Something old...something new...

Ceramic Buttons
If you follow my pottery blog then you know what I have been up to. I have been hinting at this little project for awhile. A ton-load of work went into these buttons. So I decided to try a few with tatting on them. You may also recognize a couple of the patterns. The butterfly is my "Lilly" and the leaf is my free "Autumn Leaf" pattern.

Today is my 15 year wedding anniversary and also the day that Miss P is exactly 6 months old. Wow...where does the time go? I am off to celebrate!

Friday's featured shuttles

Light House

Seascape

Mountain landscape.

Wildflowers

I know I need to get more creative with naming these shuttles but I have exhausted my creativity for the day.

Again, these shuttles look even better in person; glossy things are always difficult to photograph.

Todays featured shuttle

Winter Cabin #3
Yesterday we had one of those blizzards with the awesome gigantic pancake flakes (my favorite kind of snow). So that inspired me to do another winter scene. Today all the snow is gone and it is sunny again but the surrounding hills are coated with a beautiful white blanket.

Here is Miss P wearing Grandma Diane's pretty pink onsie with tatting. It is one of the very rare times you will see 'Dilly decked out in pink....but we made an exception for Diane because she is such a sweet grandma!

And the winner of the shuttle giveaway is.......

I am always nervous and excited to see who is going to win. There were so many entries that it took me quite awhile to input the data. I was secretly hoping that maybe just maybe one of our tatting gentlemen would win because we have not yet had a male winner for a "Mondo Monday" but alas not this time....but keep trying men, your day will come!

I always feel a little sad for those who didn't win, (probably because I never win anything and I know how it feels.)
I truly wish that I were independently wealthy because then I would give every tatter a shuttle

Anyhow, lets get to it shall we?

I entered all participants of my Random Monday Mondo Giveaway into an Excel spread sheet. Everyone was assigned a different number and those who were eligible for two entries were assigned two numbers. I then used a random number generator to randomly pick the winning number and our winner is Dena from DMR. Whoo hoo and congratulations Dena!!!

Stay tuned for there will be more Random Monday giveaways coming soon!

All the new ART shuttles are listed and now it is time for a break.

I won't upload all the pictures of all the shuttles that are finished but you can view them HERE.
I am finished with this project and am going to move on to some non-tatting related things for awhile.
I think I burnt myself out on these tedious miniature paintings...my eyes have gone all buggy LOL!

Piccadilly is 3 months old and NEW art shuttles for you!

Can you believe it has been three months? I haven't killed or maimed Miss P yet so I just might be able to do this mom thing afterall!

We had a fun 3 month photo shoot today. Piccadilly is so patient and she actually seems to enjoy herself. The downside is that there are feathers EVERYWHERE now. I will probably be cleaning them up for months to come.
Winter Cabin
Big Sunflower

Meadow House and Sunflowers

MEADOW HOUSE
SUNFLOWERS

Blue dress, Mountain Meadow and Tulips

I found a few moments to list some more new art shuttles.
"Blue Dress"
"Mountain Meadow"
"Tulips"

Because of the high gloss finish, these are a superb pain in the "you know what" to photograph. I can assure you they are much prettier in person.

Mondo Monday Giveaway Part XVIII ~The BIG prize!!!!

To celebrate my new line of shuttles I am giving away one of my traditional ceramic shuttles. Yes you read correctly, here is your chance to get a FREE one of a kind ceramic shuttle made by yours truly.

Please review the giveaway rules here. If you are new to my giveaways please make sure to sign up on THIS post.
This sign up for this giveaway will last for one month.

The winner will be announced on March 1st 2011.

***A SPECIAL NOTE***Everyone is welcome to enter my giveaways.
However, I can no longer afford to ship my giveaway prizes internationally.
If you live somewhere other than the U.S., PR, AK, HI, or Canada and you still want to enter, you must agree to pay the shipping charges.



HAPPY MONDAY!!!

100 Percent hand painted hand crafted ONE OF A KIND Ceramic tatting shuttles are here!!!!

The Bird House
Autumn Prairie

I will try my best to list one a day or at least one every other day as time permits.

Tat it up!!!!

Special new shuttles coming right up!

I am excited to present to you my newest ceramic shuttles. I have been experimenting again (you know I thrive on that). I have finally found some permanent enamels so that I can now paint landscapes and other things that catch my fancy. This is something I have wanted to do since I started producing my one of kind ceramic shuttles four years ago. I could just never find the right medium until now.
Here are the first completed shuttles. They are all hand painted by yours truly. I will offer them up for sale this coming week in the Etsy shop.

Where am I finding the time to do all this you ask?? Well, I just don't sleep anymore and while I am not sleeping I might as well be doing something right?

Now let's get one thing straight, my lack of sleep has very little to do with Miss Piccadilly. She is wonderful and has been sleeping through the night since she was 8 weeks old. It is my fault entirely and I accept all the blame. I just cannot sleep when DH is away...and now that I am acting as a single mom and taking care of every living soul under my roof and everything else that consists of keeping a household, sleep evades me.

So with all that is going on in my life I am unable to attend Shuttlebirds this year. I am sure everyone will understand. I will dearly miss my favorite event of the year...and I will miss all my favorite peeps! There are some exciting new teachers this year so if you are at all able to attend I definitely recommend it!

Miss P is now 12 weeks old...can you believe it? She is my little muse. She gives me energy and makes me laugh every day. What a precious little "old soul" she is!


Piccadilly 12 weeks old
In case anyone is wondering how sweet pea pumpkin britches miracle baby is sleeping through the night already...it is all due to the wonderful BabyWise method. Since birth we have been working on this plan. The book promised she would start sleeping through the night between 8 and 12 weeks and sure enough it works like a charm. The main benefit from her predictable sleeping habits is that she is a very happy baby. YAY...I certainly need that!

New Ceramic Shuttles and Hook Pens added to the shop

Really trying my best to get back into "the swing of things" as far as the Etsy shop is concerned. A lot of new items have been added to the inventory.

Ceramic Shuttles


Hook Pens
It feels good to get back to work!
Cheers,

How did the rest of my day go????

So I woke up soooo happy on Thursday right? I had a physical therapy appointment that afternoon as I have been suffering from severe migraines and being pregnant cannot take any medications for it. Anyway, I arrived at my appointment all happy and bragging about my weight gain and telling my therapist how things were looking up...and I kid you not, five minutes into my therapy session I puked in his garbage can. I continued to feel pretty sick for the rest of that day. I went to bed that night at about 8:00pm (I know, pathetic huh?) and then woke up in the middle of the night to drink some water and that gave me the worst heartburn ever so I couldn't go back to sleep. I spent all day yesterday feeling "wrecked" and again had a very violent "throwing up" session. I have no idea what has gone wrong. Last night I didn't sleep well because I had cramps in my tummy, legs and feet. In fact, this morning DH says I woke him in the middle of the night screaming and convulsing (his words). I don't remember that. But I do feel as though I have run a marathon this morning.
I don't feel super awesome today, but I have to say my spirits are still pretty high. I am still enjoying being able to read blogs again at least.
Oh well, I am going to do my best to not let this get me down again. Piccadilly is still doing awesome and that is the most important thing!

I am hoping to get these Tatting Hook Pens listed in my Etsy shop this weekend, along with some more ceramic shuttles and perhaps some new hand dyed thread, all depending upon how I am feeling.
...until next time...

Highs and Lows are the order of the day....

Here is the first batch of ceramic shuttles in over a year and a half. Doesn't seem like much huh? I had a fair amount of losses, but that is to be expected. No tears this time, only blood and sweat literally. I had some very generous tatting friends donate bits and pieces of their tatting for use in my pottery and this is the result. Since the tatting was so fine....(size 80 or finer) the resulting tatting texture is very detailed. I hope you like them as much as I do!
I am not sure when the next batch will be ready....maybe by Christmas but I cannot make any promises.

I don't know what is more exciting ...the new shuttles....or this....

This just arrived in my mail box and I am SOOO thrilled. I am not sure I really deserve the honor. I barely squeaked by on a few projects...LOL! Thank you so much to Bobbie D and the other T.A.T. crew. You guys are AWESOME!!! I will continue to strive to be the best tatter I can be!

....side note....
As a potter it is my life's ambition to be a Master Potter. One cannot self proclaim the title of "Master", it is an honor which must be bestowed upon by one's peers. All master potter's that I know personally have a beautiful head of snow white hair...so as you can imagine I cannot wait for my hair to turn gray fast enough....LOL!

...anyhoo I looked in the mirror today and I am well on my way with new gray hairs sprouting every day...WHOO HOO!

With all that said I will wear my Master Tatting Pin with pride (it took me nearly three years to complete it after all).


And now for the lows which keep me balanced so that I don't annoy every one with my overwhelming happiness.
I am still having problems with my hands. I called the neurologist's office again this morning to see why on earth it is taking so long to get a fruit-loopin appointment made. I have to back up a little and tell you that I have been trying to get in since October 24th. The receptionist at the office is the rudest person I have ever encountered. She has been so snippy to me every time I call....and she always says she will call me back with an appointment time...yet she never does. I don't know what the deal is but I am about ready to just give up!

This morning I sliced my thumb open somehow and didn't even notice it until there was blood all over the place. You see, my hands are so numb I can't feel it...in a way I suppose that could be a benefit. But anyhow, I am really annoyed right now. Why do some people feel the need to be total jerks? It is so unnecessary!

Back to the good news, I will be listing the few shuttles I have on hand a bit at a time. Enjoy my friends!

A year and a half later....

I cannot believe it has been one year and 8 months since I have made a tatting shuttle. I should change my name to "LadyNOShuttleMaker".
I certainly have not made the progress I would have liked, but I suppose a little is better than nothing.
Here are the fruits of my unceremonious re-beginnings:

It isn't much and if you have seen my little construction video at the bottom of this blog then you know I will lose more than half of these. But as always I am bound and determined even if I am temporarily handicapped.

Remember a few posts back I put out the call for some tatting bits and pieces?
Well, many friends came through and look at this stash!!! AWESOME!!! I have already put them to good use.
...and as a side note..and this is odd. All these tatting pieces showed up in my mail box the exact same day..and that day just happened to be my Birthday! WEIRD HUH???
I didn't mention anything this year..didn't seem necessary in the light of everything else going on. The coincidental(?) arrival sure made a crummy day a whole lot better.
Thank you to my generous friends and you know who you are!

I am going to be "OUT" of the office for a few days....just FYI in case anyone is keeping track.

Happy Tatting Weekend!

FOUTH Week Giveaway WINNERS!!!!

I entered all participants of my Weekly Monday Mondo Giveaway into an Excel spread sheet. Everyone was assigned a different number and those who were eligible for two entries were assigned two numbers. I then used a random number generator to randomly pick the winning numbers and this week we have four winners total.

This big prize of the ceramic tatting shuttle goes to: Crazy Mom Tats. A big congratulations to you!

We had enough entries for three extra winners this week and they are:
Jeanette's crafty corner, Elizabeth from Mobile, and Maureen.

Congratulations Ladies! You have each won a secret prize...I guess you'll have to be surprised....Bwah ha ha!

Ladies, please email me your mailing addresses. LadyShuttleMaker@hotmail.com so I can send your prizes out this coming week.


If you didn't win this week...come back next Monday and try again! The contest starts all over again every Monday until I run out of prizes to give!

Monday MONDO Giveaway Part IV

Please review the giveaway rules here.



Ladies and Gents, this week's first prize is one of my handmade ceramic tatting shuttles. TA DA!

You may have noticed....(or not) that I haven't had any shuttles for sale in my Etsy Shop for sometime. Being on a pottery sabbatical for a year and a half has made it difficult to keep the supply flowing...LOL. This is one of my very last shuttles...that is until I get the studio up and running again. I have been working VERY VERY hard on renovating the studio and I hope be able to share my transformation with you all this week....(fingers tightly crossed that everything will come together).
So here is your chance to get your hands on a one of a kind pink and purple ceramic shuttle.

Remember the more who enter the more prizes that will be given away...so really it behooves you to share the good news.

The winner/s will be announced on Sunday, followed by a brand new giveaway on Monday.



Have fun and good luck!