Showing posts with label Autumn tatting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autumn tatting. Show all posts

Friday, November 8, 2013

November Musings

Blog theme for November~
"Transitions"
Good morning, dear readers!
 
It is rather chilly in the Piney Woods this morning.  I must say that Autumn is my favorite season.  It has inspired me to make some long needed adjustments and tweaks to how my work is presented and made available for purchase.  As mentioned on the blog previously, I prefer to do OOAK pieces. My focus is currently on that aspect of my work along with deciding whether or not to stick with my current website host, and what is the best vehicle for selling my work online.  There are several options up for consideration at the moment and I am uncertain which direction is the right one for my artwork and creative temperament.  I will say that the wholesale offers I've received are absolutely ridiculous.  There is no way I will wholesale my OOAK pieces!  And I will not allow anyone to "convert" my original designs into patterns for embroidery sewing machines.  While I have nothing against those who use such machines, my work is totally handmade and I take GREAT offense to it being "converted" to a digital pattern for a machine to make.
 
Aside from these tatting issues, we've been busy enrolling our daughter in the next semester of online college classes.  Let me tell you, it is just as involved as registering for regular college courses!  At least we've got that done and are awaiting her class schedule.
 
Well, Rosie Fey is ready for our morning run.  After our run, I plan to spend the morning tatting away in the tatting shanty with a rich, steamy mug of gourmet hot cocoa.  I will post images of new OOAK pieces soon.  My favorite places for taking images are soaking wet from a recent rain and I do not dare put any of this work on it.  Maybe it will dry out enough this afternoon or at the latest, this weekend.  May you have a wonderful week full of tatting adventures.  Until the next time~
Happy Tatting!


Thursday, October 18, 2012

Autumn Valdani Silks

Good morning, dear readers!
It is getting more and more fall-like down here.  The mornings are starting out nice and cool in the 50 degree range, but it warms up to the mid-70s, so really, I guess we're just getting a hint of Autumn.  It still makes me want to tat in gorgeous, rich colors.  Here are some fabulous Valdani Luxury Pearl Silk spools in some of my favorite Autumn colors:
 
 
Pictured from the bottom up are:
S534, S780, S153, S5100, & S513.
I am tatting with these colors and a few others at the moment.  They are so pretty and tat up smoothly with very little twisting (unlike some other silks)- I just love them!
Click on the Valdani logo link to the right on the blog to get your Valdani pearl cotton & luxury pearl silk.
 
You may have noticed that I've not posted much in the way of my tatting projects.  Well... I am working on another collection of OOAK pieces and will be debuting them on the blog soon.  Please be patient and I will gladly post LOTS of new eye candy very soon.
 
There is quite a bit of work to do in the Atelier today.  Jim and I are planning on spending Friday in the woods cleaning up and working on the tatting shanty, so I had better get plenty of work done today.  Perhaps I'll have a little sneak peek for you tomorrow- who knows!
 
Well, Lily Fey & I are off for our run.  Take care & until tomorrow~
Happy Tatting!