Belated Happy New Year & Snowflake Challenge

Hope everyone had a very safe & prosperous New Year - ours was relatively quiet.

Perusing the blogs I came across Bree's post here about doing 100 snowflakes in a year and thought 100!!!!..........WOW that's alot, then thought oh, heck....give it a try..........so here we go

At no.1 we have Frivole's flocon from here (done in Lizbeth Spring Garden, I think)




At no.2 is a pattern of Wanda's that I was cheeky enough to ask for LOL - she mentioned it on this post (done in Lizbeth Cotton Candy)



Neither has been blocked and I don't think the background was the right colour choice.

No image of no.3 as yet but just to tease............it's another pattern of Wanda's but this time a new one that you may just get to see later on!!!

I've managed to get a few "new" books on eBay recently which are duplicates of ones I already own so there will be a shameless plug for them when I come to sell them in the next wee while. To mention a couple - one is a Konior book & the other Elgiva's rare one but as the replacements are not here as yet I won't tease you any further LOL.


By the way, anyone got any ideas about the previous post - all help gratefully received!


TTFN

What pattern is this?

Going back through old blog posts I found this



No-one at the time seemed to know so I decided to ask again - does anyone know of this pattern? It is possibly from one of the Japanese pattern books. I really would appreciate some help finding it if at all possible.
Thanks in advance

TTFN

Another of Bearbits wonderful giveaways

Bearbits does the most stunning little bears & as she often does is having another giveaway here - this time for Bouton.



Please go & visit & just see her stunning bears.

MERRY CHRISTMAS - look at these stunners!

Hope everyone had a safe & very MERRY CHRISTMAS.

While wandering around I came across these





- aren't they just stunning! The site they are from is here.

Finally........got something to say!

or even a few somethings LOL.

I have some tatting to show & a shameful plug as well - but to start off.....


Has anyone seen this? - truly hilarious but WARNING it is NOT for the easily offended


Now let's move on to tatting - you'll have to excuse the lack of blocking & finished ends but just thought it was about time I said something!

First on the list is Miranda's "Crazy Daisy" (see here) which I loved doing & even learnt to do daisy picots without any hassle! Can't find the image just now but will post ASAP. Thank you SO much Miranda for your wonderful patterns.

Next came the Valentine bookmark from here
done in a Floretta thread

Then I decided to try some patterns from my more obscure books & booklets - so from this booklet


came this with a couple of minor adaptations to modern tatting methods

in Lizbeth Juicy Watermelon

Then came this

in Lizbeth Spring Garden

from this Russian book



By now I was on a roll so we moved to this German booklet



for this
again in Lizbeth but now Spring Flower

And finally I am in this process of doing one from my Mum's booklet



but as I haven't finished it you'll have to wait.........

I also made a pair of Yarnplayers Quadrille earrings which I modified slightly but don't have a picture as they were a pressie that got given before I thought to take a snap.

Now on to the shameless plug - I currently have a couple of shuttles & some patterns on eBay if anyone is interested - here in a link for one of them

Hope it won't be so long next time

TTFN

Belated Christmas Greetings to All & update

Belated Christmas Greetings to All.

Thought I'd give you a quick update on what's been happening here. Firstly, we are starting to be able to see the ground again after 2 weeks with about 3ft of snow & seriously subzero temps (-15 C etc) so that is great. We even had an official white Christmas - like we need any more LOL!

I want to show you what my wee boy got me for Christmas (with a wee bit of helpful pointing in the right direction from Mummy, that is).

Isn't it just stunning - the photos show either side of it. It is the Maacki Chinensis wood that Sally spoke about some time ago here & I sent her down a 0.6mm crochet hook rather than the one that comes as standard - I can't describe just how lovely it is, the photos really don't do it justice. 'Im-in-the-garage has really surpassed himself this time - Thank you so much.

The other stuff I have been doing is Miranda's Ice Crystal in 2 colours but you are not going to see it as the DYK sections are truly appalling and it shames what is a stunning pattern. I have also done Miranda's Angels in the Snow that I won from the very kind giveaway of the anonymous donor but I can't find the image at present so will update you later - again a gorgeous pattern.

Our GP is retiring unfortunately as he has gone over and above the call of duty on a number of occasions over many years so I thought he warranted a couple of gifts - a bottle of whisky &.....


This is Jane's Double Self Closing Mock Ring Bookmark but my choice of thread was not the best - it is a variegated blue and a mint green but unfortunately the mint green & the pale blue are hard to distinguish apart but apart from that I really like it.

Can't think of much else at present except hope you all have a safe & prosperous New Year. We are going to my Aunt's for Hogmanay which will be bittersweet as it will be the first without my uncle but hopefully she'll cope okay.

TTFN

WOW

I 'm sorry but I truly think this is appalling - I truly believe that it just pure greed on behalf of the seller. I know the book is out of print but I purchased this book on amazon in October for £3.50 (approx $5.45) at that rate it gives the seller a 2200% profit!!!!!!!!!!!!



TTFN