Spreading the LOVE for UFO's and WIP's! ;)

Sounds like someone is wanting for zyprexa and xanax, doesn't it? ROFLOL! I'm not sure the ROFLOL part helps me plead my case for the fact that I haven't gone COMPLETELY bonkers, just a little bonkers.

Perhaps a look at the crafting and blogging glossary will be of some help for you (and me, LOL!)

ROFLOL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud
We all knew that, right?
UFO = UnFinished Object
WIP = Work In Progress
which leads us to
my own acronym
LIP = Lace In Progress

Okay, back to business... AHEM... (clearing throat as this is going to get serious, folks) With the arrival of the new year being thrust upon us whether we wanted it or not, whether we were banging the doors down for it to get here, or not; it is here. There is something about the arrival of a new year that causes us to reflect upon...

...wh...what's that?...
Who was making the comments from the peanut gallery?

...was that YOU!?!...

....oh, sorry... Is that TOO serious for you? Do you want me to just say it without getting all flowery on you? Okay, so don't ya just love the feeling of a clean slate? You know, like a chance to get it right this time. Or perhaps the new year causes you to reflect on the unfinished...like the pile of UFO's (we all know what UFO means in this instance, right?) floating around in your craft box, corner, closet, or (for those of you fortunate enough to have one) ROOM! The funny thing about UFO's is that if left unattended long enough; they really do turn into some sort of UFO (Unidentifiable Floating Object)! Let me share with you some of mine. Mind you, it's only some of them. It's mostly tatting. Although there is some knitted poncho still waiting for me to get the fringe installed on it. Remember when ponchos were really "IN" a few years ago? At least they were here in So. Cal. Yeah, but that's a WHOLE 'NOTHER BLOG POST, folks! ;)

~*~

Here are the
Tatting UFO's!!!

Make way for the
Tatting UFO's!!!

UFO #1 A glove design I had been working on 12-15 yrs ago until

I saw some italian magazine came out with

THE SAME GLOVE DESIGN!!!

What IS UP with that, folks???

UFO #2 Some doily thingy I was working on.

Don't even ask me the thread size or the

pattern because I just don't know, LOL!

Here's a close-up of the LIP.

UFO #3

Can you tell I abhor finishing ends??

Am I alone in this, LOL!

;)


UFO #4

A future pin cushion cover.

UFO #5

A future fan ornament...no, really, it is!

UFO #6

These are going to be coasters...

...that will one day look like this,
only all in ecru thread (monochromatic).

UFO #7

A future mat.

BWAH-ha-HA-ha-ha-ha!!!

I know, I know,

Isn't it funny?
I've got a ways to go.

That's probably why it's still only 2 squares.

UFO #8

A Victorian era edging pattern that I was trying to make

evolve into a snowflake.


UFO #9

This is going to be attached to a

linen "round".

Only I'm going to have to MAKE the

"round" because it's not very

user friendly with the pre-made

"rounds" available today.

***

Here's a close-up of the edging.

It has needle-lace that I sewed

into the centers of the medallions.

See?

UFO #10 This one was started in the current millenium because

I've got my "magic thread" already tatted

inside of the double stitches.

I only learned magic thread in the last 5-6 yrs.

See, the magic thread near the top of the doily?

It's in rose-pink colored thread for contrast

with the working threads.

UFO #'s 11, 12, & 13

Some experiments with 3-shuttle tatting.

These are over 15 years old.

These eventually evolved into FO's (finished objects).

I'll show you that FO later!



UFO #'s 14, 15, 16, & 17

These insertions were my fabulous

brainstorm for choker-style necklaces

a few years ago.

They are still waiting for their thread ends

to be taken care of and their clasps to be attached.

***

And then there's THIS ONE.

I'm not EVEN going to show a photo of it

because it has stalled. It is at the exact same spot

of progression. And didn't I say I'd have it done by

Christmas? Well, I think I meant next Christmas, LOL!

~*~

And now for the award.

No, this is NOT an award for

having the MOST UFO's!

Although, I would be

a close runner-up to be sure.

Some of you could have me beat

by a long shot, couldn't you?

This is an actual blogging award.

Laurie from Laurie's Charming Designs

gave me this fabulous

Spreader of Love Award!

Thank you Laurie,

for giving me this award.

I want to share it with just a few people

that have been loving bloggy pals.

Just a few, mind you,

because I couldn't

possibly list ALL of you!

1) Laura from Laura's Tatting Muse

2) Bella from Bella Sinclair Doodlespot

3) Kathy from Kathy's Crazy Moments

Gosh, I want to list every single person who has made my day a little brighter and I don't think blogger would even have the capacity list all of you. I have loved each and every giveaway, comment, award, exchange, tatting supply purchase~!!!

Goodness, thank you ALL~! I LOVE ALL OF YOU!

I seriously couldn't have made it through 2008 without YOU!!!

~*~

Thank you for stopping to see what all the fuss was about. I appreciate any help or advice you'd like to leave me...LOL! Just kidding, cuz NOBODY really wants advice do they? Even when they ask for it they REALLY don't want it. Okay, maybe sometimes they do. In case it wasn't clear, that was a joke about the advice. However, if you would like to leave a comment, feel free~ Perhaps we could turn this into a UFO-aholics Anonymous support group. A "UFOA", if you will. So any comments of support and encouragement are, well, ENCOURAGED! Enjoy working on whatever UFO's you may have. If you have none, what are you doing with them; throwing them away??? LOL! Oh, you're one of those remarkably organized peeps who gets EVERYTHING done? Oh, yeah, people like that don't exist, LOL! Unless you are Martha Stewart, in which case, we all know that Martha Stewart has teams of peeps working for her, right? Hopefully there is no one engaging themselves in the delusion that Martha Stewart is perfect and gets it ALL done. God bless her, but she sure is pretty dang ambitious, though! Isn't she? How did I get off writing about Martha Stewart, now? I love you, Martha! Okay, I don't LOVE you, that would be kinda wierd/awkward, but I do admire your work!

Now, I'm talking to Martha Stewart and she isn't even HERE!!! On second thought, maybe I do need that Zyprexa!

Oh, nonetheless, your comments are welcomed and each and everyone of them are read and enjoyed! Hope to see you all again soon in the blogosphere...if we haven't lost our minds with all those UFO sightings!!!

Love,

TattingChic

xoxo