Time to get back on track

I have neglected so much over the past week. I haven't been keeping up with my walking. I haven't been watching what I eat. My crafting time has been minimal. It's been a busy week of cleaning, decorating, and getting ready for Christmas. At least I can say the house is starting to shape up!

I really need to focus on Ice Drops this week. I need three more for gift giving at school. This is the third one in Gold. My shuttle is loaded with Christmas Green for the next three.

My friend Eileen sent me a picture of her Ice Drop display. We've been friends since high school, and we were college roommates. I was Eileen's maid of honor, and she was my matron of Honor. We've been friends for more than 50 years!

Goin' for the gold!

We had a busy weekend decorating for Christmas. We're not done, but we do have a good start!

Dave had great fun decorating the staircase.

Our entertainment center is next to the stairs, so it becomes part of the decoration.

The lantern is Dave's favorite new decoration. One of his employees, Vanessa, did a fabulous job of making it festive.

My Christmas tree is decorated to my taste. It looks a little off balance in this picture. I guess I'll have to do some double checking.

This is the view from my chair. I love it!

I finished blocking my Greyson Waves Lace Scarf by Marly Bird. It's now ready for Christmas wrapping!

My newest Frivolity Ice Drop is in size 20 Lizbeth #611, Gold. I love my newest shuttle, Midnight Blossom, from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. Do I need more shuttles? No! I just can't help myself when I see a new beauty for sale. I love collecting my little works of art!

Ooh la la!

I love the way the Charcoal and Gold Spinning Wheel turned out! It looks even better than I imagined.

I've been asked by several people about my stash of Spinning Wheels. For now, my 2016 Spinning Wheels are in two stacks on the windowsill by my chair. The stack on the right is what I tatted January through March. On the left is my April stack. If I stick with my plan, there will be a picture of all of them at the end of December.

Now for those of you who have a little bit of OCD, yes they are in the order they've been completed! When my sister and niece came down to visit before Easter, they looked through my Spinning Wheels. Janet asked if they were in any particular order and I told her not to worry about it. However, as soon as everyone left, I opened up my blog and put them in the correct order. Whew! Thank goodness for blogs! ;-)

Charcoal and Gold

For days I've been thinking about a Charcoal and Gold Spinning Wheel. I woke up extra early this morning and got a good start on it before school. Then after school, I picked it up again. I love the way this one is turning out!

Rainy day tatting

It was a drippy, dreary day here today... just the kind of weather that makes me want to curl up with a book. Instead, I spent my morning tatting!

In between cooking and cuddling babies, I managed to get quite a bit done on my newest Concentric Rectangles doily. I really like the feel of the Lizbeth Gold #611. It's so smooth!

Rumplestiltskin

Timing was everything today. I guess nap times worked out to my advantage, because I managed to cook three meals, go grocery shopping, and do two loads of laundry with the help of my grandchildren and daughter. To top it all off, I was able to finish my Gold Spinning Wheel glass mat.

I think Rumplestiltskin would be proud!

Slow tatting

I didn't have much time to tat today. Daughter Joanne is visiting with the twins and Sophia. Daughter Alison is feeling under the weather, so Eva and Aidan are staying with me for a couple of days so that she can get some rest. With a house full of children, I've been a little busy today!

Still, I did manage to get a little done, and that makes me happy!

Spinning gold

As I was working on my newest Spinning Wheel glass mat in size 20 Lizbeth Gold #611, I kept thinking of the story of Rumplestiltskin. Remember how he spun straw into gold? The connections are so obvious, I know I will always think of this as my Rumplestiltskin Spinning Wheel!