Comments on: Tante Anna

By: Ann Widner

Ann Widner — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:05:16 +0000

Thanks Sarah, Jo, and Colleen for your very nice comments… You made my whole week!! I love making and sharing my photo jewelry, and it means a lot to me that other people like my creations, too!

By: Colleen Hamm

Colleen Hamm — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:21:28 +0000

What a beautiful piece of art. I love the story behind it as well!!!

By: Jo Roseborough

Jo Roseborough — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 02:26:11 +0000

Lovely memorial to your cousin and your family. What a brilliant idea and beautiful piece.

By: Sarah R

Sarah R — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:45:29 +0000

Love the pendant and the story behind it! Great job

By: Ann Widner

Ann Widner — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:33:08 +0000

Thanks, Rena and Paula! I really enjoyed creating this pendant. I know it’s a little different, but I just love faces. They speak to my spirit! I usually feature my own photography on my photo jewelry, but I found that I love to take old pictures – especially ones of my family members – and make something new and different from them.

I think that Tati might turn over in her grave if she saw my necklace. She passed away at the age of 101 close to 20 years ago. She never married and was a nanny for a wealthy family here in St. Louis for 50 years! She basically lived a “Downton Abbey” life. She was a beautiful woman, and she was also very much a character!!

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:19:21 +0000

Ann, this is stunning. I love how the crystal gives your pendant such a magical mystical feel. I am sure your “Tati” would be so proud to be a part of such a gorgeous piece of jewelry.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 07:16:49 +0000

Ann, I’m so sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your cousin.

I love your interesting idea of using part of Tati’s portrait photo with a chandelier crystal – it makes such a fascinating, ethereal pendant. How lovely that it honors both your cousin and aunt.

And thank you for sharing the interesting history of Tati and your grandmother coming to America without knowing anyone here, to earn money to send back home after the devastation of WWI. What brave ladies!