And these are simple bookmarks using the snowflake motif, and tatted with Manuela 20 variegated threads: 
Still working on the package for the summertime exchange. I managed to get it (it is one of my favourites), and there will be a bit of everything - in all colours, in all mediums, in all shapes and sizes. Got a cut and shed some blood, but still rolling out more tonight, and hope to get everything done by the next 2 days or so!
Special thanks to Sharon for organising the Round Robins. And more thanks to my partners who sent souvenirs in addition to their tatting: Meme (Chile) who sent me her sincerest hearts, Hanna (Sweden) who sent a dainty seahorse bookmark and Vicki (Canada) who sent a mighty dragon. Supposed to get another one (snowflake) from Jennifer Morris (USA), but it seems she has not even sent the first out, or if she has any intention to send at all!Speaking of people who default on exchanges, I mentioned in the lists of this lady who defaulted on an exchange with me and another tatter last year. Well, most of us are doing all tatting and exchanges for interest and we have our own jobs and families to take care off; tatters are most understanding when things do get in the way. But what I feel most hurt and puzzled is that she is pretty active in the list, posting a lot of mails every now and then, and obviously still tatting away, yet she could not send me a single note to explain and apologise for been late or not been able to complete the exchange. Only recently when I finally expressed to her that I will post her name in the list, she finally dropped me a note. Still no apology, but full of sarcastic remarks the way I read it. I have no idea if she has been participating in exchanges and if the same has happened to others, but be warned!
I like cats, and managed to squeeze time to tat this cat from Jane's bonus patterns from the TIAS 3.
This is a small one, about 1 5/8" from tip to tip.
These are the smallest ones, about 1", and tatted on paperclips. Well, I sketched out the designs and tatted them without referring to any book and pattern, but they are such simple motifs, I wouldn't be surprised if they look like other tatters' previous designs, though I don't think I have come across others tatting snowflakes on paperclips. 
Gina was talking about all those cute buttons, I too bought some at the start of the year, and completely forgot about them, they were still in the envelope that came! Maybe because they are still in the plastic wrap that came and due to the humid weather here, look like the edges have start to rust a little. 
We still have a lot of photos, so we continued at home. This is what Ivan did himself, showing the musicals they attended:
And Joey came up with this: 
Kristine also attempted, but she couldn’t manage everything herself, it is not completed yet. But I managed to finish this with QuicKutz cookie-cutters, they made the job of cutting all those alphabets much faster than the other die-cuts. 
Joey likes animals!
Kristine's creations (a sort-of flower girl, a drawf, oranges, Santa Claus, lollipop, cake and the other 2 whatever they are, I wonder!)
