nonâgêsimum sextum (96th post) school spirit bracelet

One of my students noticed a little school spirit bracelet that I'd made for my daughter and asked for one!  What a hoot!  She's been parading it around like the best thing ever!

This is Jane from South Africa's pattern.

And then that Fox!  She's so generous, we swapped some thread.  She sent me a ton and other fantastic things (doodads and a wonderful butterfly and buttons and, and, and....)

What a great life!  Thank you, my friend!

If you haven't yet, consider entering my little giveaway, the book Ruins of Lace is up for grabs.  Details here. 

Vote for the Tatting Corner contest too!

nuntium nonâgêsimum quîntum (95th post) a little giveaway

I don't win a lot of things but I still feel ridiculously lucky.  However, I did recently win something.  Thanks to Ambitatterous, I went to the blog, literatehousewife and commented.  Blow me down, I won!

Here's the lovely basket:

The object of the basket is the book, Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony.

I've read the book - I really loved the passion that one of characters expressed for making lace.  The biography for Iris Anthony says she is a tatter and I think the writing rings true.

That said, there were a number of parts of this book which I did not like.  Shall I tell you?  Or let you discover on your own?

I'm willing to share this book.  I will mail it (probably media rate) to anyone if you will promise to pass it along as well when you finish.  So comment if you're interested, and I'll pick someone on November 19th.  (Too bad about the basket though, the candle is burned, the dog ate the bone, I took the matches to school and the banana bread is slated for the weekend.)  : )

 
And don't forget to vote for tatting at the Tatting Corner.