Well, now that I'm more calm  I can write about what I've been tatting lately.

On Jan 5th, while in the family house of my BIL, I had an idea for a bookmark.  Here is what I was thinking about.

I tried to make the bookmark but I noticed I was making too many stitches in the chain and I made a mistake in the amount of big rings so I decided to cut it where it was.

Last night I returned to the idea.  I have been working making some tatted spoons and making a small edging around the bangle using cotton perle #8 and DMC machine embroidery thread to work the chains.  I like to work with this combination of different sizes of thread.  I can make what I call mock mignonette.  It's a pretty cool effect specially when working with contrasting colors.  Anyway, here is the  result.  Even in this model I still had to adjust the counting on the chains and I need to make bigger the Long Picot where the big rings are connected but it looks like I want.

I think that in this last one I got what I want.  May be some minor adjustment in the counting, but I don't think will be mayor difference.  I'm going to make a couple of them and send them with the pattern to my Bookmark Exchange partners.  The pattern will be up in my web site later.

Also I received today the order I made from DS9Designs  (Deb Arnold).  I ordered the Celtic Doily, a kit for a dragonfly and a kit for angel earrings.  I couldn't wait and I made the earrings in less than 45 minutes.  I found them so cute!!!  I think I'll order some more beads later to make more angels.  I find that the kits are very good.  She printed the pattern in a stock card paper and folded like a little booklet, color printed.  It also includes enough beads and threads for both earrings.  The thread was more than enough.  I even managed to make 3 butterflies with the leftover  of the thread.  In a few minutes I'll make the dragonfly and may be start the Celtic Doily.  Hmm...  I need to check if I have some unused or almost empty shuttles.