Happy Easter!

I'm wishing you all a very Happy Easter! Let me share with you some very important elements of the Easter celebrations around my house!

Shall we commence with the Easter Celebrating!?!

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First of all, the eggs have to be colored: Wait! Those aren't all eggs!!!

How'd they get in there???

That silly Easter bunny.

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I have to show you a photo my bloggy

friend, Polly from Counting Your Blessings gave me:

Isn't that sweet! Thanks, Polly!

It inspired my thread-a-licious Easter decor.

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Let's take a look at those "eggs"

one more time, shall we? I think they look good enough to eat!

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Here's another important part of Easter.

The chocolate bunny!!!

The chocolate bunny is so important that

he even has a "shrine" built for him.

Around here, he kind of gets put up

on a "pedestal", if ya know what I mean.
Maybe it's just so there's a better view of these:They always seem to go first, LOL!
What goes first on your chocolate bunnies?

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Now, here's a tribute to my grandmother.
She loved jordan almonds at Easter-time.

So, Grandma, if there are blogs up in heaven...
this is for you!!! Now, I just have one question for you all,
Is the apothecary jar half-full or half-empty???

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Well, that's enough of the indoor goodies,
let's go outside for a minute and get some fresh air.

Let me show you some pretty blossoms in my garden.

Here's my vining geranium's pink blossoms. Isn't that a pretty shade of pink?

Oh, and the HDT plant is growing a lovely

silk fuschia HDT blossom!

Okay, now, it's time to go back inside.

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Let me show you what I got in my

Easter Basket this year!

Now, these are MY kind of Easter treats!!!

Look at all that Lizbeth thread!

(You can click on the photo to enlarge it,

if you'd like to see it better.)

There's also beads and pretty shuttles and other

tatting goodies! I'm in heaven!

Thank you, Easter Bunny!!!

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For my tatting friends I've compiled

a little list of some free Easter Tatting Pattern links

on the internet. It's my Easter gift to you!

Blue Pearl Egg by Heather Johnston

Bunny Edging by Gina Brummet

Bunny by Mark Myers

Celtic Egg by Helen Bailey

Easter Patterns on the Tatting Pattern Calendar

Little Bunny Motif by Lisa Trumble

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Happy Easter to all of you! I hope you're all having a wonderful Easter-time with your families. If you are not with your family, then I hope you find a lovely way to celebrate the meaning of Easter and God's love for us. I'm so glad you took the time to visit with me for a minute! Comments are always welcome so be sure to say hello before you say good-bye!

Love,

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TattingChic

xoxo

Top O' The Mornin' To Ya!

Hello everyone! For some of you St. Patrick's Day has already passed, for many of you the "top o'the mornin' " has already come and gone, but know the sentiment still applies! I wish you the best of blessings where ever you are.

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day I've got some green tatting for you today.

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Here is a

Four Leaf Clover

design by Lynette Hodges and tatted by

ME! ;)

Hey this makes

Motif # 25 Four Leaf Clover

Not my best work! LOL! This is what happens when you mix muscle relaxants with tatting!

If you are a tatter and would like to know where I got the pattern

simply click on the photo to go to the pattern link.

I've provided a current list of

St. Paddy's Day Tatting Patterns

just for you!

Click on the pink colored title of the pattern:

Here is a windfall of tatted shamrock's

at Ruth Perry's

(also known as Rozella Linden)

Tatting Pattern Calendar!

{Thanks for the head's up in the comments,

Jeff from Bridge City Tatting!}

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For a beautiful Shamrock Wreath go to

Tatted Shamrock Wreath by Martha Ess;

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If you'd like to tat a frilly shamrock try the

Priscilla Shamrock

(Priscilla refers to a vintage needlework publishing company);

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Or if a simple shamrock is more your style

here's a simple pattern,

Teresa's Shamrock;

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Here is an absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS

Beaded Shamrock

from the ever so talented Yarnplayer.

(Thank you for the email tip, Carol from Carol's Tatting Blog!)

She also has a Celtic Knot Shamrock for this year;

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And last, but certainly not least

here is Singtatter's blog post on her

Lucky Four Leaf Clover

tatting pattern. If you click on her underlined

title of the pattern it will take you to her

free PDF version!

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For those of you just looking for some adventure

that doesn't include tatting patterns

Tatskool from Tat's A Cool Challenge

lives in Ireland currently.

She has this lovely post for today!

She has a penchant for producing adorable

leprechauns and some very lucky tatter's around

the globe have received these little darlings!

(I am not one of them...ahem; clearing throat VERY loudly...!)

Oisin, the Leprechaun is having fun with

Isaac and Tattycat over at Laura's Tatting Muse.

You can read about Lady Shuttle Maker's

mischievous little guy here...

...or you can see the adventures of all

these little guys who even have their own blog:

It's A Leprechaun's Life!

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So Happy St. Patrick's Day adventures to you all! Thank you for stopping by my blog I always enjoy your visits and comments! They are fun to read and I cherish them all!

I have received a very lovely award or two from some fellow tatters and I just want you to know (and you know who you are) that I have not forgotten about them and plan to post them later...it's just that it's getting on in the day and somehow I don't think my boss would understand if I showed up to work late because of "blogging", LOL! Know what I mean?

Toodles,

~TattingChic

:)