I skipped a day

It's true. I skipped a day of tatting and blogging. I think we'll all survive! 😀

I received my newest shuttles from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. These are Moonlit Shuttles that Rita has decorated. Tatters had been asking Rita for shuttles with embedded crochet hooks, and since this is something she is not able to accomplish with her handmade shuttles, she chose to offer decorated Moonlits. I think they turned out great! These aren't all mine. The purple one on the bottom is my friend Denise's, but the other four are all mine!

Today I decided to try beach themed pony beads to decorate my newest Ice Drop. It looks okay, but I'm not thrilled with it.

I joined the beads with a long picot, not thinking about the fact that there would be two threads across the back instead of one. I probably will abandon the idea of using these beads in tatting unless I can figure out a way to make them work. If you know of anything that would work, please let me know!

My other experiment was with three seed beads instead of a picot at the center of each of the rings on the front. I was hoping the beads would enhance the crackled glass gem. I don't think it worked. I guess I'll just have to do some more experimenting!

Old school

Today I'm feeling very much like an old school person. I was subbing at the middle school this afternoon, and I realized how far removed I am from keeping up with educational trends in such a short time. I'm not complaining, merely observing. Why does everything change so quickly?

I'm also starting to feel like blogging is very much old school. Again, I'm not complaining. It's just an observation. Back when I started blogging (9 1/2 years ago), it was the ultimate way to keep in touch with tatters. Now the best way to meet up with tatters online seems to be Facebook. Case in point... I"m amazed at the following my little Ice Drops have received through the groups I belong to on Facebook! It's been great fun to see others pick up on how much fun it is to tat up these little ornaments.

Today I worked on two more tiddlywinks. The Swarovski crystals add a little weight, which is nice.

My little silver tree is getting full!

Imagine my surprise when a box full of shuttles arrived from Handy Hands today! I guess that's what happens when one spends too much time window shopping on the Internet on the weekend. ;-)