Rufled heart

This is my attempt to reproduce the "Ruffled Heart" pattern from Vicki Clarke. Not bad for such a begginer like me. I could not get a nice picture of it without the heart being wrinkled...What's wrong with me!

Between my job, the twins, my hubby and my commute, I have not had nearly enough time to dedicate to tatting...I normally would skip lunch to tat a little bit, but this past week I barelly had lunch.
It's right now 9:00 pm and the twins just fell asleep, I am running to try to do my nails and finish packing for tomorrow. I am going to Solvang, CA, which is about 2 hours driving from our house. Solvang is famous for its yarn shops, wineries and danish pastries - not is this order...but what a nice combination!

Tatting again - a cute rose

While growing up in Brazil, I learned to crochet when I was 9 years old by watching my aunt do it. Since then, crocheting has been my "safety blanket". Even when I used to be an auditor and travel 85% of the time, crocheting on the road, in the airport or hotel room made me feel at home. Funny how that works.

After crocheting for 28 years (just volunteered my age!) I decided to perfect my tatting skills. I remember watching my aunt tat and being very confused with the mechanics of the craft. Never really tatted until last week.

Thanks to the Internet and a group of wonderful tatters I was able to learn the basics and am now tatting. There are amazing blogs with incredible amount of information and help to whoever wants to learn. OMG, I am now addicted to tatting!

I just finished my first piece of work, which is a rose with picot-petals. This rose was from a bookmark seen on http://needles-n-shuttles.blogspot.com/. Not perfect, but it is a start...

Cant wait for the next project...