International Tatting Day

 

Girl Tatting
Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

Painting at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA USA

Today is International
Tatting Day

My tatting can be viewed:https://lelia-stitchesoflife.blogspot.com/

Zwirnknöpf Button + World Cross Stitch Day

Zwirnknopf Button.

Instructions by Karen Smock.

https://www.facebook.com/karen.s.buttons.supplies

I used a 2" wooden ring.

Turquoise:  DMC Size 8.   Color #959.

Yellow:  DMC Size 8.  Color #445

Pink/Red:  DMC Size 8.  Color #600.

The class project (kit), provided Red/White metallic/Blue crochet cotton

on a much larger wooden ring.  [mine, unfinished].

Learned a lot.   Beginning Zwirnknopf Button.

Zoom class thru The Lace Museum virtual education.

The classes are recorded and the

recording is available for a couple weeks following

the sessions.   Really a nice deal for participants.

And Happy World Cross Stitch Day

http://www.worldcrossstitchday.com/

https://www.facebook.com/worldcrossstitchday

 

Happy Easter!!!

 

Ground Hog Day !

Link to Pattern

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76600488@N03/8134391721/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94294185935925721/

 

Will the groundhog see a shadow, six more weeks of winter?    Will the sky be overcast, and the groundhog not see a shadow, early spring?

Celebrate!

Have you heard?   

October 15, 2016 is 

I Love Yarn Day.   

Please visit the web site Link HERE, 

or facebook page, Link HERE

 for details. 

"One primary goal of the event is to encourage everyone to “stitch it forward” by teaching at least one newbie to yarn-craft and experience its feel good benefits. Whether people prefer to knit it, crochet it, spin it, weave it or bomb it, the goal is for every yarn-crafter to share their know-how and love of yarn with someone new on October 15th"

Happy Valentine's Day

Shadows ....

Link to Pattern

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76600488@N03/8134391721/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94294185935925721/

 

Will the groundhog see a shadow, six more weeks of winter?    Will the sky be overcast, and the groundhog not see a shadow, early spring?

Snow Day

Happy Mother's Day

Lovely flowers from the boyz.

And card.

After several errands with DH (and lunch at Fridays),

we found the Lace Issue of Piecework.

And, I have the class list from local yarn store.

Such a nice day.    

Oh, won't you be mine?

Flowers from DH 

Sewing Machine Day

Sewing Machine Day

Per Holiday Insights Web Page:

When : June 13th and September 10th

Sewing Machine Day celebrates a very important invention ----- the sewing machine. The first sewing machines were made in France in the 1830s. It wasn't until 1846, that they were patented in the U.S. What a great invention. Prior to it's creation, clothes items were sewn together by hand...stitch by stitch.

People who know how to use a sewing machine are dwindling in number. Our mothers and grandmothers had a sewing machine in the house. They used it, too. But, look around your house. Do you have a sewing machine? Chance are, the answers is no.

If you have a sewing machine, enjoy today making things with it. If not, consider picking up sewing as a hobby.

Yarn Bomb

June 9th is

International

Yarnbombing Day.

(Web Site HERE)

What fun it would be -- to see the 

yarn bombing

at the Indiana State Museum!

See their blog post,

Yarnbomb is in the house!

for photographs.

Comments by ZingerBug.com

Hoppy Easter!

 "The Bunny Hop" designed by Judy Whitman

JBW Designs c.1999

April First is ....

International Tatting Day.

Traditionally celebrated by

eating chocolates

and creating tatted lace.

I use a shuttle; however, there are

some beautiful tatted laces created with needles and hooks.

My tatted motifs can be found on

Stitches of Life II blog
L.A.C.E. Member Gallery  (photo album),

and

25 Motif Challenge blog.

And, seriously, my friend, Marianne and I are in the

planning stages for a Beginning Tatting and Kanzashi Flower

(with Kanzashi Clover-brand Templates) class

for the L.A.C.E. group.

I am grateful for those with blogs,

yahoo groups, e-classes, who take the time

to share their tatting knowledge.   

Enjoy tatting today.

First Day of

S P R I N G

Free Pattern - link here

Hello 2012, Good-bye 2011

Beautiful flowers from DH.

DH + DS(N) found them at the grocery store.

Happy New Year.

I had so many wonderful experiences

in 2011.  Difficult to pinpoint one special time.  

 DH + I were able to spend more time

together and even had a vacation!  Two of our children

were able to vacation a few of the days with us - 

which made it extra special.

Bye 2011 ... 

I crossed off the last item on my 'bucket list'.   

DH surprised me with a sunrise

hot air balloon ride (back in October).

Followed by Champagne Toast + Breakfast.

I've wanted to ride ... for many many years ...

2011 was the year.

It was peaceful, serene, 

more awesome than words can describe.

Looking up.   The ballon is named Envy.

Our pilot Jeff Thompson + co-passengers.  
ThompsonAire Balloon Rides
Orlando, FL

The Balloonist's Prayer:
The Winds have welcomed you with softness.
The Sun has blessed you with it's warm hands.
You have flown so high and so well,
that God has joined you in your laughter
and set you gently back again,
into the loving arms of Mother Earth.

Today is ...

Button Day!

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The buttons picture above
are from a recent giveaway
sponsored by
Button Floozies

Lots of Celebrating going on ...

Flowers from DH : )

For our Anniversary.    

We hung out at Starbuck's with DD 

 and decided to include the children in our evening plans.

We took them out to dinner

at Don Quijote Restaurant to celebrate DD's birthday and our Anniversary.  

The tapas and paella were delicious.

  What an enchanting evening of good food, fun conversation, 

and delighted by complimentary dessert + toast from the owner!

I bought tennis rackets for DH + I -- he bought John Mellencamp concert tickets.   

DH wins, he is the better gift giver!   Something to look forward to next month.