tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73727294315871789142024-03-13T23:10:48.924-04:00THE MUSICAL TATTERCombining My Two Loves--Music and TattingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-1084066864947126452015-11-25T22:38:00.000-05:002015-11-25T22:38:23.820-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I need to get back on here and share some of the items I have been working on this year. These are just a few of the items that have kept me busy. It has been an eventful year. And now, it is almost over. I can't believe that last time I posted was last February! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am still teaching voice and piano, along with creating my tatting and vintage lace items. I am also singing quite a bit every month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My beautiful kitty, Sophie, left this world in August. She was 14 years old and this past year, she was not well. I really miss her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She was so beautiful--completely white with light blue eyes. My husband does not want me to get another kitty, so I guess our days are over for having a pet as part of our family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. My husband and my daughter are both working. So I will be home with my grandson and he and I will be enjoying each other as I prepare a nice (hopefully) Thanksgiving dinner. I will enjoy the day, I know. I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your families!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-55695197065601857172015-02-19T08:48:00.000-05:002015-02-19T08:48:30.000-05:00IT HAS BEEN AWHILE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am sorry I have not been on here for a long time. I have been so busy with life going on. Presently, I am working really hard teaching voice and piano at Music Instruction Studio (have about 35 students per week) and I am also tatting like crazy. I have found the "Groups" on Facebook and joined many of them. As a result, many people have ordered tatting bits and pieces from me and I am furiously tatting every day to keep up with the orders. Since I am semi-retired, that extra income has been wonderful! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So I will try to do better and let you know what is going on more often. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-61806057784548169562014-03-31T23:03:00.000-04:002014-03-31T23:07:10.129-04:00I JUST PUBLISHED MY FIRST BOOK!Lately, I have been working on a book. It is a book of tatting. Over the years, as I would make projects, I took pictures of them. Fortunately, I have kept all my pictures all these years. I say fortunately, because I have since sold most of those Items that I made. Little did I know that one day I would use all these pictures in writing my tatting book. I have finished my tatting book, and now it is for sale on the following link. It is not a book of how to tat, but it is a book of crafts you can make using your tatting you have made. It is available as a hard copy and also in PDF format. Please look at the sample pages on the link, and let me know what you think.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-82237465131280631862014-03-03T08:07:00.001-05:002014-03-03T08:07:55.816-05:00TATTING AND THE OSCARS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last night, I enjoyed watching the Oscars. There were so many beautiful gowns and many of them were predominately lace. When I think lace, I think tatting. Tatting is a form of lace making. I feel there is no end to the ideas that can be incorporated into today's fashions. I love making tatted jewelry! It has a very different look from the norm. You can see some of my recent pieces below. And I have seen many beautiful pieces, including earrings and necklaces, here on the Internet. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh, by the way, my song won last night! I teach voice and have about 10 little girls who are singing "Let It Go" for their lessons. I have never seen such a love for a song. This song will be sung for many years to come.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, back on to my tatting subject. I would like your take on incorporating tatting into jewelry making and how successful you have been with it. Please leave me comments on this subject.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, I am working on designing more jewelry. I have gotten into stamping bracelets and rings with sayings and special words. It is very hard to get these words straight, so I have to practice quite a bit. I will be posting more photos of my work soon.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ever since we had our store, I have tried different ways to get rid of the excess inventory. I think I have come up with a solution. I found a big consignment store right near my home that rents out shelves and booths and I am going to rent out four big shelves to start getting rid of my "stuff." So, I have been busy pricing everything rock bottom so it will sell. I sure hope this works. I have everything from crafts to teapots to scrap booking stuff to rubber stamps. So, it should grab somebody's attention, I hope. My booth is located at the Peddler's Market in Highland Plaza.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have also been making many wedding guest books over the summer. Each one is different from the other, since all the handmade lace is different. I let them choose the lace centerpiece by sending them pictures of what I have.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-36236519873946938282013-07-11T08:58:00.002-04:002013-07-11T09:00:56.277-04:00SUMMER FUN!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have had a very rainy summer so far. That is unusual because it is usually very dry. I am not complaining, though. Our lawn is nice and green and beautiful and the temperatures are not so hot. I have been creating lately--I really never quit. I am making my tatted trees for the holidays. I'm starting early because I always seem to run out and never have enough of them for a Christmas craft show. Maybe I can do one this year. Hope you are having a great summer!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-58505395773381991782013-05-19T17:49:00.000-04:002013-05-19T17:49:23.930-04:00THINGS ARE HAPPENING!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Time is going by swiftly and all of a sudden, another summer is upon us. I have been really busy with my family, singing, teaching and working at Elmcroft. And I am also working on more crafts for my Etsy shop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am making another wedding album to send out tomorrow. I have sold three wedding albums so far and really enjoy making them. My tatting is added as trim around the album, along with vintage lace and trim. It is so enjoyable to make things for weddings! They are such joyous occasions. Recently, I had a friend come into work and announce that she got married the night before and had on a beautiful wedding ring. Now, that was a shock! She had been single for many, many years and into her '50s, and she found the love of her life--someone she had known way back 30 years ago. I hope they have many more years of happiness together. This July, it will be 45 years for Terry and I. How many people can say that? Well, back to making my wedding album. I have posted one that I have sold on here.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The problem I have is that I like to make lots of things. I try to add my tatting to whatever I make but sometimes it isn't possible. I am making things for a very cute local store and they are selling my jewelry. So, guess what I am making? I am also making tatted items for their new wedding line, which I love to do. Today, I am taking some wedding items there and we shall see how they are received and if they sell. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have also taught a tatting class there and have another class next week. I wish more people would like to learn tatting. Everyone always says how beautiful it is, but I guess they think it is too hard to learn. In a way it is a good thing, because it stays a unique and beautiful craft and not everyone tries to do it, like making those popular scalloped scarves. :). I have made those also--about 40 of them--and sold them all at that little shop. But lately, the yarn has gotten much more expensive and very scarce. I think I have spent more time looking for specific colors than I have knitting the scarves. Are these scarves popular where you live? Anyway, I need to get back to tatting. Although, I did sell two tatted bracelets last week on my Etsy site. They were for little girls ages 8 and 10. I sure hope I made them small enough for their little arms. Well, I need to go and finish up my items for my wedding line. I will be back!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-19373032929575964522013-02-19T13:11:00.000-05:002013-02-19T13:13:57.947-05:00VINTAGE MUSLIN STAMPED RIBBONS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So I have been thinking weddings, weddings, weddings lately. I came up with a new vintage lace and tatted wedding guest book. But it could also be used for any other celebrations, whether it be baby, anniversary, birthday, etc. I made one in white also so you could see what it would look like. I really enjoy making these and I hope I will be making lots of them!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-44810642232964731332013-01-24T09:37:00.000-05:002013-01-24T09:39:00.022-05:00NEW VINTAGE LACE AND TATTED PURSE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am trying to keep everything going lately. Teaching music and doing my crafts keeps me very busy. Lately, I have been creating more jewelry and purses. This is the newest purse that I have been working on. I love the combination of lace and tatting. I taught a tatting class on Tuesday, and that was so fun.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lately, things are getting busier around here. I cut back the hours at the assisted living home where I work as an activity director to only one day a week so I could do more voice and piano teaching. I have about 30 students right now, and that keeps me hopping. But I also have gotten busier doing my other "love" - arts and crafts. I am just taking some time out right now to let everyone know that I am still alive since I haven't posted in awhile. I have added some pictures of new items I am making. Just this week, I got an order for twenty--yes, twenty--tatted bracelets! That will take me awhile. Plus, there is a new scarf that I love making. It is so frilly and lacy--just the style that I like. So, I hope you enjoy my pictures. Now, back to work . . . . (lovin' it)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-41776694006272863022012-06-18T09:23:00.000-04:002012-06-18T09:29:13.554-04:00MY NEW PROJECTS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The above purse has been a very popular purchase on Etsy. I have sold several of them to new brides for their wedding day. I have added vintage lace that I find at antique stores, along with my tatting and handmade flower with vintage pearls.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-24243570544987238792012-04-11T10:41:00.001-04:002012-04-11T10:49:32.405-04:00My New Blog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Okay, I have been absent for awhile and I apologize for it. I have been setting up my new blog (in addition to this one) and it is focusing on my voice teaching. Since this is how I earn my living, I thought it would be helpful to start a blog about it. If you enjoy singing or know someone who does, please check it out and maybe share it with others. You can find it at</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and I hope you like it. So you can become a singing tatter and crafter just like me (big smile). Well, I'm off to a singing lesson now. Have a great day!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-85829917342513967902012-03-12T09:50:00.000-04:002012-03-12T09:50:10.910-04:00Tatted Bridal Bracelet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iRfz5rS64A/T13-3pAj8jI/AAAAAAAAA48/hkrttx_sTGk/s1600/IMG_0935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iRfz5rS64A/T13-3pAj8jI/AAAAAAAAA48/hkrttx_sTGk/s320/IMG_0935.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, our choir went on the road this week and sang at another assisted living home on Thursday. The choir members range from ages 87 to 91. They sang songs like "Fly Me To The Moon" and "Proud Mary" (our favorite). I lead them and they follow very well, I must say. Right now, we have 8 songs, but we will be adding a few more songs. Next month, we are singing at a life care facility. I will try to get a video so you can hear them.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372729431587178914.post-9019253134438107632012-02-15T09:02:00.004-05:002012-02-15T09:10:25.184-05:00A Lot Going On Lately . . . .<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have some great news this week! I have been featured in a beautiful crazy quilt magazine called "Crazy Quilt Gatherings"! Pat Winters has graciously included my tatting in the Spring issue of her beautiful magazine. You can see her magazine if you go to her blog at the following address: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The weather has been so mild here this winter. I can't even call it a winter, but I am thankful that our electric bill is lower than last year because we are not heating our house every minute of the day. My daughter, Sandy, is a photographer and last week, she went to one of her favorite spots in the area--Chester Frost Park. She has taken many pictures there but this is my favorite so far. It is hard to see, but my grandson is standing on the pier looking at the beautiful sunset. I hope you enjoy this picture as much as I have. God creates wonderful scenery for our eyes to behold and I wanted to share this creation with you.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737239055986855347noreply@blogger.com7