Karen Ruane: titvate

06/25/2021

to titivate

Titivate, a word I use a lot.

The images today are past work labelled in my category list under 'titivate'.

titivate

/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/

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I think titivate sums up what I do better than embroidery or sewing or needlework.

I mentioned recently how I seem to get the most joy from finishing edges with buttons, puffs, beads and other adornments and they certainly fall into the titivate category.

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seeing these little white rings again has me itching to make more....

You have been seeing quite a bit of this little book over the past week. It is continuing, more pages are being put together and hand embroidered and there is a little video from Instagram at the end of this post which shows the pages being flipped through. I like to do that before I decide on the final placement of each piece.

Also this week I have been taking part in Zoom meetings! I would never have thought I would enjoy those as much as I have. The meetings were practice runs for my new class (which you can read about at the top of this page).

I've been speaking to the U.S., to Australia and of course the UK....what a revelation. I learnt a lot too (which was the point really)

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05/24/2013

phew....I made it

I'm late today aren't I....I don't actually know why. I was up at 6.30, parcels were wrapped and dispatched, (I'm not mentioning the parcel contents. I said the other day that I wouldn't mention them again for a long time). I have tackled the supermarket run....and he we are...late. I have looked for the time that disappeared and I can't find it anywhere so I will just let that one go.

Today's pictures are of the latest ''things I won't mention''.....tomorrow I have white. Hopefully that's worth coming back for. It is actually a rather nice piece of white that I am loving......layers and ruffles and edges and such things...wait and see.

I had a wonderful birthday, lots of presents, (I told you I had been good!), gorgeous cards, cake, good food....lots of good things. Thank you all for the amazing good wishes and the mails and the e-cards...I love those e-cards...thank you for the flowers....you know who you are and the chocolates. I feel as if I should be giving an Oscar like acceptance but honestly....I hope you know how much I appreciate everything.

I don't normally do ''current affairs'' on here but today I have to. I feel a huge need to speak of the sadness that appears to be engulfing everything in my days at the moment. My heart is broken after Wednesday. I had to say it....