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Xacto knife.  

This one is 30 years old-the tip is broken but it sharpens pencils for me and not too much else anymore!

Pitiful amount of photos but I found one for X!

Saturday's Gifts

I decided to try my hand at drilling my sea glass so I can make some jewelry with it!  I watched a ton of YouTube videos and then gave it a try!

I finally applied the right drill bit and it went through the glass like butter...almost!  It is a bit intimidating using the dremel in the water but with the right safety precautions, it works!  I see a whole new craft opening up for me!

 I also decided that the reason I didn't start the yellow and blue socks again ( I had two failures at working out the pattern) was because the colors didn't make my heart sing.

I am a dyer;  I dye!  And now I am singing at the new lime green and teal yarn!

 All my busies this morning were in anticipation of these visitors!

Ella played harmonica with Grandpa but when I whipped out the camera to snap the moment, she looked away!  Very cute to see her 'play' music!

 Another new adventure for Ella-using the walker to..........run!  She was so fast, my camera couldn't focus on her!

She gleefully yelled and laughed the whole time she ran and crashed through the room!  It was hysterical to watch!

Yes, she was very proud of her new skills!

Cassandra and I even got to try our hands at more glass work when Ella napped-I have her hooked on its use-she has just started to collect her own glass now that she is a beach resident!

A Home Day

  Today seemed like a good day to do some dyeing.  I am going to a spinning/vending festival next weekend in Port Orange and needed some interesting roving to spin up!

 I cast off the artsy yarn cowl-it was so much fun to knit,

I cast on another in similar yarn!  (Jessica, I cast on 144 stitches for this one as the yarn is much finer than the first artsy cowl!)

 I made a batch of lavender soap-it seems to be a very popular one right now!

 This morning I cut it into bars to dry.

Bill went to the doctors for a check-up, (good report) and on the way home found an estate sale and bought me a waffle iron (teflon with a new cord!) and this bird figurine!

Wrapping It Up

 Another cowl off the needles!  Doesn't this one look like stained glass?  I think there is enough to make another one and then I will be done and will have used up 5 left over skeins!

 I did a bit of sewing and whipped up a pair of 'Pocket Pants' for a friend's little boy.  The pockets go all the way to the hem!  Very little boy delightful!

 It rained all day yesterday and this picture caught my fancy.

 Now can you tell what it is?

 How about now!  It looked like the screen was covered with crystals-very textural!

 I cast on another cowl-this one with artsy yarn and the Old Shale pattern.  I have four of these little skeins and will use up all of it for the cowl.

The after-thought heel socks are finished and ready to ship to my daughter!

Wonderful!

 Welcome wreath.

 Bead weaving.

 Walking wheel.

 Watermelon.

 Wool.

 Woolen weaving.

 Woven basket.

 Wandering Jew plant.

 Waffle iron.

 Waffle weave towel.

 White yarn waiting for dye day.

 Pool Water.

Making the Most of Our Time

 We enjoyed a mini visit from Marsel and the kids to cheer up their Dad/Grandpa!  Ashley came to see them and Will enjoyed some cousin time!  This is how picture taking goes.......2 out of 3 subjects look great......

 still 2 out of 3-

 Oh, well-good enough!  Too much fun!

 Everyone did better outside when we went for a walk.  Abigail has on her new walking cast and sock for protection.  She is doing well considering lugging it around!  See the bananas over their heads?  The bunch will be ripe around Thanksgiving time!  We are very excited about trying them!

 While here, we did several of the projects we had planned for the two weeks I was supposed to spend with them in Georgia which was cancelled due to Bill's adventures!  First on the list was the soap making experiments!  Marsel made a batch of Orange Citrus scented soap.

 The kids made a terranium for snails-a Science project.  Abigail named them Flash, Speedy, etc!

 I also enjoyed some melt and pour soap making with the kids.  They are so creative and took right to the process.  We upped the process to include two color bars and the kids loved designing combinations.

 Ta-da!

 The results were stunning!

 Marsel and I played with my Go! Cutter and made a table runner for her home!

 I did get some knitting time in while Bill was having his IV treatment each afternoon.

                                  
 This fits just right and goes over the head easily so no messy hair!

Can't wait to get the new one on the needles this afternoon!

 I loved making this cowl so much I picked out some new colors to make another!  This was a good distraction from having to say goodbye so soon to my Georgia peaches........

Thank you so much for the trip here and the encouragement it was to both Dad and I!!!!