Hearts for February

It's February!! AAwww : ) The month for sweethearts and all things PINK! I found some heart patterns in books that I have, but the one I like the best is shown at left. HERE is the link to the Betsy Evans Heart I found on Rexie.com. The dark pink is tatted in the original pattern, where I tatted the lighter pink without the picots on the outer chains.

I liked the light pink little heart so much, I made it into a needle felted pin!

 

 I am really starting to get the hang of needle felting! I bought a bag of 18 colors from Esther's Place when I took my needle felted hat class in November and have been making little birds, animals and pins! Here is a picture of my felted hat with a green felted flower pin!

 

We got another inch of snow this morning so while the horses are all tucked in the warm barn, munching on hay, it's time to tat some more!

Have a lovely Tuesday afternoon everyone!

 

Tatting Christmas Presents!

 Christmas Day Snowflake - #23

 From a new tatting book I got for Christmas! I was so busy yesterday I forgot to blog about it!

Christmas Angels & other Tatting Projects by Monica Hahn

 Pattern called 'Knobby Snowflake'

Tatted in Lizbeth Snow White and Wedgewood Light, size 20

This is the last snowflake for me in the December Snowflake Challenge. I really enjoyed trying to tat at least one little snowflake each day. I'm going to have to try that challenge again; perhaps with another theme like flower or star motifs during the summer. My totals were 23 snowflakes in 25 days and I'm pretty happy with that because it was a busy December! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas Day!

Speaking of Christmas......

Tatted presents where found under the tree yesterday! I also received Marilee Rockley's Tatted Jewelry book! I am excited to try some of her gorgeous patterns. I have a bunch of thread still left over on my shuttles from tatting snowflakes all month so I think I'll make some of her smaller earring and motif patterns.

These little presents are for a new hobby of mine - Needle felting! I took a needle felted hat class at Esther's Place Fiber Art Studio last month and was totally hooked! My sister got me felting needles with a wooden tool and my mom got me a beautiful pin cushion! I made the little owl yesterday from some wool left over from my hat- so fun!

Hope everyone has a lovely evening!