Recycle Earrings

This is what I worked on for my entry in the SC State Fair October 2009. It took longer for me to figure it out than it did to make the first and second pair. I didn't like the hole showing so I covered it up with Riet's Daisy Picot. I have since made earrings with just the daisy picots for little girls.

Recycle Earrings

This is the pair of earrings that I worked on for the SC State Fair October 2009.

Hen and Chicks for Baby Socks

This is my deviation of the standard hen and chicks pattern. I let the "eggs" hang loose to give me some flexablity when sewing them onto the elastic so they can stretch when being put on. I used to sew the tatting to the baby socks but a. the baby outgrew the socks quickly or b. the baby got the white socks really stained. So now the tatting can be slipped on and off of any pair of socks.

I have made many of these earrings using cabone rings and doing them in school colors. This is the garnet and black USC earrings.

Another fall item - Victoria Clarke's Fall Brooch

I really enjoyed being with Vicki Clarke at Tat Days. I think that everytime I smell lavender I will not only think of my mother but also of Vicki. Here is what I entered in the SC State Fair. I enjoyed making the flowers but adapted the Shuttle Brother's method of pushing the little joining picots to the back so I could find them. I liked the idea of a 3 D leaf so have been playing around with them since Vicki got me started.

O Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree

Riet had done the Nancy Tracy pattern for the Christmas tree and put it in a candle holder. I couldn't resist trying it in size 80 thread and adding the red lights (beads) as she had done. The only thing was, when I got to the top, I just had to had a star on top.....just had too. So I played around with the beads and this is what I came up with.

Playing around with Fall Leaves

Riet and I have been playing with threads and making fall leaves along with snakes and spiders for the State Fair.

The one on the top is Marilee Rockley's thread. The two alike are Lori and Hope's "George" thread. I will let you guess which leaves are Riet's and which ones are Pam's.