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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Gonna Tat Like It's My Birthday

Last year I was fortunate enough for my birthday to fall on Tatting Tea Tuesday. This year, as the big day falls on a Wednesday, I'm gonna tat like it's my birthday.

Because today IS my birthday! LOL 

The Sprout liked this (no doubt because of the large robot):




I thought this one was hilarious!





♥ from Postie
Two tatting parcels were waiting when I got home  yesterday. It is hard to be blue when you know you have tatting goodies from postie! Here's what I got:


Icelas sent the lovely vintage handkerchief with matching thread and a handmade bookmark as a blog giveaway prize. A few others (Tatskool, Lace-lovin' Librarian Diane, Vanessa) have tatted incredible edgings recently. Looks like it is my turn.

Honestly, I've not seen such a perfect match between thread and cloth. Well done, Icelas! And thanks for sending such a pretty prize package my way.

Heather, the Tarnished Tatter, has been having fun dyeing new HDT. She sent two skeins: IsDihara's Dream in size 50 and Summer Brights in size 40.

Your eyes do not deceive. She named a colorway after me. Isn't that just the bee's knees?

Alas, I must buckle down and get my county fair entry finished, mounted or shadow-boxed or some fashion of presentation. So these tempting threads will be whispering sweet nothings in my ear for a short while.

Next post -- photos of me teaching my niece to tat!

14 comments:

  1. Happy birthday! Love your plans for the day.

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  2. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you - hope you are having a fantastic one. Thanks for visiting my blog and entering the give-away, I wish you lots of birthday luck!

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  3. Many Happy Returns of the Day. Hope it's really Special.

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  4. Happy Birthday, great videos and great goodies. You really deserve your own colour way, it's looking good.

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  5. Happy Birthday! Your Bday videos are cute! I can see why sprout likes the big robot.
    Good luck with your fair entry.

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  6. Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a great day. I love your square doily. You did a beautiful job.

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  7. Happy Birthday, hope you have a great day and just love your goodies!

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  8. So....that means it's your birthday? Or you're just tatting like it is? LOL!

    At any rate, Happy Birthday, Happy Tatting, and enjoy it all!

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  9. Gina, yes! Today is my birthday. "Tat Like Its My Birthday" was a much more manageable headline than "It's My Birthday and I'll Tat If I Want To." *grins*

    Thank you to ALL for your wonderful wishes as I edge ever closer to the "golden years."

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  10. Happy Birthday Isdihara. Hope you had a great day. Tatted edging on a vintage hanky sounds interesting. I would never have thought of that. I agree it matches so well. Your county fair doily is gorgeous. I love how the Lizbeth linen and treebeard goes together. Another great matching of colours. Good luck at the fair.

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  11. Happy Birthday! I hope it's wonderful! Happy tatting!

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  12. And one more from me, Happy Birthday :))))

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  13. Happy Birthday! Hope your day was extra special!

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