In Loving Rememberance

Merlin
Originally uploaded by crafting4goddess.

In loving Rememberance -- 2001-2008
Merlin passed from this world to the Summerlands at 10pm Feb 8th, 2008. May she fly free with everlasting health and vitality. Farewell my lovely Whirley-Merlin Bird. You will be sorely missed as the days are much too quite without you.

Where have I been?

OYE! I almost don't have time for the internet anymore...except on snow days. I took the last snow day and spent it making those tutorials I had planned to do weeks ago. But as I explain in one, life has just been a wild ride since the new year.

My job at the yarn shop has really taken off and I love it.

My poor Birdie Merlin is dying. She seems to be hangin on for my sake, but I told her today she has my permission to leave for the Summer Lands. I will miss her, but her suffering is saddening me so much. I look after her and am spending as much time with her as possible and this usually means multi-tasking. Right now she is sitting on my bellay as I type. She has no chirp anymore, just a small squeak. She is weakening further everyday. *sigh* She is 6 years old and she has had a good run.

I went to Target today and purchased the HP All-in-One printer/copier/scanner I have been eyeballin for a while. Our old hand-me-down HP printer was on it's last leg. I love it and now I am able to scan in my tatted pieces! Trying to photograph them was becoming a real beatch. Check out the completed Floral bookmark! Snazy!

I am dived into the World of Warcraft online. I am totally workin out the 10 day trial. I'm not sure if I am gonna pay $30 for 60 days of "Service" or not...we'll have to see about that.

I added a Donation button to the top of the blog on the left side for those Youtubers who wish to make donations for my tutorial efforts. One lady said she would at least like to buy me a beer. Sweeet!! So that is what that there button is sittin there for. I will be keeping the donations exclusively for puter repair, updating, and up-keep for future tutorial makins.

Until next time...

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Dora the Young Knot

Doin the Flip

A few tutorials on some tattin essentials.

Spinning Basics Pt 2

Second Half of Spinin' in Basics

Spinning Basics

I finally got to makin the Spinnin Basics videos I said I would do weeks ago. We had a Snow Day (13 inches total!!) and I had plenty of time to get it together and upload it. Please consider making a donation if I have helped you through my tutorials. Funds will go towards keepin the puter running as smoothly as possible, or repairing when it needs it, for future tutorial makin fun. :) Thanks in advance!!

T-t-t-tattin along with a Shadow visiter & giftings

I finally got around to blocking, stiffening and mounting the "star of david" in a hoop. It looks more like a snowflake to me. I really need a scanner. We'll have to see what payday brings next week. Target has a nice HP printer, scanner, copier for $80- that I have had my eyes on for a while & the ink replacements are reasonable for it. I cannot even find the color catridge for our hand-me-down HP printer anymore. We are stuck with black only.

The Angel & Leaves pattern that I have been trying to rewrite is just too fiddly for my inexperience. This one is getting put aside for later. It kept curving around & I don't want that. I wonder if it is the thread (Omega matalics)?

I finally got started on the Floral bookmark that I saw on etatters & liked so much. I tried doing it with needle tatting but that proved to be too much of a pain-in-the-ass for color work. Blah! This one I am doing in Classic crochet thread (black) and Omega thread (antique gold/yellow).

Last but not least is Shadow Kitty. I was tattin away one sunny, wintery day last week when I looked over to the patio and saw a Shadow that resembled a kitty. Must be the protector of our patio doors. :) Can you see the Shadow Kitty?

A friend of mine gave me a whole skien of Cherry Tree Hill Oceania arn in the Sugar Maple color way over the weekend. I tis a beautiful yarn that has a string of matallic gold running through it. I have been wanting that for so long but it was just too much for my budget! I am one lucky gal! I totally want to knit the Swing long Coat out of it!

Until next time...

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