tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11264681200172144542024-02-06T18:40:19.660-08:00Another Joyful Creationby Alan The Joyful Tatter, Crocheter, Preacher and ClownAlan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-61705825388343044742011-09-05T18:57:00.000-07:002011-09-05T19:02:27.942-07:00New Adventure in Tatting<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Its been an extremely creative day. I'm always trying to come up with new and creative ways of using my tatting, first it was tatting in silver wire, which was a big hit. Then I combined tatting with chainmail and my finished pieces got me to the finals in an international Jewelry competition. Today, I finally figured out a way to combine my silver tatting with wire wrap jewelry designs. I tatted Tatman's shuttle pattern in silver wire, added a swarovski crystal to the center and then set it into a sterling silver bracelet (which I made from 20 gauge square wire). Next project is designing a pendant combining tatting and wire wrap.</span></span></div>
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Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-25280859993423637412011-08-05T19:15:00.000-07:002011-08-05T19:45:46.809-07:00Final results from Fire Mountain and some new creations<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">After months and months of waiting, I finally heard back from Fire Mountain. I made it as a Finalist and made it on their </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.firemountaingems.com/galleryofdesigns/jewelry_design_gallery.asp?docid=B40D">website</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">. But unfortunately that's as far as I got in the competition. They were amazed at the detail work but my work was lacking any color. Oh well, there is always next year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now that I am no longer on the 25 motif challenge, I decided to share some of my other projects. My tatting, especially in silver, is still my main addiction but I've started to expand into other areas of making jewelry. My side interests include chainmail jewelry and more recently, I've started to make wire wrapped jewelry. I hope y'all like the pictures.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoUZnetwAU0-tUCl1zg3xFitiFPgpiVpGdrRlleYvGxjK0T6PY9D8IchAJVgDJL3XaxNBR5_CCNtZltoPO3NwihVjYLX5frCOgxUg7uphgeF7CKCB6WXJSYCLLg6uRWe7sW46yNTfVXg/s1600/IMG_1014.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoUZnetwAU0-tUCl1zg3xFitiFPgpiVpGdrRlleYvGxjK0T6PY9D8IchAJVgDJL3XaxNBR5_CCNtZltoPO3NwihVjYLX5frCOgxUg7uphgeF7CKCB6WXJSYCLLg6uRWe7sW46yNTfVXg/s320/IMG_1014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637566719562090866" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT4J_racfj9Feuoj-OLHvUlGuWEyLVBQ1hL7keuWlE5_KmAqKPX9kOLyebuhpjCBHcnhIxxr-4_JNMNeEwK8W0tOGic6pmJZLCCnrDzJuwUrVZiH2XcfhuL5LCSZRXYKjznkJjuw8mPw/s1600/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT4J_racfj9Feuoj-OLHvUlGuWEyLVBQ1hL7keuWlE5_KmAqKPX9kOLyebuhpjCBHcnhIxxr-4_JNMNeEwK8W0tOGic6pmJZLCCnrDzJuwUrVZiH2XcfhuL5LCSZRXYKjznkJjuw8mPw/s320/IMG_1002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637566719955878914" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKwag1rsiZ9t2T1yohHohrpNWvZjzD8V99rt4XjTzwdNZwscaTYVOgqn6Vop9nKXWf1zKWjRaUFKHXYtXLmHoYw89s0xUuwN4O6Ej-euirSHMrdsqQy6VoDzQGcmItm3Z63EotOtbdy0/s1600/IMG_0966.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKwag1rsiZ9t2T1yohHohrpNWvZjzD8V99rt4XjTzwdNZwscaTYVOgqn6Vop9nKXWf1zKWjRaUFKHXYtXLmHoYw89s0xUuwN4O6Ej-euirSHMrdsqQy6VoDzQGcmItm3Z63EotOtbdy0/s320/IMG_0966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637566727775700146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdDp-jw4QSz8ODL5bwRowT9EGKQs_Wt6_acmiNZzDU46wMoUYCOxh63Bc3m2Mxn7Uhx_AwvNwF78FPTMLP6BPScdpC2HsAs7PDgRJkXPl5JG1pK3getmI6ybAqoF1JtVkR-7NOfHuFE8/s1600/IMG_0891.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdDp-jw4QSz8ODL5bwRowT9EGKQs_Wt6_acmiNZzDU46wMoUYCOxh63Bc3m2Mxn7Uhx_AwvNwF78FPTMLP6BPScdpC2HsAs7PDgRJkXPl5JG1pK3getmI6ybAqoF1JtVkR-7NOfHuFE8/s320/IMG_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637564391962581330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHex4M7I9evorbkvjeqJwCUCB1Kf7JUtJnr0lC35h8EbrMAeZKSkofca7GzhmFtUHP76D4RVkWiRmUS0bbOXMhPHxm28sVUatta6OfpVkRWo9UPkv0eP0bEVStPg75fQzclIuYRF8zC0/s1600/IMG_0900.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHex4M7I9evorbkvjeqJwCUCB1Kf7JUtJnr0lC35h8EbrMAeZKSkofca7GzhmFtUHP76D4RVkWiRmUS0bbOXMhPHxm28sVUatta6OfpVkRWo9UPkv0eP0bEVStPg75fQzclIuYRF8zC0/s320/IMG_0900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637564395930444386" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-43951625012702912992011-03-14T19:23:00.000-07:002011-03-14T19:41:58.964-07:00I'm a Finalist!!!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I finally heard back from Fire Mountain Gems about my contest entries. The wait was driving me up the wall (patience is not one of my strong suits), so I called the person in charge of the competition and was told that 2 of my 3 pieces made it into the finals. And wouldn't you know it that when my wife checked the mail later that day, the letter was waiting for me in the box.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >The next step is sending my pieces (the two chainmail and tatting pieces shown in my previous post) in to be professionally photographed by Fire Mountain and then I should hear back within a month about where I end up in the final judging. All finalists' work will be shown on their website and the best will be featured in the different magazines they advertise in. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Keeping my fingers crossed and praying a lot. Also, floating about two feet off the ground with excitement, the next wait may be worst than the last.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-45658173331430171492011-01-12T17:36:00.000-08:002011-01-12T18:10:35.391-08:00Entering My First Jewelry Contest<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, just busy, I hope everyone had a great Christmas, I know I had an interesting one. The week before Christmas the water heater in the apartment above ours burst flooding our apartment, shorting out our water heater and heat for a week, We still had a great if rather chilly holiday.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To catch everyone up on my health, my liver disease is still stable and we're approaching the six year mark since they told my wife and I to plan my funeral, I had two months to live. Fortunately, God knows better than doctors. My leg wound is finally almost healed after 13 months (PTL). And most importantly I am still married to the love of my life, something I am grateful for each and every day.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As far as my tatting goes I've bitten the bullet and entered Fire Mountain Gems contest in the wire and metal category. Two of my pieces combine a chain mail center with a silver wire tatted edging, the third piece is pure tatting. I should hear some feedback in about a month and the winners will be announced officially in about three months. The winners will be awarded a gift certificate from the Fire Mountain site and will be featured in several publications. Wish me luck and say a prayer, its going to be a long wait.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here are some of the pictures:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoc8xwk3iulgi0l43O_ZXsvUYmYgng1PRv5tkDQmpANRp-Vz1EiKEsDOjZFOcAT_5xxMhi5Mnpfg4vxusDi_PPRfYUGep-e56XaRVG38ILGkpdcOztMXCXTvaU5AuVMYPkGjqdvwgv2I/s1600/Santa+Fe+Necklace+-+2.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoc8xwk3iulgi0l43O_ZXsvUYmYgng1PRv5tkDQmpANRp-Vz1EiKEsDOjZFOcAT_5xxMhi5Mnpfg4vxusDi_PPRfYUGep-e56XaRVG38ILGkpdcOztMXCXTvaU5AuVMYPkGjqdvwgv2I/s320/Santa+Fe+Necklace+-+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561483748461213842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrIXSHTqJ6NUdkuWvLUSIIoiXstlBfjXQ2_ZmNYVE-g6PeuO_-D4Nc6adV-I67WQLsUi-7PuLUNW37lZfvpjDgkgGda0EsVJSTheu-ao5o89JxmrjaT3T1CmbEiLfgH6UsBigf2PVsc8/s1600/Santa+Fe+Earrings+-+1.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnW6-2hHfKufEac5vqPOHvt0IQG5HeX4jkovA11iryq1aOcBBE65zlcPxXz3N9EPvd8L4hrULOQireY5cOCREBTDiAktss3x9eqS64e2JPNoqIiUS5ETrRqHThqXcc-b7TY8eRPVBSqI/s320/Santa+Fe+Necklace+-+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561483755029281458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYHvd_qQdR5Z-opaEppg2ILXUwIslLIHmwuMx1xcycM6zFGk_QmxBj4FwbjMyZZR26ZqJ9kymp2GBgIjZd9ePXxOjSXM6Lqgj0X07FeFrxh6BplxJWGvJTtDp7ig_K-6Hgx7hq1_FDM0/s1600/Santa+Fe+Necklace+-+1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYHvd_qQdR5Z-opaEppg2ILXUwIslLIHmwuMx1xcycM6zFGk_QmxBj4FwbjMyZZR26ZqJ9kymp2GBgIjZd9ePXxOjSXM6Lqgj0X07FeFrxh6BplxJWGvJTtDp7ig_K-6Hgx7hq1_FDM0/s320/Santa+Fe+Necklace+-+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561483744521359058" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-50397662282551762292010-09-17T17:22:00.000-07:002010-09-17T17:41:23.830-07:00Lapis and Silver Flower Necklace and Earrings motif#18Sorry for not posting in so long, but I was learning an important lesson the hard way. Basalmic Vinegar and Olive Oil go great together on salads but NOT on the keyboard of a laptop. It was an expensive lesson to learn. The bright side is that I really love my new laptop and Windows 7 :-)<br /><br />I am still tatting in silver wire and one of my latest projects is this necklace and earrings. Lapis Lazuli goes great with silver and I have had several friends and relatives hint at what they want for their birthday or christmas.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng4S294WfN_WmjAtTx569U5a7Qqu6mS_RL5HokZboEyonSbi7dWOfjeNKgiha_5C5FNBJ1KD8xq9KbcUr6Yq6Dv-zGZwlladnsLtBn9dr6m_UlYIbmVnLsjQWP-Eph3Pez_DtVwpC0Zw/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng4S294WfN_WmjAtTx569U5a7Qqu6mS_RL5HokZboEyonSbi7dWOfjeNKgiha_5C5FNBJ1KD8xq9KbcUr6Yq6Dv-zGZwlladnsLtBn9dr6m_UlYIbmVnLsjQWP-Eph3Pez_DtVwpC0Zw/s320/IMG_0669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518043398339465794" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67NuqafyPjI05CZJ03GxqVVMNeJLz_MfNZAoDnTFdgqhc0_kkdUePK7imWpjqr-ghAJmDNsusVwRtQxGvsCK1L9x8i_46RddnizsM5vzDJqaYjp0enrunnfv-qWhhg46qhhEh5b4zaoM/s1600/IMG_0671.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67NuqafyPjI05CZJ03GxqVVMNeJLz_MfNZAoDnTFdgqhc0_kkdUePK7imWpjqr-ghAJmDNsusVwRtQxGvsCK1L9x8i_46RddnizsM5vzDJqaYjp0enrunnfv-qWhhg46qhhEh5b4zaoM/s320/IMG_0671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518043402841562962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOSNGFhn5aK3e7r6Ip_cf39r9jdnczLa14Gq0cQSNeBgNjsOLhQ5nL-mhOU0qT84Ir8tkz5KIGJiaDKkJDCrdzf8e7F_mPEugGlrf86N73sBxx4ocTxlXy7SphNLs4ChCHdwitexQomY/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOSNGFhn5aK3e7r6Ip_cf39r9jdnczLa14Gq0cQSNeBgNjsOLhQ5nL-mhOU0qT84Ir8tkz5KIGJiaDKkJDCrdzf8e7F_mPEugGlrf86N73sBxx4ocTxlXy7SphNLs4ChCHdwitexQomY/s320/IMG_0670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518043408184781538" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-6172201455866494522010-07-17T17:06:00.000-07:002010-07-17T17:53:34.726-07:00Bridal Necklace and a brief venting #15<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAMKtl3JGDZu3qt-UShxhTuT8wlTiAUHiZhkkSE1Ss_mZD33eJK0FQHFWEf3V7-Dn382dmgd7W8WHTWUkq3fC-tp0-VRYXU5jDybziEeZrPG9pe0x4XO7tpIwBDEnbaxaqr1jizZfIbA/s1600/Jewelry+059.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I've had a request lately for some bridal pieces, this the first one. It is fine silver wire, freshwater pearls and a sterling silver chain. I've, also made some matching earrings. I haven't named it yet, so if anyone has a suggestion, let me know. </span></span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAMKtl3JGDZu3qt-UShxhTuT8wlTiAUHiZhkkSE1Ss_mZD33eJK0FQHFWEf3V7-Dn382dmgd7W8WHTWUkq3fC-tp0-VRYXU5jDybziEeZrPG9pe0x4XO7tpIwBDEnbaxaqr1jizZfIbA/s1600/Jewelry+059.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAMKtl3JGDZu3qt-UShxhTuT8wlTiAUHiZhkkSE1Ss_mZD33eJK0FQHFWEf3V7-Dn382dmgd7W8WHTWUkq3fC-tp0-VRYXU5jDybziEeZrPG9pe0x4XO7tpIwBDEnbaxaqr1jizZfIbA/s320/Jewelry+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495031244464634978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAMKtl3JGDZu3qt-UShxhTuT8wlTiAUHiZhkkSE1Ss_mZD33eJK0FQHFWEf3V7-Dn382dmgd7W8WHTWUkq3fC-tp0-VRYXU5jDybziEeZrPG9pe0x4XO7tpIwBDEnbaxaqr1jizZfIbA/s1600/Jewelry+059.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I love making the pieces but I hate coming up with names for them.</span></span></span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Now for the venting:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >One of the Jewelry stores that carry my work had a visit from 2 people that are part of a local tatters group. They were very interested in my silver work and had the nerve to state in front of the store clerk, how expensive my work is and they could do the same for a lot less. Fortunately, the clerks attitude was "yeah sure", she was polite but frustrated with them too. Needless to say, they didn't buy anything. The aggravating part is that I know these people and their work, which is mostly just mediocre. I've won awards from both national and state organizations. I have 2 of my framed thread pieces on display at the Mississippi State Arts Commission Gallery and have my silver work at 3 different local Jewelry stores as well as the gift shop of the Mississippi Museum of Art.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >I'm not bragging, there are tons of tatters out there in cyberspace with many years of experience and are much better and more talented than I am. But I do work hard at my craft, especially when working in silver wire. I just really irks me to have someone with very limited skills make these kind of comments in front of one of my vendors. Even if they could do it better and cheaper, its still very tacky.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >P.S. My staph infection is finally under control leaving a 4 1/2 inch wound behind. If all goes well they will start using Apligraf on the wound to speed the healing. Thanks for your prayers we're finally seeing results</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-46735726802814437962010-07-01T20:37:00.000-07:002010-07-03T19:08:32.148-07:00New Pendant Courtesy Of Totusmel, #14<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge77elQRQoy1UJWfl5zgv-2R0P9orB6swXoeTziyEjVE08s9zLzA5Wh22oMEHsgb5o86Id-KZXSK-Y5GgcP1eaw9HHuZl5tPuvlnLtq4lNXo4QONlelTBn4B4QJyKI-irYBzXvq00X9_A/s1600/Silvera+414.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge77elQRQoy1UJWfl5zgv-2R0P9orB6swXoeTziyEjVE08s9zLzA5Wh22oMEHsgb5o86Id-KZXSK-Y5GgcP1eaw9HHuZl5tPuvlnLtq4lNXo4QONlelTBn4B4QJyKI-irYBzXvq00X9_A/s320/Silvera+414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489148433878239250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I've admired the design of Pamela's (aka TotusMel) Victoriana pendant for quite a while. And with Pamela's permission, I've tatted it in silver wire. It may not seem very exciting, but it represents a my first time using encapsulation in my wire tatting. I tried tatting it in heavier wire but it lost that delicate lace look, so I re-tatted it with a heavier wire as the core thread and my usual fine wire on the outside. I ended up with a much stronger piece without compromising design.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Please keep me in your prayers, I'm still fighting the staph infection, but I'm no longer on IV meds, we're trying oral antibiotics and hopefully I'll be able to work this weekend. The Mississippi Craftsman Guild is hosting a Heritage Day this weekend, with blacksmiths, sheep shearing, spinning, weaving and Native American basket making as well as stick ball lessons. Fortunately, my booth will be indoors where its air conditioned, we've been having 96 - 97 degree temperatures. Wish me luck. </span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-56510121180101175612010-05-19T20:31:00.000-07:002010-05-19T21:12:35.925-07:00Addicted to Gemstones<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Last Wednesday, my Doctor at the wound care clinic discovered that my leg wound had doubled in size over the past month. We have already killed off the Staph infection with IV antibiotics, and still it's getting larger. He decided to take a biopsy, because there was a possibility it might be malignant. Six days and five sleepless nights later, the biopsy came back negative! Praise The Lord! While waiting for the test results, I had a lot of people praying and did my best to not feed the stress (no binge eating, no potato chips, no buffets, etc.). But I did spend an unusual amount of time on ebay. I discovered that if you have enough time to waste, you can get some amazing deals on gemstone beads. I won 2 strand of Lapis Lazuli beads, a strand of faceted amethyst beads, a strand of red jade beads, a stand of red garnet, and a strand of emerald beads (all 6-8mm). The total cost is under $20.00 dollars. I've even bought a large black onyx cabochon to try to set into my tatting. I figure if people who crochet with wire can create settings why not tat one? So stay tuned for some silver wire and gemstone work.</span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ_1EhvcjrFph1G0ljW8NNLRJ2MG3YjjSbnniheN9YoxAVJ80KCIrqcJZK4nxltb9oLxzOiwx5JJ6ozw4twQa0dbh5g1sK_4iaQCRIAFqSX7QMXYy_Kx03qy6ljFrEYFLma-11thV5MU/s1600/Silvera+146-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ_1EhvcjrFph1G0ljW8NNLRJ2MG3YjjSbnniheN9YoxAVJ80KCIrqcJZK4nxltb9oLxzOiwx5JJ6ozw4twQa0dbh5g1sK_4iaQCRIAFqSX7QMXYy_Kx03qy6ljFrEYFLma-11thV5MU/s320/Silvera+146-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473196734697725010" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4S9ffAG05csJfHKMXPV6pLl4IfABYuTvvv0ChIXQC78SaQjIbKCOgklD_6x7SwrEnhGBinbYX_mDI0LU8U3c1vpN_fXFmgt2-i4lb0eQed9duM_LLuhMBgPXnX4Hs3D228BMhWQ1oq4/s1600/Silvera+150-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4S9ffAG05csJfHKMXPV6pLl4IfABYuTvvv0ChIXQC78SaQjIbKCOgklD_6x7SwrEnhGBinbYX_mDI0LU8U3c1vpN_fXFmgt2-i4lb0eQed9duM_LLuhMBgPXnX4Hs3D228BMhWQ1oq4/s320/Silvera+150-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473196730611636306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Here are some Silver wire earrings with 6mm onyx beads and some with 2mm amethyst beads. Both designs are courtesy of the antique pattern library. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >P.S. Still no sales on Etsy. Anybody have some advice?</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-10827725631748476112010-05-06T19:28:00.000-07:002010-05-06T19:52:02.786-07:00I Found a Loophole<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1sw3Ywr30X3QcJscrQUryEviNMRBv0kJB5wF_j6SpoeB17HOArWAMQ9MlrU_0i-YYjqyY9VVOc0eIc0h2Y9mIzY2Y2jCN4txwhOico4_diSDTMxw0DSlJpDM5ZTVUSdho-trdWYqQtA/s1600/Silvera+142.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1sw3Ywr30X3QcJscrQUryEviNMRBv0kJB5wF_j6SpoeB17HOArWAMQ9MlrU_0i-YYjqyY9VVOc0eIc0h2Y9mIzY2Y2jCN4txwhOico4_diSDTMxw0DSlJpDM5ZTVUSdho-trdWYqQtA/s320/Silvera+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468349919902140546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I found a loophole in my promise. My wife made promise her several years ago to stop buying her jewelry, not because she didn't like my choices, but because with all my medical bills we couldn't afford for me to buy her anymore jewelry. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >The promise I made doesn't include not making her jewelry. So since she loves pearls I played around with some simple designs and ended up with a pearl bracelet and earrings tatted in silver wire, I even made the clasp and findings. She can't wait to wear them to Church on Sunday.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >On the down side the staph infection in my leg has grown significantly this week and is weeping like crazy. I would appreciate everyone's prayers. Staph is a dangerous thing to play with.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-46178213704355645932010-04-27T18:14:00.000-07:002010-04-28T18:36:23.309-07:00Life is Hard - Tatting is Good<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWpQQ9j30BmZ7PV28IJKhyphenhyphenQMfBOJCmuTuXrsElHJWdsHNswrNtAxKrzZi4GE0n5tFMI6a3fTJk56FlWqq8jPBBfVA8v8-fMbHbh8SveKJP2PyeNhGL_SyqdnXePrwaCIDThmzhNZ4o4w/s1600/IMG_0474.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWpQQ9j30BmZ7PV28IJKhyphenhyphenQMfBOJCmuTuXrsElHJWdsHNswrNtAxKrzZi4GE0n5tFMI6a3fTJk56FlWqq8jPBBfVA8v8-fMbHbh8SveKJP2PyeNhGL_SyqdnXePrwaCIDThmzhNZ4o4w/s320/IMG_0474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465000007164891602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Staph is one of the most aggravating and scariest problems I've ever had. I've been fighting this infection since before Christmas. I am currently doing IV antibiotics, this is week three 0f this round. They had to change the antibiotics I was on because it was breaking done my muscle tissue. The new one makes me extremely ill but it seems to be working. Oh well, enough whining...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I've managed to get the nurses to avoid putting the IV in my hands so that it doesn't interfere with my tatting. I now have my work in the Mississippi Museum of Art Gift Shop, and two jewelry stores here in Jackson. I've tatted up a storm but have hardly anything here at home to show for it. My wife keeps reminding me that its a good thing, all my tatting is out there luring in customers. My work gets tons of oohs and ahhhs but few sales so far, its hard to be patient.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My newest design in silver wire is based on Yarnplayer's "Joyful Bell" pattern incorporating 2 different size pearls into the pattern, giving it a lot of movement (the center pearl hangs in the center opening) and bling. Big thanks to all the designers who graciously share their patterns. Thanks Marilee (yarnplayer).</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-6614054445490728422010-04-09T08:41:00.000-07:002010-04-09T08:48:54.649-07:00Finally A Winner!!!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sorry for taking so long to announce the winner of my give a way. My internet went done Friday before Easter and after many, many hours on hold and arguing with customer service and tech support, I'm up and running again. Its amazing how out of touch it feels to not have internet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Well, back to the give a way... according to the magical random number generator the winner is DaleMarie. Your earrings will be heading your way. I hope you enjoy them.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-91549163313822271372010-03-21T18:33:00.000-07:002010-03-22T16:25:43.399-07:00Time For My First Giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC22XX9coHgrl-DcuT0BQPBRO8sSRYnrxotSG6uFAKLIKlsO4f99H3SxSwomd0X1RU7CUEDxxEZyyQRNsz5iq-9leR5dzlFqxmboZuEmYXoWFZEAUDXIwS-Dbi1-tNltF-nJugMWIiOZM/s1600-h/Silvera+065.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC22XX9coHgrl-DcuT0BQPBRO8sSRYnrxotSG6uFAKLIKlsO4f99H3SxSwomd0X1RU7CUEDxxEZyyQRNsz5iq-9leR5dzlFqxmboZuEmYXoWFZEAUDXIwS-Dbi1-tNltF-nJugMWIiOZM/s320/Silvera+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451270601715018322" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I have been going through my tatting and found one of the first pair of earrings I'd made in metal, I realized they needed to be adopted by a tatter with a good home. They are tatted in silver wire with a copper core and have a swarovski crystal teardrop tatted into the design.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you have a good home to offer them and can name the designer of the pattern, leave your name and the designer's name as a comment on my blog before 12 midnight est, April 4th, 2010.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Good luck!!! (Hint: The original design did not use the teardrop)</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-3188646078423398362010-03-16T16:20:00.000-07:002010-03-16T16:41:35.708-07:00News, News and More News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa0YizfThHWSudhKjLPpD5xqbf8xwFdLSfiSDy0fTB4_vkEdZzgHg9hbuLj5UEszn8jmBT6lLvqKjIjfiJO4ZJSqi1DW6nKQ6t4kJ7qEmqr8CmC65gMg6RleJCF_iQXbw6KVibiKSN4k/s1600-h/alan+kolodny+2+jpeg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaa0YizfThHWSudhKjLPpD5xqbf8xwFdLSfiSDy0fTB4_vkEdZzgHg9hbuLj5UEszn8jmBT6lLvqKjIjfiJO4ZJSqi1DW6nKQ6t4kJ7qEmqr8CmC65gMg6RleJCF_iQXbw6KVibiKSN4k/s320/alan+kolodny+2+jpeg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449380161720045794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Its been an exciting week so far, I've been nominated by the Mississippi Arts Commission to participate in Southern Artistry.org, a national resource which promotes southern artists. It's a big honor because to be listed you have to be juried and nominated by the state Arts Commission. They will have photos as well as a mini bio and artist resume' on the site.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">I've also been e-mailed a copy of the ad for the up coming trunk show and all I can think to say is WOW! I can't believe it's really happening.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Stay tuned for a give away of one of my pieces. I hope to post it later this week.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-89012997702763146122010-03-08T18:25:00.000-08:002010-03-09T18:24:50.637-08:00Preparing For Easter motif #9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0nEhw73qtcSp9E0bnmXuT8NXkt54naG0arbus44h10JHiLl4QqPLsGbTXeXhm0HRMhLks_Pux9K2rRRoUbYyfAfbMtC5dJt7-B2SSxzi0p_ZGS-OdzbrD_8elRsKpjPxLP7m4BSsgj4/s1600-h/Silvera+045.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0nEhw73qtcSp9E0bnmXuT8NXkt54naG0arbus44h10JHiLl4QqPLsGbTXeXhm0HRMhLks_Pux9K2rRRoUbYyfAfbMtC5dJt7-B2SSxzi0p_ZGS-OdzbrD_8elRsKpjPxLP7m4BSsgj4/s320/Silvera+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446457641544105986" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With my trunk show coming up, I'm trying to tat a few things that are appropriate for the season. I realized very quickly that there is no way to make a shamrock out of silver and make it look green, so I began preparing for the Easter season. I already had several Cross pendants made so I figured what I was missing was Cross earrings. So, with the help of "Mini-Tats" by Patti Duff, I have tatted some cool Cross earrings in silver. I know they look good because my wife felt compelled to test out a pair on Sunday for Church. They received a lot of great comments and I managed with some difficulty to get them back from my wife so I could take pictures. I don't know if Patti Duff is on the web but I'd like to tell her how great her book has been as a resource for small motifs for Silver earrings.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-67631683761860961392010-02-24T19:49:00.000-08:002010-02-24T20:22:01.765-08:00Exciting News and New Earrings - motif #8<span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Its been an exciting week which is hard to have when you are on IV antibiotics for a staph infection and a second antibiotic for an upper respiratory infection. Now that I am tatting in silver, I found out I have to be judged in a new category in the Craftmen's Guild even though I am still tatting, my new work is in a new medium. Well, Saturday I met with the head of the committee that judges the member's work. We met at her studio/store and she was so impressed with my work that she offered to mentor me and spent over two hours teaching me how to make earring findings, jump rings and clasps. She then went on to offer to host a trunk show,with advertising just like a gallery show and wanted to carry my tatted jewelry year round in her store. She also asked if it was OK with me if she could raise my prices about 75 to a 100 dollars, she was confident that her clients would pay it. Needless to say I left her studio walking on air. The fun didn't end there, Sunday night I decided to try out a technique she taught me on how to turn pearls into dangles and added a 7mm cultured pearl to a motif from Patti Duff's "Mini Tats". I finished them Monday morning about 12 noon, at 2:00 I had a Doctor appointment, within minutes of showing them to the nurses they sold! I took a quick picture with my cell phone and pocketed her check. I may not be selling anything in my ETSY store but it is selling locally. I'm also, tatting up a bunch of horsehead earrings to be taken on consignment to an equestrian show in south Florida, wish me luck.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here is the picture of the earrings I mentioned.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty1Kkl7YX02JVpxO6TddXkrR8nJya1xaO3uhEfGY2J37mu1rutRaQlx7BFmiGaC079bgFp5qOI94a4Isw7u00MkFy6vxUL9Q7hOeRHu4gPFV54sIXM50DICAwKt-5Du6aiagEyJj545c/s1600-h/Silvera.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty1Kkl7YX02JVpxO6TddXkrR8nJya1xaO3uhEfGY2J37mu1rutRaQlx7BFmiGaC079bgFp5qOI94a4Isw7u00MkFy6vxUL9Q7hOeRHu4gPFV54sIXM50DICAwKt-5Du6aiagEyJj545c/s320/Silvera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442031240449250978" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-55174667558611012562010-02-12T16:47:00.000-08:002010-02-12T17:37:18.106-08:00Silver and Pearls motif #7<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">I recently received a very generous gift from a fellow craftsman in the Mississippi Craftsman'</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6usKhyphenhyphenZLdIciZ1OxAKXNv2ycixpynV2hECBgpAc4QdWkaAsooKNzZINeUk2ZcrwxS6OqqgJz8VhhFiJ31pPsdNSZeSjVOEyMg8GdnkGgrEUQ5xxuMqr27LB-ns6atp3ROh2NNho8Zoo4/s1600-h/02092010161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6usKhyphenhyphenZLdIciZ1OxAKXNv2ycixpynV2hECBgpAc4QdWkaAsooKNzZINeUk2ZcrwxS6OqqgJz8VhhFiJ31pPsdNSZeSjVOEyMg8GdnkGgrEUQ5xxuMqr27LB-ns6atp3ROh2NNho8Zoo4/s320/02092010161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437532204419371858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">s Guild. They had ordered some small pearls that were too small for the type of wire wrapped jewelry they make so they sent them to me as a gift to encourage me in this new direction of tating in silver. They are seed bead size and fit perfectly with the wire I use. I spent days just looking at them before deciding how to use them. I finally came up with a heart pendant using 9 pearls (Tri Heart pattern by Susan Taliaferro) and Marilee's "Keyed Up" pattern for earrings, each have 6 pearls in them. I tatted the heart in size 20 thread first and then did the silver one, they were </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAvq3z7EbHSu7HFk2kmYG-iPlVovrOju6otNZPFQMRO4lulPA9MQfgGmkLh8CRP2xeKrMXU55_8aRkhcm1UPEDCAjHN0-PCaihRlQ4P-Mut9QXAjPkIYLBrBLVU4L9lqQjPeTO2shUfs/s1600-h/02092010162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAvq3z7EbHSu7HFk2kmYG-iPlVovrOju6otNZPFQMRO4lulPA9MQfgGmkLh8CRP2xeKrMXU55_8aRkhcm1UPEDCAjHN0-PCaihRlQ4P-Mut9QXAjPkIYLBrBLVU4L9lqQjPeTO2shUfs/s320/02092010162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437532198368356402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">almost identical in size. I may have found my tatting niche (ha! ha!)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmczJn9L3Nt3CVpnAPgB8O24df0H8Rz_mT7yu236clJYv0ZpHN52jjKFfoDzrV3fXkza_zJ-EciKXDkiMyhUhkT5kmvJyoTSPaHC3GNI3NrkSCsnaxtrItupl6-SYKt3dKA0RZWjZjJU/s1600-h/Silvera+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmczJn9L3Nt3CVpnAPgB8O24df0H8Rz_mT7yu236clJYv0ZpHN52jjKFfoDzrV3fXkza_zJ-EciKXDkiMyhUhkT5kmvJyoTSPaHC3GNI3NrkSCsnaxtrItupl6-SYKt3dKA0RZWjZjJU/s320/Silvera+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437532210112900370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">I haven't sold anything on ETSY yet but have sold several pendants and earrings while waiting in the D</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">octor's office and to friends. Still holding out hope for my ETSY store though!</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-56363685777038148362010-02-07T20:08:00.000-08:002010-02-07T20:22:59.608-08:00Attack of the "Cuteness" motif#6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-O7MwrdxFHQnTNLcA6PQoMmi6bekgCWzDn1Dph0odU92LMQGqZKGMaqnkI1i22EJ_Kc0f_BfpafIQAGtq3n6482Nd-qRX9X5W0bV-zsM4vg5gcv8616cYsk7jtQpyYhTU8j-fTROAos/s1600-h/Silvera+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-O7MwrdxFHQnTNLcA6PQoMmi6bekgCWzDn1Dph0odU92LMQGqZKGMaqnkI1i22EJ_Kc0f_BfpafIQAGtq3n6482Nd-qRX9X5W0bV-zsM4vg5gcv8616cYsk7jtQpyYhTU8j-fTROAos/s320/Silvera+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435722750562211186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >It was bound to happen sooner or later, I succumbed to all the cuteness. I knew eventually it would overflow into my tatting someday. How could I expect live in a home filled with puppets , clown props and balloons and not have it happen. My wife and I even have a giant 4 foot long clown fish that looks like Nemo currently sitting in our living room (recently returned from a visit to the local library's teddy bear sleepover). Well I guess its OK since I make part of my living as a clown.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I finally gave in to the "cuteness" and made a set of teddy bear earrings in silver wire from the book, "Mini-Tats" by Patti Duff. </span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-83779103590832677822010-01-28T18:52:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:11:07.731-08:00Silver Horse Head Earrings motif#5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FSn-sO5Sf2Mb6tNPzr7LfgVte2UVeD6l31gJMccLEhmgFkBZaVKbYpMJsx-ey137NaxuvQCIWXTEEAhSyY9_O5_1H0fUWz7UtY9pc7dF8MVoa6dA_7axkwyfnT_07s3zxyfkKdYBy4g/s1600-h/horsehead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FSn-sO5Sf2Mb6tNPzr7LfgVte2UVeD6l31gJMccLEhmgFkBZaVKbYpMJsx-ey137NaxuvQCIWXTEEAhSyY9_O5_1H0fUWz7UtY9pc7dF8MVoa6dA_7axkwyfnT_07s3zxyfkKdYBy4g/s320/horsehead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431992697471586226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tatting in silver gives you a very different perspective. 1) you can't just try out a pattern in silver, mistakes are costly. 2) you have to have very strong and steady hands, 3) you can't watch TV and tat in silver ( a real bummer) - you have to focus 4) you have think about negative space in a new way - you can't stiffen it.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">----- but I'm still having fun doing it! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">These are Dawn's horse head earrings in silver, my latest work. Watch for them in my ETSY store.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-85859682110858742642010-01-19T21:40:00.000-08:002010-01-19T22:42:35.984-08:00Its Like Learning To Tatt All Over Again motif# 2, 3, 4<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Tatting in silver is a real challenge. If you make a mistake in thread you can either retro-tat or start agai</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >n, no big d</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSindL3aIPaWe4m7JbTLBi9Fxjl7fkt7eEdjyFOQpRCRGmOI0Kpn-TRGu4muGA0f8rbhA-XteTn9iczh4-C2MTukyfpg343aeU-3GrXvSLcF5ngGDJVOTa5zq27sLrDG14Bk5qlqc1Ww/s1600-h/IMG_0232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSindL3aIPaWe4m7JbTLBi9Fxjl7fkt7eEdjyFOQpRCRGmOI0Kpn-TRGu4muGA0f8rbhA-XteTn9iczh4-C2MTukyfpg343aeU-3GrXvSLcF5ngGDJVOTa5zq27sLrDG14Bk5qlqc1Ww/s320/IMG_0232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428697750184212882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >eal. With silver you can't </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >undo and silver costs an arm and a leg. But I have to admit it is a lot of fun, its like learning to tat all over again, with a whole new set of challenges, it has that feeling you get when you first learn to tat and you realize you've created something beautiful from just an ordinary piece of thread. I still have lot to learn about working in the different types of silver (who knew there was different types), in the mean time here are some pictures of my latest projects. The photos are not all that great, but I do have some professional photos on the way for my Etsy store.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Special credit goes to Briget Phelps for sharing her wonderful "Sw</span>eetheart" pattern. Its perfect with St. Valentine's Day coming up.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Stay tuned for more pictures (earrings are next) and watch for new items in my E</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DppL1JFrPVQShshwgXoHgK7WUS5cdvcVy0PQw21eUoaYAm4tHIoAGU1m9pw4YmdwN_uk7c2GBg_4yFs3tTQFyWs7-VJEdMUwkGItmKn3VaTN_7orQ4avK6Jza2Dnl6tIYjU7uNWmgyU/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DppL1JFrPVQShshwgXoHgK7WUS5cdvcVy0PQw21eUoaYAm4tHIoAGU1m9pw4YmdwN_uk7c2GBg_4yFs3tTQFyWs7-VJEdMUwkGItmKn3VaTN_7orQ4avK6Jza2Dnl6tIYjU7uNWmgyU/s320/IMG_0211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428699877507725394" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >tsy store.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqgZjF7KRfyBy_-Qa25JWg4zZZfoAOQJSwHsm6a8cEFn6CmRb31fnP0B4OqvimnvmI8zXAbQ83Ie0hxHeN-X8QMQhpNZpKaG3igb3bw2weOsSMhg1ksGMyT1Ymk_Dv1kZ5ozDGVZXKI4/s1600-h/IMG_0226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqgZjF7KRfyBy_-Qa25JWg4zZZfoAOQJSwHsm6a8cEFn6CmRb31fnP0B4OqvimnvmI8zXAbQ83Ie0hxHeN-X8QMQhpNZpKaG3igb3bw2weOsSMhg1ksGMyT1Ymk_Dv1kZ5ozDGVZXKI4/s320/IMG_0226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428701503433906114" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-45798268802670243682010-01-07T20:37:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:03:27.356-08:00I'm Back and Tatting in Silver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RZTLyOs8cP5uSSWZ6ZVvXPCYuxkWepOC3a4OpboPVQRYTgZODMeZfM-Yab-K-XXgqKHuq_B3pKM4wdHt75xEMU8xsIBK5fPBVum6DK-t8ORPOIY6NKaEJfIqbaRJoD2WYui0fYoamD4/s1600-h/01052010085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RZTLyOs8cP5uSSWZ6ZVvXPCYuxkWepOC3a4OpboPVQRYTgZODMeZfM-Yab-K-XXgqKHuq_B3pKM4wdHt75xEMU8xsIBK5fPBVum6DK-t8ORPOIY6NKaEJfIqbaRJoD2WYui0fYoamD4/s320/01052010085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424229041613353778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">It's been months since I had time to blog, between my duties as Pastor, my birthday party business and my first high end craft show, I've been swamped. I'm just now finishing my Christmas gifts. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Now for the tatting...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">I've been tatting up a storm trying to get enough stuff ready for upcoming shows that I have actually developed a tatting callus. Who knew that was even possible?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">The most exciting part has to do with the show I did. I met a lot of other crafts people, one was someone who makes jewelry with wire, using knitting and knotting techniques. She encouraged me to try tatting with silver, she even gave me a good size length of wire to start with. It's taken a bit to get a handle on how to work with wire but the results are awesome. Here are some pictures I took of a pendant and earrings in silver, the pattern is the center of the "arches" doily.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7aVJwfXNjSKQhq1DSXehN3FoXBrZ_iEKjTInPQvlaUqBPs_USQwzl7f1cWuKMBb5uGxHKeUQVVlV_iQ5zmY_5-2TLGP25wz3txCicju_z94xAmuut8hmzfJynv453RsRn91Yfrd0KYY/s1600-h/Silvertattedearrings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7aVJwfXNjSKQhq1DSXehN3FoXBrZ_iEKjTInPQvlaUqBPs_USQwzl7f1cWuKMBb5uGxHKeUQVVlV_iQ5zmY_5-2TLGP25wz3txCicju_z94xAmuut8hmzfJynv453RsRn91Yfrd0KYY/s320/Silvertattedearrings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424223919644373266" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-1949584850987534652009-07-09T19:15:00.000-07:002009-07-09T19:31:02.340-07:00I won!!! I won!!! I won!!!<span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I can hardly believe it... I've been awarded a Folk Art Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission in the amount of $4400 for my tatting. I applied way back in March and only applied because my wonderful wife encouraged me to fill out the forms and send in the photos/samples of my work. It was a juried at both the State and Federal level. The Fellowship is to encourage and enable artists to continue and grow in their work. There will be write ups in the paper and possibly a award ceremony. I can't believe I've been acknowledged at this level, I never thought I would get a Fellowship, especially such a wonderful one, I guess it's time to shout, "Praise The Lord" and do a little happy dance.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-14398773221525118432009-07-08T21:32:00.000-07:002009-07-08T21:48:01.682-07:00Rosette Cross - motiff #9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDI6CfSDeSW_TU4tqpHF0iGJ2tceI8iRpg3Lp-KCteotvGjPXG1tHrind76KCS1t6lJ33Cn4OwsYakpgFmYIvptlLVi4G9XqcZP1RsqoYJ0m_GVpmvax-cRRBaVutiqKs4YP-k56A6EY/s1600-h/scan0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDI6CfSDeSW_TU4tqpHF0iGJ2tceI8iRpg3Lp-KCteotvGjPXG1tHrind76KCS1t6lJ33Cn4OwsYakpgFmYIvptlLVi4G9XqcZP1RsqoYJ0m_GVpmvax-cRRBaVutiqKs4YP-k56A6EY/s320/scan0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356315123665205362" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Its a crazy week with my ordination service scheduled for Sunday, July 12th and Vacation Bible School to begin the following week, but I've still managed to find some time to tat. The idea for this cross came from a baby bonnet in Aunt Ellen's Tatting Handbook and a similar cross by Sharon Briggs. It is tatted in Flora #20.</span>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-24960419520946967072009-06-28T20:52:00.000-07:002009-06-28T21:29:06.566-07:00What Happens When a Tatter Loses Their Mind... motif#8<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >This is what happens when a tatters starts to crack. My wife and I </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">unfortunately</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > have no children (not from lack of wanting), we have no pets because our apartment complex charges a fortune for them, but we do have </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Serta</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Counting Sheep. They may not be as good as kids or pets, but they don't have to be taken for a walk and never want to borrow the car. Believe it or not , the sheep are not the crazy part!!! The crazy part started a while ago while I was crocheting some baby booties and bonnets for a ministry called "Threads of Love", they take them to the local hospitals for the preemies, I decided to make a set for "Trinity" (she's a #3 </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Serta</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > Counting Sheep). That was strange, but cute, but strange... the losing my mind part came when I decided she needed a little </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">BLING</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >, so I tatted her a tiny pink tiara with a swarovski </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >crystal on top. My wife laughed (it is her sheep, after all) and I'm starting to think about starting a Tatters Anonymous group. Well here's Trinity.......</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ7oS7Ul96-hNmLdWfVF_GJPcywn5Bk47K19omqhaL_XOEx9LhXn-8rmdc6_nm3GUKOPzK3bOd8mR0erDioM-oiRjgdwImGmYkMAstaKxG9eWSgoG9fiXti46QKdAOe8zqAi6o15EHBI/s1600-h/20090628_3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ7oS7Ul96-hNmLdWfVF_GJPcywn5Bk47K19omqhaL_XOEx9LhXn-8rmdc6_nm3GUKOPzK3bOd8mR0erDioM-oiRjgdwImGmYkMAstaKxG9eWSgoG9fiXti46QKdAOe8zqAi6o15EHBI/s320/20090628_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352594525323877250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqaPGQ7k6Lw4qMHThgxBG8lyy_1TcCo2gMUIAdzQuhj36u19MDm_syvwmnJ5VBM-OkQFUcufnbM8Q8-FcYyLtMWz9FOcUddIPhHRlTJ27JGP9w-bi1VivDdLVBPL9r9DR-A5cedNaCl8/s1600-h/20090628_5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqaPGQ7k6Lw4qMHThgxBG8lyy_1TcCo2gMUIAdzQuhj36u19MDm_syvwmnJ5VBM-OkQFUcufnbM8Q8-FcYyLtMWz9FOcUddIPhHRlTJ27JGP9w-bi1VivDdLVBPL9r9DR-A5cedNaCl8/s320/20090628_5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352594535381200546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HQaHlE8v3LXZCFfrCH-B7_jJEDWlXibN8NbRa3Z2h9s7c6zCqfjji0GvTrK5WiaBMNLndgozh7SMEVxAnZf4lp60iJOPHbE_LGh4uqkLZz2senc4k56lTJtuvSWydVpYlA80UGPYEis/s1600-h/20090628_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HQaHlE8v3LXZCFfrCH-B7_jJEDWlXibN8NbRa3Z2h9s7c6zCqfjji0GvTrK5WiaBMNLndgozh7SMEVxAnZf4lp60iJOPHbE_LGh4uqkLZz2senc4k56lTJtuvSWydVpYlA80UGPYEis/s320/20090628_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352594521872898434" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-60023182245514853092009-06-15T18:25:00.000-07:002009-06-15T19:18:31.820-07:00Can You Name This Doily? Motif #7a,b,c,d<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDMoapBZv7yRHZavexSwwx9JHGfMxLRkJuMSHDDP-SMWQxmjo7A5Pc0CNQVUNs5XoGwQe3BGGfIE4dpdckgjoIfNgfyz6UeRAezv5RJQ1zpDlmkOrU-iTESOky9zVSR2BLjJFFNOU10c/s1600-h/20090603_54.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDMoapBZv7yRHZavexSwwx9JHGfMxLRkJuMSHDDP-SMWQxmjo7A5Pc0CNQVUNs5XoGwQe3BGGfIE4dpdckgjoIfNgfyz6UeRAezv5RJQ1zpDlmkOrU-iTESOky9zVSR2BLjJFFNOU10c/s320/20090603_54.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347734291530532834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >April Snowflakes did bring May doilies, unfortunately it also brought a lack of organization and a SENIOR MOMENT.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I'm not sure I qualify for a senior moment in my forties, of course 20 years ago I would have said of course. Somehow the older I get the younger everyone else seems. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >The senior moment has to do with remembering </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >what the name is of each of these doilies are and where I put the patterns so I can give each designer the well earned credit they are due. So please forgive my memory lapse. I do know that one of them is the Arches doily, and another are the windmill doilies, one was done according to the pattern, the second one was made larger by increases the repeats in the pattern. All were done in Flora #20. By the way, April Snowflakes brought May Doilies, and May Doilies have brought June Earrings, so check back soon.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrBaiP9b5RC7HxiYp6Qt65kqsaa7U95E4IcTS4w-vUGsIMbAIfHfhW-bkRfMWz0QgRHqLKgcFGtQjdovnOBVUZnfav37y2jCpJ7ZpktlYUzLo3UF_RxPVxUZpN00MdcXiYzGMTZP10HE/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrBaiP9b5RC7HxiYp6Qt65kqsaa7U95E4IcTS4w-vUGsIMbAIfHfhW-bkRfMWz0QgRHqLKgcFGtQjdovnOBVUZnfav37y2jCpJ7ZpktlYUzLo3UF_RxPVxUZpN00MdcXiYzGMTZP10HE/s320/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347734300989369394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW5zanX4_BCHRt727wuMRIn4G3CAM0UzUqjjdmHwImxP1UqxRk5rNtZZTcn5gaXpYgZa5KqnbpTWO_vjhgSN3qMuuD639D2V1-1U3rTCLr7awhllnmC0y_e2mnhZg-YP6kxTJO9fF_fY/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW5zanX4_BCHRt727wuMRIn4G3CAM0UzUqjjdmHwImxP1UqxRk5rNtZZTcn5gaXpYgZa5KqnbpTWO_vjhgSN3qMuuD639D2V1-1U3rTCLr7awhllnmC0y_e2mnhZg-YP6kxTJO9fF_fY/s320/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347734309661349090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SBIp7dlzBc0XaGPf1WX6AlaT4Te66Dc51Bko0GCE8cU0dkvwmzOxda94MGcKVvSTCkZg8Hxa4TWut9j4465-TUDaFVAVlYceiI6D7hY7hK-T1ODw4-xH9a5j-iedEOe3U2OfVmBg1nI/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SBIp7dlzBc0XaGPf1WX6AlaT4Te66Dc51Bko0GCE8cU0dkvwmzOxda94MGcKVvSTCkZg8Hxa4TWut9j4465-TUDaFVAVlYceiI6D7hY7hK-T1ODw4-xH9a5j-iedEOe3U2OfVmBg1nI/s320/scan0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347735402760070354" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126468120017214454.post-32235293500574487732009-06-03T22:48:00.000-07:002009-06-03T23:11:52.584-07:00April Snowflakes Bring May Doilies - Motif # 6<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >We didn't have much in the way of April showers here in Mississippi but I had a blizzard of snowflakes appear. They include ones by Jon (by the way her snowflake book is great),</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Tatbit, Ruth (Celtic patterns), and several others. They also include my only non-white snowflake. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I think May was a doily month, stay tuned for my next catch-up post.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvwIEoU2MxSuctHPNsFZiL1lNAPepAYYj5RVqUD_abrVYXJ-F_wA_5yijre6ea0AEi83XHFFPu8RyklQGKd3mFp_Ri1NzpNickg2OzK9uKdWU2E0w4x7JD5Gc9tX1WSNP8TrTZEoML7M/s1600-h/scan0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvwIEoU2MxSuctHPNsFZiL1lNAPepAYYj5RVqUD_abrVYXJ-F_wA_5yijre6ea0AEi83XHFFPu8RyklQGKd3mFp_Ri1NzpNickg2OzK9uKdWU2E0w4x7JD5Gc9tX1WSNP8TrTZEoML7M/s320/scan0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343347003816928162" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9ZWUBjkRgJxpdgfRKiXUyE7Mu_KBEbc3geElcAZo52tWGM3Z6OheFApAgjQM47ymBuAq-m9EhCg3S1e69UM6IWoMGy35CcEuxkT6fGfHRf519d1Xezc8hZoq6GeHYmrmcNPk9EAy4Ek/s1600-h/scan0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9ZWUBjkRgJxpdgfRKiXUyE7Mu_KBEbc3geElcAZo52tWGM3Z6OheFApAgjQM47ymBuAq-m9EhCg3S1e69UM6IWoMGy35CcEuxkT6fGfHRf519d1Xezc8hZoq6GeHYmrmcNPk9EAy4Ek/s320/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343346999880516306" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ7A3iQFBFLLs9EyCLxQ26UVKvdM51AdVIJeR5FWR7a9MYq_sJBkWLCe8b-toNVtTbmUq75FAX-yp1c_Dw3rWMf-0MJOpe3hmffjSKjbCpNW383H_jpJL7DiEbQr6xenuT5LWv3G7Jyw/s1600-h/scan0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ7A3iQFBFLLs9EyCLxQ26UVKvdM51AdVIJeR5FWR7a9MYq_sJBkWLCe8b-toNVtTbmUq75FAX-yp1c_Dw3rWMf-0MJOpe3hmffjSKjbCpNW383H_jpJL7DiEbQr6xenuT5LWv3G7Jyw/s320/scan0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343347007502870578" border="0" /></a>Alan Kolodnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723644665461971789noreply@blogger.com2