The tree is ready for delivery tomorrow. The raffle is a week from tomorrow. I'm excited to see who winds this on!
I have accomplished absolutely nothing related to crafting in the past week. Why? I was caught up in reading The Lindisfarne Series.
Every spare minute was spent reading this five book series. Although I'm not fond of reading stories in the present tense, I found the story so intriguing that I was able to get past the writer's style. I'm also not a fan of incomplete sentences that are used frequently, but I did survive reading outside my comfort zone.
I've always been fascinated by lighthouses and what life might be like for a lighthouse keeper. After reading this series, I think I'll keep my feet on dry land!
I'm so happy to have finished round 2 of my Concentric Rectangles doily. I finally caught on to how to tat the corner by the 4th corner. I hope I remember what to do when I get to round 4!
The second corner was much easier for me to tat, because I had a piece of tatting to look at rather than a piece of paper. Somehow, moving the lace around with my fingers helps me understand the pattern better.
I guess I just need to keep tatting Concentric Rectangle doilies! 😉
I spent a lot of time working on the first corner of my Concentric Rectangles doily yesterday. I get so confused turning the corners on rectangular and square pieces. Even though I checked the diagram multiple times before tatting each ring and chain, I wound up taking out three or four rings to get this corner right.
I hope the next corner goes more smoothly!
We had a wonderful Tollway Tatters meeting yesterday, with tatters from Canada, New York, Virginia, California, Michigan, and Illinois. I am so grateful to my friend Sue who coordinates our monthly Zoom meetings. Without her, our group would have fizzled out with the pandemic. When Sue Anna and I started the group way back in 2011, neither one of us imagined that we would connect with tatters from so far away on a regular basis. While nothing compares to meeting in person, this is the next best thing!
While chatting, I managed to finish the first round of my Concentric Rectangles doily. During the meeting, we were talking about Rita Richmond's newest shuttles (Shuttle by Design). Our conversation reminded me that I hadn't checked the mail in a couple of days. So, after lunch I did a mail check and there were my beautiful new shuttles!
Middle school students will be performing Alice in Wonderland in two weeks, and there will be a raffle fundraiser. The raffles have been great fun, and they've raised much needed funds for the drama club. My bejeweled trees seem to be well received, so this one will be my contribution to the raffle.
Now I need to decide what to make for Mean Green Goes Pink night!
Where could we find one inch strips of porcelain tile? Nowhere! Dave had already tried cutting strips from the large tiles, and they never came out right. After several hours of looking on line and going to stores searching for something that would work, Dave decided to buy a new saw blade. Success!
Dave was able to actually get started on the wall around 2:30. He managed to get about 3 hours of work in before calling it a day.
The room addition has been a dream of mine for many years. It may seem foolish at our age, but we had saved up the money for it and the timing seemed right for us. The whole process started in January. The most time consuming part was waiting for the architect to draw up the plans, and then we had to wait for the permit from the county. Foundation work started the first week in August, and the actual building started the last Monday in August.
The end is getting close. We're hoping the work will be finished by the end of October, and then we can have the family gathering we've been wishing for in the upcoming holiday season!
