Pretty good, eh? OK, OK. I didn't make this one. This is my personal Venus Fly Trap (actually, there are three in this pot) that my tatted version is based off of. Now here is the one I made:
I call this a "Venus Fly Tat". Pretty clever, if I do say so myself. I will have to make a few more large leaves, then perhaps a couple small, unopened ones. Eventually, I plan on having the pattern available. I'm not sure when; how I did it was probably, um, imaginative. The whole leaf is done continuously, starting at a ring and ending with a split ring. The stem is tatted over doubled wire. I haven't spent as much time on this (and "It") as I would like because I have been test tatting for Linda Davies. More on that another day.I received my bookmark from my other partner recently. Here is "Louie" (he was named when I got him).
This is from Valerie of Singapore. I wonder if she knows Ellen? Louie is from Diana Steven's book "A Tatted Zoo", done in Flora size 20. Valerie made a few modifications to the pattern.Here are the bookmarks I made for Valerie and Karin:
The bookmarks are made with LadyShuttleMaker's "Tutti Fruitti" thread in size 20. Karin's bookmark has orange Flora 20 in colour number 224. Valerie's bookmark has red Flora 20 in colour number 221. The pattern is of course Martha Ess's "Maltese Ring Bookmark" from Tat Days 2007. I am happy to report that both Valerie and Karin really liked their bookmarks. I am counting these as motifs # 19 and # 20 in the 25 Motif Challenge. That's all for now.
I like the "Venus Fly Tat" a lot. Very cleverly done.
ReplyDeleteYour Venus Fly Tat is very cool! I'd have never guessed it in a million years! I love the bookmarks! I can't believe I've only tatted one bookmark (not counting crosses). You'd think a librarian would have a stash of tatted bookmarks... well, I do... but my friend Denise made them for me!
ReplyDeleteThe "Venus Fly Trap" is so cool! Definitely get the pattern up for that one. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteThe tatted crocodile is darn cute.
Your Maltese Ring bookmarks are beautiful! Yet another technique I'm going to have to try.
Oh, I was right, it was a green mohawk...a plant with a green mohawk... ;)
ReplyDeleteI like the alligator that's a cute bookmark to send a guy. She did a nice job. You maltese rings booksmarks are both beautiful. Looks like ya'll did a great job on your exchanges.
Jeff, you did a very good job designing your Venus Fly Tat and the bookmarks you made are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love the Venus Fly Trap - yours and the live one! We will look forward to the pattern. Louie is cute. The bookmarks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAs always, Jeff, your is stunning. I absolutely adore the Venus Fly Trap! What a great plant to transpose into tatting!
ReplyDeleteDo you think you could put one or two of the gladdy pictures that you have done so far, onto your blog as I have been singing your praises on my blog?
Thanks everyone. I'm glad you all like my Venus Fly Tat. I'll see what I can do about a pattern. It will take a few days to get something put together.
ReplyDeleteLinda, of course I can put up some the the gladdy pictures. I'll try to do that in the next day or so.
Hello there. Your tatting is beautiful. I love, love, love your Venus Fly Tat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool Venus Fly Trap! You did the maltese rings so neatly, I think the colours will stand out even more on a white background. I don't know Valerie, wonder if Eileen knows her?
ReplyDeleteThanks Steph and Ellen. I did try the scan with a white background but my scanner doesn't always scan white as while. It is a more bluish colour. I wonder if Eileen knows her too?
ReplyDeleteThat venus fry trap tatting is really neat! What a great job you did, and so creative. I was browsing though all your phalaenopsis pics too. You seem to have lots of them. I hope yours rebloom for you. I find that with every reblooming, they get bigger and better.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Gardenista, and thanks for the kind comments. I'm glad you like my tatted Venus Fly Trap. I have 7 phalaenopsis orchids right now. I have only rebloomed one right now, but I want to try a couple of the ones that are blooming right now.
ReplyDelete