tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79591905540729630122024-03-13T19:46:58.342-07:00Jewelry Taylor MadeCatherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-37723435957883830082017-03-18T18:22:00.002-07:002017-03-18T18:22:53.460-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not one post since October 2014 when I started working full-time for a funeral home. Not enough hours in the day to work full-time, accomplish domestic chores, and spend time with family. Now that I'm no longer working full-time, I have more time but have some issues with my hands (carpal tunnel in both hands a result of my RA). But I'm hopeful that sometime in the future I'll be able to bead once again. All of my bead magazines and books are just gathering dust right now. But I've decided that once I get a release from my rheumatologist that I'll most likely bead in a more southwest style. These have all sold since I last posted. Hopefully I get to create in near future.<br />
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Oh, my gosh! I just opened my email and received notification that my "Aztec Memories" bib necklace is one of I-Beads (London location) 20 "semi-finalist" in the Tribal Chic competition. Yeah!!! So now I have to prepare my piece to travel to London "without" me. I think they should let us come too, don't you?! Ha! Ahhh...this is SO exciting.</div>
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Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-27707044534133874172014-07-23T20:53:00.000-07:002014-07-23T20:53:06.584-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Lord have mercy! I haven't blogged for an extremely long time, but I didn't think I skipped an entire year. 2013 is a blank page of my life. So I'm going to post some things that happened in 2013.<br />
1. Spent all 2013 summer trying to bring life to our 3/4 acre residential lot. The severe drought caused 4 bushes and 6 trees to die. I've replaced the 4 bushes but 2 of them died as well. So I'm hopeful that I can replant 2 more bushes that will survive this summer. As I'm writing this, it was 114 degrees outside today. Ugh!<br />
2. I had an extreme allergic reaction to a medication that put me in the ER and 4 cat scans. I ended up diagnosing myself. I had all the side effect symptoms of a drug gone rogue in my body. Took about 3 months to recover. I ended up cancelling all my teaching appointments during this time. Ouch!<br />
3. I made a beautiful white & azure blue cuff that I call "Montana Wild" and I participated in my first 2013 Battle of the Beadsmith and made a gorgeous "Kaleidoscope" necklace. It's loaded with crystals, and I loved it! But I was blowned out of the water in the first round. But I was determined to try again if given the chance.<br />
4. My "Red Queen" bead embroidery necklace won in the 2013 Seed Bead Competition as a Finalist.<br />
5. John & I both got the flu. Ha! I'm sure you didn't want to hear about that. LOL But we were so proud of ourselves because we hadn't had the flu in a very long time. John is a retired senior pastor for The United Methodist Church. He's no longer active but still performs funerals. So we knew where he picked up the flu from and brought it home. Hey, I'd rather he bring home flowers. Smile.....<br />
6. Christmas with my family was SO much fun!<br />
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EBEG Goes Gala Treasury which includes my The White Enchantress bib necklace. Here's the link:<br />
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Having a 15% OFF Holiday Sale in my Etsy Shop for the entire month of December! Usually my sale's are a maximum of 10%. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jewelrytaylormade">http://www.etsy.com/shop/jewelrytaylormade</a></div>
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BLACK FRIDAY through CYBER MONDAY, Nov 23-26, receive a 10% Discount in my shop. Use Discount Coupon Code: BLACKCYBER to receive your discount.</div>
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Etsy Bead Embroidery Guild's - Bead Fest #5, theme is STEAMPUNK! Yay! Entries are due January 31st. Oh, I can see the wheels turning.....ha!<br />
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Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-69602019544476052262012-11-18T13:54:00.001-08:002012-11-18T13:54:02.816-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A spectacular Treasury of "fringe" including my Treasure of the Sea necklace.<br />
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzE5OTE5MHwyNzIzNTk0MzYy/fringe-wearable-fun</div>
Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-60026558409062985942012-11-13T15:49:00.001-08:002012-11-13T15:49:56.453-08:00Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry: A 2012 Best Book of the Year award from Publishers Weekly « Lark Crafts Lark Crafts<a href="http://www.larkcrafts.com/jewelry-beading/pw/#.UKLclwuwsX4.blogger">Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry: A 2012 Best Book of the Year award from Publishers Weekly « Lark Crafts Lark Crafts</a>Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-53389071659273337472012-11-12T22:12:00.001-08:002012-11-12T22:12:23.119-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've made 5 of these "Dancing Waves" necklaces for holiday presents. They bead weave fast. Pattern is by Jill Wiseman in her new book Beautiful Beaded Ropes. </div>
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Sorry I haven't written for awhile. I finally have our boat unloaded and now I'm cleaning. Not just a fast cleaning but every square inch type of cleaning. While we were in the rain every single day in Alaska, our boat didn't get a chance to dry out so I'm fighting mildew in bathrooms and on the walls. Yuck! My husband is listing our boat for sale this next week and everything has to be spic and span. So if you know anyone that would be interested in a 47 foot Jefferson dual engines, please let us know. In the evenings, I've been trying to bead weave some necklaces for presents. More on that later. </div>
Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-61896560369949647772012-11-03T19:29:00.002-07:002012-11-03T19:29:39.390-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's the Guild member's beadwork for our Bead Fest #4 Chocolate & Cherries! Many talented ladies!<br />
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Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-6372957902079512342012-11-03T17:51:00.003-07:002012-11-03T17:52:22.791-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Please see below link to Heather's blog where she has written an article about three member's work of Etsy's Bead Embroidery Guild (one being yours truly). Thank you Heather!</div>
Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-35952576833665692082012-11-03T17:50:00.001-07:002012-11-03T17:50:22.385-07:00Heather's Haven: New listings from Etsy Bead Embroidery Guild<a href="http://heathershaven2.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-listings-from-etsy-bead-embroidery.html#comment-form">Heather's Haven: New listings from Etsy Bead Embroidery Guild</a>Catherine Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087970385722959378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959190554072963012.post-755449952824896922012-10-28T14:27:00.000-07:002012-10-28T14:27:11.191-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
RE: BIRDS OF A FEATHER CONTEST<br />
Voting will be done by a panel of 5 Judges. There will also be a "People's Choice" vote. A Poll will be made on Polldaddy.com and posted from Oct 31-Nov 7. Please vote for your favorite!<br />
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Here is my entry in the BIRDS OF A FEATHER contest (deadline Oct 31st)<br />
<a href="http://goodquillhunting.com/Catherine_Taylor_BOAF_Entry.html">http://goodquillhunting.com/Catherine_Taylor_BOAF_Entry.html</a></div>
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Here is my entry for Bead Fest 4 Chocolate & Cherries theme for my Etsy Bead Embroidery Guild. I call it Cherry Jubilee. This is my favorite pendant necklace that I've made. I hope you do too! I'll try to post the photo collage from all the entries. EBEG now has 42 members and is growing. Perhaps you'd like to join. If you have any questions, please let me know. I love to talk about EBEG! :-)<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/113205080/bead-embroidery-cherry-jubilee-pendant">https://www.etsy.com/listing/113205080/bead-embroidery-cherry-jubilee-pendant</a></div>
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We made it to our home port, Cap Sante Boat Haven, and yesterday North Harbor Diesel pulled our boat from the water for winter storage. Now we have to unload everything and clean. This year I have mold to clean as our boat didn't really have a chance to dry out from all the rain we encountered. Then our boat goes into an enclosed boat house where it's heated to dry out the boat before they apply the shrink-wrapping to the boat and dingy. See you learned something today! :-) The above pic is the lighthouse at New Bella Bella. To view all of my photo's from my Alaskan voyage, go to my Facebook page under Travel 2012 - http://www.facebook.com/catherine.j.taylor1</div>
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We're back in the USA! Yay! We spent a couple of nights (Sea Otter Inlet & Phillips Inlet) off of Fitz Hugh Sound and waited for better weather. We were blessed with good weather which enabled us to cross Queen Charlotte Sound which is in the open sea. Then onward through Queen Charlotte Strait. After 7 hours of swells, I was happy to finally stop somewhere. We spent the first night anchored in Blunden Harbour which is on the east side of Queen Charlotte Stait. Then staying next in Growler Bay (W. Cracoft Island), then onward to Port Neville and trying to go around the maze of 50+ net fishermen boats netting for Coho salmon. We met some interesting missionary couples that cruise around the area. They lease the Hansen family land & homes in that area. The Hansen family had lived at Port Neville since 1891. I took some pics of their old grocery store that closed in 1960. The wonderful family history was the father, Oly at the post office, and his wife, Lilly, gave boaters in the area weather reports in Johnstone Strait via their radio. They passed away, and their daughter, Lorna, carried on the weather report tradition until NOAA provided the information. Lorna raised her daughter on the family land but eventually moved to Campbell River as the post office & grocery store closed, and she wasn't able to make a living and has leased her land. The morning we left there were 26 Hansen family members having a reunion with the missionaries. I really wanted to meet Lorna, and her family but felt the dock space for them was far more valuable to them so we moved on. The weather was still good so onward through Discovery Passage to Gowlland Harbour (Quadra Island). We were nervous about going through Seymour Narrows rapids that can run to 16 knots, but we came through during flood and it wasn't so bad as the written literature. Then we spent a few days in Campbell River. It was the Canadian's Thanksgiving Holiday and the stores were closed. But we spent a few days cleaning the boat, doing laundry, and purchasing groceries. The last few days were just gorgeous, but we knew they wouldn't last. We crossed over to Lund, B.C. for a night. But the next day when we headed out, we heard gale storms in the forecast. They weren't kidding! We didn't have good shelter in that area so we ended up going into Selma Park (near city of Sechelt) where we still didn't have good shelter. Our boat was too big to fit behind their tiny breakwater & the float was full with local boats. So we ended up anchoring near the entrance so we could have more swing room. But when the gales hit, we were pounded with one storm after another. We spent 4 days there while the winds and rain blew! Thank God our anchor held or we would of been grounded on the beach! John ended up putting a stern anchor out too. We had gone this direction so we could go to Vancouver to meet Jacquie Champion, but the gale robbed us of those precious days. We spent the entire day on Tuesday cruising to USA waters with a storm right behind us. The day trip was fairly smooth except the last hour was breezy and bumpy. We're visiting our favorite island, Sucia Island, before heading into our home port, Cap Sante Boat Haven, in Anacortes. Then all the preparations will start with unloading, loading into RV, laundry, and cleaning every inch. Believe me, this life is not glamous! Perhaps the wealthy that can afford service staff help. But it's definitely not the case here so no envy please! Yes, I got to see dolphins chase our boat, whales, and grizzly bear's but that horrible storm we hit in Frederick Sound has frightened the daylights out of me!!</div>
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My Treasure of the Sea bead embroidery bib necklace is in an Etsy Treasury. Thank you Natalia! Take a look.<br />
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Our Bead Fest #4 Chocolate & Cherries deadline is October 31st. However, I saw this entry and couldn't resist showing it to you. Click link above.</div>
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Sorry, I haven't blogged for quite awhile. We finished cruising the inside passage. After Haines, we went to Skagway and took the White Pass & Yukon Railway ride which was so much fun. Skagway had a four cruise ships in so there were many tourists. After Skagway, we cruised to Sitka and it was rain all day for a few days. Once the rain stopped, we went to town and shopped for some Christmas presents. Our taxi driver took us around town to show us the history of Sitka. Sitka used to be the capital and it was in Sitka that the USA purchased Alaska from the Russian's. Some wonderful history! We're presently are in Ketchikan, AK heading south to Anacortes, WA. Some of you may already know but a week ago Thursday, we got caught in a gale in Frederick Sound. Wind 92 (gusts over 100) and 35 foot waves. We had sea water going over the top of our flybridge and pouring in on top of us, the bilge alarms going off, the sea water fried my husband's HP computer, there were a few things torn-off the boat, sea water in the front stateroom, broken dishes, everything flown on the floor, and a capsized dingy. The waves were so strong that it was pushing us and the boat was going in circles. Luckily we finally got to Kake and two fishermen helped us tie-up. But shortly after they left, the wind actually got stronger. My hubby and I ended up getting sick at that point. The human body can only take so much. Our boat took a pounding but handled wonderfully considering the circumstances. John and a motor mechanic worked on the outboard motor for four days before it would start again. We've been through the ringer, but we're so happy to be alive! We were going to leave Ketchikan today but there's gale winds in Dixson Passage. That's an open ocean area we have to pass through to enter Canadian waters. Tomorrow afternoon the wind is supposed to decrease to 15 so we're going to try to get through then. If not, we won't be able to pass through until Thursday or Friday of next week as the winds pick back up to over 40 for three days. Say a prayer for us! I don't care to cruise in rough waters ever again! :-)</div>
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Well, we're in Haines, Alaska. Almost 1000 miles north of Seattle. We've stayed in Haines a couple of day's longer than anticipated because the weather has been rough. Tomorrow the forecast is for better weather so we'll head out early for Skagway. <br />
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Previously on our route in the inside passage, we volunteered for the Coast Guard to rescue the boat, Ambrosia, it's owner (Rod) and his passenger (brother Jef). Rod's boat, Ambrosia, had gone dead in the water because of bad fuel. He told us later that his fuel had been polished but apparently the worker didn't get out all of the slug. An unfortunate occurance. His boat was non-functioning right in the middle of Stephens Passage which is the direct route into Juneau. As we were approaching their location in our boat, we heard a call over our VHF radio that a cruise ship was approaching our area. We had trouble spotting his boat. We asked him to turn on his anchor light. We still didn't see the Ambrosia. Next we asked him to light a flare. We still couldn't see the boat. It wasn't until he lit several flares that we were finally able to locate the Ambrosia. We went directly to them and rafted his boat to ours. It was getting dark and we needed to get moving to a secure location. We finally decided to go to Taku Bay which was further up the channel. We put a tow-line on the back to pull Rod's boat. Hours later we arrived in Taku. They didn't have any water, food, nor blankets on the Ambrosia. So we fed them, made the guest bed with fresh linens, and pushed water bottles into their hands. By the time we were ready for bed it was after 1 AM. None of us got much sleep. The next day we got underway and took them and the Ambrosia into Juneau. Before departing, we had made arrangements to have dinner with them tomorrow evening. John (my hubby) tied our dingy onto the Ambrosia so Rod could tie up his boat at the dock. Our boat was too big to go in that area so I stayed with our boat doing donuts until hubby's return. <br />
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The next day, during Jef's lunch hour, they both came bearing gifts! I couldn't believe it! Both are great guy's, and I'm just thankful they are here to tell their story. Later I got to thinking that the reality of their situation could of been deadly. We had trouble seeing them, and we were looking for them. Even if their small boat did show up on the cruise ship's radar most likely they wouldn't of been seen and taken for ground clutter. Had that cruise ship hit them, they both would of been toast! Not only that, we learned that their family thought we were only returning the Ambrosia without Rod & Jef. They called the Coast Guard and wasn't told we had two passenger's as well. So their family was all upset and rightfully so! I'm so happy both Rod and Jef were alive and returning to their family that loved them so much.<br />
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We had a wonderful time during our dinner with the brother's, visiting, and rejoicing in their lives before we had to depart for Haines. They helped us get our boat underway. We already missed them. Our lives were blessed with two new brother's in Juneau! A wonderful gift indeed!<br />
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Once we left Juneau, we were among a pod of whales. Such a fascinating sight of these wonderful, huge mammals. Awesome!! We spent the next two days anchored in William Henry Bay among the eagles and the snow-capped mountains. So gorgeous! There wasn't another soul around. It felt like we were the only two people on earth. We really didn't want to leave. LOL Once we approached Haines, there were many souls.......oh, darn! Reality set in. But this is a great place set in the middle of mountains. Such a beautiful place! Many talented artist's here, native's, and fishermen. We've had two days of heavy wind and rain. Today my hubby said come here, and he pointed to the mountains. There's new snow..........a sign fall is here. So tomorrow we're off to Skagway, and then Glacier Bay, and finally Sitka, hopefully returning before the big storms arrive. - Blessing to You!!!<br />
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