forgot the title last time, but not time time.

 This is my very own dragon. I don't remember the name of the thread but it reminds me of strawberrys, so this is Strawberry my protector. She sits on my wall at my bedroom entrance. I have to admit that i was always saying "whats the big deal, they are just thread. just thread" I couldn't understand the obsession with dragons. But i understand now. After i finished the last stitch, Strawberry seemed to say thank you for tatting me into creation. Believe it or not but this mire thread has personality. I couldn't believe it. but it does. I did one for my sister, all red in size 10. he's mean. same thing happened, tatted him and he was just thread, immediately after i finished it had personality...so weird.

 This is my very first, very very first dieing my own thread. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the color orange. I have no clue why, I just do. it was about 20 yards, and really a really great color. I will from now on dye my own thread...at least my solid color :)

 This was me, yesterday messing around with different tatting methods. So amazing in the last few days. The amound of craziness and talent. the amount of creativity and thinkin out side the box. So got me on the look out. First i was lead to paridise treasures for loop tatted rings. Which i wanted to do a video on...but as it turns out the volume was SUPER low on, and i have to re-tape it...why do i say re-tape. we don't tape video anymore...whats the word for it now...so lost...so lost...........

Continuing on...this was celtic picots...joined up there and not join down there... the join is quite nice. The un-joined reminds me of Phineas and Ferb, Jeremy's little sister. What do you think???

 This is my practice from KCABRERA'S inverted tatting video. I love her videos. Y'all should really check her out! I was practicing for leaves... needless to say I need to practice some more :) The butterfly down here is upside down. i took the phot upside down and I am much to lazy to take another, load it back on my computer and add it here...so i'm just gonna turn it...ok that didn't work...just imagine it right side up...

 This was the genius i was talking about...the buttterfly...the genius. INSTEAD of this being a SCMR...its just a ring (technically ...) with rings...craziness. You wrap the thread around your hand twice and then start. You don't tat normally, you don't flip the stitches...then you do the regular rings and continue on...like the second half of the split ring...then you close. ANYWAY here is the link...---> LINK

 And this, this is my handkerchief...i finally did it. and its bad, but it was my first time so i forgive myself :). I cut the other pattern i was trying to do, and i decided to go with VANCE. Its my favorite pattern and i could do it for miles. So here is the corner. I went with all fives...i love the symmetry of it. fives work really well for tatting.

 and the side. as you see the handkerchief started undoing. how you get this to stop is beyond me...but. i tried.

I also tried Marth Ess's Skeleton...didn't work for me either...i only got done with the first leg...got disturbed and couldn't finish, been trying to do a pumpkin for Halloween but...theres still time. Anyway. If you got some tatting stuffs, like a blog or what not, let me know so i can check out your pictures... i love seeing tatting!!!

Shannons Little Tiara

I was going through all my tatting patterns, organizing and sorting. Looking, planning. I cam across  an Ann Orr pattern in one of her books. Now I believe the pattern is out of copyright...So i figured I would mess with it a bit...That's the edging. I wanted to make it to a little girls tiara. I went to the 99cent only store (Gina Bea's idea) to find cloth covered headbands. Now as you see the edging is straight. I needed it some what angled. So for a couple weeks I thought about it. So here is the pattern I thought of.

 SHANNON'S LITTLE TIARA

  Done in size 10 thread                                                 
  cloth covered headband                                                                  
  hot glue gun and hot glue sticks

  Clarification about clover------->CLOVER = r 6-4-4
                                                                      r 4+4-4-4
                                                                      r 4+4-6
SmR 4-5-5-4
Ch 6-4-2
R 6+6
Ch 5-1
CLOVER
Ch 1+5
R 6-6
Ch 2+4-6
MedR 4-4-5-5-4-4
Ch 6-4-2
R 6+6
Ch 3-3
R6+6
Ch 5-1
CLOVER
Ch 1+5
R 6-6
Ch 3+3
R 6-6
Ch 2+4-6
LR 4-4-4-5-5-4-4-4
Ch 6-6-4-2
R 6+6
Ch 3-3
R 6+6
Ch 3-3
R 6+6
Ch 5-1
CLOVER
Ch 1+5
R 6-6
Ch 3+3
R 6-6
Ch 3+3
R 6+6
Ch 2+4-6-6
LR 4+4+4+5-5-4-4-4
Ch 6-4-2
R 6+6
Ch 3-3
R 6+6
Ch5-1
CLOVER
Ch 1+5
R 6-6
Ch 3+3
R 6-6
Ch 2+4-6
MedR 4-4-5-5-4-4
Ch 6-4-2
R 6+6
Ch 5-1
CLOVER
Ch 1+5
R 6-6
Ch 2+4-6
SmR 4-5-5-4

I wet blocked this and found that i needed some stiffness, So i used some white glue...and I still needed stiffness, So I then used straight glue brushed on the back of the work. Made it real nice and stiff.
I hot glued the tatted piece to the headband, making sure that the tatted piece is centered on the headband.

So before i get to the boring meme that i wanted to do, I wanted to let y'all know that i am working on a video for a ring on top of a ring. very new to me, but i got it down. Also along with that post, an array of photos showing the most recent tries at certain stuffs, celtic picots, the ring on ring. this cute little butterfly posted on intatters...whole bunch of stuffs. NOW. on to the meme.

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: The Last DJ

1. Who was favorite DJ and what radio station did you listen to as a kid?

Pat and Tom on 105.1 knci

2. What has been the weirdest thing you have worn in public?

hmm.i have worn a short skirt, thats odd for me, i wore a gown (cause it was halloween) umm. i think thats it.

3. What was the best part of last weekend?

 Seeing my sister and how excited she was when i gave her the game i won for her...THANK YOU JUST DANCE GAME!!!

4. What was the most effective punishment for you as a kid? 

I really didn't get punished as a kid, i believe i got two spankings in my entire life...second i rolled off my moms lap laughing...needless to say that got the point across to her that physical punishment wasn't for me.

5. Would you lie to your significant other to not hurt their feelings? 

no, i believe that honesty is needed in a relationship and that lying leads to hurt, and even more hurt feelings, might as well just rip the band-aid off.

6. We're taking you order for breakfast. What would you like?

the most wanted breakfast that i want is a meat lovers skillet with a side of ranch from waffle barn on fair oaks. if we are talking something i already make, it would have to be my slow cooker breakfast potatoes with two eggs. and if someone else is making something, i want potatoes and sausage and eggs. i really like that breakfast, or lunch or dinner.

7. Do you celebrate Halloween? If yes, do tell. If no, why not?

i celebrate by trick or treating a little with the kids. i do it, so that they can be happy as i was when i was younger. i don't really like doing it now that i am an adult but personally i would like to be the person handing out the candy, but i live in an apartment upstairs, so not many kids...also i want the kids to have fun. they have their cousin over and we all have a blast.

8. Do you hand out candy to the neighborhood kids? 

I want to, but i think it would be a bit creepy just handing random kids candy while walking...i think their parents would think me a weird-o. but once i get a house, THERE IS NO STOPPING ME FROM GIVING KIDS CANDY!!! except maybe taking my own kids out.

9. What's the favorite age you've been, so far? 

fav age? 17 or 19. both times i had a bedroom i loved. sit on my bed and knit, and listen to country music. or when my daughter was born...man i miss breast feeding. i know that sounds sick, but she would pet my arm, it felt so nice :)

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!