Oh I can barely believe we're already in September! My last post was back in July, I'm really neglecting my blog. It was a wonderful busy summer filled with travel, sunshine and happy family reunions. How was yours?
I found this tatted double flower motif by Jan Stawasz (from his second book "Tatted Treasures") while I was tidying. What does one do with such pretties? I have a box full of them and am really not sure how to use them. Maybe decorate an Alice band for my niece?
While on holiday, I picked some wonderful fresh lavender and decided to make "lavender bottles". They are such a nice way to preserve lavender and the fragrance lasts for years. They eventually dry up but if you press them a bit between your fingers the fragrance is released anew. Great to keep in your clothes drawers.
Pretty flower. I’m sewing shopping bags and thought this afternoon that they’d make a good canvass for tatted pieces. Use them to decorate headbands, clothes, food covers, whatever. Love your lavender. Is that the same as a ‘lavender wand’?
ReplyDeleteHi Jane, good ideas for using tatted lace and yes, it's the same as a lavender wand. :-)
DeleteI do love Jan Stawasz's designs, especially his floral motifs. Lavender wands are something I've been meaning to try for years. I'll have to pay attention to the best time for harvesting lavender next year. Our patch is little, but I should have plenty for my use.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tatted flowers!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
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ReplyDeleteThank you Lelia! :-)
DeleteLovely motif, I often stick them onto cards, which makes a different type of card to send, unfortunately my summer has not gone to plan at all, hubby had an accident in the garden and fractures three bones in his shoulder, in june, which meant that I ended up looking after him, at first he could very little or nothing, one go dthing that one out of it was it got me back driving as I used to only drive occasionally, we waited weeks for a scan and now he wont see the orthopedic surgeon in the Royal United hospital Bath until october. Its been a very stressful and not a good summer, went well with the weather. Sounds like you had a great summer, hope the autumn will be just as good
ReplyDeleteHi Margaret, very sorry to hear your had a difficult summer and that your husband was injured! Hope he is on the mend and that autumn will be kinder to you.
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