Doilies and Coasters

Hi all. Hope you had a nice Easter weekend. I spent most of my time getting ready for a craft fair (that was on Monday)...and eating chocolate of course!

I've also been hard at work on tatting some variations of my 'Cathy' design. Ta da!

This patterns looks great in so many colour combinations. After taking several photos, I've started listing them on Etsy.

Here's the black doily:

You can purchase it here. I'm thinking about doing a wedding white version soon.

This doily was tatted in dark purple, foxglove purple and pale lilac. Find it here.

This is the coaster size in red and pink cotton thread. On Etsy here.

I'll be listing more today, along with some customizable pieces. 

~Tatting patterns~

I'm working on my next tatting pattern. In the mean time, I'm running a mini sale on my original pdf tatting patterns here. Offer ends Thursday 7pm BST / 2PM EDT.

Have a nice Wednesday,

Heather x

Currently reading: 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel

Currently listening to: 'Souvenirs' by The Gathering

Anniversary Extravaganza

~Anniversary Extravaganza~

CLOSED

[Winners will now be announced on Friday]

It's my third Etsy Anniversary! To celebrate I'm running a giveaway right here on my blog.

~Prizes~

The starting prize is this:

One customizable 'Rosa' bookmark, worth $9

You will be able to choose the colour. You could decide to go for variegated pink / green as shown in this picture or you could go with something else. To find more details about this bookmark click here. For colour choices click here.

Once I get 30 entries I shall unlock another prize:
(Update: this prize is now unlocked)

A Set of two customizable 'Rosetta' coasters, worth $15

If you win this, you'll be able to choose the colour. Find more details about this set on Etsy here.

Now for the big one.

If I receive 80 entries, I'll unlock this:

-A Set of six customizable large metallic beaded 'Celyna' Christmas tree decorations, worth $29

-The winner of this prize will also receive a 20% OFF coupon code for use in my Etsy shop until the end of December this year.

Again, as with the other prizes, you'll get to choose the colour of these decorations and also the seed beads. Find the listing with the available colours here.

That's potentially three prize winners!

~Rules~

How to enter:

There are 9 ways to enter.

A. Follow this blog

B. Write about this Anniversary Extravaganza on your own blog with a link back to this post.

C. Heart my shop on Etsy

D. Look through my Etsy shop, come back here and in your comment below this post tell me which is your favourite item and why.

E. Follow me on twitter

F. Tweet about this Anniversary Extravaganza with a link back to this post

G. Follow me on tumblr

H. 'Like' my Facebook fan page

I. Buy something from my Etsy shop

Each of these counts as ONE entry and each person can have a MAXIMUM of 9 entries. Once you have done any of these, comment underneath this blog post saying which entries you've done and a way I can contact you (eg. your twitter username, blog address or Etsy username).

This giveaway will be open until Monday 29th October 11 pm GMT / 7 pm EST

The winner(s) will be announced Tuesday 30th October. I will use random.org to pick the winners.

**This giveaway is open to everyone even if you haven't got a blog or a blogger / google account and if you had done A, C, E, G or H before I started this competition, you can still enter.**

To unlock the six large decorations, make sure you complete as many of these ways of entering as possible. I will update you throughout the week with how it's going.

Good luck and have fun!

~SALE~

I am also running a sale in my Etsy shop. Get a massive 25% OFF any item. Use code ANNI3 in the coupon box during checkout.

This offer is valid until Monday 29th October 10 am GMT / 6 am EST.

Thank you to everyone for all your support.

Heather x

Lots Of Updates

Good morning everyone. I've got lots of updates and news to share with you today. First of all, here are some of my latest listings.

~New~

'Rosetta' - I have now added more wedding coasters to my Etsy shop. Each was created, using my original design, in high quality ivory cotton thread.

Find the set of two here, and the set of four here. They would look great at wedding receptions and also make wonderful keepsakes for guests.

'Rosa' - the idea for a rose bookmark came to me a couple of months ago. I tried a prototype but wasn't happy with it, so put it to one side. I went back to it last week and tried again. This time it worked! The rose in the centre and the petals have been tatted in variegated pink cotton thread and the vines are in a lovely green colour. Available to buy on Etsy here.








I've also listed some Christmas decoration that I had in stock but weren't on Etsy yet. You can find them all here.

~Back in stock~

I've relisted some pieces that haven't been in stock for a bit.

'Katherine' black gothic Medieval inspired pendant available here.

'Elaine' black Medieval pendant with black glass drop bead. Find it here. 

Medieval Coasters

~New listing~

Medieval coasters in tatting 'Marion' - in black and red available on Etsy here.

These tatted lace coasters were inspired by Medieval and Tudor tile designs. I love how they've turned out!

I also have gifts available featuring photography of this motif in my Zazzle shop here.

Wedding Coasters

~Wedding Coasters~

Last year I had the idea to make some white tatted coasters. I thought they would be a great and unique addition to any fairytale, Medieval, Victorian themed or modern wedding. So out came my trusty tatting shuttles and I set to work creating them. 

After making the first one, I put it to one side to spend some time on other projects.

Last week I decided to return to these coasters and they are now finished! What do you think? This design was one of my first ideas and I love it! It consists of several rounds of tatting, ending with the chain with picots on the outside ring. It feels Victorian, Renaissance and modern all at the same time.

You can find it on Etsy here.

So many ideas, not enough time!

Hello to one and all. How was your summer? I had a very nice time up in Herefordshire then in Devon. I've taken loads of pictures so I shall do a holiday blog soon.

Apart from that what have I been up to? Well, I'm working on an alchemy request at the moment. I've tatted up the prototype and am just waiting for some gemstones. I'm really excited about finishing this piece! When it's done I'll post some pictures here for you all to see.

I've started working on two 3D pieces. This is one of them. Can you guess what it is yet?

I'm also been working on some Celtic earrings and bracelets, one of which is listed on Etsy here. This one is silver / grey and medium purple. A black and purple set will be available soon.

I'm also tatting a wedding coaster. Check out the rest of my coasters here. I've added a few 'choose your own colour' listings in case you don't want black.

Heather x

Currently reading: The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
Currently listening to: Shadow Of The Raven by Nox Arcana

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