Distracted

I just saw a plaque for sale in a catalog (Potpourri) that says:

"I can't clean because....

I get distracted by all the Cool stuff I find."

Oh that sooooo describes me!  

Not to mention the condition of my house!

Every time I start to put something away or organize or sort

I start finding stashes  

of all kinds of things

And patterns or instructions for wonderful projects

that I plan to try  -  someday.

And instantly I forget all about what I came in with or for

and want to begin work on:

a flamingo quilt

or a new blouse

a knotted bracelet

or a crocheted sweater

a card for mom

or some tatting for a challenge (how long ago?)

Sprang that I still don't have the hang of

or Broomstick Lace that looks so neat

Christmas ornaments

or grapevine wreaths

weaving a shallow basket for picking blueberries

or maybe knitting a cap for my grandson

A new recipe to try

or that painting of the squirrel I photographed on the fence.

I could go on and on and on and on.

How about you?

What distracts you from cleaning?

Tatted Bookmarks

I started this first bookmark to learn a technique that I had skimmed over and found it easy to do while I was recovering and an excellent way to practice my spacing. However once I finished one I kept seeing other colors of thread that I wanted to try so I ended up making several. They actually worked up fast and have been done for awhile but I wasn't able to get to the fabric store for some ribbon. Hard to believe I did not have any 1/2 inch ribbon in the house.

So I go to the new JoAnn's only to discover they now carry very very little ribbon by the yard and while I had envisioned using velvet ribbon I soon discovered only a remnant of black left on the shelf! I snatched it up and then had to go through an array of colors and styles of other ribbons.

Oh but then there was this tiny little issue. They carried NO 1/2 inch ribbon. NONE. Even the black velvet was 5/8 inch. But I had brought my tatting along to match colors and felt I could possibly make it work. Not the fun excursion I had imagined.

But back at home I finally got them put together and the fray check worked OK on all the ribbons that needed it and that was a relief. So here at last are the tatted bookmarks.  Tell me which is your favorite!

Have I ever mentioned that this is Needle Tatting? I originally learned to tat with a shuttle but the needle tatting is ever so much easier. If you have ever wanted to learn to tat check this out! It is so easy that I taught myself to needle tat left handed so I could help my mother learn.

Star Tatted Bookmarks

At last here is a photo of the bookmarks I have been working on. They were scraps left over from the 4th of July cards I made and just the right size for a bookmark so I laminated them. But they just seemed to need a tassel and I have been wanting to do some tatting so this seemed like a perfect excuse to tat a little something. The star is from a neat tatted bookmark at Needle Tatting Two.



This is the card that started the star tatting for the bookmark from the card that Carol made. I prefer simple designs as you see by this but it is the thought that counts, right?