Little Lights

While my little world crashed down the last couple of weeks, there was a fabulous bright spot. I have a friend who works at a bookstore and she brought one of my bookmarks in and asked her boss if they could sell them. Yes! The answer was yes! So now I have a wonderful problem: I need to buy a book of bookmarks since I don't want to sell the free ones posted online (and most of those would be copyright infringements if I did sell them).

What are your favorite bookmarks, and what book are they from? I'm loathe to spend money on any books right now because my income is grinding to a sure halt unless I can make these bookmarks a success in the next couple of weeks.

So here is my challenge to myself: 3 bookmarks a day over the next 2 weeks. I will count each different one as a numbered motif challenge, since I doubt I'll do much other tatting in addition to the bookmarks. And, with any luck and lots of prayer, I will start to see a small income! Starting with what I know...

These are the bookmarks I've been making since I was 7. My grandma taught me the pattern, so I really have no idea where it comes from. I'll keep making these and (hopefully) other simple, quick patterns. I'll report back with progress!

Happy tatting and crafting! And when life throws you a tangled mess, have your fabulous, logical husband untangle it for you and wind it into an orderly ball... Happy birthday, honey! Thanks for all you do!