A nice surprise

Yesterday morning when I arrived at school, this beautiful bouquet was sitting on my desk. There was no note or card, and I have no idea who it's from. My friend Robyn who is also retiring this year had a similar bouquet on her desk. We had fun trying to figure out who surprised us, but we still are clueless. Thank you to the person/people who decided to brighten our day!

I don't know where the time went today, but I sure didn't get much tatting done.

Maybe I spent too much time looking at my new goodies! These shuttles arrived from the Ukraine.

These new beauties are from ShuttleByDesign.com. I LOVE these shuttles!

I did spend quite a bit of time working on my beaded crocheted bag. I still have to complete the top edge and make the drawstrings. After that, I think I'll start a hanky for the bride-to-be!

From Russia with love

Today was mainly a crochet day. I know it's still April, and the production of The Little Mermaid isn't until the end of June, but I'm starting to feel the crunch!

I'm also wondering if I have enough yarn to finish this mermaid tail afghan. I sure hope so!

My newest Spinning Wheel is in size 20 Omega. I don't know the color number, but I do like the color!

So, what's with the post title?

Three more new shuttles arrived today from Russia. Aren't they pretty?

I'm at it again

...shuttle collecting, that is!

I LOVE my new shuttles from shuttlebydesign.com! The are beautiful, light weight, and hold a ton of thread. Well, not a ton, but I can wind the 15 yards of size 20 thread that I need for my Spinning Wheel glass mats, and that makes me very happy!

Do you see the dandelion shuttle? That's another one from shuttlebydesign.com. You can get an idea of its size by the large Clover shuttle in the picture.

I didn't get much tatting done today. However, any progress is a plus in my book! I did some sewing for a friend, and by the time I made dinner and cleaned up the kitchen, there wasn't much time left. Some days are just like that.

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!

Focus

When I focus on a task, I can really accomplish a great deal. Today I decided to focus on one project at a time, with fantastic results!

First, I focused on completing round four of my Concentric Rectangles doily. I even managed to start round five.

Next, I decided to try and finish the second side of my beaded crocheted bag, and I did it!

I'm feeling really good about today's accomplishments. :-)

Pick up sticks

Not the game, the yard work! Yup, Dave and I spent time picking up sticks in the yard today, that was after a trip to Menards for mulch, a couple of new bushes, cat food, and a couple of fans. This is the weekend to get things done, because Dave's super busy time begins this week and will go until the beginning of June.

All of the shopping and yard work must have been too much of a distraction for me, because my latest Spinning Wheel glass mat has a big blooper!

Can you see it? I forgot the chain section at the beginning of one of the spokes. I don't know how I managed to do that. I have plenty of thread, so I will fix it. I'm not sure I'll do it right now, though. I'm itching to start another color.