Friday, June 03, 2011

I'm Back




A week ago today, I did something I had not done for a long, long time. I wound some shuttles and tatted! Can you imagine? It had been such a long time, after having been too busy, too tired, too disorganized. Since then, I've managed to do a little every day, as you can see above. The second one is still in bad need of blocking. I haven't managed to scan the rest.



This was the master bedroom in the "before" stage.


Take a closer look at that wallpaper border. Seriously??!! I wouldn't have been able to sleep with all that going on.


This is "after", well, almost. I replaced that green carpet after taking the picture. Simple is good.

12 comments:

  1. Those bookmarks are so cool! I love when picots are used as a main part of piece, as opposed to being just decorative or just for joining. (:

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  2. It's good to "see" you again, Martha! Your bookmarks are beautiful. I'm really intrigued by the top one.

    I agree... simple is good. I'm afraid those dancing bears would have kept me awake all night long!

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  3. Martha,
    The long picots are wonderful and very beautiful!

    About those dancing bears....They look like they're tip-toeing...so, how loud could that be?

    hope your day is grand!
    John

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  4. Both bookmarks look lovely, I am interested in the second purple one, and wondering how you did the pattern.
    Margaret

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  5. Though I kinda like the dancing bears (in someone else's house), I understand why They Had To Go.

    Your BR looks peaceful. I KNOW you're happy!

    Glad you're back! looking forward to seeing you at Tat Days!

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  6. You should be having lots of sweet dreams in the new room--it turned out pretty. Those tatted pieces are lovely. The woven picots are very interesting.

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  7. Welcome back, Martha. I, too, prefer simple walls and floors. That way I can change the feel of a room by what I put in it.

    That bear wall paper is very interesting though. It reminds me of a child's picture book.

    Your tatting is beautiful. I look forward to seeing the rest of it.

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  8. All your hard work (scraping and stripping and priming and painting) is paying off! The new master bedroom looks much more restful.

    Love your latest tatting!

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  9. You're certainly filling up on challenges here! Playing with long picots and rennovating rooms - great work on both. As always.

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  10. those bookmarks are so beautiful. kinda like magic.

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  11. So nice to see you!

    I'm with John, here...those dancers are 'en pointe,' so I really do not know why you can't b"bear" them!

    The bookmarks are wonderful - especially the long, crossed picots. lovely.

    Fox ; )

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  12. Those bookmarks are awesome! :)

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