Someone else is excited about Shuttlebirds too!

Brenda "Blathnaid" is coming to Shuttlebirds again. She had so much fun the last time! She has been a great little leprechaun helper. I must say, (and I mean no offense to the boys) but girl leps are so much less troublesome than the boys. My Brendan is still off gallivanting around the world...I wonder if he'll ever come home.

If you are totally lost, I'll take a moment to catch you up. Brendan is my first Leprechaun. He came to me when I lived in South Korea. He is very adventurous and mischievous. I took him to Vietnam and it was there that he decided to part ways and go on his own. Every now and again I hear word about his travels. He is after all "Brendan the Navigator".
I missed him though so when I got back to the States his sister Brenda came to live with me. She is "Brenda the stay at home". Her Gaelic name is Blathnaid. She is stylish and organized...(two things I am not)...and although she loves a good joke (like all leps) she is more mild mannered than her brother. She is here to stay!


Just finished stringing this one.


Here they are side by side. I don't know if I will tat this in size 80 or not. Probably not as I think it would be a bit too small and better suited to a pair of earrings.

I thought this looked pretty so I wanted to share. This is a handmade chime that I bought in Korea and behind it is my blooming tree in all it's glory. Welcome Spring!!!

Too excited...MUST SHARE!! ..and my progressing GRAY hair

I have been busy busy busy! I am stopping for a few minutes to share a little of what I have been up to.
I am mixing up my working media with Ceramics, Silver, Copper, Glass, and Jewels.

Whoo hoo!!! What fun!




I am also dyeing my threads like a maniac. We have a new batch of "ENCHANTMENT". It is one of my new favorites to tat with.
...and I am working on re-stocking my silks in SOLID colorways....and guess what?!?!? I will be adding ecru and white silk as well! That was Brenda's idea...she is such a practical leprechaun lass!


My husband is home again for a short time. We are trying to enjoy each others company but it is difficult when he works (and this is NOT and exaggeration) 15 hour days.
He looked at me the other day and said, "Did you get your hair highlighted?"...and I said "WHAT?!?!!?....no that is just NEW gray hair that has sprouted up."

Someday soon my hair will look like this..... and yes...I will most likely have a leprechaun living in my hair too!

Leprechaun lightening strikes twice....

LOOK!!!! Our eyes match!!!

Oh my goodness....OH MY GOODNESS, I cannot contain my excitement! A very unexpected but well received surprise arrived in my mailbox today courtesy of my friend and fellow tatter Pamela -"Grande Dame" of all tatting leprechauns around the world!!!


...Let's back up a little: about this time last year my beloved "Brendan the Navigator" came to live with me. But his adventurous nature got the best of him and after a few months he decided to up and travel the world on his own...independent little chap that he is; we parted ways in Vietnam. I have missed him quite a bit but I have heard news here and there "through the grapevine" of his travels.

Well.....today Brendan's sister Blathnaid (or Brenda for short) has come to stay! I am ever so excited. ...and boy oh boy is she a pretty lass! You lot out there who have boy Leps better keep an eye on them once they get a look at her!
She is settling in quite nicely, after all Brendan has already filled her in on what to expect with the motley crew that I call my family.


Just look at how ladylike she is with her pretty earrings, flowered belt and little gems on her shoes! By the way; Blathnaid means "flowers". Isn't that lovely??


I also got a skein of "Vanilla Sky" which is one of Pam's HDT's that I was secretly drooling over the first time I saw it....so Brenda "the stay at home" and I are off to tat with it right now!

...Oh and thank you Pam for letting me open my Christmas present early! You have made my day!

Now that I have the luck of the irish on my side again, I am hoping that 2010 will be a fantastic year!