All Is "Right SIDE UP" With The World Again!

or what I really meant to say was: "FONTS and FLAKES"

Hi there! I am happy to announce that TattingChic is back in business! Woo Hoo! Thank you everyone who commented on my Technical Difficulties post! I really appreciate your warmth and support. Apparently, yesterday morning when I sat down on my couch to eat my breakfast (see what I get for not eating at the table?), I accidentally sat on my laptop. Mortified, I jumped up immediately as I realized what I had done. I looked at my desktop screen and it was

¡¡¡uʍop ǝpısdn

YIKES!

Hey, that reminds me of a little song:
(Feel free to click "play" if you're in the mood for Diana Ross)

Thank you, bpmandersloot!

I went on with my day and while on a break at work I ran into the IT guy. I mentioned my predicament and he immediately started to laugh. He did say that it was a challenge and he had never heard of it before. He told me he would research about it that evening.

Today I got an email from him. It said:

"Try this.

Some systems will invert the display when you press CTRL-ALT-Up Arrow or CTRL-ALT-Down Arrow. This feature is installed to allow you to fix the monitor upside down on the ceiling or other high surface - useful for public displays. To put things back the right way press CTRL-ALT-Up Arrow or CTRL-ALT-Down Arrow again."

So, upon arriving home I immediately tried it after turning on my laptop! Lo and behold! It worked! YIPPEE!!! Easy and free fix! THANK YOU IT Guy (and you know who you are, although, I'm pretty positive you don't read this blog, LOL!)!!!

WHEW!!!

Apparently I had sat on the exact combination of CTRL-ALT-Down Arrow which turns it upside down. CTRL-ALT-Up Arrow turned it right side up again.

All is right (side up) with the world again!

It is so good to be back in the saddle again! Sewmuchfun4, it looks like you were right on the money with your suggestion as it was right what the I.T. guy said, thanks to you, too!

Now...back to what I was gonna say earlier before all this crazy turning-my-world-upside-down stuff.
What I really meant to post about today was that you may have noticed some changes on my blog lately. I had changed the font style of blog titles. I wanted to share with you some info about that.

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This cool blog called Kevin & Amanda

had this very cool post here:

How To Use A Cute Font For Your Blogger Post Titles

Feel free to visit this blog if you're interested
in spicing up your blog a bit with some CUTE fonts!
It's way cool!

Amanda even writes back when you ask her questions in the comments!

Thanks, Amanda!

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I also wanted to show you that I received
the July snowflake from Fairiebees

Here's a link with all the snowflakes together.

Thanks Fairiebees!

I look forward to getting my
tatted snowflake in the mail
from you every month!
I'll be sad when the year is through.

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Sorry, about all the distractions! I was feeling very discombobulated and I think it shows in this post! Isn't that a great word? I love that word... "discombobulated"! It just sounds like things are all jumbled up and a mess, LOL!

Okay, okay, I know, I need to "get a life" if I'm all worried about my computer being unavailable for a 36 hour period, LOL!

See how much you guys mean to me!?!

It's nice to have a visit from you! Feel free to say hello and stuff! I missed you guys while my computer desktop was upside down! LOL!

(((HUGS)))!!!

XOXO

May and June Snowflakes From Fairiebees!

As promised I have a blog post for you! This is about the arrival of some tatted lace snowflakes from Fairiebees. I had previously won a giveaway from her that lasts all the year through. Each month I have the good fortune of looking forward to a snowflake from her! This month the Snowflakes for both May and June have arrived.

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May's snowflake arrived on June 1st.

Here's a close up:
Isn't it pretty?

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Here's is the June snowflake that arrived within the last week.


Here's another closeup:

Thank you, Crystal from Fairiebees!

I love the way each snowflake is packaged with the

pattern information on each snowflake.

Very cool!

Cool, like a snowflake...get it???

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Thank you so much for stopping by to see some beautiful hand-tatted snowflakes! I'm glad to share them with you. It's always nice to share with friends a little bit of something that brings joy into your day, wouldn't you say? I think so. I think that's one of the wonderful things about this magical place we call blog~land! We kind of get to flit around like butterflies visiting lovely flowers in a beautiful and magical meadow and get to visit so many different places and see so many different things that we wouldn't be able to in our "real" lives. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with me today. Comments are always welcome, so I'd LOVE to hear what you have to share with me!

Toodles,

~TattingChic

xoxo

Some Treats In The Mail Today

The mail just got here about an hour ago! I got some tatting treats that I'd love to share with you!

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First, it's the April Snowflake

from Fairiebee!

What a nice surprise!

Here's a close-up.

Isn't it pretty!?

Thanks, Fairiebee!

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Next, was a larger package that I have

been waiting for all week!

I ordered Martha's lovely new tatting book called

"Tea is for Tatting"

Yes, I jumped on the Tea-is-for-tatting-bandwagon

and ordered one just like everyone else

in tatting blogland. It was autographed by

Martha herself. Thanks, Martha!

It has some beautiful teapot patterns in it.

No, I haven't had time to tat up a pattern for you,

BUT

I do have some links to blog posts of tatters

who have already been at it!

Here ya go!

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Here's a bunch of them on

Celtic's Lacing and Whimsical Thoughts.

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Gina has done 2 posts on the teapot book:

Tea For Everybody and

an untitled post with a very pretty tatted teapot.

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Laura posted the Celtic Teapot by Martha Ess.

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Steph also had to show her

excitement about receiving the book!

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Tatskool tatted up a few in different

colors and had herself a Teapot Time!

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On The Space Between (her "old" site)

there is another lovely teapot!

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Wally has also shared about the book here.

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Have fun blog-hopping! Before you go on your whirlwind tour of tatted teapots be sure and say a quick hello! I'd love to hear from you! Hope you are having a wonderful week! I am feeling better and looking forward to going to work tomorrow...if they'll have me back...hee hee! Okay, not hee hee. I dread calling off work and wish I didn't have health issues, but I do so that's what happens. Enough of that! Did I mention I'd love to hear from you!? I would...let's talk about you, now!
Tah-tah for now,

~TattingChic

xoxo

Welcome Friends!!

I love our fine feathered friends! I think that birds are beautiful creatures and enjoyable to watch. Does that make me a "bird-watcher"? I don't know, but what I do know is that I think that a little visit outside my window from a little birdie is so sweet, especially when it's a visit from the hummingbirds. What better way to welcome them over to my place than with some food! Why not do it with style!?! Flair!! Finesse!
Oh, I've really gone overboard this time, but that's okay. That's what some of us creative folks do best, right?

Right!

Well, I did some "creative" shopping this last month.

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I got this:

(Click on photo for source of photo and ad)

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subtracted this:

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Added this: (Click on photo for source of photo and ad)

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I ended up with this:

Voila'! See how the scrolls in the hummingbird feeder

reflect the scrollwork in the stand?

Yummmmm!!!

Wadda ya think?

(for my international friends that have a 1st language

other than English, that's slang for "What do you think?) See? It even has little dangles just like a real chandelier, LOL!

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Here's a hummingbird's view of one of the feeder heads: It's blown glass.



If you were wondering how the regular birds were
going to get their fair share now that I've "done away"
with the original bird feeder that went with the stand,
never fear,
I got them this little angel.

No, really, I got them an angel.

See? Isn't she pretty?

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She's sweet, too!

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See how she's holding out birdseed in one hand
and holding a birdie in the other hand.
Awwww!

Thanks for allowing me to indulge this blog
with my birdie love!

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You know, I really should've entitled
this blog post "The Big Splurge"!

;)


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Now, for all my fabulous
blog friends who flew in just to see some tatting
don't you go away just yet!

I've got something for you, too!

It's the March Snowflake
that just flew in this week
from Fairiebee!

Here's a close up for you.
Isn't it pretty?


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Welcome friends and thanks for flying in to say hello! Hopefully, you know by now that comments are always welcome! New friends are welcome, too! Stop by anytime and be sure to say hello before you fly off!

Sincerely,

TattingChic

xoxo

My Precious...

Remember Gollum? He was a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's Ring Trilogy. He was a "little" obsessed about a certain object; a piece of jewelry, let's say. He could often be found stroking and staring at his beloved object saying over and over, "my precious...". For those of you who may need a refresher on what that sounded like...

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...here's a little clip from the movie

"The Lord of The Rings".

WARNING: It's not pretty!

Thank you, 420glass!!

Ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!

Creepy-scary, HUH!?!
Okay, maybe I'm not quite as badly obsessed as that guy,
but I did find something I can't stop staring at!
It is beautiful and perhaps, if I show you, then
you won't be able to stop staring at it, either!
It's this beautiful Three Muses Cameo
Tatting Shuttle made of rare pink ivory wood.

Isn't it pretty? It's "my precious", LOL!

Here's another angle...just in case you want more.

;)

It came as part of a set.

Here it is with the matching magnetic needle minder.
I special ordered it from Dave at

Grizzly Mountain Arts!

Dave is a gifted artist who hand carves

unique and beautiful needlework tools.

You should check out his work; you

won't be disappointed! It's magnificent!

Thank you, Dave! I LOVE IT!!!!

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Speaking of things I love...

I recently received the

February Snowflake

from Fairiebee!

Above, you will see the snowflake in it's package with

the title of the snowflake's pattern and size thread

that she used.

Below, is this pretty snowflake

outside of it's wrappings!

Isn't it pretty?

Thank you, Fairiebee!

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Well, that's all the show and tell for today! I still need to get caught up on my TIAS that I started to show you in my previous post!

Oh, and before you run off, I'd love to hear what you have to say. Do you have a "precious" that you love, too? LOL! I'd love to hear about it.

Toodles,

TattingChic

xoxo

The WINNING~EST January Ever!

January can be such a boring, dismal month. Does anyone else agree? It seems like it's kind of a let down after the holiday hiatus of decor and fabulous festivities. It's back to the grinding wheel, back to the dreary everyday stuff...

...except for this January!

THIS January I won some cool stuff! I'm about to show you!

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This is the January snowflake

from Fairiebee!!!

Her blog makes for a nice visit.

It came packaged with the

"manufacturer's label" and everything!
You can read here the pattern,

thread size and everything!

Shall we have a closer look at this little confection?
Awww...isn't it cute!?

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Next, on the Winning Ticket
is this lovely
Blue Coat Girl
that I won from Pat Winter!!!

Let's look at her, shall we?
Isn't she adorable?

Rumor has it she is on her way to me right now!
Thank you, Pat!
I am so honored to win something that you made.

I am a great admirer of Pat's work.

If you haven't seen her work it's worth the time

to visit her blog.

She is a gifted needle artist!

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Last, but not least,

I won an avalanche of awards from

Bella Sinclair!

Since I always right click on awards and

click on "Save Picture as..."

(on the giving blog's award post)

This is what I got, LOL!
Ummmmm...Thanks Bella!
This is certainly worth a mention because if you haven't

taken the time to see Bella's Blog with her

wonderfully whimsical artwork,

then I'd like to suggest you consider

going to visit her blog!

You just might fall in love with her drawings.
She's also a great bloggy friend.

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Thank you for coming by to visit and letting me share my winning January with you! I'd love it if you let said "Hi" by leaving a comment! It's getting late and January is almost over! February is just around the corner. For some of you it has already arrived! By the time most of you have read this it will be here for sure! Here's to a winning February for all of us!
Love,

TattingChic

:)

P.S. Don't forget, there's still time to sign up for the One World One Heart giveaway! You have until February 11, 2009 to sign up by posting a comment on the giveaway post!

Happy New Year!!!

Out with the old and in with the New! New Year, that is! Welcome 2oo9! Good-bye 2008! Ah, I look forward to the new year with an abundance of hope for something better! 2008 kicked my butt! How about yours? Is anyone else's behind sore from the buttkicking year of 2008? LOL! You think I'm kidding! This year has been hard, but I'm not bitter! LOL! ;)

Let's get our minds off our sore bumbs and look at some pretty tatting shall we?

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Like the December Snowflake
from Fairiebees!

Thank You, Fairiebees!

You may recall that I did a blog post

earlier this month about

winning a giveaway

from Fairiebees!

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She says she will be sending the winners

a snowflake a MONTH for a whole year!

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I love it!

Let's take a closer look,

shall we?

She says this is called

"Cherub's Wing Snowflake"

It is done with 2 shuttles in size 30 thread.

Thank you, Fairiebees!

Isn't it pretty?

Doesn't your bottom feel better now?

LOL!

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Happy New Year to you all! I hope you are enjoying ringing in the New Year! Some of you will have already by the time this is posted! I mentioned earlier that I am not bitter! No, really I am not bitter because 2008 was the year of the blog for me! When things got tough I started blogging. I have never really gotten into blogging before this year and I am so glad I did! My life has been greatly enriched by all the wonderful blogging friends I have made! Thank YOU! I appreciate the friendships I have developed over this year through blogging! I remember posting my very first post and I wondered if even 1 person would look at my blog! Well, I was very pleasantly surprised to see that more than 1 person has and I have enjoyed every comment and all the wonderful visitors! Thank you so much for blessing my life with your joy and encouragement! I have enjoyed visiting many of your blogs as well! Have an absolutely fabulous 2009. May the new year bring us all love, joy, prosperity, good health and peace!

Sincerely,

~TattingChic

Oh, Happy Day! I Won Another Giveaway!!!

Giveaways are fun! I enter a lot of giveaways and I mean A LOT!!! No, I do not always win them. I do not win giveaways MORE than I win them! This last one had a little bit of a twist. The generous giveaway-ER decided to give the prize away to each person who commented! In that way I am very lucky, because I just so happened to be one of the 5 people who happened to comment on Fairiebees' blog the day she happened to post a giveaway.

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Wanna see what I won???

It was this pretty little tatted confection, here!

She announced the winners in her next post.

This isn't just any snowflake giveaway.

The winners get a new snowflake EACH month!

So by next Christmas I will have a

DOZEN tatted snowflakes!!!

She is a very crafty blogger with a green thumb.

I hope you find the time to visit her someday soon!

She says that her first snowflakes are on their way

to the winners right now!

Yippeeeeee!!!!

I'm so excited.

I may have to start myself a little

snowflake tatted Christmas tree like Tattycat's!

Go see!

But before you do,

I've one more thing to share with you.

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To make the day even sweeter

I received an award from this sweet blogger,

LaurieAnna

from

LaurieAnna's Vintage Home

It's the PINK version of the

Kreativ Blogger Award!

Yippeeeee! Yippers!

Wow, I've got one in every color now

and I didn't even have to spend any money, LOL!

I haven't been shopping in a while,

so that sort of thing is pretty exciting

to me right now, LOL!

To quote LaurieAnna...

"So, here's what I'm supposed to do.

Tell you 6 things that make me happy…

and nominate 6 other blogs. So, here goes...."

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6 Things That Make Me Happy

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1) My relationship with my Savior Jesus Christ.

He really is my best friend and I'm grateful for that.

2) TATTING!

Of course!

3) Doing something fun with a friend.

4) Doing something for someone else

that TRULY helps them.

5) Winning blog giveaways!

LOL!

6) Blogging

~and meeting fabulous blogging buddies,

like YOU!

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Now for the winners...

(how do I pick, anymore!?!)

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1) Lady Shuttle Maker from

Tatting Tales ~ All Things Tatting

2) Tattycat from
Laura's Tatting Muse

3) Nita from

Nita's Creations

4) Kathy from

Kathy's Victorian Tatted Lace

5) Gina from

Threads of a Tatting Goddess

6) Carol from

Carol's Tatting Blog

Congrats winners!

These are in no particular order.

Just wanted to share with a few members

of my online tatting community!

Wanted to give love and encouragement

to just a few tatters who have

encouraged me.

:)

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Thank you for stopping by to see my giveaway giftee and new award. I'd love to hear from you! I read each and every comment and they mean a lot! I cannot tell you how much blogging has blessed my life! When I started this blog last March I thought I would be lucky to have 10 people look at my blog...and yes, I still think that's lucky, but I have been MORE than lucky! I have been blessed with meeting so many fabulous bloggers who have brightened my days! 2008 has been a year of struggle and trial for me and I won't go into details about it, but I do want to thank you for being my "friends" during a very difficult year!

BIG (((HUGS))) to all of you!!!
Sincerely,

~TattingChic

xoxo