Back to Reality

It's hard to believe we are 2-1/2 weeks into the year and this is my first post! There seemed to be so many things to catch up on after the holidays were over. My daughter was able to be here for a week and she is moving back to the Bay Area <happy dance!> and my son was here for 2-1/2 weeks and we all had a great visit. But it is time to get back into the normal stream of things.

One thing that absolutely had to be done was a new design that I had been toying with since just before the holidays. I am teaching a class in 2 weeks and they had wanted something heart-themed for Valentine's Day. I came up with a ladybug and put it on a needlebook.

Prototype Needlebook

My husband did the first production run this weekend and thankfully everything went smoothly. Now I just need to write the instructions and make the kits!

I have been keeping up with the Diva Challenges even though I haven't posted them. And the first challenge of the year gave me an idea for a new (to me anyway) tangle. The challenge was to use Diva Dance and Auraknot. The last was because it (sorta) sounds like her name, Laura. It occurred to me that L-Aura would be even more like her name and I doodled around and came up with this:



For that first challenge of the year my response was:

Duo Tangle: Auraknot and Diva Dance

The second challenge was a back to basics challenge. So, white tile, black pen.

Tangles Used: Pop Cloud, Arc Flowers, and Nzeppel

This week's challenge is to use the logo for the Moebius Syndrome Foundation as a string. The Diva's younger son has this syndrome and each year there is a challenge to raise awareness.

Tangles Used: Wist and Lazy Eights

So remember to color the internet purple on Sunday, January 24th to raise awareness for Moebius Syndrome!