Dangling Bits

I made myself some pretty dangling bits.
Yes, I jumped on the pretty-stitch-markers bandwagon.
I used to be satisfied with plain white circles around my needles when I needed stitch markers. I was satisfied because that is what I inherited from my MIL and they work.
Then I wanted some colour, so I bought a small package of rainbow coloured rubber ring stitch markers at the Knitters Fair last year.  Different colours and different sizes (particularly the small one for socks) is great, but I do find the rubber markers to be a bit sticky. I wouldn't want to use more than a couple on a project.

Still, I've been admiring the pretties dangling from my friends' projects on the needles.
Thus, today for crafts I made my own pretty stitch markers.  It's been a long time since I delved into my bead collection.

 The moonstone markers are my favourites of course. I also made two more that are clip-on style to attach to a stitch rather than on the needle. They're already in use.

 I call these ones the Bees and the others are the Ocean markers. I think they'll need new homes.  The Bees can also function to count things.

 The Pretty in Pink markers used up leftover heart pieces from Abi's baby blessing votive gifts and beads from an anklet my friend made years ago that's been sitting unused. (I trust you're not offended Aileen. You're probably rather surprised I still have it.)  The purple-blue set is my second favourite and the clip-on marker features a fluorite stone. I made many of these, you know, for projects that need a lot of markers.

We also prepared a basket of yarn bits for the birds and nested it in the tree outside. Hopefully the birds will help themselves to some nest-building materials... rather than try to nest in it... I'm intending to bring it inside every evening. (Emphasis on intentions.)

There's much more yarn to refill it as necessary!

 Not these yarn bits of course. This is my special mini basket of mini (teeny-tiny) skeins from my favourite yarns.

Lest you  think I would leave you without a cute-kiddo picture after all this time, I give you "walking the animals on a cloudy day".