Christmas Swaps and Exchanges

This year, I once again participated in some swaps and exchanges.

The Tatting Facebook group had a swap for snowflakes where I sent to the same person I received from.

This is what I sent:

This is my own design and is tatted with 1 strand of #20 Lizbeth and 1 strand of #8 Loops and Threads Metallic Perle

This is also my design (not posted anywhere) and is tatted with #40 DMC

This is what I received:

The Polymer Clay Baby Facebook group was also hosting a swap and I really wanted to join but wasn't sure if I'd have the time, so I decided to wait until next year.  Somehow, my name was on the list anyway, so I decided I'd go ahead and do the swap.  My original partner didn't respond, so I was assigned a new partner.  My new partner was Kellie Beckett whose work I had been admiring and wishing I could get one of her babies!  

Here is my baby from Kellie:

Isn't he so cute?  

It took me another week and a half after I received my baby to finally get Kellie's finished!  Here she is: 

Isabelle was the 10th clay doll I've sculpted

I also participated in the Secret Santa exchange from Real Reborn.  This exchange, you don't send to the same person you receive from.

This is what I sent to my person:

All made by me (except the candy and post card!)

And this is what I received (not from the same person):

Secret Santa Gift Exchange

One of the forums I am a part of had a "Secret Santa" exchange.

This is what I sent to Carolyn in Washington

Close up of the nativity ornament I made (and designed)

my box of goodies from Sharon in California

coffee mug with See's candy suckers

"Spa in a box"

Rocking Chair made of sticks

Cute little fairy my Secret Santa made for me ☺

She fits in the chair

West Michigan Lace Group Christmas

Monday was the West Michigan Lace Group's Christmas party with ornament exchange.

I didn't get a picture of all the ornaments, but here are most of them. I received the crocheted bell in the top left corner and made the tatted wreath (that I brought to the fair) laying on the white paper in the middle. Next to it is Tatt3r's needle lace tree. It is beautiful in person!

Here are the members that were there

Lovely Christmas carols

My family listening to the flutes

Third Time's the Charm

Some of the patterns for my new tatting book come together fairly easily, others take a little bit of doing! Like the heart--it took 3 tries to get it to where I was happy with putting it in the book!








Here they are with the first attempt on the left, 2nd in the middle.

The finished heart will be my motif for the West Michigan Lace Group's motif exchange this month. It just occurs to me that I did a heart last year, too! Although, I like this year's better!

Extreme Tatters Round Robin--Round 3

Here is what I made for the last mailing of my Extreme Tatters Round Robin. This one has a beach theme! It is for Camille.


I still haven't received my 2nd or 3rd mailings yet. Hopefully they'll come soon!

Extreme Tatters Round Robin-part 2

I mailed out the 2nd installment of my round robin. I tatted these for Wally. These will also be in my new tatting book, although I think I need to tweak the 3rd one a little as it is too round.

Extreme Tatters Round Robin-1st received

I received my first item in the exchange. This is designed and tatted by Camille. It is called "Alexis" and tatted in Valdani Hand Dyed thread (Violet Meadows M 40)

I really like the cluny leaves in the center!

Extreme Tatters Round Robin-part 1

I mailed off the first item in my Extreme Tatters Round Robin. This one is for Ellen Lai .

This will also be in my new tatting book, although I need to tweak the bottom of the basket a little and I'd like to come up with a variation for eggs in the basket.

WMLG Bookmark Exchange

March is the month for our bookmark exchange for the West Michigan Lace Group.




This is the bookmark I made. It is from a pattern by Ellen Lai.

This is the bookmark I got and is made by Shawna B.

Butterfly Round Robin is Starting!

I have joined the Butterfly Round Robin from the Round Robin website. There are 6 of us participating and we will each tat a butterfly for each of the others. I decided I want to design a new butterfly for each exchange. I have the first one done and am starting on the 2nd, but I won't post the picture or pattern until they are received so I don't ruin the surprise! It's nice to be back in the tatting/designing world!