Prototype

Hello all. I'm currently numb and reeling from another housing dissapointment. This time the bank took TWO MONTHS to decide that, no, they don't want to sell for the price the homeowner approved and is competitive. Sigh, I really liked this house too..... But alas. We pick ourselves up, finish our package of chocolate covered gummy bears, and move on. My agent has bowed out of the biz, so we will be working with a full-time real estate guy now and hopefully he can help us get things rolling in our favor.

I have been able to get both little tykes down for naps in the afternoon lately, and I've had a few Etsy sales that have motivated me to start working of Jewelry again. Here is a prototype--the design works but wasn't quite what I was looking for, but I finished a second one and will list them at a discounted prototype rate. I don't bother with beads when I am testing designs.

If you would enjoy a pair of earrings I've done, please check out my Giveaway! Just leave a comment on the original post. I'll draw a name on November 1st. Of course, you are invited to comment any time. It delights me.

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So, I've decided not to subject you to any more repeats of earrings, only in-the-works designs. I need to save some surprises for when I open my etsy shop! This yellow fella is a doodle I suppose, won't work for an earring, the spokes are too wide, but I'll develop it further I think.

The other projects in the works are my split ring doily from the TAT program. I started it with Cebelia and I don't think I'm happy with it. The thread is too soft and doesn't hold shape like I want it to. So, I might scrap it and start over.

Also working on a doily from "tatter's treasure chest". You know, I can't figure out why I bother making doilies at all....they are useless around here, but something about certain patterns makes me happy. Certain threads too. I suppose it's more about the pleasure of the process than the product. I did break down and start using the "Roses" thread that I got from Yarnplayer, I used almost all of it in the first five rounds, and decided to use the smaller skein of co-ordinating red that she sent for the last round. Big oops though, I ran out with maybe 5 inches to go! AAaaaah! So, after much bad star-wars references, (inside joke :-) I ordered some more of the red thread, (and some other colors.......so getting myself in trouble!) And told Hubby that he bought me some more thread for mothers day. Thanks Hubby! He also got me a batch of vintage thread from ebay, I think he knows about that.....

And finally, in baby news, there is no news. Midwife says I'm dilated to 1cm, and 50% effaced. She thinks it will be another week, which is still before my actual due date. I was getting my hopes up though that I'd deliver two weeks early like my last one. I just have to put up with these whacky contractions I have each night.

By request...

The darling Diane had suggested that I do some pendants or pins for the non-earring types, and this is the first design I'm ok with. I've tried several on the larger plastic rings, but I can't get to anything I like yet. The pink one here is not up to par quality wise, I ended up having to finger tat because I didn't have enough thread loaded so it almost didn't make it! But it's a start :-)

This might be the last post for awhile...

I'm having contractions on and off all day today, but that's not going to stop me from showing some more tatting pics!

The first two pair are repeats, just much better pictures. I took advantage of the daylight! The others below I did last night and this morning. Tell me what you all think of the green thread with purple coin pearls. You all are my design testers :-)

The pink ones are a repeat of an orange pair, this time with beads.

All but the last pink ones are done in Lizbeth, the pink is Oren Bayan.