Shop Update

It's time for my first Shop Update of the year. This one contains a few of my shuttle tatted lace creations.

They are:

🌱 'Janessa' Version 1 bookmark in raspberry purple and greens thread.

🌸 'Janessa' Version 3 bookmark in lilac, peach, purple and yellow thread and leaf green thread.

🔷 A pair of 'Aster' earrings in multi blue thread.

Each of these are available in my Folksy shop and are ready to ship.

Thank you for looking 😊.

Heather x

Week of New Creations

Happy Monday everyone!

I have a fun announcement to make. All this week I will be listing One of A Kind and Limited Edition creations in my Etsy shop. Each will be announced on here and on Instagram on the day.

Day 1:

The first item is this Limited Edition pair of leaf green woodland dangle earrings.

Each tatted earring features thirty six gold seed beads, Swarovski bicone beads and flower bead drops. These would be perfect for festivals, fantasy themed parties and more! Gift box included. Find them in my Etsy shop.

My next piece will be listed on Tuesday at 8pm UK time (3pm EDT).

Listening to: Loreena McKennitt.

Reading: Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Heather x

New Site and Listings

Hi all. I hope you're having a good weekend.

I'm having a very productive time. As well as working on some custom orders, I'm also trying to sort through my project box. This is where I keep my most recent ideas and currently it's full of half finished pieces. Now that I've been to my latest craft fair, I'm determined to get back to finishing at least one per day. Here's a few of the items I'll be finishing next:

~Google+~

I've decided to start a Google+ page for my tatting business. 

If you're on google+, you can follow me here. I will be using it to keep you updated on new listings as well as some posts on topics I'm interested in. I hope you can join me over there.

~New creations~

Here are my latest tatted lace creations. These can all be found in my Etsy shop.

'Mina' teal beaded earrings. Find them here.

'Lyanara' One Of A Kind prom / tropical beach bridal bracelet. This features the hand dyed 'Corsage' thread by the wonderful Marilee of Yarnplayer. You can find it here.

'Janessa' butterfly garden bookmark. This is also a One Of A Kind piece as this was the prototype for a new bookmark design featuring my 'Janessa' motif pattern. It is available here. 

I've also decided to update my Etsy banner:

It features part of my variegated pink rose bookmark. What do you think? I really like it.

That's it for today. Keep an eye on my twitter page / facebook page / Google+ page as I'll be listing a few more bookmarks today and tomorrow.

Have a nice Sunday,

Heather x

Currently reading: 'A Midsummer-Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare

Currently listening to: 'Broken Crown Halo' by Lacuna Coil

New Tatting and More

Hi everyone. Hope you are all well.

I've been hard at work on new projects. I'll write a blog post about them soon but first, here are my latest creations:

~Tatted bracelets~

Clockwise from left:

'Lyanara' gothic bracelet in blue, turquoise and purple with black beads

'Lillian' cottage chic bracelet in pale turquoise, country grape, shell pink and natural

'Freya' floral bracelet in pale lilac, vintage lavender and olive green

'Lyanara' woodland bracelet in olive green with purple beads

'Lyanara' bridal / prom bracelet in pale silver with silver lined beads

~Bead charms for jewellery making~

Clockwise from left:

Pink flower charms

Rhinestone and glass bead charms

Black and silver charms

Rosaline pink and crystal charms

~More creations~

Top: Rococo inspired wine glass charms

Bottom: 'Isabella' blue dangle earrings

PDF original tatting pattern of the Isabella earrings - beginner

I can't wait to show you all what I've been working on. Until then, have a good Wednesday/Thursday.

Heather x

Currently reading: 'Tigana' by Guy Gavriel Kay

Currently listening to: 'Feast Of Silence' by Vas

Busy, Busy

Hi all. Wow the time has simply flown by. I've been so busy with my online tatting shops that I haven't been able to do a blog post in ages. So this is going to be a big update.

~New creations on Etsy~

Top row: 'Lexia' fashion scarf, 'Eva' lilac and grape bookmark

2nd row: 'Valencia' dark purple napkin rings, 'Celia' black and red beaded earrings

3rd row: 'Cathy' One Of A Kind spiral coasters, 'Chiara' lilac, green, yellow and pink bookmark

Bottom row: 'Aster' black and red beaded pendant

~Back in stock~

Top row: 'Mina' salmon pink beaded earrings, 'Mina' pastel blue beaded earrings

Bottom row: 'Celyna' metallic blue Christmas decoration, 'Celyna' silver Christmas decoration

~New tatting patterns~

Top: 'Janessa' butterfly motif

Bottom: Tatting pattern pack

~Applique supplies~

Top row: Lilac and foxglove purple mini flowers, Black flowers

Bottom: White flowers

~Current projects~

As usual I have several projects on the go. Below is something I'm working on that's a little bit different. I suspect tatters out there will spot it from the picture. I think I have another 2 rows to go. I can't wait to show you the finished piece!

The other day I had a great idea for a new style of tatted beaded necklace. The prototype was successful so once I've finished my latest Etsy order, I'll get back to that.

I'm also working on some more 'Mina' jewellery which will be in my Etsy shop very soon. 

Have a great day,

Heather x

Currently reading: 'Dragonwyck' by Anya Seton

Currently listening to: 'Emotive' by A Perfect Circle 

New Tatted Earrings

~New Etsy listing~

'Cheya' handmade chevron earrings in tatting. 

I created each in a blend of neutral tones. The top is in ivory, the middle chevron is in cream and the bottom chevron is in ecru.

Each earring features a gold Czech glass teardrop bead at the base. They hang from gold plated earwires. 

You can purchase them in my Etsy shop here.

What do you think? These were so much fun to make. I've got some cool ideas for this design in the pipeline so watch this space!

Heather xx

Currently reading: The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Currently listening to: The Huntress by Mediaeval Baebes

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone. How was your Christmas break? We spent most of the time visiting family and friends, watching films and eating chocolate.

I may have been on holiday but my brain decided to keep thinking up ideas. Consequently I have several new pages of doodles sitting by my table. Here are a few teasers of what I'll be working on in the next few weeks:

Yesterday afternoon I started planning out a new napkin ring pattern. I'm happy with the size so I think I can go ahead with the 1st prototype. I should be able to do that today so expect some pictures very soon on my Facebook fan page. Hopefully if it works the design can then be used for coasters.

Next: original patterns! I had hoped to list some before Christmas but I was so busy with orders that I couldn't. I'm now aiming to have some up by mid January.

I'm trying to think big this year with some designs. Each of these will most likely take me about a week to tat. I'll start on the 1st one next week and see how I go from there.

There are also some smaller creations in the pipeline. I recently bought some stunning handmade bead drop charms that I've incorporated into one of my current earring designs. I'm so excited to show you the result!

Bookmarks and cuffs are two areas I also want to expand on.

As you can see it's going to be a very busy month for me. You can follow my progress on here, on twitter and Facebook.

Have a great day,
Heather xxx

Latest Creations

~Latest creations~

'Lillian' variegated turquoise tatted bracelet available here.

'Christina' black and gold earrings here.

'Daisy' flower bookmark available on Folksy and StoreBeez

Red bookmark on Folksy

New Lace Earrings

Good afternoon. I hope everyone is fine.

As you might know I had my first Christmas craft fair over the weekend. We didn't get many people through the doors but if was fun nonetheless. I'm now working on stock for the next one on the 10th December. This one is in a different area of Kent so we'll see how it goes.

~New Listings~

As the title of this post suggests, I have just listed some new lace earrings (click the pictures to go to the listings):

These elegant tatted earrings above were created using black cotton thread, gold seed beads and black glass teardrop beads. I think they would look great at parties and proms.

Here is the white version:

~Christmas Orders~

I've listed the Christmas shipping deadlines in my Etsy, Folksy and Artfire shops. They are recommended dates so order early to avoid disappointment. 

Right I must get back to the tatting. Have a nice day.

A few updates

I'm still on track to reveal this new piece to you all in a few hours time but until then here are some items I've been listing in my Etsy shop:

First off a pair of simple, yet elegant silver / grey earrings. These would look great with practically anything! I'm thinking of tatting them in other colours, maybe purple but I'm not sure yet. You can purchase them here.

The next is a pair of black and dark purple Celtic earrings. The design comes from my Isolde bracelet. As you can see I've been experimenting with petals and I think they work. I'm planning on creating some white and lilac earrings and possibly two different blues. Here they are.

The last pair of earrings uses my Christina pattern. I created them as a custom order for a customer and I've now listed them for anyone to buy.

These are very cute and would make a very nice present. They would also compliment your favourite little black dress quite nicely. You can buy them here.

That's all from me for the moment,

Heather x

New idea and new items

Hi everyone. Hope you are having a nice weekend. Lots going on over here.

I've been thinking about new markets I can get into. There are a few ideas bouncing around in my head, one of which I'm trying out at the moment. The other I had the idea for last week and have done the first piece. Here is part of it:

Ta da! I've decided to enter the world of coasters. I recently bought thicker yarn which is ideal for this as you can create a fairly big motif  in a short amount of time. I don't think I'd ever attempt this on my usual finer thread but who knows. I shall be listing sets of 2, 4 and 6 and I'm also planning on doing white ones for weddings. What do you think? I'm going to create a few more tomorrow and then I'll start listing them around Wednesday.

Now on to my newest listings. My tatted choker is for sale here on Etsy

as is the salmon pink version of my Mina earrings.

I'm working on some other colours using this design. These shall be listed soon.

That's it for the moment. Enjoy the rest of your weekend,

Heather x

New listing on Etsy

Good evening. I've just listed a pair of white bridal earrings on Etsy. Click here for the listing. What do you think?

I had this idea a few weeks ago but it took a while to get the right number of knots so it would lie flat. I included silver coloured seed beads and a Swarovski Crystal pendant drop at the base of each earring. I'm very happy with the result. As I type this I'm working on the matching bracelet so expect to see that soon!

x

I've finally listed my first set

Afternoon. It's lovely and sunny outside. I've had quite a productive week and have listed a couple of items over on Etsy.

The first is the Lillian necklace. This matches my bracelet and earrings of the same name. It's taken me a while to come to this final design. I first tried with just the central section but it looked too small for a necklace. I then tried three sections of the same size but this didn't work either. I've finally settled on a large central section with two smaller sides. Each part has seed beads and Swarovski Crystals hanging down. This my first time trying a design where three split rings are used to attach it to the ribbon and I really like it. I might try more like this in the future. As you can see in the picture below it hangs really well. 

This would look gorgeous with a sparlky evening dress. I've also decided to list this as a set with my earrings and bracelet. These items can also be tatted in other colours.

I've also created a set without the earrings for those of you without your ears pierced.

At the moment I'm working on a tatted cuff. I shall talk about this soon.

Heather x

Gothic earrings

Good evening. As promised I have listed another pair of earrings in my Etsy shop. This time I decided to tat a simple black pair with a few black seed beads and two jet Swarovski Crystal pendant drops. This would look fantastic with a little black dress. Click here for the listing. They match my Elaine pendant loated here.

The pair with red seed beads is coming soon.

I'm still working on my Lillian necklace and my large project. I shall update you on these tomorrow.

x

A few updates

Hello. How are we all on this cold morning? I've listed the gothic version of my Elaine pendant on Etsy. I decided to add several red seed beads to make it stand out. Click here to see the item.

I've started on the necklace that matches my Lillian earrings and bracelet. I shall hopefully be able to show you soon. I'm also working on large project that involves lots of ribbon and beads. It may or may not work but we shall see.

Right back to the tatting for me. I may be listing a pair of gothic earrings later so I shall blog again later today.

x

More items added to Etsy shop

Afternoon. I've been busy working on some new items. Here are the first two. The rest will be gradually added to my shop over the next few days.

I've listed my first pair of tatted earrings. These are the ones I showed you last week.

I adore these. I just love how they came together. Click here for the link to the listing.

The second item is an elegant lilac pendant. I used lots of tiny silver coloured seed beads and added a light sapphire glass drop to the base.

I'm very peased with how this one has turned out. I'm working on a black version with red seed beads that I shall hopefully be able to list tomorrow. The matching earrings are in the pipeline.

What do you think of these?

I'll blog again tomorrow.

x

Earrings sneak peek and a gothic romance

Hello. Not long to go now until I unveil my new range of tatted earrings in my Etsy shop. Until then I thought I'd whet your appetite with a sneak peek. Here it is:

These elegant earrings match my Lillian bracelet but I've added more silver seed beads and large Swarovski Crystals to the bases. What do you think? I'll keep you informed of when I start adding them.

I made a treasury yesterday. It's entitled 'A Gothic Romance'. Here's the link (ends Sunday). Please enjoy these beauties.

x

One step closer to earrings at TataniaRosa

Good evening. It's not getting any warmer out there! Anyway I thought I'd update you as to where I am with my tatting projects.

Earrings

We are now a few days away from earrings at my Etsy shop. The earring components have been ordered. I've got a few designs all ready and more will be tatted soon. Most of these will have matching necklaces / pendants and bracelets. I can't wait to show you the results!

Choker

We've found some of that material we were searching for. I'm going to try it out tomorrow and see what happens! If this does work I will try to list some chokers by the end of next week, and maybe something else which uses a similar design. You'll have to wait and see!

That's it for today. I'll keep you informed of how these projects progress. Untill then, stay warm.

x

New ideas

I keep having new ideas today. They are all jotted down so now it's a matter of going through them to see what works. I've also been working on an elegant necklace using my recently purchased red beads. These beads are gorgeous and I may have to use them to create a large gothic necklace. I do have an idea for this but it's a watch this space type of item!

My earring stand came this morning. So all I need to do now is buy some components and I can start listing my earrings. The pair I was working on this afternoon match my recently listed Lillian bracelet. I've used the same silver seed beads and have incorperated a large Swarovski Crystal into the design. I hope you like it. I think I shall start work on the necklace tomorrow.

I'm still looking for the piping for my tatted choker so don't worry, I haven't forgotten about that project.

It's all go over here!

Heather x