For the first time in many years, I elected to participate in the Secret Santa Exchange sponsored by Lisa Adams’ Tatting Corner in Chesterfield, Indiana and frequent vendor for Tat Days in Toccoa, GA. Nancy Dionne from Idaho turned out to be my Santa Pal and what a pal she is!! The first think I […]
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The Deck the Trees event at the Monte Vista Hotel has become a new tradition in Black Mountain that has helped benefit the Swannanoa Valley for 7 years now. We have participated in all the previous “Deck the Trees” and this year was to be no exception. As a group, we had originally planned to […]
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Being creative is hard work! This year I have entered into retirement from my primary employment and moved to being somewhat self-employed. I tat to help keep myself sane. It gives me a break from having to solve all the problems of my other creative self. . . or does it? In March of 2017, […]
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The 2017 Deck the Trees event at the Monte Vista was a true success! This image documents the amount raised by donations, “votes” and matching funds for the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministries’ food and fuel assistance program for needy valley residents during what appears to be a very cold winter. Thanks to everyone who came […]
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It’s time for the Monte Vista Hotel’s annual Deck the Trees event to benefit the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministries’ winter supplement programs. Thanks to all the contributions from Thread Bears Sherry, Anne, Shonn, Jill, Jo, Tammy, Leigh and Fran, this years tree is 6 feet tall. This year, our tree is in the Dining Room […]
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It isn’t often that we as a group of tatters and lacemakers are invited to demonstrate our skills. So I was pleased to receive an invitation from Kimberly Floyd of the Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace outside of Weaverville, NC late last spring. She had heard about The Thread Bears and invited us to attend their […]
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