Tropical Day

Today was Tropical Day at school. Staff members were encouraged to dress for a day in the tropics. Daughter Carol went all out, even getting a grass skirt from the prop room! I was lucky to pull out an old shirt of my dad's that I've been meaning to use for quilt blocks. I also wore my Birkenstocks, but it was way too cold for me to go without socks, long sleeves, and full length pants. Carol's feet look awfully cold to me!

Today's Doodle Ice Drop is in size 20 Lizbeth #712, Kelly Green Medium. The copper shuttle is by Sherry Pence, LadyShuttleMaker.

I'm making steady progress on my second Sanditon MKAL. I have ten rows to go on the first clue. I'm working much more slowly on this one, and I've had far fewer mistakes. I guess I'm just one of those people who should work at a slow and steady pace!

Kelly Green Med

Although blue is my favorite color, I've always loved Kelly Green! My latest Spinning Wheel glass mat (from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior) is in size 80 Lizbeth #712, Kelly Green Med. The finished size is 3 1/2", perfect for my curio cabinet!

I'm a long-time fan of Dave and Jo Stanbrough at Grizzly Mountain Arts. A few years back, I was on a binge of collecting their baskets. This one has a special use.

It holds my collection of Emsy Jane tatting shuttles and crochet hooks.

I love these little shuttles! I haven't seen any shuttles from Emsy Jane in quite a while, probably four years. Maybe she'll start decorating again. I know I would purchase more!

I didn't post yesterday, so my shuttle count from the day before was 82. Yes, there are more to come!

Celebrating

Dave and I celebrated our 36th anniversary today by upgrading our cell phones and router. Replacing Dave's phone was really a necessity. He uses it for work and it has been doing weird things for almost a year. Upgrading our router is our latest effort to improve our Internet access. I'll get it hooked up tomorrow, since we're both online tonight. My phone was working fine, but Dave wanted me to have a new one, and I was happy to oblige. Hopefully, all this new technology will keep us better connected!

I did spend a little time tatting today,

...as well as sewing. I decided to make a hanky pin cushion to go with the little fabric basket. I'm not at all happy with it. It's way too big... 6" square. I can't imagine anyone wanting a pin cushion that large, but I could be wrong. I had to use four times as much fill as I do with my 3" pin cushions, and the fill is the most expensive part. Now I know... no pin cushions out of a full hanky!

I spent most of the morning organizing my tatting shuttles. I did take pictures, but they're so dark, I think I'll wait and take better ones. I'm sure you're all aware that I have far more tatting shuttles than one person could possible need, but let me tell you, even I am overwhelmed by my collection!

How's the for a tease? ;-)

Ahh!

I'm sitting down to post after a very busy and productive weekend. I wasn't in the mood to post last night, so I didn't. I guess that's my prerogative!

My fascination with little woven squares continues. These will get mailed off to Mom this week so that she can turn them in to flowers. I can hardly wait to see what she does with them!

I finished my Raspberry Pink Med Spinning Wheel. Yes, I am still enjoying using size 80 Lizbeth!

I finished another fabric basket this afternoon. This is the project my sewing students are working on. I had purchased some inexpensive hankies a while back, and they seemed like the perfect fabric for the girls to use. I love the little owl buttons!

I also made a fabric basket for Mom using the same fabrics I used to make her pin cushions last week.

I haven't made Origami pouches in a while, but I thought Mom deserved a complete set! I do like the black, red, and white fabric. I may have to go back to Hobby Lobby and buy some more!

Now I'm ready to settle down for the evening with another Spinning Wheel. This one will be in size 80 Lizbeth #712, Kelly Green Med. I love Kelly Green!