi
Good choice!
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