My Blog - tatting, dog sledding and other things that interest me

A few weeks ago I bought myself my first sewing machine after falling in love with this tatted dress drawer freshener  which required a little bit of sewing. I originally bought a really chea...

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I took the dogs to the first race of the season at the weekend.  We were racing at Aviemore which is about 2 and a half hours away and sure enough just as I was about to set off it started snowi...

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Well I have been very naughty and not done any tatting for well over a month!! I do, however, have a very good excuse.  I am just back from getting Married in Hawaii!! I did have a pattern ...

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While I'm waiting for my turtle supplies to arrive for my second turtle class I am trying my hand at designing.  I haven't designed anything of my own since I swapped my needles for shuttles (an...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-try-at-design.html

I've been rather busy lately and with arrangements for going to Hawaii next month to get married and everything that entails. I fair chunk of my free time over the last month has been taken up...

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I've been playing around with beads for the last week, making bracets for our up coming trip to Hawaii and in the spirit of Hawaii I decided to use really cute Plumeria clay beads to really set t...

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OK, so i've been very slack in updating the blog.  I've been at my new job now for a month and everything is starting to settle down to there are a LOT of things to do in preparation for our spe...

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I haven't posted for a while becuase life has been a bit hectic of late. I handed in my notice at my current job as I was offered a new job with better pay and better prospects.  I'm going to ...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/05/bitten-off-more-than-i-can-chew.html

All my tatting seems to be done with someone else in mind.  I have made jewellery for birthday presents and a bridal set for a wedding (including the bridesmaids) hearts for valentines day, bits...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/04/little-something-for-me.html

This was most definatly a labour of love and after 3 months of tattingI finally got the bonnet washed.  I then used a balloon to shape it while it dried. I'm very pleased with it, I just hope ...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/04/bonnet-is-finished.html

After almost record temperatures last week the mercury did a nose dive.  Aboyne had a record temperature drop of 20ºC in a week.  Of course it means the dogs are in their element and were so e...

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Well i'm very pleased with myself.  I completed the baby bonnet yesterday like I hoped (on international tatting day too!) and even though I had a horrible moment when the tread snapped just as...

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It has been scorchio here is North East Scoland for the last week with a record of 23.8ºC.  thats hotter than every day we had last summer! Apparently no-one has informed our dogs that they a...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/03/wow-its-been-hot.html

I visited my lovely niece on Monday evening and had a lovely cuddle before everyone died laughing at Daddy trying to change his first nappy! I didn't get a chance to take any photos as I had my...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-visited-my-lovely-niece-on-monday.html

I would like to welcome me Neice, Eilidh Jess Duncan to the world. She was born at 7pm last night after a 36 hour labour and weighs in at a healthy 8lbs and 7ozs! Eilidh is pronounced Ay-lee ...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-my-neice.html

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i'm excited on two fronts just now.  My sister was induced yesterday and is in labour as I write this.  We are all waiting by the phone to get the news when the baby arrived and if I have a nei...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/03/im-excited-on-two-fronts-just-now.html

It's a beautiful spring morning today so I thought I would share this photo of our blossoming cherry plum tree.  I love this time of year because its still cold enough to take the dogs running ...

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Last night I FINALLY finished as much of the bonnet as I possibly can until the baby arrives.  My sister was due on Sunday so now its just a waiting game. I have decided not to put in the fril...

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I did 7 medallions last night and thought I'd get started this morning as I had a bit of time before having to leave for a first aid course. Lesson learned, never look at tatting when you are s...

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So I got a bit of feedback regarding my quandry with the bonnet and after reading a couple of posts on my thread on In Tatters I thought to myself, "I'm not happy with it now so if I keep going i...

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So I have made progress with the bonnet but I really need some advise... here is a photo of the bonnet so far. As you can see, the last row of hearts have pinched in the circumference of t...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/03/bonnet-progress-opinion-required.html

since I haven't made enough progress with my bonnet to have a picture I want to show off yet I thought I would talk about a subject that has been bugging me for a while and have a wee rant about...

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big lack of progress on the bonnet front.  I feel like I was tatting all night but I actually stopped at 8:30 for a rest then "Suits" was on at 9pm and we love that show. I tried re-starting t...

http://cat-82.blogspot.com/2012/02/big-lack-of-progress-on-bonnet-front.html

The book I bought myself with my birthday money finally arrived.  It is a second hand copy and I have to admit I don’t think it is worth what I paid for it.  I missed out on a copy th...

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