Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Story Of Matilda

I hope after my last post you took the time to go to ginger's blog - bearbits - to see how she created Matilda *just for me*  :-)  

While there you got to see ginger's post about Matilda, now it's my turn.


how can a box be so exciting?

I have been a follower of ginger's for quite some time, her bears are beautiful and some what mischievous at times.  Her friend Sebastian is quite the adventurer, so it's fun to read the posts to see what everyone is up to over there.  Sometimes Sebastian even gets in on the blogging and shares his own posts.  







(note after I had finished the writing of this, I found it to be quite lengthy, and maybe not as interesting to you as it is to me, so I condensed it down and added the pictures thoughout the post so you'll see them along the way.)

Out of the Box


When I started communicating with ginger I asked if she would be interested in creating a friend for me to be my tatting (and Temari ... but I've never told you I create them as well) spokesperson/bear.  To my excitement she agreed.  She asked if I would be interested in making some tatted collars for her bears.  Of course!!  I love to share tatting, so I made some samples and sent them off, which ginger showed you in her post.

I gave her a few ideas of what I envisioned my bear to look like, such as I wanted a girl, I would like her to have light colored fur, what size I hoped her to be and I asked if she could be jointed.  However mostly I didn't want to put a hold on ginger's creative freedom, I wanted my bear to be fun for her to make.  I was happy to hear that she creates her bears jointed, not a problem.


Air Intake Tube

While ginger was doing her thing, and I was working on the tatted collars I was also thinking about naming my bear.  One morning I spent going threw baby name sites on the internet, I know I know silly right, but I did and it was fun. 

At this point let me say, I know that due in part to the internet - tatting is making a strong come back, but to me I will always always call it an old school art.  

For that reason, and because I love the "old" names, I wanted my bear to have a lovely name from my grandmother's era, you know like Agnes, Ella or Opal, all wonderfully beautiful names. 

Anyone who knows me knows I don't make these important decisions well, so I asked ginger her thoughts on my names and if she had any suggestions.  One of her idea's was Matilda.  I like it!! and since ginger brought her to life it was great that ginger had named her as well.

A short period of time later (but it seemed like ages as I waited *patiently*) Matilda arrived on my door step.  Litterly.  I knew she was coming and had left the door to the garage unlocked, but for some reason the postman left the box outside, which he NEVER does.  And let me tell you I was glad I got home when I did because within 15 minutes of getting her box inside it pour rain on and off for 2 hours, and I do mean poured! 



Thankfully ginger had lovingly packaged Matilda for her trip to me.  Even if she would have gotten stuck in that heavy rain she would have been ok. 

Here she is, Matilda, with one of the collars I had sent ginger.  You will see her often, because she will become a vital part of my blogging process.  She will help me to show you what I have been creating.  
 
Matilda at home


Let me end with a couple question for you.  My blog's name is "Bonnie's Tatting Blog".  But with Matilda, and me now creating Temari as well, how would you feel if I moved to a new blog with a better suited name?  Would you follow?  Or is it better for me to stay here where I am established with all of you?  Would you mind if I included some of my other ventures on this, a tatting blog?  Although I have done it in the past, I've never felt quite comfortable showing you my other crafts unless they involved tatting, such as my fabric postcards, here and here and here.  The reason being you may be here to just to see tatting, not other crafts or even to hear of my life experiences.

Please do take a minute to answer as you are important to me and I wouldn't want to loose any of you, due to a name change.

Thank you,

Bonnie

12 comments:

Unknown said...

I think it would be great to see other things included in your blog here. You could just rename the blog itself to reflect the new attitude. :D many other tatters are also involved in other crafts as well. But please do consult with Matilda and see what she thinks.

Ladytats said...

What a pretty companion. and her name suits her.

All your crafts are a part of you, so sharing whatever you want is just fine, you never know who will be inspired by what you post. Everyone has more then one interest, so go ahead and post about whatever you want.

as for the name of your blog. you can leave the url just as it is, and give your blog a new title to reflect all of your interests. there is no need to start a new blog, just go into the layout and put in your new title.

Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane said...

I love your story of Matilda! I had a sneaking suspicion that you would be telling us this story exactly as you did. : )

Please, do share your other interests with us! I will follow you no matter what your blog is called.

tattrldy said...

Welcome, Matilda, nice to meet you!
I would love to hear about more of your interests. As mentioned by Ladytats you don't have to move or start a new blog. I'll still come by and see what you have to share:-)

Beelizabeth said...

Yes, please keep the same URL but post about anything that interests you. None of us has only one all-consuming interest. Blogging about other things on "tatting" sites has led me to many great ideas.

ginger@bearbits said...

Hi Bonnie,

So glad to see that Matilda had a happy arrival. I trust that she is doing well and sharing her snacks. I will continue to read whatever you decide to post about and I think that Ladytats has a good idea about keeping the site but changing the name. That way we can all come back to the same place and see what you are doing. Temari is something I don't know anything about so I look forward to reading about your projects.

Thanks for giving Matilda a great place to explore and a happy home to be cozy in!

~ginger

Anonymous said...

So glad Matilda made it safely on her journey to you and she is just adorable!! I will continue to follow you what ever you and matilda decide to do :)I may not always comment but, I still check in to read what is new.

Maureen said...

So I guessed correctly! - and she is a beautiful bear. I don't know what Temari is - I'll look forward to learning about it on your blog.

Lace Lover said...

He disfrutado mucho leyendo la historia de Matilda (me encanta ese nombre, tiene mucha personalidad). Sigue siendo tu misma y muestranos tus creaciones, cualesquiera que sean.

Bonnie said...

Alacelover translation: I enjoyed reading the story of Matilda (I love that name, has a great personality). It remains your own and show us your creations, whatever.

Fox said...

I am keeping your blog on my list! Interesting to see what tatters get up to!
Fox : )

Monica said...

Hello Bonnie!

I have just discovered your blog, thanks for commenting on mine!

I may be late to this, but I agree with the others - keep the URL, and write about what you feel passionate about! Creativity is not compartmentalized, but flows from one field to another - as Matilda's story rightly shows.

Peace!