Motif # 3 - Mother's Day bookmark

While surfing web yesterday for some new pattern, I came across this pattern of mother's day bookmark. I liked it so much that I started it right away. The pattern was so nice and the instructions were so easy to follow that I finished it in 2 hours. My daughter was amused and wanted to know for whom I was making this bookmark. Just in the spirit of Mother's day, I said for my mom. Now she got even more excited to tell my mom, her grandma what I am making for her. 

  

My previous work

Just want to show some of my work which I did over the last year while being at home with my newborn daughter

Bracelet - pattern by Lynn Morton from her book Tatting Patterns

Bracelet - my own pattern

Experimenting with beads

Flower book mark - pattern by Rachel

Ruffled heart - pattern by Dr. Victoria Clarke

Lochness Monster Flower - pattern by Claudia Meza 

Modern heart - pattern by Mark Meyer

Peacock feather bookmark - pattern by Wally Sosa

Daisy picot flower - my own design

I learnt tatting when I was in grade 9 but I never actually learnt more than rings and chains. So I am loving to pursue my hobby again after a long time. and learnt new techniques like split rings, split chains, monster picot, double and triple picots, tatting over tails and magic thread. The process is still going on...... 

Motif # 2 - Drawstring bag

Front side of the bag.

I made this small bag following the pattern by Sheron Goldin. It was fun making this bag and for the first time I tried my hands at making split chain. So it was a good learning experience too. This bag is good for carrying small change or to gift to a kid.

Back side of the bag.

Motif # 1 - Necklace

I made this necklace, pattern by Totusmel. I like this pattern so much that until now I have made almost 10 of those. This time I used red color thread and shiny glass beads and it turned out really nice. I gifted this to my daughter's friend for her birthday and she liked it a lot. On seeing it my daughter's other friends also want one for themselves too. A very good reason to make more of these.