Just wanted to let you know what's been going on...

Just wanted to post a bit about what's been going on. I've been going with my husband when he gets his chemo treatments. It takes 3 - 4 hours so I tat, embroider, or read while waiting. I dug out a crazy quilt piece I started ages ago and have been working on it. I'll take pics when it's finished.

The pic below is of a starlit shuttle I decopaged with a matching mini tote. It sold a few days ago but I wanted to show some pics of what I've been doing when I find the time and energy.

I also put some other shuttles and gauges up at my etsy store. Right now I'm doing 6 more shuttles, some with matching bags, and I'm sewing some vender aprons. My brain isn't working for designing much new so I'm not sure when I'll get another doll pattern designed. The next tatting pattern in the season series is still on hold. It's hard to find time to write the directions. With Jack home I don't get much time to myself. It would be easier if the desktop were in my sewing room.

Will try to find more time for blogging when I list new things at etsy.

When it rains, it does more than pour around here....

Normaly I don't post personal news here anymore but the past 2 weeks have been so awful I thought I'd write about it in case anyone has tried to get in touch.

Last week my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer. He had surgery this week at a major hospital in Pittsburgh but is having some trouble recuperating. My agoraphobia has kept me home but we are talking on the phone a few times a day. We're also really lucky he has some fantastic friends who have taken my place with visiting. I know it's not the same but it helps so much. I'm feeling so worthless and I'm having trouble coping with anxiety and IBS.

To add to all this our sweet spaniel, Cory, has been sick with a quick growing tumor and had to be put down on Wed. We could have waited for him to go on his own but seeing him loose control of his bladder and bowels, not eat or drink, and to hardly walk made me decide it's time.

So if you've been trying to get in touch about the business I'm sorry if you haven't heard from me but as you have read everything is really bad in my life right now. Please pray for my husband...

New Decorated Shuttles at Etsy

This is one of 3 new shuttles I decorated up at Etsy. The other 2 sold before I could blog about them. I bought some more of the starlit clear shuttles to make more but I have to find another sealing glaze. The one I'm using now doesn't always go on smooth. It's so disappointing to find bubbles that leave bumps in the finish. That's the reason I keep the price low on them.

New Shuttles and Tatting Gauges up at Etsy

This is a photo of my newest tatting gauges. They come with the kilt style chatelaine pin. Find it at my Etsy store. I also have more of the gauges with out the pin listed there, too.

I also have 3 colors of the new Moonlit Tatting shuttles by Handy Hands and a new color of Aerlit shuttles. Also new clear bobbins for Aerlit shuttles.