Today is....

My son's 23rd Birthday!!!  So.... Happy Birthday to Young Sir!! Noooo... don't sing to him!!!  First off... he's still asleep and second it's SUNNY here for a change!!! LOL

Now, these 'ere earwigs I seem to be addicted to making....

Here's ANOTHER pair!!

Gold, 2 shades of blue, white and yellow seed beads on that pair  with pink twirlz and med daffodil yellow!!  That's the third of 3 pairs, and I'm considering making a bracelet to go with it!!  Here's the other 2 to remind you...

That's the first one, with the bracelet.

That's the second pair with the 'drop'.

Right, coffee cake to make and coffee to drink!!

Chat later!

And Another....

... pair of Earwigs!!!

Now before a certain OG starts muttering about the number of Earwigs another OG has.... can I point out that I've been asked to take some 'different' ones to a meeting in a few weeks time... someone is interested in purchasing a pair or two!!  Also, I was gifted some buttons the other night, and it's rude not to 'offer' something in return isn't it??  So the Gifter will have the choice of earwigs too!!!  My excuse and I'm Sticking To It!!!!

So, not content with a pair of earwigs and a bracelet (remember the last post.... Gaudi Style???), same pattern, different threads and beads.... it just shows what a difference the choice of thread and bead can make to something!!  I'll put both up so you can see what I mean!!

Right, this is the 'New pair', size 11 beads in 4 different colours, and plain yellow thread (just a single colour, not one for rings and one for chain....)

Need wires and the ends finishing.... the 'bottom' bead is a pale green 'dagger' from my stash.  They remind me of Sunflowers!!

This is the 'set' from the last post....

The thread was Rainbow Splash and a yellow, oily, white and green beads in size 9!!!  In RL they look ENTIRELY different!!!!

Now on a third pair.... pink this time.... will show you when they're done!!!  However, I MUST mend friends daughters' skirt....  school skirt that's sooo tight she keeps splitting the seams!!!  I keep sewing it up for her!!!  5th time since last September!!! Crackers!!

Chat soon!

Sacked Cats or What A Week!!

Miss me???  I've just got to the end (I hope) of one of 'those' weeks!!!  You know the sort.... everything is hunky dory and you think you'll have loads of time to do whatever.... and then 'things' just happen!!!

To start off with, MIL decided that it would be a good idea to 'stick her nose' on the pavement!!  Not literally me dears!!! LOL  She tripped over nothing and ended up in A&E a week ago with a broken thumb, bruises over both hands and a face that looked as if she'd done 3 rounds with a prize Boxer!!! (Where her glasses had pushed into her face!!)  Back Saturday to have a temporary cast put on!

So... between Friday and Saturday we'd done 3 trips to the hospital!!!  Sunday was a tad easier, except that Young Sir and his girlfriend had gone to London on a weekend trip, and I got messages from both of them on both Saturday and Sunday!!!

Now it was half term this week, so there was yours truly looking forward to a week of R&R...  Monday morning.... Sun's Out!!!  YEAY!!! 3 loads of washing!!  Monday afternoon and early evening were spent 'baby squishing'... (playing with granddaughter!!)  Tuesday was spent with the washing again, and Tuesday evening was a council meeting!

I got me time on Wednesday!!!  After we'd done Chris's usual trip to Beverley and sat by the river with coffee n a bacon sarnie for brekkie.... my (dog friendly household...) friend invited me for a 'play session' with some new rubber stamps that she'd got!!  WHOLE afternoon!!!! Brilliant!!!!

Yesterday by comparison was 'orrible'!!  Or at least most of it.... Beverley, Hull to take MIL back to A&E to have temporary cast changed, and got back here in time to do Young Sir's pack up, bite to eat and then back to Beverley!  Back home and last night was LOADS better.... lace with my Crazy Dutch Friend!!

Also, I've SACKED THE CATS!!! 3 cats in the house and a mouse (called Jerry I think....Rofl) helping itself to catfood in the cupboard!!  Had to resort to 'other methods' of rodent ridding!!  Unless of course he'd come to 'play' with Al!!! VBG

So... in the midst of all this I did find time for Some Tatting!!!  Part of a hankie edging (over half way round), and managed to finish this:

First of many Starry Button Sets methinks!!!  Gaudi style this set is!!  White buttons, Rainbow Splash, a Yellow Anchor thread, silver lined green, white and 'oily' seed beads!!!!  Sally K.... you are DEAD RIGHT!!! They ARE addictive!!!!

Showed them to said Dutch Friend last night and got presented with .... More Buttons!!!  I shall make her a set.... Right... where did I put that myriad of seed beads....

Walks away muttering to self...

It's THIS one!!!

Over on Jane E's blog this morning she's put her 'double sided' motif....  Well, I made one too... following her destructions of course!!

Here you go:

As she says, the pics are relatively easy to follow... and the join is simple,,, once you've got your brain round it!!!

I love it!!!  Now to get a chain....

Chat later

T'ats A Lot!!!

Yes I know you're asking ... 'What's a Lot'??? Well, if you give me time to explain I may just tell you!!!

Remember that a certain 'OG" has a shop over on Etsy??  Yes you do you can find it Here!!!!  Well.... 'somebody' fell in love with something over on there!!  To cut a loooong story short... this arrived in the post yesterday!!  Ooh you are nosey!!!  Asking what!!!  This!!!  Ermm.... sorry about the 'pink hue' on the pics.... well I'm not really, but the sun was shining!!!!  It's sunlight bouncing off me red jumper what I've got on folks!!  Summat we don't see very often in the winter!!

Wonderful bag.... soooo cute!!  Right, so, what can you get in one of these bags to take up so little room....

Here's my list of 'stuff'!!

4 'thread holders' (the plastic type - for 'kumihimo')
4 shuttles, complete with tatting!!
beads
safety pins
thread cutter
2 picot gauges
2 crochet hooks
buttons
2 patterns
hankie
beading needle
and a tin to 'store' the beads, buttons, some 'findings', and beading needle complete with thread!!!  Oh, and a trolley token!! (It's on the 'chain' through the cutter n picot gauges!!)

And I've still got room in there for another couple of shuttles!!!

Eeh, we are really nosey aren't we???  OK... the 'edge (wavy line) is an edging for the hankie that's in there.... It's the 'Oh So Simple' one! It was started last night so that I can do it in the car on the way to a funeral up in Newcastle!  And the beads are for the 'other' pair of shuttles.... a Starry Button Bracelet!!  Because I want to see what it looks like!!!

Hehe.... that means I can get EVERYTHING I need for a weeks holiday in there!!!!  YEAY!!! 

chat later.... off to 'play' now!!

Ooh!!!

Those of you that read Jane's blog yesterday would have met Sir Arnie.... a beautiful 'bobble' bee made by Fox a while ago!!  Underneath it Maureen in Oz had made a comment about Sir Arnie and Al.... and that she thought that it was about time Al was Knighted!!!

So, I had a quiet word with Al while he was eyeing up Young Sir's new fish.... and mentioned to him that Maureen thought it was a great idea to send their Prime Minister across to give him this Knighthood!!   You won't believe his reply!!!

Nope, not telling you because you're all being too Nosey!!!! VBG

Going to tell you about fish instead!!  Young Sir had a flat of his own for a while, and a couple of years ago he split up with his girlfriend and decided to move back home!! (Why didn't I change the locks???) Anyway, to save him lots of money on the flat we said it was OK.... and Sir helped him move.... including a fish tank that was NOT part of his 'accompaniments' when he moved out!!  South African Cyclids for those of you that know fish!! and a plec!!! (catfish!!).... not a huge plec, but.... a plec!  Anyway, for almost 2 years I've been feeding these things day in, day out, usually while I'm waiting for the kettle for the first coffee of the day!!  The only time he feeds them is if we're away!!!

Anyway, today he decided that this 'ere plec was just too big for his tank!!  So they took him out and put him in a bucket!!  Off he went to the petshop with Sir Large Plec and came back with.... 2 babies for me to fatten!!!

So.... nothing else to tell you....  What???  You mean you REALLY want to know what Al's comment was???  OK, Ok..... He said that he didn't mind in the least meeting with Maureen's Prime Minister.... but could she please tell said PM that his name is NOT Cyril!!!  (Sir Al.... Cyril.... get it)  Obviously you did because I can hear the groans from here!!! Rofl

That's That!!

What is??  Well, I'm sure it's come to your attention over a lot of the tatting blogs that there has been a Tat It And See running over on Jane E's TIAS blog!!

It came to an end today.... (sad face), I've thoroughly enjoyed doing it for the THIRD time!!!  First of all I ended up with a pram (I'd just come back to tatting after an almost 40 year break!!), then last year we ended up with a Fishing Boat!!!  This year??? It's a SNIP this year!!!! LOL

Ok.... here you go, I'll show you.....

Happy Now???? VBG

I've thoroughly enjoyed doing them, and guessing what the finished item would be... everything from Rabbits to an Elephant's Foot Umbrella Stand.... items from Dr Who to cowboys had been suggested... they were all wrong!!!  (Shame!!! I quite liked the idea of the EFUS!!!... Maybe next year??)

Now I've got to go back to thinking what to do next.... what to do when I'm having my morning coffee!!!  the major challenge is that it can't contain beads, or buttons really.... otherwise I've got lots of 'stuff' that can fall in the coffee!!!  That will NEVER do!!

Oooh.... hankie edging maybe???  That should take a while!!  Long as the cats don't hide it for me!!! Rofl

So, the TIAS has ended for another year... Thanks for the Fun again Jane!!! Boring January brightened by guesses!!!!  FUN!!!!  As Jane herself says.... if you fancy running one.... Contact her!!!!

Chat later