So, after I'd killed the last trial it was a case of starting again in the middle!!!  After another evening or two I came up with...

OK, here they all are in all their glory.  I actually made six of them.  I kept thinking of reasons for making more every time I started s...

Now this is what happened the next evening - I made another using decent thread which usually means I'm happy with how the design is g...

First today I'm going to show you the scrap bags with all the pieces pinned on.  At this stage I'm ready to throw in the towel as ...

Sally, my sister, bought a lot of shell beads a few weeks ago ( see this post ) and that reminded me once more about this necklace which I...

Before I start - Joanie has pointed out that I didn't tell you where to get the new book from.  The one I boasted about on Monday by K...

Now this is what I've been doing during the days for the last few weeks.  No, don't be silly - not housework.  Well, that's no...

I mean that.  I tease people unmercifully and sometimes they retaliate.  Read on! On Saturday the postman came and as I rarely get a...

It's been raining for days and days and weeks over here and I'm going rusty.  I've run out of excuses now so decided I'd r...

Once a parrot, then a cockatoo and now a pair of budgerigars!!!!!  These have long since left home and gone to live with somebody who...

Back to normal and following on from the parrot I wondered if it could be turned into a cockatoo.  Well, I think it can. It needed a ...

Here's how we do it in my 'neck of the woods'.  This was yesterday when the sun decided to shine on us all for some of the tim...

Oooooops, sorry, I mean 'Pieces of Eight!!!   What do you think of this chap?  Would he make a good pattern or not?  I've been...

Found and finished but then I thought 'will I EVER wear it?'  I decided that I'd probably give it away in the end as I don'...

I fiddled and fiddled with this necklace and finally found something that I think will work.  Here's another 'layer' for it. ...

It wasn't until Joanie asked me where I'd started the snake (head or tail end) that I remembered that I'd written the pattern ...

Like I said yesterday - I have a pattern to share with you from Val.  This is MY rendition (the picture below - to prove I've tried it...

Now a few weeks ago I had a message from Val Aldridge who pointed out the possibilities of using a pearl tatted chain and making it ...

Further progress has been made on the new necklace.  I need to ponder this further as it's not quite what I want.   There again - ...

Why oh why can't I stick to one thing and get that finished?  I've got the necklace ongoing, a new critter nearly completed, ...

When Sally was up in my neck of the woods a few weeks ago we went on a tour of the local charity shops.  I bought the necklace below ...

Well here are the last two - or should that be one?   It's an elephant but in two sizes.   Here's the link.   Now if you...

Nearly finished with the doodles now.  Here is my favourite today - the penguin. Don't know why but I really love this little guy. ...

Just one today - what a waste of paper and time!!! Still tomorrow (which will be the penultimate doodle page) will be my favourites o...

Good Monday morning and another dreary, cold day here in my neck of the woods!!! Today's offering is a swan and a turtle.  Not sure ...