Well....Hello everyone!

Well, it has been a bit of a break from blogging but So much has been happening that i haven't had time for updating my blog. So my apologies to all.
First we'll start with a wee update about my sisters wedding.
I finished the lace hankie...you all do know the tradition of a hankie for a bride? She has the handmade lace for her wedding and when she has a baby, it is folded Just So and is a bonnet for the new baby...who then either uses it herself(if female) at her wedding, or if it's a boy, he gives it to his bride at theirs....sort of a built in heirloom for those who like tradition :-)
Here is a pic of the finished object...



And a pic of my sister and Father at the wedding(i did say it was a costume wedding, right?!)

I am still living in my two bedroom flat but as it stands, i will not be living alone much longer. I have started to rewrite this paragraph for the third time now, but find i don't really want to blog about this remarkable....magical relationship yet. Let it be sufficient to say, we adore and love one another, but have no need for co-dependancy...happily support one another in our outside relationships/hobbies....and are fabulous friends. I'm happy as a clam....more at a later date i'm sure, but this is my craft blog...not heavy, personal stuff blog :-)
This last pic is of some of my spinning i've been doing. (drying after being washed to set the twist and get rid of excess dye.


Sadly, the pretty light green/blues colored yarn is my first Complete failure.
I had spun up several skeins of it for my friend Sherries Birthday, but FELTED every bit of it during the washing process....it has So much dye and wouldn't stop bleeding....so i over did it and lost all of it. Better i do that than send her something that would stain her when she tried to use it. It was soysilk. Sigh. I think i'll stick to wool and normals kitty Floof for now(yep, i'm still working on a bobbin of kitty fur!!!)
Love to all...
jen

Moving along...

I turned in my little Honiton flower for assessment, it is 1.5inches tall and also 1.5inches from leaf tip to tip cute little guy, but i did make mistakes in the working. I like that Judith lets me know All of the mistakes, even if they are trivial, it gives me something to strive toward, and at least lets me know how to look at the work. I think i ended up with a mild case of eye strain last night, so intent on finishing the little guy was i!
In fact, i completely forgot to tell Sherry i received the mug i purchased from her in the mail yesterday, it's Fabulous, little tatted flowers pressed into the clay all around. So, Thank You Sherry for being a wildly talented lady, i get my pottery And tatting fix all at once! (well i'll get to add to that- my favorite beverage of choice as well!)

Speaking of tatting fixes, here it the edging i began working on at the length of service awards dinner tuesday night. Becky, let me know if you like it!!! It's for your Wedding!!!!( i was thinking lace handkerchief, but if you want to edge something else that's fine as well!)

Here is my dead gerbera daisy one week after picking it.


And that is all for tonight, i'm utterly exhausted and should hit the hay, as work comes Awfully early tomorrow.
Love to all,
jen