Purple and silver

Current tatting project in progress is a necklace to go with a purple blouse that my DH bought for me. (Isn't he sweet!) I'm trying to design a long-ish sort of jumbled collection of do-dads on chains, sort of like the necklaces that had been displayed with the blouse at the store, but I want to include tatting in mine. As usual, I'm just making it up as I go, and don't really have a clue to how it will actually turn out.

The Winner! And 2 more winners!

The lucky winner of the Garden Afternoon Giveaway is Donna!

And, there are 2 consolation prize winners (they'll receive hand dyed thread samples).  They are Gemini and Kathy Niklewicz.

Garden Afternoon GIVEAWAY

Hey there, leave a comment on this post if you want a chance to win a mini set of 5 colors from the Garden Afternoon batch plus a skein of the multicolored thread - all size 20. The mini skeins are 20 yards each, and the multi is 50 yards, so the prize total is 150 yards of brilliantly colored hand dyed thread, done by me. I'll announce the lucky winner on Saturday, July 24.

Oh, and there is more in my Etsy shop, but it's going fast! When it's gone, it's gone...I dye all these myself, so naturally the supply is small, limited to how much energy and time is available.

Psychedelic Soft Boomerang tatted earrings

Usually I shy away from multicolored threads when I want the unusual shape of the item to be the main focus, but I'm pleased with how these turned out. I used my hand dyed "Summer Trail" to make them.

The "secret" revealed 11-18-11

I can tell you now! I'm getting a book published!

NOT self-published, like my previous books, but by a REAL publisher!!! You've heard of Annie's Attic from DRGnetwork? They've informed me that my book, Tatted Jewelry, will go on sale 11-18-11, just in time for Christmas gifts. That's the "secret" I was working on April through June.

Hot summer treats!

Mini sets in hot brights!
Plus, blue and orange together - what was I thinking?
When they're gone, they're gone - that's all, folks.