Which Landscape?

I beaded this carbochon over the weekend, but didn't finish it till late last night. You see, I couldn't decide which landscape (face) of the onyx I like better. Perhaps you can take a vote!

Let's say this is F1.

And this, F2.

They are similar, yet different. Each is unique. What do you see?

On the tatting front, I attempted Jane's Snowflake 2004. Ooh, it's challenging for sure. First I told myself I should stay off the beads because I know I don't work well with beads in tatting. Despite this, I found myself retro-tatting almost on every "leg" of the snowflake. (Oops, I hope Jane's not seeing red...) See it for yourself (but not too closely p..l..e..a..s..e.. ).

OK, I'll redeem myself on the next one, promise.

On another note, here are 2 giveaways I'd come across this Xmas season...

Ginger @Bearbits is having a giveaway. The prize is this lovely teddy, of course, named Bouton. Check it out here.

Another giveaway is at Knick of Time. Angie tried her hands at stencilling a pillow and she shared a tutorial on it. The end product is gorgeous! Cutting Edge Stencils is giving away a stencil worth up to $50. Here's the link.

Last but not least, here's a cheery sock to fill up all the Season's Blessings to be shared with you (my blogging friends) and your family!
(It was lovingly made by a colleague at work, not for me; I'd only managed to get a picture of it.)

MErRY ChrIsTMAs!

Tatting and Goodies

After Mr Crocodile went for his swimming lessons, it became quiet in the house. Ahh finally, time to tat. I thought I should revisit tatting a sheep. I tatted this sheep some time back here. Wow, it was almost a year ago. The pattern is from Sheep May Safely Graze by Karey Solomon. This was tatted in #20 Opera Ecru.

This pair of earrings was tatted a couple of weeks back, right after I tatted the pendant in the same pattern. Interestingly I found a spool of red metallic thread that I don't remember anything about. And voila!

Recently I got lucky and won in 2 giveaways. The first was actually an El Dorado doily giveaway by Two Shuttles. I didn't win the doily but I was the winner of the mystery tat. LOL. Isn't this peekaboo ornament cute? It's done in Lisbeth thread 'Jewel'. There is a metallic-thread butterfly hanging in the middle.

Last week, Bumpkin Bears had a giveaway too and I won a pack of her 'Friends for Tea' cards. I've been 'stalking' bear artists' blogs and this is one of them. Catherine is very talented. Apart from making teddy bears, she draws cute bears too.

It's the weekend again! YAY! I'm going to watch a play on Saturday afternoon with an ex colleague and her daughter. Another ex colleague's playing a role in it. I'm looking forward.

Heehee, have you noticed... my blog now has a 3-column layout instead of 2? Of course, I had some tips from Gina (aka the Tatting Goddess) who pointed me to the Three Column Blogger. Thanks, Gina.

Meanwhile, do check out the giveaways I've listed on my left sidebar.

XOXO

And On With More Tatting...

The motif (by Castats) I was tatting up on ITD. Nope I wasn't going to attempt a runner. :p It's a gorgeous square motif, now finished and blocked. Just wanted give an update on this.

Now on to a doily I'm caught on tatting. It's the "Flowerpiece" by Mary Kornior in her book Tatting with Visual Patterns, on pages 56-7. 3 out of 4 motifs done so far. I'm not sure I like the bright orange thread as the colour's hurting my eyes. LOL

And there are 2 fabulous giveaways. The first is happening on TattingChic's blog. It's her 2nd Blogversary. YAY! Some great items to be won there.

Next up, Elanor from Shantock Bears is having a giveaway too. A cute little mouse! Check it out. I bet you'll be mesmerised by it's cute face!

Oh, My Sleepy Head...

Hey, who's there looking at me?

was born yesterday (13 Jan 2010). He's 7" from head to legs and is very fond of stealing a nap when no one's looking. There, the lenses caught him just about to go to dreamland again.

Hmmm, it's soft and warm here. Perfect.

Sleepy Head's favourite spot? Well, it's none other than on my hubby's tummy. Boys will be boys.

Since we are on the subject of bears, Linda Benson @ Bears In The Bush is celebrating her blogversary and hosting a giveaway.

And that's not all, Ladyshuttermaker's having her Mondo Monday giveaway again... Yes!

Oh don't miss this giveaway by Arty Lou, aka December Girl. She's giving away a pretty piece of jewellery (pictured above). Or check out her Etsy shop here.

Wonderful giveaways

Dawn @the Feathered Nest  is celebrating her 1200th post and 400 followers! WOW! To me this is an incredibly great achievement. Congrats, Dawn. And she's having a lovely giveaway—of items lovingly handmade by her. Go and find out what they are at her blog. You will not be disappointed (hint: see the picture below).

Our very talented Ladyshuttlemaker's having her Mondo Monday giveaway again! Hey you know the rules... and the prizes are certainly fabulous (as always): Workbasket magazines and her HDTs!

Have a great midweek.

Gifts and Giveaways

It's the great weekend again. Hope everyone's having a restful time.

I mentioned in my previous post that I tatted some things... well, here they are. The first is a black necklace. I added some blood red and wine red swaroski crystals to it. (Sorry, the picture doesn't do justice to the actual piece.) It's for a colleague who's moving on. Hope she likes it.

Then there is another gift that I worked on. A teapot and cup for my sister who has just moved into a new apartment. Actually I've been thinking if one more cup will do better. Mmm, will sleep over this idea and make a decision tomor. What do y'all fellow tatters and friends think? Of course you probably guessed... it's Martha Ess' pattern. Heehee. I love these. I used Manuella #20 thread which I ordered from Handy Hands.

Now if you'd seen Ginger's teddy bears, I'm certain you'll fall in love with them instantly! They are so cute and very well made. Ginger at Bearbits is having a Silver Anniversary Giveaway. I'm sure you know what to do... ;) This is Noelle Kringle and he's ready to celebrate Christmas with his lucky new owner.

The talented Iva at My Birdsong is also having a giveaway for her 100th post! Do pop over to her blog. This 5x7" beewax collage is one of the two pieces of her work she's giving away. Isn't it beautiful?