Tuesday, April 26, 2011

nuntium septimum (seventh post)

My second tatting tea Tuesday with the blog!  I'm having my favorite, Moroccan mint.  In the winter, it's from a bag but in the summer, we can grow mint here so it's always "fresh".  Unbelievably it's supposed to snow again tonight.  (Snow has become a four-letter word around here.)

My dear giveaway winners, I corrected and did grades until late into the evening yesterday so no trip to the post office. So, the hankies are not yet on the way- but that gives me a chance to tinker with things.  nil desperandum - they're coming!

I tatted these two crosses for coworkers who have not been offered a contract again for next year- difficult for everyone but especially them.  Unfortunately I have a few more to do...

These are done with Lizbeth springtime, size 20 and I used this brilliant little video to do the tassel and the pattern for the bookmark is from Julie Patterson.





Latin for today:  thea mihi placet.  = I like tea.

4 comments:

  1. The bookmarks are beautiful! I'm sorry that your coworkers have not been offered contracts for next year. I hope they're able to find new positions quickly.

    No snow here, just endless gray skies and scattered showers.

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  2. Pretty thread in the bookmarks.
    We have RAIN and f o g .

    Fox : )

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  3. I have lots of mint here. how do you do your fresh mint tea?
    pretty crosses,
    sorry for the reason you are tatting them

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  4. Isn't that always the way when you grow mint? I grab about 20 mint leaves, put them in my French press coffee pot (never for coffee), pour boiling water over, steep for 3-4 minutes and press down and pour.

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gratias maximas- it's wonderful to hear what you have to say!