winning hoping helloing and hooking...

hello all

it's another day here in the

roomontheleft

who knows what it will be

I do know it has started out

really well

I won a giveaway

from one of my very very very favourite artists

I won't say who or what

until I get it

but I am one of those who can't keep the news a secret

and if you read her blog you will see who and what

but I won't say

for now

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I want to thank you for going to visit the

new blogger yesterday

I knew I had really special readers

and you showed it by hopping over and leaving her a message

you are all stars and I thank you

I guess now is a good time to welcome all the new followers too

who have been popping up over there on the right

I will get around to visiting you and getting to know you asap

welcome all to this little space

enjoy what you will and let us know who you are

it's always merrier with more

(I want to make this one sooooooooooo bad!!!)

and thanks for all the compliments on the

doily

I am actually enjoying the teeny tiny hook and thin thin yarn

it isn't as hard as I remembered

I made a ton of doilies years ago

when it was all the rage

and had one under everything I owned

I made them for friends and we glued them to things

and made bowls out of them with starch and sugar water

(which wasn't the smartest thing to do as it brought the ants and flies and wasps!!!!!)

we sewed them to our clothes

and now it seems

what goes around

comes around

again

but as is always the way

the doilies today are much prettier

(allertadele

do give it another try

there are so many free patterns on the net to choose from

and then you can use your new lens

to take us some pictures!!!!)

:)

or you can make those really really

horrendously ugly ones from the

30's  40's and 50's

with all the frills and froo froo

 I got two books with some really nice ones
I had added them to my wish list on Amazon that the husband keeps on his acct
so when he wants something to add to get free shipping on something he orders
he has something to choose from
(don't ask, that's the way we roll around here!!!!)
anyhoo I had forgotten  about them
of course....
 and he got both of them
and didn't say
so it was a nice surprise

I plan on making a few more

I need some pretty new cotton though

in all the lovely colours

that used to make me sick

but now make me happy
weird but true

hope you all have/had a great day

:)

all pictures from the two books!!!