Oncidium Orchid "Dancing Lady"

No new tatting to show so I thought I would share my currently blooming orchid. I bought this one last July when I was visiting my brother in New Smyrna Beach, Fl. He got one too and his had already rebloomed. I didn't think mine was going to. As you can see, I was wrong. Clever Clyde says, "she is putting her best foot forward." I haven't even tried to count the blooms. It is like several chorus lines with all the dancers in the same costumes. Makes a "mother" proud, it does!

Snow Storm LOL

The best thing I can show you about our "snow storm" is my orchids with the little bit of snow behind them through the windows! Our 1" to 4" turned out to be less than 1/2". Still, I got a cake and chili out of it!

The pink Dendrobium orchid has been in full bloom for a couple of months. The one that is showing just a bit of white is a Jewel orchid with 7 bloom spikes about to burst open. I am very pleased with them.

I am not going to do anymore tatting on the doily until I get some thread from Marilee. Meantime, I am finishing a snowflake that I started weeks ago and then I'm going to start some more with some NEW HAND DYED THREAD!!!! Yahoo! Two skeins came from Sherry (Lady Shuttle Maker) today and I have two more coming from Marilee (Yarnplayer.)

Dendrobium Orchid Rewards

After about five years of trying, this orchid I purchased last year has rewarded me with my first blooms for which I am responsible. (Except for a tiny jewel orchid that bloomed last year.) There are three blooms open and 9 more buds. Now, if I can get the one that is five years old to bloom, I will be extraordinarily happy!

The last picture has the best true color of the blooms. I made that picture without a flash.

This is not a break from tatting. I have already completed the center of another rose snowflake and should have it ready tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Even if you are not celebrating our American Thanksgiving, we all have so much for which to be thankful!

Yahoo 360 blog

I started a Yahoo 360 blog yesterday so that I could communicate with those of you who use Yahoo 360. I am always seeing things on which I wish to comment and can't. I hope my limited knowledge will help me figure out how to do all of this. I managed to put a link on that blog to this one, but can't do the reverse. Hence, this post to tell all of you it is there. You are supposed to be able to get there by http://360.yahoo.com/tattycat2006

This Yahoo 360 blog will mostly be about my other passions - my family, other arts, pets, orchids, etc. You know it will certainly have tatting there as well. Let me know if you can get there. Or, if you can help me with my new blog.

Thanks, Laura

Tatted Pyramid Orchid mat progression

This is the first corner of the new checkerboard round. I rather like it! Now, a new realm of possibilities...... Do I continue around making it square again, or put another corner on the other side to balance it out and leave it an abstract? Stay tuned for further progress, or let me know your thoughts. I am sure they are lots of opinions out there and I could use them!

Dancing Lady Orchid - Oncidium

While I am trying to finish my Harry Potter book, I thought I would share pictures of the latest addition to my orchid family. I had been searching for this particular orchid for some time. My brother had one years ago that he has since lost and I really loved it. While we were visiting him and his wife a couple of weeks ago in Florida, I found this one covered in buds with none of them open. They promised me faithfully that it was what I was seeking! I bought it on faith and within two days of returning home, you can see my reward! I wonder if any of you designers can duplicate this beauty for me?

Progress pictures on tatted mat

Well, I told you the Pyramid Orchid mat wasn't finished! I thought it would be finished after this round, but it has other ideas. The orchids just keep multiplying. If only my live ones would be so prolific! The word is - the green might change colors! I posted two pictures as I am always amazed how different the same thing can look positioned in different ways.

I might have to give it a little rest to tat one of Jane's geckos. A new friend just sent me some beautiful hand dyed thread that I think will perfect.

Keep watching!