IOLI Lace Convention 2018 - San Antonio

It was wonderful!!!
This was my first time to attend. Met lots of wonderful and talented ladies who do all sorts of lace. I took a class in Tonder with Bobbi Donnelly. She is a very good teacher - if you get the opportunity to take a class do it.

There were vendors with so many wonderful lacemaking supplies. It is so fun to shop when you can actually touch the merchandise -versus online shopping.
Seeing the beautiful laces was very inspiring.
There were silly moments - competitions - I won the Blindfolded Tatting Competition ! and another tatter and I teamed up ( never met her before) and we were the Team Tatting Champs. She used her right hand and I used my left and we tatted away.

Lace & Sparkle

My favorite type of lace is Buckspoint. Sally Smiddy has combined beautiful Buckspoint lace with flat sequins - hence Lace & Sparkle. She creates beautiful patterns (that are for sale) -her lace is exquisite.
https://www.facebook.com/laceandsparklebobbinlace/

 

Check out her page & patterns

 

IOLI Convention 2018 - San Antonio

So excited!! This year the IOLI convention will be in San Antonio and I have been invited to be a vendor. I have always wanted to go and this year I will. I just mailed in my vendor contract.

Buckspoint Lace Angel

Getting Ready for Christmas

Putting Lace on the Christmas tree and framed Tatted Tree on mantel

Choose Joy

"May the God of hope fill you will all JOY and peace as you trust in him, 

so that you may Overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit
Romans 15:13

Lip Gloss

I do not like dry lip and am always applying lip gloss-so last night I made my own. Coconut oil and almond oil and a tiny bit of cherry flavor. It is good 
And while I was working I made a batch of goats milk soap -Ocean Rain fragrance