Not traditional!

It's been very hot and humid here the past few days, and I don't deal well with heat and humidity. Add Dave's vacation time to that, and I'm left with not much time or energy for tatting. However, the yard is looking beautiful! No, I don't do much in the yard. I usually sit on the front porch and comment on what a wonderful job Dave is doing.

The only tatting I've accomplished since my last post is this adorable Peacock Ice Drop from Wally Sosa's upcoming book, Itty Bitt Zoo. Sophia chose the colors before heading home to Minnesota, so this little peacock is far from traditional! Still, I think it's cute. 

Wally's pattern calls for beading, and my next attempt will have beads. However, I still haven't mastered the Beaded Twist & Fold Picot, and I still have a very tentative relationship with split rings! I decided that I would forego beads for my test tat. I would have been fine with the beads, and they do make the peacock look spectacular!

Denise and I will be headed to Tatting Corner's Tat Days later this morning! There's plenty of food in the house for Dave, and his personal to-do list is quite long, so I'm pretty sure he'll be okay. I will be teaching two basic Ice Drop classes and three Tat Days Ice Drop classes. Yes, I designed an Ice Drop just for Tat Days way back in December. I will be sure to share it sometime next week!

Not what I planned!

Today did not go as I had planned, but that's okay. Dave is on vacation this week, and flexibility is a must!

I managed to talk to my mom and three of my four daughters today. As I talked, I did a little cleaning up around the house... not too much. I wouldn't want anyone to accuse me of being Suzy Homemaker!

About the only thing I truly accomplished this morning was to gather together the items I want to take with me to Tatting Corner Tat Days this weekend.

Daughter Carol is going to be in a play this summer, Rock of Ages. She's going to make her own costume, and she asked me to go fabric shopping with her. Carol is my daughter who refuses to be "drawn to the dark side" of crafting. Still, she realized a few years ago that sewing costumes can be a big money saver. We went out to lunch, and then I headed home.

It was a bit warm today, but Dave had a pretty big to-do list, so I worked outside with him for as long as I could stand it. The big task for the afternoon was to wash both of our cars. I don't remember it taking so long when I was in high school. Either I'm slowing down, or I'm doing a better job than I did back then!

There was no time for tatting until after dinner.

I've got a good start on the Peacock Ice Drop that I'm test tatting for Wally Sosa. The pattern will be in her ebook that will be available the end of this week, Itty Bitty Zoo. Luckily, I'm not the only test tatter, and I know this one has been done already, so I don't need to worry that I'm holding up anything!
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