She wore her tatted jewelry to Square Dancing (yes, some people still square dance in Texas). All of her friends complimented her on her accessories and asked where they could get a set. My friend then approached me with a proposition to make and sell them. I was so flattered that people would pay good money for something I made that I agreed. I was also still very enthusiastic about the pattern and wanted to try it out in different colors. Well, for the last month, I have been doing nothing but tat pendants and earrings in the same pattern, and I could just scream. I have gone down this path before with the same result. I get all excited about earning money from my tatting, then get bored with the project(s) before the obligation is over. I think that is the problem: the obligation. I tat for fun and enjoy the freedom of moving from project to project at will. I have a lot of obligations in my life: work, family, housework. I don't want tatting to be just another obligation where I can't choose the pattern or colors that I want to work with. As soon as I get stuck with a project, the tatting Muse leaves and all inspiration goes with it. For this reason, I will never become a professional tatter.
Okay. Now that I got that out of my system, let me show you some Christmas tatting that I have managed to squeeze in. This is a snowflake by Renulek. The pattern is here.
And finally, one completed Christmas tree earring.
And to all my American friends, have a Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends.
I know what you mean, I tat for fun not have too! love your snowflakes and that tiny tiny Christmas tree is sooooo cute love it!
ReplyDeleteYour pendant looks great!! :) And I can understand the tatting obligation thing!
ReplyDeleteI love your snowflakes and Christmas tree!!! :)
It's tricky, isn't it? Perhaps you could say you sell tatting but don't do commissions?
ReplyDeleteThe buttonless one is here http://janeeborall.freeservers.com/ChristmasTreeNoButtn.pdf
ReplyDeleteI'm exactly the same over tatting too. As soon as I have to do something I lose interest!
Lovely pendant, diffcult situation you could say that you also tat another design of pendants and give them the option of a different design giving yourself something different to tat. It is hard to say no, if they want different colours means you have to keep buying new stock, just say I have have that colour but I have this, so you don't get over run by thread.
ReplyDeleteLovely snowflake and tree.
Margaret
Know exactly what you mean about commisions to tat items, very flatering but it does tie you down, especially when you want to tat something different. Well done with your Christmas tatting
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