tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18336439797364393992024-03-05T19:53:22.422-05:00Crochet A la CarteHello and welcome to my Crochet Blog! If you visit, please leave a message. It's fun to see who's stopped by to look. Any patterns I publish on the Blog are my own design and as such are copyrighted to me. As these patterns take a lot of my time and effort to design, please respect my copyright and use these for your own personal use only. Please don't sell my patterns. Thank you. Enjoy my blog!Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-76831944450776776202016-10-12T16:22:00.000-04:002016-10-12T16:22:00.893-04:00Comfortghans I designed for friends and family<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have had a busy year crochet- wise, but not for my business. I designed comfort-ghans for a dear friend going through a health crisis and his new wife, both VERY dear friends. I loved the one I designed in an ocean theme so much that I then made one for my mom and Grama! Lol. They were freeform crochet in each person's favorite color. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A comfort-ghan is a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n afghan crocheted or knitted for<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> someone going through a difficult time such as a h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ealth crisis, divorce, death of a loved one, etc. Its <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">intended to bring them some comfort in a difficult<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> time and to let them know someone cares and is thinking about them. I make mine more of a lapghan size so they can use it on the couch watching tv if they want. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was the one I made in our friend's favorite colors, turquoise and brown. When he was diagnosed he said<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> "</span> I've got this. I'm a miracle." So that's what I had stitched on the centre square<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> :0)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shells and beads were pre-strung on the yarn. NOT a fun time! Lol.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was to symbolize the unending love and support she has from all her friends and family.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked this one so much and had so much fun making this that I made my Mom and Gran each one!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is my Mom's.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her favorite flower is a Frangipani, but she also likes Hibiscus. The centers of the hibiscus have glass beads in them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved making the cute little jelly fish! :0) The white streak above them is a white cap. I used a white acrylic yarn with opal metallic sequins on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The volcanoes are slightly 3-d. The streams of lava are fuzzy yellow yarn stitched in place and a bright pink yarn with a metallic thread in it. It actually starts in the top of the volcano which is a raised open hole. I used black for the fresh lava, then into brown and green to represent the dirt and vegetation that grows on an older volcano. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-75566622365960062512012-01-26T14:06:00.000-05:002015-03-25T15:10:23.866-04:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I just finished another little girl's crocheted felted Flower purse! (all except the liner:) This one is a Fairy House Flower:) Most of it is made using the Kertzer Persian tapestry yarn I bought (the big blue bag:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It started out like my other flower purses, then took on a mind of it's own!! Lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some pics of it before felting. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I didn't care for the petals so added to them a bit. Now it reminded me more of Tinkerbell! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once I got the idea for the handle, it made me think of a Fairy House! What's a Fairy house without a toad stool or 2? A Fairy decided to move into one of them:0) The unattached toad stool on the right is just an experiment. I might put it with the purse as a key chain or something or just keep it to use as a decoration for my plants....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The handle one one side was made to look like the stem and roots of a flower but made me think of a tree trunk and roots.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's the curly vine like tip of the stem, just like in the Fairy books:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a close up of the lone toad stool. I may have to make it some friends:0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's some beautiful batik material I found that will look great to line it with! The bright pink matches the purse and there's a hint of orange in it to match the purse. The curly lines remind me of Fairies. I'll line it as soon as it is dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once it's lined it will be posted for sale either on my fb page: (Crochet A la Carte (Deidre Eyles) or on my etsy page: (CrochetAlaCarte.etsy.com)</span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-58802678606163043432012-01-07T06:00:00.000-05:002012-01-07T06:00:02.215-05:00yarn haul of the century!!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is my yarn haul!! My lys "Andjareena's" in Carrying Place near Trenton, Ontario, had some Kertzer's Persian tapestry yarn that I used for the first 2 little girl's flower purses I made. Being Persian yarn, it is in 3 lace weight strands that can be separated. I use 2 strands for the felted purses. They are 40 yd skeins and usually cost $3.99/skein. Andjareena's called and offered them to me for $1/skein IF I took the entire lot of 107 skeins! My Mom bought it for me for Christmas!! Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at the SIZE of the bag!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All the colors of the RAINBOW!!!!! (and you can't see <i>all</i> of the colors:0) I have so many ideas for cute little girl's purses that I can't keep up!!! LOL!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These 2 are reserved for a very special Flower purse. I took a picture of a very unique plant/flower at the zoo a couple of years ago.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some more skeins. The bunch in the left bottom corner are being reserved. They will be made into a special purse for ME:) The comp doesn't do justice to any of the colors. The one color is a gorgeous teal green color! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Did I mention, I love my Mommy? :*) Thanks Mom!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The drawback to the Persian yarn is separating it. The full skeins have to be separated a foot or 2 at a time, unwound (untangled? untwisted?) and wound into balls or it tangles dreadfully!! VERY time consuming and you get very sore arms and shoulders!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The other skeins come pre-cut in 3' (I think) lengths, which has it's own problems. Much easier to separate, but far too short to crochet with! Therefore it has to be separated then joined and rolled into balls. I tried tying them together, but it was not very secure and I'd have TONS of ends to trim after felting. I was also worried that the ends might come undone before it felts, leaving a large hole in the purse! Yikes!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I tried crossing the ends a tiny bit, then turning them back the way they came and pre-felting them a bit with a felting needle. I held the very fine strands over my left index finger, then VERY carefully used the needle to try to "felt" the yarn together without poking myself! (I kind of poked it into the yarn from the side, then kind of "sawed" at the yarn) It worked, kind of, but again was very time consuming and not always the most secure:(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A friend of mine on fb, Brenda Bourg, reminded me of the "Russian Join" method. Thanks Brenda! :0) I had thought of it earlier, but decided against it as the strands are so thin I didn't think it would work. When she mentioned it I decided to give it a try (anything had to be faster than the needle felting method!) So far, this has turned out to be the fastest method. I leaves bigger loops than I like, but it seems secure and I don't use too much precious yarn (some colors only have a skein or 2, not really enough for a purse, so has to be worked into the design very carefully).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are photos of my Russian joining.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The ends are first crossed over each other and the needle is at the very end of one end. Because it is 2 very thin strands held together I can't just go straight up the yarn. I have to weave the needle back and forth through both strands very carefully. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a better photo of the needle going through the strands of yarn.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And this is the finished "Russian Joined" yarn strands! I'm not fussy about the loops it leaves, but I can work with it and it should felt so you don't even see it.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voila! The finished, joined yarn wound into a working ball of yarn! :0)</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I already have a Flower purse design in mind for this nice bright salmony pink color:0) (it's a lot brighter in person:)</span><br />
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<br />Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-84243991385647363672012-01-06T13:51:00.000-05:002012-01-06T13:51:49.680-05:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These little girl's Flower purses were my 4th order. The customer also requested 2 little girl's matching berets to go with them. They were for a 3 and 5 yr old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When the polar fleece liner is tucked into the purse, it not only keeps things from falling out, but I think it looks like a rose bud:0)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The hat was lined as well so the wool wouldn't be scratchy.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I always try to add a little Lady Bug button or something else whimsical for decoration to all my purses.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After all, Lady Bugs eat nasty aphids:0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's the lighter pink one. I couldn't have made the pattern match any better if I had actually tried to do it! lol What a happy coincidence:0)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Close up of the liner. The wavy part turns up. I just wanted to show that it can be folded down for easier access. This one looks crooked. It looked much better </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">when it was blocked:0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the matching berets. The little tiny one was my first attempt...a bit too tiny I think! It would fit a doll!! lol. Maybe I could sell matching dolly hats and purses? :*)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a tulip that was growing in my garden a couple of years ago. This was the inspiration for the coloring style used for the purses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have now had orders for 5 little girl's crocheted felted Flower purses!! </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the 5th little girl's
crocheted felted flower purse I designed. I did the petals a little
differently to change things up. I always try to make each one different
so no 2 are exactly alike. This one was worked in Cascade 220 for the
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</div>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-31514709399501855242011-09-26T13:31:00.000-04:002011-09-26T13:33:29.836-04:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I sold my first pattern on Ravelry!! Yay!! It was for my "Quick and Easy Coffee Cup Jacket"</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also wrote a second version of the pattern using UK terminology. It is now available for sale in my Ravelry shop "Deidre Eyles Designs" along with the original version using US terms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've also updated my info on my etsy shop: CrochetAlaCarte.etsy.com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've set up a Face Book page for Crochet A la Carte. Please feel free to take a look and "like" it if you enjoy it:0) </span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you.</span><br />
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<br />Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-36251504182593348462011-09-16T11:03:00.000-04:002011-09-16T11:04:33.588-04:00Up-cycled jean bag for me<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I decided my daughter's up-cycled jean purse turned out so well, I would give my old favorite pair of Calvin Klein button fly jeans a new life! They were very old and had been "retired" due to great wearing in spots, but I hated to throw them away.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love the buttons on them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here they are after cutting the legs off. I'll probably use the legs to make a change purse and some of those microwave heating pads.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Turned inside out to see how they look and lay before trimming them shorter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trimmed and sewn inside out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And the final look after turning right side out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a gorgeous teal blue Batik material with various shades of greens, browns, blues and purples. Liner sewn and ready to install. I forgot to photograph the next part, but I sewed in several pockets for specific items; ie, cell phone (mobile), a tube of lippy, my business cards, of course!, credit and membership card wallet and a couple extra, just in case!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tada! The finished purse!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The handle is only temporary. It's a spare handle from something (not sure what) that I found in the house. I haven't decided what I want the handle to be yet... This one just clips on at the ends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a gorgeous wool blend yarn I had on hand. I just did a free form piece to go over the button to close. The colors matched the liner perfectly! It's like they were made for each other:0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The front pockets are perfect for storing my coffee cup cozies:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A pocket that's easily accessible for your lippy is a must:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And of course I couldn't forget my business cards. They need to be in easy reach! I placed it on the front side of the liner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And there you have it! My up-cycled jean purse. A new life for a beloved pair of jeans:0)</span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-26095241183676390992011-09-16T10:03:00.001-04:002011-09-16T10:04:01.301-04:00upcycle jean bags<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My daughter had an old pair of jeans that no longer fit and had holes in the knees, and as they had a lot of embroidered butterflies on them, I decided to make her a purse out of them. I cut the legs off, turned them inside out, and sewed across the leg openings. As the material is denim and quite thick, and as the crotch part is an odd shape, I had to fiddle a bit to get it to work properly. Here is the finished product.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I let her pick out the material from my material stash and this is the one she chose. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It looks like a sky with clouds so suits the butterflies really well, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next step was adding a
handle. I used 2 strands of embroidery floss, which she picked out, to crochet the handle.
There was a bit of miscommunication on our parts; she wanted stripes and
I thought she meant across, but after it was done she informed me she
meant length-wise like a Rainbow! I did offer to redo it, but she said
it was ok and that she liked it anyway:0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attaching the handles was the tricky part. I crocheted the handle in sc, 6 sc across. First I worked several rows of sc. Then I worked 2 sc, ch 2, fed the skein of floss through the belt loop, then worked the last 2 single crochet. for the next row, I turned, then worked the first 2 sc, worked 2 sc over the ch 2, then fed the skein of floss through the belt loop again, and worked the last 2 sc. Then I had to repeat the whole process again to finish off on top of the belt loop. Doing it this way, I ended up with a bar of crochet behind the loop so the handle should be pretty secure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm thinking of making another handle and attaching it on the 2 front belt loops as well for added stability when carrying the purse. Maybe I could make them in the longer Rainbow stripes?... There was some embroidery left on the legs as well, maybe I will make a matching change purse... She still has a few more old pairs of jeans with embroidery and embellishments...more purses anyone? :0)</span><br />
Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-83719513735119662282011-09-14T09:25:00.000-04:002011-09-14T09:25:23.674-04:00Halloween crochet<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that the kids are back in school, I've had more time to get things done. I'm concentrating more on my etsy shop and getting more items made to post on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For my cup cozies and coasters, I've come up with some Halloween items. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a really cool felted cup cozy for Halloween. The spider's web is hand stitched in a fine weight wool yarn. Each "anchor" line is stitched separately so that if one gets caught and breaks, it won't pull the others. Each line of webbing going across is separate as well. This pin is metal with black and white rhinestones on the body. I found it at my local Michael's craft store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is modelled after my Molar Coasters. It's a rotten molar! Every dental care professional's worst nightmare!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This adorable little fellow is cute enough to make any child (or adult) smile:0)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This cute little guy is the Molar Monster! </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He's what happens when a good tooth goes bad!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't they make a cute pair?</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's Frankencozy! Isn't he just adorable? :0)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All of these frightening little fellows can be found in my etsy shop and I'm listing more every day.</span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-75126222540790108712011-08-11T08:36:00.003-04:002011-08-11T09:31:29.030-04:00tid bits of info I've learned for selling on Etsy<span style="font-family:arial;">In the past couple of weeks I have listed 31 items for sale on Etsy and found out that there is a steep learning curve to selling on etsy!
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<br />I thought it would be simple.
<br /> Step 1: crochet item
<br /> Step 2: photograph item
<br /> Step 3: list item on etsy
<br /> Step 4: watch the items sell...
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<br />Wrong! lol! Silly me! hehehe:0)
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<br />After barely any views and no sales in the past couple weeks, I started reading articles on Etsy on how to market your stuff so it sells.
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<br />One tid bit of information I learned was that apparently, people who shop on Etsy don't want a "thing", they want an item with a story! They can get a "thing" (read: an item off a shelf in Walmart with a tag that says Made In China), so that when someone asks them "Where did you get that gorgeous purse?" their reply might be something like: <span style="font-style: italic;">
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<br />"I bought it in Walmart. It kind of looks like a beach and water with fish in it." </span>(I'm using my Ocean purse as an example, IF I were to sell it. NO, I am NOT selling it:0)
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<br />No, they want to be able to reply:
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> "I bought it on Etsy. Isn't it Unique?! The designer loves the Ocean and would love to live there. She is also fanatical about the Environment and this crocheted felted purse was her way of getting the message out there that we need to clean up our Oceans and beaches and keep them clean if we want to be able to enjoy them! She hates that more and more species of Ocean life are going extinct every day and tries to use her creativity and artistic talent to get the word out there about the dire straights of our environment. The fish skeleton represents the fish that are dying and becoming extinct.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The designer used eco friendly food coloring to dye some of the wool because she couldn't find the colors she needed. She tries to be environmentally friendly by using upcycled materials and found objects in her works when she can."</span>
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<br />I did not know that. Now I do. Huh. I guess I have a lot of re-writing of my descriptions to do!
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<br />They don't want: <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"wool, crocheted, felted purse. Looks like beach and ocean with fish charms." </span>That doesn't give them anything to talk about when asked about their wonderful new purse.
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<br />No, they want a conversation piece. They want:
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> "Watch the fish swimming in the ocean and pick sea shells on the beach with this Ocean inspired crocheted, felted 100% wool purse with silver shell charms and delightful fish swimming amongst the coral and sea weed!
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<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> I love the Ocean and would love to be able to walk the beaches every day looking for treasures in the sand. I included a fish skeleton charm to the beach to draw attention to the state of our oceans and the sad fact that there are many species of ocean life going extinct every day."</span>
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<br />That description gives them fodder for a good conversation! It gives them a very interesting and very unique, One-Of-A-Kind <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Work of Art</span> to hold all their precious items, that no one else will have! Not a mass produced "purse" that 500 other people have.
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<br />There you have it.
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<br />I decided that if I am a newbie seller that knows <span style="font-style: italic;">nothing</span> about marketing my works of art, then so are a lot of other people. There is a big learning curve to marketing on Etsy and I thought I would pass along any tidbits I pick up to others in the same position. I hope this helps someone and they find it useful. Now I'm off to re-write 29 listings:0)
<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-47104567536227845602011-08-07T12:19:00.014-04:002011-08-07T13:03:59.229-04:00updated photos of the crocheted, felted free form ocean purse<span style="font-family:arial;">Here are some more photos of the crocheted felted free form Ocean purse I was making myself.<br /><br />Here's the front with the flap open. The handle on this side was made to look like seaweed or kelp. I even crocheted some free form coral.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrRGMtAYl2griomXD6y4TSj8QzKwWInzWTPSkH9dskdF002VBLPRlIjByUgziy4ypPQwss4NJots0x2iC0M7E3_jiZvttkV8-AJDa64270Wk4Dc14hNZz_RdYjRhakrbl4ojrXQ-epX4/s1600/IMG_2165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrRGMtAYl2griomXD6y4TSj8QzKwWInzWTPSkH9dskdF002VBLPRlIjByUgziy4ypPQwss4NJots0x2iC0M7E3_jiZvttkV8-AJDa64270Wk4Dc14hNZz_RdYjRhakrbl4ojrXQ-epX4/s320/IMG_2165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638149844263447874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6wFwKp46ldCp-nEKDB0gr0_f5frCh1UM6AO2KkfeOUqQTxoJ64S2Ih4RjRUGCAwQpKwKMDjciWSgtITyG-dewsFJVEhZJfEyhw9j_qaunF5qTPi0rsoLhHzmI2HLumIjQSV3B7gb-rs/s1600/IMG_2170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6wFwKp46ldCp-nEKDB0gr0_f5frCh1UM6AO2KkfeOUqQTxoJ64S2Ih4RjRUGCAwQpKwKMDjciWSgtITyG-dewsFJVEhZJfEyhw9j_qaunF5qTPi0rsoLhHzmI2HLumIjQSV3B7gb-rs/s320/IMG_2170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638150023460728978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's the back view. The handle on this side was made to look like different colored coral. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPSsnQr20m1qzlS_7ciKNsXeSrOZZuj86Y27K-CY_wEgG19RmWY9Dv0d3YVl64XyBxEblsGCKJvoyC1AmrOA66T1PwRB0WEbRx0NXmWxC2OHeVJwwDMW0W2eJgPscc0SDzDliBQ1C9YY/s1600/IMG_2173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPSsnQr20m1qzlS_7ciKNsXeSrOZZuj86Y27K-CY_wEgG19RmWY9Dv0d3YVl64XyBxEblsGCKJvoyC1AmrOA66T1PwRB0WEbRx0NXmWxC2OHeVJwwDMW0W2eJgPscc0SDzDliBQ1C9YY/s320/IMG_2173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638150353985037602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKgarVYIpimqt8nk8eCw8vPixDVbwOlBhPCt484UZiYoYxN-kIJYWqPXozBaSho8helKTNXqzsbfm_hnYIYZlP3SbULVI__ylp7nGYMhq2RBp57exJ2H0aKqxB43MHBcc-_OF7FPRnWc/s1600/IMG_2172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKgarVYIpimqt8nk8eCw8vPixDVbwOlBhPCt484UZiYoYxN-kIJYWqPXozBaSho8helKTNXqzsbfm_hnYIYZlP3SbULVI__ylp7nGYMhq2RBp57exJ2H0aKqxB43MHBcc-_OF7FPRnWc/s320/IMG_2172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638150170085209202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The greeny-brown, orange and yellow were originally the color of the base (off white) the colors were the result of dying the yarn with food coloring.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are a few sea life charms I added before felting in the washing machine.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOaFdb9YABjjwyiBNkYGKqW2pyndJyEGDWA0Y9SEFeYlheHKtoD9kG0MlRkwN7u_sNu03mICMg22m0cXRpRYJ645RAtXso9KTIq09I5F1gZItCo-mbGrVy5fxSZMRM7NnfZNCN6y663U/s1600/IMG_2187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOaFdb9YABjjwyiBNkYGKqW2pyndJyEGDWA0Y9SEFeYlheHKtoD9kG0MlRkwN7u_sNu03mICMg22m0cXRpRYJ645RAtXso9KTIq09I5F1gZItCo-mbGrVy5fxSZMRM7NnfZNCN6y663U/s320/IMG_2187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638157173095882770" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_bQJ5Nwu96IQRtnf2Uk20mAKAYSQhi7_bBP4lKfq3yIvUVfEIfTh-GVb6rC8P44UwCL7Wy947byyuT_YCkPcryk87irHgS4dXys2XqHLj-ww5_-gUmcOK6XgWwCWGYbuYuTzkMpKfrk/s1600/IMG_2184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_bQJ5Nwu96IQRtnf2Uk20mAKAYSQhi7_bBP4lKfq3yIvUVfEIfTh-GVb6rC8P44UwCL7Wy947byyuT_YCkPcryk87irHgS4dXys2XqHLj-ww5_-gUmcOK6XgWwCWGYbuYuTzkMpKfrk/s320/IMG_2184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638156804505750706" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNfNkTT9ya1pxfoO8A_l5y5SO0QLOYL63fiFyQqESxM2cT10N95OC-TJX7UZDOHCcxsgZ5P2hINbsaZq7UJeMYHTORu1w60Decls6rmX4HWJEj5ttpRkk4yr_N96hCsN20kE_7nGt1-o/s1600/IMG_2183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNfNkTT9ya1pxfoO8A_l5y5SO0QLOYL63fiFyQqESxM2cT10N95OC-TJX7UZDOHCcxsgZ5P2hINbsaZq7UJeMYHTORu1w60Decls6rmX4HWJEj5ttpRkk4yr_N96hCsN20kE_7nGt1-o/s320/IMG_2183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638156689527853298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here;s a cool fish bead I found that I thought would make an awesome button to close the flap on the purse. Too bad it broke apart in the machine:(</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Hubby thinks he can glue it together with a special glue.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTGSjB1vUCv6KmrZKPSYfZNHk7abJZP1qQ4IspdOyQHfgUm_gkHJKmEC8XQj0heO0zFPPHUIAZiI8bO2MT5g1ZYhIiOr0F6T8g0uIrWMFK_sx1cUupV1RTEP-YtVvTPjtMRazqzqDJ_c/s1600/IMG_2192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTGSjB1vUCv6KmrZKPSYfZNHk7abJZP1qQ4IspdOyQHfgUm_gkHJKmEC8XQj0heO0zFPPHUIAZiI8bO2MT5g1ZYhIiOr0F6T8g0uIrWMFK_sx1cUupV1RTEP-YtVvTPjtMRazqzqDJ_c/s320/IMG_2192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638158941009059234" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNT2SfPLltuFkBdp10hNJaucZ2l_DW1MZyKg2Qe-3vm2czxzvINMyGIyz-SgivBnh8ZJoRJ788ivD_GbtXBwYJdDfWgOQYQ6_5h2QHGTNjgBZJRxMxJP-I_XKaVxQgXx79EZFPnrKFKU/s1600/IMG_2186.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />A cool spiral charm makes it look like a swirl in the water currents:)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mj5dW61_YEU39jWs0OszkmkmYEMFwZO6LJARYJ1O5uVPfeANMGbRMNStXyi4y5DY9dABXNSRAQ51-nTAckMx9GDTenxycuIRhCIIB05q1gaOrzrEivNif6AaqHtebo5yI1v606v4DSI/s1600/IMG_2188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mj5dW61_YEU39jWs0OszkmkmYEMFwZO6LJARYJ1O5uVPfeANMGbRMNStXyi4y5DY9dABXNSRAQ51-nTAckMx9GDTenxycuIRhCIIB05q1gaOrzrEivNif6AaqHtebo5yI1v606v4DSI/s320/IMG_2188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638158152761744146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">A little fish swimming in the coral:)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYUK0zOulpYe3PwEWi7ol310x6erF1JsWNMV5qSZDmDq2cw5dsf5sWv54WDUS38sa586RGgnPj_VQYLexXvNBvtodz_Dd7A9tOXxsKXzHRY5lGqPMuaJHwacXH0Q8HwrN09KJdgyMe24/s1600/IMG_2182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYUK0zOulpYe3PwEWi7ol310x6erF1JsWNMV5qSZDmDq2cw5dsf5sWv54WDUS38sa586RGgnPj_VQYLexXvNBvtodz_Dd7A9tOXxsKXzHRY5lGqPMuaJHwacXH0Q8HwrN09KJdgyMe24/s320/IMG_2182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638159375497035090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Will post photos of the finished felted purse later. Still needs a liner put in as the finished purse is a bit roomy and is really hard to find stuff in. Also, stuff keeps falling out of the holes in the free form. I've lost a couple of pens this way;0)<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-3642713191639948142011-08-07T12:10:00.006-04:002011-08-07T12:18:57.527-04:00crocheted teachers gift<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm896li37DI_BpTDYcX5OnDHaAiaQaAtcLaRYkMgibbMZ_NzAAhGemIWJlyEoWuhW24_X8NZB5WUPr-2Ny7LFODmGg1OKUy9HUVvG6xQABZyK5Qctjdo36kSKyDNiK6BmHqId54AP09Fk/s1600/IMG_2160.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a pashmina style shawl/scarf I made for my daughter's teacher at the end of the year (June 2011). I used a yarn called Midas by herwool. It is a cream colored ladder yarn with a gold thread zig zagging through it. Very pretty and works up beautifully. The teacher loved it and couldn't wait to wear it!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm896li37DI_BpTDYcX5OnDHaAiaQaAtcLaRYkMgibbMZ_NzAAhGemIWJlyEoWuhW24_X8NZB5WUPr-2Ny7LFODmGg1OKUy9HUVvG6xQABZyK5Qctjdo36kSKyDNiK6BmHqId54AP09Fk/s1600/IMG_2160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm896li37DI_BpTDYcX5OnDHaAiaQaAtcLaRYkMgibbMZ_NzAAhGemIWJlyEoWuhW24_X8NZB5WUPr-2Ny7LFODmGg1OKUy9HUVvG6xQABZyK5Qctjdo36kSKyDNiK6BmHqId54AP09Fk/s320/IMG_2160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638147693088537938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a close up of the yarn.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzqRTFl3hVR87xhiYb2OPHTUsuTdIgWrAVON9Ms_PbdrLpF_d0MC6bXu8ezDqYUN4Ww_YgeXJx0sL_iYdmTcU16KWK-e9UkmXwgz78XT_HLxete_rW9hYvxIezed9Esc82nFfOz1q6i8/s1600/IMG_2164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 63px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzqRTFl3hVR87xhiYb2OPHTUsuTdIgWrAVON9Ms_PbdrLpF_d0MC6bXu8ezDqYUN4Ww_YgeXJx0sL_iYdmTcU16KWK-e9UkmXwgz78XT_HLxete_rW9hYvxIezed9Esc82nFfOz1q6i8/s320/IMG_2164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638147517734174258" border="0" /></a>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-80500785057345985602011-08-07T08:16:00.006-04:002011-08-07T08:50:47.745-04:00new crocheted coffee cup jacket listings on etsy<span style="font-family:arial;">I've been busy the past week or so listing more coffee cup jackets on etsy. The total is now up to 15 ! I have more ready to photograph as well, hopefully today, then I can list them. Here's a few pics of my favorite listed ones:<br /><br />This one is worked in a unique lacy linked dc stitch I "invented". It reminds me of wicker. I'll make one in a brighter color and post so you can see it better.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtAi-4ySh7U6VGKhxXo3t9Ix5hFYkTV4pYhI09ePqDiRINuBf1cNFJFt3Y76RUGCMXW8MhQUWyhed_R-paIBC_GxWGHEdufzKUSxfBvUwp002sPkA6-CSEG-nlfTAK5L6bI1B5uOKaS4/s1600/Ldc+lace+ccj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtAi-4ySh7U6VGKhxXo3t9Ix5hFYkTV4pYhI09ePqDiRINuBf1cNFJFt3Y76RUGCMXW8MhQUWyhed_R-paIBC_GxWGHEdufzKUSxfBvUwp002sPkA6-CSEG-nlfTAK5L6bI1B5uOKaS4/s320/Ldc+lace+ccj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638091278375576450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This one is a particular fave of mine as it's my favorite color, lime green! The colorful bits of metallic thread in it gives it a bit of sparkle without being overdone.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUKK5hc6iBu5_wt4Wv6hmCPKMLmnFGboZ-W-WHU5Hba0d3_SUhMEOG6hsMmeYNdDV6un2J4RecqwCcODd7fO9SJstB45YDJ-z_DgRKIKCUlNTwYL5PYsjVvw-npprBX7pVbcIUJeQBNY/s1600/lime+green+ccj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUKK5hc6iBu5_wt4Wv6hmCPKMLmnFGboZ-W-WHU5Hba0d3_SUhMEOG6hsMmeYNdDV6un2J4RecqwCcODd7fO9SJstB45YDJ-z_DgRKIKCUlNTwYL5PYsjVvw-npprBX7pVbcIUJeQBNY/s320/lime+green+ccj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638091673757309154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This one reminds me of the beach! The aqua blue tropical waves lapping the sandy beach with bits of shells in the sand and the blue sky overhead.... can't you just hear the waves? I want to make another one, but add a bit of shell or 2 and sea shell charms</span>...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAET53i_sjU4tzSxz4ykXb8qlWTsrNDMiyceRXkSBS6v2Rezlen3OcJs98dScar5w5kzLYh2otl9UJqysOBtsZW1DYVocEnwRaV2E0ItbW-PRT9u_6I5-Bqh6tryckE6woCpR7ytc_Vg/s1600/beach+water+ccj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAET53i_sjU4tzSxz4ykXb8qlWTsrNDMiyceRXkSBS6v2Rezlen3OcJs98dScar5w5kzLYh2otl9UJqysOBtsZW1DYVocEnwRaV2E0ItbW-PRT9u_6I5-Bqh6tryckE6woCpR7ytc_Vg/s320/beach+water+ccj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638091433358559458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I've been working on some unique coasters as well. I am making some right now and should be able to photograph and list them today. I won't spoil the surprise, but I will give you a hint....your Dentist or Orthodontist would love it!<br /><br />The coasters done in the unique ribbing stitch I mentioned are giving me a bit of trouble. I had the pattern down a couple of years ago, but wasn't completely happy with the finished product. It was a bit sloppy looking and not crisp and finished enough for my liking so I decided it needed tweaking before I was ready to publish it. It's proving a bit tricky to get right, but I'm almost there. I will keep you informed of my progress and hopefully will be ready to publish it soon. I am going to try to post a "sneak peek" pic or 2 today:0)<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-22732540911756046652011-07-27T16:55:00.004-04:002011-07-27T17:21:48.745-04:00Busy, busy, busy!<span style="font-family:arial;"> The last few days have been busy for me. First I changed my Ravelry user name from "CreativelyMe" to "CrochetAlaCarte" to reflect my business name.<br /><br /> Next, I crocheted up a few samples of a coffee cup jacket I designed, ready to be photographed for the pattern, plus a few more as ideas hit me on how to change the pattern up using color changes, variegated yarns, furry yarn edges, etc. These will be listed for purchase on my Etsy shop as soon as I get time. My dd helped me with the photography and did a smashing job if I do say! Thank you Alannah!<br /><br /> Next I put my design for the coffee cup jacket into a Pdf file, then uploaded it onto Ravelry and listed it for sale in my Ravelry shop - Deidre Eyles Designs Ravelry downloads.( "Quick and Easy Coffee Cup Jacket)"!! It took a huge learning curve for me to get it there, but now that I have, I hope to list more as I get them written up and put into Pdf's. I'm already working on one for a coaster using a "new" hdc st I "invented" while playing around one day, that looks a bit like surface crochet and is a ribbed stitch. I hope to have the pattern written up, proofed, converted to Pdf and listed in the next week or so.<br /><br /> I also have some more ideas brewing using more "invented" stitches I discovered while playing with yarn and a hook:0)<br /><br /> A few coasters using my new hdc ribbing stitch will be available for purchase on my Etsy shop as soon as I get some made up.<br /><br /><br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-14130481568244807852011-04-01T10:59:00.004-04:002011-04-01T11:14:35.073-04:00dyeing yarn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qwD-WxA2IYYqq_84KAUCoCy1IJy78kSEgMFGewdJB3YJU5GBFCr7aQG-Plx4gqa8lspoAMApw_ysb5wuH78aOtHKPPeCOXSa56I8Ix4Fg9mu9D3DhBmJzxCSxZfUmpgc_5Os7sAHnzQ/s1600/IMG_4032.JPG"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I've dyed some more yarn for my free form crochet felted purse. Here's the yarn soaking in water prior to dyeing. Spaghetti anyone? :0)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmchSNyTXPlBuZdnDOC_dNbkfqSDgYh_nKlarNgpO93qlhMoqvLSq8nubMxlI-AyVm9yphIwjNRUgN9Po89Uvjhv-BaHDjuCXA3LeVGwawQQQwHwN74wa08Gn58Au6mn3wTsCGdGgX4_0/s1600/IMG_1679.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmchSNyTXPlBuZdnDOC_dNbkfqSDgYh_nKlarNgpO93qlhMoqvLSq8nubMxlI-AyVm9yphIwjNRUgN9Po89Uvjhv-BaHDjuCXA3LeVGwawQQQwHwN74wa08Gn58Au6mn3wTsCGdGgX4_0/s320/IMG_1679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590630022541019314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Here it is in orange, yellow and red for the coral. The rest is a brown/green mixture to be used as seaweed.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3oFy4TYJB_p7VCySE8u0MUycn0ieQURLrbQGKdDm5Ka6T6y2HYURuu3A8TPWkSuPnVgk9qVcAfW3WMlGpJDk83p-Y4mpyCjbT9inM7h-NWAORaQx5kWT98JMEO8xtbkfZXpsMiMnCec/s1600/IMG_4031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3oFy4TYJB_p7VCySE8u0MUycn0ieQURLrbQGKdDm5Ka6T6y2HYURuu3A8TPWkSuPnVgk9qVcAfW3WMlGpJDk83p-Y4mpyCjbT9inM7h-NWAORaQx5kWT98JMEO8xtbkfZXpsMiMnCec/s320/IMG_4031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590630319950250130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This was all dyed with food coloring and vinegar. I crocheted up a small piece in the natural wool and some that I dyed blue. After felting, there was no color loss to speak of and no real bleeding of the dyed wool. All-in-all, a successful experiment! :0)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qwD-WxA2IYYqq_84KAUCoCy1IJy78kSEgMFGewdJB3YJU5GBFCr7aQG-Plx4gqa8lspoAMApw_ysb5wuH78aOtHKPPeCOXSa56I8Ix4Fg9mu9D3DhBmJzxCSxZfUmpgc_5Os7sAHnzQ/s1600/IMG_4032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qwD-WxA2IYYqq_84KAUCoCy1IJy78kSEgMFGewdJB3YJU5GBFCr7aQG-Plx4gqa8lspoAMApw_ysb5wuH78aOtHKPPeCOXSa56I8Ix4Fg9mu9D3DhBmJzxCSxZfUmpgc_5Os7sAHnzQ/s320/IMG_4032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590633574844159906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I think this wants to be a coaster when it grows up:0)</span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-72551451334327670472011-03-25T08:42:00.004-04:002011-03-25T08:56:54.569-04:00a very productive day!<span style="font-family: arial;">Today was a <span style="font-style: italic;">very </span>productive day! :0) I taught a beginners crochet class at a local yarn/quilting shop, Pine Ridge Knit & Sew. I ended up with 3 students registering and actually teaching 2 ( one didn't make it as she was confused on the timing). It went very well and a good time was had by all:)<br />One of the students even ordered a child's crocheted hat from me!<br /><br />We have plans to offer the class again soon, but this time on a Friday as I already have a student lined up. We may even offer more advanced crochet classes if we see a demand for them.<br /><br />After class I stopped at the grocery store and one of the cashiers was really interested in my crocheted felted purse and possibly a hat as well. I didn't have a business card on me as I had just given out my last one, so told her I'd drop one off later. Later on when my husband came home we popped into the grocery store again (they had chicken on sale at a REALLY good price that we just couldn't pass up:0) and I gave her the card. As we were going through the checkout later she stopped to talk to me for a minute and now had a request for a pillow as well...with the British Flag on it! THAT one will definitely take some creative thinking on my part! lol. But it will be a really fun project that I am definitely looking forward to!<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-21789346765074910032011-03-25T08:33:00.002-04:002011-03-25T08:41:25.947-04:00Contract crochet job...finished!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrYsXM1SrgcWI-rVfvTMuMVxhArbggJ21-BAfuqr8y3ZC8aNolpNNeKpkBwh4FVl3eGT5HgFCxuDJwhtbW6iRnbk9CPLS0MRkiJ401zjETE8s4wiDO5o-IQpI7WSiN7JnqL5qhyphenhyphenh8gYw/s1600/IMG_4020.JPG"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I just finished a contract crochet job. A lady brought me the yarn and pattern and asked me to crochet an afghan for her. The pattern is a diamond pattern made by using sc with ch's between worked with 2 strands held together. The original pattern was done in one color. My job was to incorporate a second color into the afghan pattern if possible. The 2 colors were black and red. This is what I came up with:)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrYsXM1SrgcWI-rVfvTMuMVxhArbggJ21-BAfuqr8y3ZC8aNolpNNeKpkBwh4FVl3eGT5HgFCxuDJwhtbW6iRnbk9CPLS0MRkiJ401zjETE8s4wiDO5o-IQpI7WSiN7JnqL5qhyphenhyphenh8gYw/s1600/IMG_4020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrYsXM1SrgcWI-rVfvTMuMVxhArbggJ21-BAfuqr8y3ZC8aNolpNNeKpkBwh4FVl3eGT5HgFCxuDJwhtbW6iRnbk9CPLS0MRkiJ401zjETE8s4wiDO5o-IQpI7WSiN7JnqL5qhyphenhyphenh8gYw/s320/IMG_4020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587995005517613186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The afghan is supposed to be approx. 48" X 64", mine turned out slightly larger due to the yarn being used.</span></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-74631572160166812152011-03-04T14:29:00.005-05:002011-03-04T14:40:37.062-05:00The journey of the free form felted purse continues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gETdnTvWHPGvEclyENRBaUTA3jcB04wiZGaxZn78KDHYsDeohHNtI3EVXjLr1Wiz-OJIUX74e6N1-Khx7HFcej5uMb7IN6GUdFGg15wlvOa5yVC4KUYSO_7fCNGYcEwqkJ_PKHsg42g/s1600/IMG_1677.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4YYf7BEhmRL-2ykgKlTcMugk7T-yElvt1MjJmoySrGvmMRqKbGMcEmfnDkAVGtr_QVR8G1vC5kEBmkGHR_QT928q1Rl2LKXK8PTmkDMsEfokX-ubkAvKay_tjv62FB0flQl7VpFMu8Q/s1600/IMG_1678.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's an update on the free form purse.... I dyed some more wool yarn using food coloring and vinegar. It is a bit more "turquoise" than the main body color, but not bad. I think once I dye some more yarn in red, orange and yellows and crochet some coral to put on, it should look ok. The color contrast didn't show up as well in pics as I'd hoped:)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdntmMd4aT2x9_DoReWQAgqmtcgsqG7dkQLtxZIX5oUGjBw_u-NTI4fI9jOz8WIsJwm-ZF3ufAltk5fYBASgYR5jFVQOd2mMeT1LbuDVEwXvRGtiq-Z-1CRqcNkrZIXovzrUmfSgHES5M/s1600/IMG_1676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdntmMd4aT2x9_DoReWQAgqmtcgsqG7dkQLtxZIX5oUGjBw_u-NTI4fI9jOz8WIsJwm-ZF3ufAltk5fYBASgYR5jFVQOd2mMeT1LbuDVEwXvRGtiq-Z-1CRqcNkrZIXovzrUmfSgHES5M/s320/IMG_1676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580309525561927122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gETdnTvWHPGvEclyENRBaUTA3jcB04wiZGaxZn78KDHYsDeohHNtI3EVXjLr1Wiz-OJIUX74e6N1-Khx7HFcej5uMb7IN6GUdFGg15wlvOa5yVC4KUYSO_7fCNGYcEwqkJ_PKHsg42g/s1600/IMG_1677.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gETdnTvWHPGvEclyENRBaUTA3jcB04wiZGaxZn78KDHYsDeohHNtI3EVXjLr1Wiz-OJIUX74e6N1-Khx7HFcej5uMb7IN6GUdFGg15wlvOa5yVC4KUYSO_7fCNGYcEwqkJ_PKHsg42g/s320/IMG_1677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580309844110698914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a close up.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4YYf7BEhmRL-2ykgKlTcMugk7T-yElvt1MjJmoySrGvmMRqKbGMcEmfnDkAVGtr_QVR8G1vC5kEBmkGHR_QT928q1Rl2LKXK8PTmkDMsEfokX-ubkAvKay_tjv62FB0flQl7VpFMu8Q/s1600/IMG_1678.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4YYf7BEhmRL-2ykgKlTcMugk7T-yElvt1MjJmoySrGvmMRqKbGMcEmfnDkAVGtr_QVR8G1vC5kEBmkGHR_QT928q1Rl2LKXK8PTmkDMsEfokX-ubkAvKay_tjv62FB0flQl7VpFMu8Q/s320/IMG_1678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580309677822467938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">To finish off, I want to add a coral/seaweed? handle and maybe a few shells / beads in the "sand"....<br />hmmmmm..... A pocket or 2 might be nice as well, then a lining that will show through the holes and enhance the look. More as the journey continues...<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-38158994766376607422011-02-25T15:41:00.005-05:002011-02-25T16:17:47.543-05:00Newest published design and an updated look to my blog<span style="font-family:arial;">I thought my blog could use an updated look and the "Old World" / "European" look suited the A la Carte theme nicely, don't you think? :0)<br /><br />I've recently had a design published in a UK magazine "Inside Crochet"!! It's in the January, Issue 13 copy. It's for an Eco Friendly Bread Bag; a re-usable bag perfect to carry home your long loaves of French or Italian bread or those long baguettes from the Market. It could just as easily be used for long veg or fruit like celery, rhubarb or long zucchini. It would also make a great gift for that Eco conscious person on your list.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHlBP89qCNwQT22ADyuQ95XgrY9SeVi9tEfgUIJrHmLI81jAHVDAK6XO-5nkKV0FEapYjHKBVSltEXd9xCoIux9wJa8roNc1oe0GKAY64ERis7Jyf6zCuAFpdGjJUvZcEh09iW5-y57U/s1600/IMG_1348.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHlBP89qCNwQT22ADyuQ95XgrY9SeVi9tEfgUIJrHmLI81jAHVDAK6XO-5nkKV0FEapYjHKBVSltEXd9xCoIux9wJa8roNc1oe0GKAY64ERis7Jyf6zCuAFpdGjJUvZcEh09iW5-y57U/s320/IMG_1348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577737862444033378" border="0" /></a>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-69977026332166645842011-02-15T11:35:00.003-05:002011-02-15T11:44:11.851-05:00wool dyeing experiment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bIzlSyAySy3iAT49TYcJymg9sOo-toPrCRqAJpJTDoS9WqvxFw-AZaoKvCWLQalg8Np684Qw5XYk_8OyBQeaA318gxfm9olpulJhpg-lRHGbU0ldXe0Hn-TyMHhs_vxkd_FRuEzfSjw/s1600/IMG_4007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bIzlSyAySy3iAT49TYcJymg9sOo-toPrCRqAJpJTDoS9WqvxFw-AZaoKvCWLQalg8Np684Qw5XYk_8OyBQeaA318gxfm9olpulJhpg-lRHGbU0ldXe0Hn-TyMHhs_vxkd_FRuEzfSjw/s320/IMG_4007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573956200708468322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a partial skein of wool (Briggs & Little) sport yarn that I needed to dye to match the free form purse. I wanted to use Koolaid, but the blue pkg of Tropical Punch ended up being red, NOT blue:( So I decided to try food coloring which I had. I used blue, with a couple drops of lime green. The resulting skein of dark teal is what happened! Very pretty. Not really what I wanted for my purse maybe, but very usable anyway, just in another project:0) At least I now know how to dye wool using food coloring. I still have a full skein of bleached white, so I can always try again with just blue and a bit less food coloring:)<br /><br />Being that it was so easy and very quick, I can't wait to get more wool and try more colors!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Now for the hard part; waiting for it to dry!!</span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-62880029822974136412011-02-09T13:54:00.006-05:002011-02-09T14:13:31.968-05:00hats and coffee cup cosies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9BwWLqmWa_FjrTcOuYhtoxfpxlYhSQYP4rwbg_zMwrrFxvKii9qIOI0yU2ybvsy5owmjb0n4OIXnED5sBusckV3N5tUS85yMw7f8pMZD9QtW78VUDG87fZXXaS549uS1eRlGXBekuW4/s1600/IMG_1642.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ixGOglHPoYUqS0cp8ZP913UadOGsI8usacVhMuex8MdmXYtDp82pC37iIykxyfWJSx6pEXiS8VW52eKX60dhH7Y8YAjkY91YnkgOqIAqT4aYqWXUPHCLkQog2M4yJZZVkGa8fwliCvA/s1600/IMG_3980.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14fIdzan0pAvhD79LdRe4vOOzXTenrO_06SbhJHY8nBJ5Sza-AsTraiDIlqoEZGvTgaof4yz4OnTWfBISDpJhKN59eggqe4CtxqHQ4OAp6-PJL309fvvJ8dCd8JJ27BKsBuyza5vPhAk/s1600/IMG_1643.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What else have I been up to lately? Well, I bought a coffee in a local coffee shop and of course put on one of my coffee cup cosies. The girl behind the counter was so impressed, she ended up buying some! Since then, I've been making and selling more of them. All my own designs of course:0)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9n2xBYgpXSd90xUWyNCEp1iBOTERL0pI8BhvggmXduo32SkjiEEyj0vBo0hm8Xl4ULw5xOsDQmZgNIzeY9mVIDP9vihcC0_UrN56z8hTEBv53nxhf6oJJU_ZRzKEkIkBTz1nQhf9miA/s1600/IMG_1639.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9n2xBYgpXSd90xUWyNCEp1iBOTERL0pI8BhvggmXduo32SkjiEEyj0vBo0hm8Xl4ULw5xOsDQmZgNIzeY9mVIDP9vihcC0_UrN56z8hTEBv53nxhf6oJJU_ZRzKEkIkBTz1nQhf9miA/s320/IMG_1639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571765378864589058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's a few crocheted hats and extra wide headbands I designed. All different, no 2 alike:0) I've sold 2 hats and 1 extra wide headband.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9BwWLqmWa_FjrTcOuYhtoxfpxlYhSQYP4rwbg_zMwrrFxvKii9qIOI0yU2ybvsy5owmjb0n4OIXnED5sBusckV3N5tUS85yMw7f8pMZD9QtW78VUDG87fZXXaS549uS1eRlGXBekuW4/s1600/IMG_1642.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9BwWLqmWa_FjrTcOuYhtoxfpxlYhSQYP4rwbg_zMwrrFxvKii9qIOI0yU2ybvsy5owmjb0n4OIXnED5sBusckV3N5tUS85yMw7f8pMZD9QtW78VUDG87fZXXaS549uS1eRlGXBekuW4/s320/IMG_1642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571769279600871410" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14fIdzan0pAvhD79LdRe4vOOzXTenrO_06SbhJHY8nBJ5Sza-AsTraiDIlqoEZGvTgaof4yz4OnTWfBISDpJhKN59eggqe4CtxqHQ4OAp6-PJL309fvvJ8dCd8JJ27BKsBuyza5vPhAk/s1600/IMG_1643.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14fIdzan0pAvhD79LdRe4vOOzXTenrO_06SbhJHY8nBJ5Sza-AsTraiDIlqoEZGvTgaof4yz4OnTWfBISDpJhKN59eggqe4CtxqHQ4OAp6-PJL309fvvJ8dCd8JJ27BKsBuyza5vPhAk/s320/IMG_1643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571768793590101650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This one was a custom order for a toddler.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ixGOglHPoYUqS0cp8ZP913UadOGsI8usacVhMuex8MdmXYtDp82pC37iIykxyfWJSx6pEXiS8VW52eKX60dhH7Y8YAjkY91YnkgOqIAqT4aYqWXUPHCLkQog2M4yJZZVkGa8fwliCvA/s1600/IMG_3980.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ixGOglHPoYUqS0cp8ZP913UadOGsI8usacVhMuex8MdmXYtDp82pC37iIykxyfWJSx6pEXiS8VW52eKX60dhH7Y8YAjkY91YnkgOqIAqT4aYqWXUPHCLkQog2M4yJZZVkGa8fwliCvA/s320/IMG_3980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571769093793005602" border="0" /></a>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-88474026519917499452011-02-09T11:25:00.013-05:002011-02-09T12:20:59.579-05:00a journey in free form crochet<span style="font-family:arial;">It's been waaaaayyy too long since I posted so I thought I'd start with a project I'm doing for myself...a crocheted free form felted purse!<br /><br />I'm still getting compliments on my small green/brown felted purse I made a few yrs ago as well as my Flame purse (I designed and felted it a few yrs ago for a design contest Elann yarns was having and unfortunately, I missed the deadline). Both purses are fairly small and now that I have a cell phone and iPod, they are really just too small.<br /><br />That being said, I decided to make myself a larger one. I had a skein each of off white and blue sport wool yarn from Briggs and Little. I decided a beach / Ocean purse was what it wanted to be.<br /><br />Here you can see the start of it.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCDboUstnesFxFdFfkCXgGr8ONfVvk2Nfd6MCfr1X23Mh8v1HO9YhEL10azN-7MZxkR9dZrPrsdNjQdn5wdRnwua-DpmY9OBrBPN7NzUUe_s1pOcjSguC1zT77GaBQjtcQLC2MouKMcE/s1600/IMG_1625.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCDboUstnesFxFdFfkCXgGr8ONfVvk2Nfd6MCfr1X23Mh8v1HO9YhEL10azN-7MZxkR9dZrPrsdNjQdn5wdRnwua-DpmY9OBrBPN7NzUUe_s1pOcjSguC1zT77GaBQjtcQLC2MouKMcE/s320/IMG_1625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571728435573927122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's a close up of the detail on the "Beach" part of the bottom.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUMxwAHG6N7wmeYo9DCSSsoxv7eRuGmH6RBpLbNONPa2Qyqk45LGnan0S4Biw4qjvMXwr8_k8dNJ1rNAZSock9OqTo5guBLEM4SmZjD2BmcVHYAe3lYc0Om5BV56cl6V9wr9dCLh5vtY/s1600/IMG_1626.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUMxwAHG6N7wmeYo9DCSSsoxv7eRuGmH6RBpLbNONPa2Qyqk45LGnan0S4Biw4qjvMXwr8_k8dNJ1rNAZSock9OqTo5guBLEM4SmZjD2BmcVHYAe3lYc0Om5BV56cl6V9wr9dCLh5vtY/s320/IMG_1626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571727754847291090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLWFX2vRZ7VwjruE0DARFtvWCBESZyx819J2N9EydK2kaoPvlug17ucWSU5oaXmttJgSWBpLNbP_c_TPCQuVq3vslKSNTLY7TwNM2SqBwllpf7c-31KJHgwNyWLWvAjlbTGvihxSU86k/s1600/IMG_1624.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLWFX2vRZ7VwjruE0DARFtvWCBESZyx819J2N9EydK2kaoPvlug17ucWSU5oaXmttJgSWBpLNbP_c_TPCQuVq3vslKSNTLY7TwNM2SqBwllpf7c-31KJHgwNyWLWvAjlbTGvihxSU86k/s320/IMG_1624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571726941937123746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Here it is nearing completion. I designed it to have a slanted opening so that (hopefully) the taller side will be a "flap" of sorts....</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVSy7npX_THSbmz5mWkTHGJVKNLSUhfAPfeHWmzVv2_kt4uNtpX0J3Wz5U2OTnX8VyzXnu1u4d15RdbDZFcqZvx42gI-b3uoCeSfsMzn8hjMJT0Fs-ynTvvEOON3s689TBZnqiiMShfY/s1600/IMG_1629.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVSy7npX_THSbmz5mWkTHGJVKNLSUhfAPfeHWmzVv2_kt4uNtpX0J3Wz5U2OTnX8VyzXnu1u4d15RdbDZFcqZvx42gI-b3uoCeSfsMzn8hjMJT0Fs-ynTvvEOON3s689TBZnqiiMShfY/s320/IMG_1629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571728816968960690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJuyZ9oAz98c13RhBT8a8cyASR93Glalh0UfKFj9_mriO7W-QHfu49U9E0-u3wF-YE43fNF7koRxQZDWYP5vMc-bwHgacwAtV6XBCdlwCmlC0lQpkzH9QH8sguI7-mxqyI8HaiGuedtU/s1600/IMG_1628.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJuyZ9oAz98c13RhBT8a8cyASR93Glalh0UfKFj9_mriO7W-QHfu49U9E0-u3wF-YE43fNF7koRxQZDWYP5vMc-bwHgacwAtV6XBCdlwCmlC0lQpkzH9QH8sguI7-mxqyI8HaiGuedtU/s320/IMG_1628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571728642694681122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I have now run out of blue and am contemplating where to take it next. I think I need to buy more blue and make it taller. After all I don't want one side to be so short that everything falls out...Being free form, it is really hard to tell how it will behave when felted. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now for some musings.... the handles.... maybe dye some of the left over off white a green and make the handle(s) to look like seaweed? Or colorful and look like coral?....(I have some Koolaid in nice bright colors)...short handle(s) or long to sling over my shoulder?... I've never felted such a large free form piece before, so worried that it had to be big enough to start so I wouldn't end up with a change purse! lol. Now my concern is that I'll end up with a <span style="font-style: italic;">TOTE </span>bag! LOL! Here's the small change purse I experimented with.<br /><br />Before felting:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZiI4lqH6dym3P2ig-dGcp-nTnMq7CjBKj4Xu8Pdn46DcpLJCCCLYu083ZGmeT2qTu72NZV0eUugzYeUeLid1AitVrH7FU81TQ-aV2C-rNmenzbcz-ssGbbTRJOT9Luyo5SJ95L1Kd34/s1600/IMG_1147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZiI4lqH6dym3P2ig-dGcp-nTnMq7CjBKj4Xu8Pdn46DcpLJCCCLYu083ZGmeT2qTu72NZV0eUugzYeUeLid1AitVrH7FU81TQ-aV2C-rNmenzbcz-ssGbbTRJOT9Luyo5SJ95L1Kd34/s320/IMG_1147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571738320704477938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZ7UcfASKD_gsrK47hnsPXYxh61NYZ5ykF2I816F9PWD-wIFQV4kXmcbhNSdWZ78ITWZIHedSFIoUxtm4atIObDphD82JqmXXfaX_fb_Fcl0bQHPE5PFh3To1jjG6OBes6nRMO38TWmw/s1600/IMG_1146.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZ7UcfASKD_gsrK47hnsPXYxh61NYZ5ykF2I816F9PWD-wIFQV4kXmcbhNSdWZ78ITWZIHedSFIoUxtm4atIObDphD82JqmXXfaX_fb_Fcl0bQHPE5PFh3To1jjG6OBes6nRMO38TWmw/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571738432076987842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">And after felting:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Gv9I6v-oeRcB18HR7RaWfLXhrZse30cPaDRTSpG1QoWRFojQ2bnNorQQXbQ2HJkoY_Zi8D4AuSfkc0GlAYZ0toi1o-qVycb8fHMua0YIpy1IO2sptsxvNSM8UstKDcf555He6HXxJc/s1600/IMG_1637.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Gv9I6v-oeRcB18HR7RaWfLXhrZse30cPaDRTSpG1QoWRFojQ2bnNorQQXbQ2HJkoY_Zi8D4AuSfkc0GlAYZ0toi1o-qVycb8fHMua0YIpy1IO2sptsxvNSM8UstKDcf555He6HXxJc/s320/IMG_1637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571739163402224354" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN2gMARjrwYhdsZs2SidNVRr0kiEyxegOVNJgYAFjN2qWB9BvtQphyphenhyphenJezM4varbhpf2ZOF9TG4Yiz6ulExFIftMqp3IJuGszBxrfauRP6LtLc1iXTO7I7BRXnoF-EXbAAaWV6AsibUgQ/s1600/IMG_1638.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN2gMARjrwYhdsZs2SidNVRr0kiEyxegOVNJgYAFjN2qWB9BvtQphyphenhyphenJezM4varbhpf2ZOF9TG4Yiz6ulExFIftMqp3IJuGszBxrfauRP6LtLc1iXTO7I7BRXnoF-EXbAAaWV6AsibUgQ/s320/IMG_1638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571739001239744194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I just need to line it and add some sort of closure.<br /><br />I deliberately made it a bit lacy in places so that the watery cloth I picked for the liner would show through. Here are some options I'm considering...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ErxXJoTKurDn7w3KdBeRv8iD7ucy3tEL25XndBbR7ZljQWNPvAg4duzH3Bp_kIWSyL52X5f2lVRfZL_z25DuVAPv3jcKKO9d_xDKZi2U0WOW0V_k7oq_tPJG4iSBiqnQCZkSDcNTzJY/s1600/IMG_1630.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ErxXJoTKurDn7w3KdBeRv8iD7ucy3tEL25XndBbR7ZljQWNPvAg4duzH3Bp_kIWSyL52X5f2lVRfZL_z25DuVAPv3jcKKO9d_xDKZi2U0WOW0V_k7oq_tPJG4iSBiqnQCZkSDcNTzJY/s320/IMG_1630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571737225609302642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Once it's ready to felt, I'll look through my beads, shells, etc to see what, if any, I'd like to use. I'll also decide whether to add them pre or post felting, depending on the look I want and what's being added.<br /><br />I'm off to ponder my purse! I'll keep you updated on my progress:0)<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-34674490483099419222010-07-23T08:42:00.003-04:002010-07-23T08:57:35.397-04:00Sold!<span style="font-family:arial;">Just a quick update on the 3 beach wrap/shawl/scarves I sold to a local boutique...I saw the owner yesterday and ALL 3 SOLD in the first month!!! Wooohooo!! Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance:0) :0) :0) Now she wants to see what I have for Fall and Winter.<br /><br />Earlier this week I was in Chapters buying the latest issue of Inside Crochet magazine (it's a fantastic UK crochet magazine, well worth the higher price) and the girl ringing in my purchase exclaimed at how nice my purse was and wanted to know where I bought it! Of course I had to tell her I designed it and made it myself and hand her my business card with my etsy addy on it:0) crochetalacarte.etsy.com<br /></span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-15584239274803722782010-06-16T14:43:00.005-04:002010-06-16T14:49:21.622-04:00My etsy shop is up and running!<span style="font-family:arial;">I finally did it!! I just listed my first crocheted felted purse on etsy! I'm now listed on etsy as Crochet A la Carte ( crochetalacarte.etsy.com ). Here's the one I listed:<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TmT-RouKc_hcmroYCLuon5QPL-Mpuv8XX5H57yPgAYV_ulVfqRXD2EXMax5zvU0DWt1mr3RDUK0bl1GxvlFfM18SlCdQVB_KAK9Fjhkrkf3xdNCnuITwxrsH099mlNKHic6H4MmdNy8/s1600/green+purse+full+view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TmT-RouKc_hcmroYCLuon5QPL-Mpuv8XX5H57yPgAYV_ulVfqRXD2EXMax5zvU0DWt1mr3RDUK0bl1GxvlFfM18SlCdQVB_KAK9Fjhkrkf3xdNCnuITwxrsH099mlNKHic6H4MmdNy8/s320/green+purse+full+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483444508152116914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I'm busily working on finishing a Moroccan themed one to list. ( I am very creative crochet wise, but when it comes to the technical side of listing them, I'm a bit slower:) </span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833643979736439399.post-19066140290723779162010-06-09T11:05:00.015-04:002010-06-09T12:28:36.677-04:00Tropical paradise anyone?<span style="font-family:arial;">I've been busy lately making beach wraps. "What are beach wraps?" you ask? Well, they are designed to be multi purpose. When you go to the beach, the larger ones can lightly cover your bottom half and help "distract" the eye from any "imperfections" :0) Or they can be made smaller and used only as an accessory for your bathing suit like you'd use a necklace for a bit of glitz at your neckline.<br />During the day, it's a fun beach accessory, but at night, it's a lacy shawl or pashmina, depending on the style, designed to elegantly dress up your outfit for an eveing out.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Doesn't this one just remind you of frothy waves rippling onto a warm sandy beach in the tropics? mmmmm....Add a few shells and beads and I can almost hear the gentle sighing of the waves on the pristine white sandy beach. Pina Colada anyone? This is being made in Sirdar - Ocean, a nylon/cotton ribbon yarn. Very nice to work with.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXmqgQO35UFV3sojYXwdnlQXyYvZEftHGiB8JdKzzd-3KWYYLWGFv9TOxCqBGFt_EtCPumJCCedV-o6sBK-SxjLUuiftDJ02FpxvhL233zNCpXv_ufbH1nB620XGnmBxJRfYc3O9AqIE/s1600/IMG_3590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXmqgQO35UFV3sojYXwdnlQXyYvZEftHGiB8JdKzzd-3KWYYLWGFv9TOxCqBGFt_EtCPumJCCedV-o6sBK-SxjLUuiftDJ02FpxvhL233zNCpXv_ufbH1nB620XGnmBxJRfYc3O9AqIE/s320/IMG_3590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480790792893342434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Isn't this color just so vibrant and fun? It reminds me of a tropical paradise!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGe5WQg4hKlWzUvspN_nef40hDxsFbAeVseCz3rLgDPJDAXO79g7YIKBSi14b3f9GRoHx_qOtYuRAwMXYQH-NWwn18DU3PoMLJazyFU1XKRGDjGIMrcgpIUdrDvw33KDrepEJEAQC3F4/s1600/IMG_3582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGe5WQg4hKlWzUvspN_nef40hDxsFbAeVseCz3rLgDPJDAXO79g7YIKBSi14b3f9GRoHx_qOtYuRAwMXYQH-NWwn18DU3PoMLJazyFU1XKRGDjGIMrcgpIUdrDvw33KDrepEJEAQC3F4/s320/IMG_3582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480795156992774754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm very excited to say that I have just sold 3 beach wraps to a local boutique!! This one is very similar to one of the ones I sold. Same color, same shape, different mesh stitch. Here it is as the beach wrap. It's done in Eros herwool. A ladder yarn by Diamond yarns.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HAApZcdahuOF0nana1zi5x02erkAhWGf43Kv-_uoz4aophKgy9Zw9w7l5mXU0GkH11wkBgebv5IggwjCkrCljxwnI_x8Q1xJx_9MuWdJvtM7qkWgl38jh0Y-nUsJd6lURgxX7IK8MJw/s1600/IMG_3575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HAApZcdahuOF0nana1zi5x02erkAhWGf43Kv-_uoz4aophKgy9Zw9w7l5mXU0GkH11wkBgebv5IggwjCkrCljxwnI_x8Q1xJx_9MuWdJvtM7qkWgl38jh0Y-nUsJd6lURgxX7IK8MJw/s320/IMG_3575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480804462952335186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Here it is front and back view as a triangular shawl. I also sold one in a navy/ red/ yellow/ green combo yarn; Lion Brand Trellis.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0huNPqLXBTQkuTJjVYirh-htsEc_jrN-YOR_B6x9c7o_v1-wZQ8Rs3pluAwHynDkoqLzlrFKmciKAjUPgE08xd8umjj3N8sDWLQ19_zqspurGE71p-rC23TSjhWHOd_OG8Km8yJdkC4/s1600/IMG_3576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0huNPqLXBTQkuTJjVYirh-htsEc_jrN-YOR_B6x9c7o_v1-wZQ8Rs3pluAwHynDkoqLzlrFKmciKAjUPgE08xd8umjj3N8sDWLQ19_zqspurGE71p-rC23TSjhWHOd_OG8Km8yJdkC4/s320/IMG_3576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480795937927406274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qIcWeZMlgYZhwubhToQQKQII7eaWHpzYXm6vPBFCz4n5SghpL9pkUq82V6Fp5vZ8qZRJm20ahDYo3xpRLsfi01M6VeIiYiOKhxA481BAi7u3rHNKkk1yvmLKCDf28Opj2o5O5YResdM/s1600/IMG_3577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qIcWeZMlgYZhwubhToQQKQII7eaWHpzYXm6vPBFCz4n5SghpL9pkUq82V6Fp5vZ8qZRJm20ahDYo3xpRLsfi01M6VeIiYiOKhxA481BAi7u3rHNKkk1yvmLKCDf28Opj2o5O5YResdM/s320/IMG_3577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480795553508018498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't sell this one, as it was too small. It would however be suitable for a teen. I love this blue/silver color. This one was in Lion Brand Trellis as well.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5HZTCFth3pKicRk2R9gx3oZZMd2JfNc904d5ZPJ_fzDK2SZOANODGPTBsstZYYWPd3FCcdCsj-lXW09-LxsBqPVlHq8aLvxHecyD2iDugrEuW7znRDyQJRcDpBIg6TeZb06q-1cJ8KU/s1600/IMG_3569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5HZTCFth3pKicRk2R9gx3oZZMd2JfNc904d5ZPJ_fzDK2SZOANODGPTBsstZYYWPd3FCcdCsj-lXW09-LxsBqPVlHq8aLvxHecyD2iDugrEuW7znRDyQJRcDpBIg6TeZb06q-1cJ8KU/s320/IMG_3569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480797783418912834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzs3lp34CeS0bqfh3aVKCcI4ODnIYGMDxL0m3-Ua2ybiNCJbAlTdkk2b6dKMQlDkD-tljQ-PhbXDG_VjlDxgoP6GGoN5hxB72bPXgqZQ5MKAAGPmozMoMvgyeK7dI_MbuJRDfxV4a7O4/s1600/IMG_3570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzs3lp34CeS0bqfh3aVKCcI4ODnIYGMDxL0m3-Ua2ybiNCJbAlTdkk2b6dKMQlDkD-tljQ-PhbXDG_VjlDxgoP6GGoN5hxB72bPXgqZQ5MKAAGPmozMoMvgyeK7dI_MbuJRDfxV4a7O4/s320/IMG_3570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480797212349652866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSsHFduIMSM_u88L-17JVzu_CAzJwMkeInlV-zqanlrefvAvqBqAp_OuxTzSQ5cL0eiHxCkddXWFDVpzMh3hWsDzAhawwV2qj0gtO8y-0R8PfmgPjwTGPgIMjxJL1WT2wD6Ech1De3Jc/s1600/IMG_3571.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSsHFduIMSM_u88L-17JVzu_CAzJwMkeInlV-zqanlrefvAvqBqAp_OuxTzSQ5cL0eiHxCkddXWFDVpzMh3hWsDzAhawwV2qj0gtO8y-0R8PfmgPjwTGPgIMjxJL1WT2wD6Ech1De3Jc/s320/IMG_3571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480796802904565746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a close up of the gorgeous blue/silver color.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44KkTeHaZUxdg0X5vrBjfUDPaLErB5ABP-MAtGdIbXK4L44-Fwy5gBfnv_YscDB6KEU-jMD8iZaFpVgM68kRPA63OO9Ub6zAdY4Qy1ckgUtvC8_VoVK7z2tFlUysrUW0bXKLVJKcSywM/s1600/IMG_3586.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44KkTeHaZUxdg0X5vrBjfUDPaLErB5ABP-MAtGdIbXK4L44-Fwy5gBfnv_YscDB6KEU-jMD8iZaFpVgM68kRPA63OO9Ub6zAdY4Qy1ckgUtvC8_VoVK7z2tFlUysrUW0bXKLVJKcSywM/s320/IMG_3586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480798168402289330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This one is the same as one I sold, but this one was too long and narrow. I'll frog this one and make it shorter but wider width to cover more. I like it so much I think I'll keep it for myself:) It is a pashmina style done in the Eros yarn in a black/silver combo. Unfortunately I can't get any more as it has been discontinued:(</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2YKc9Yb_RCCtcLOQexcR7gnyVAKxxM8bnyfdtt8rszA8WTUGR2_NzKxMyE2IxX4crERoubXHTBPfBN1mpjehsoFifqXV49kWuDTSLgt8LJG3_UC9ZH7yLu0YFPahomSSL0hAMXac4bs/s1600/IMG_3572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2YKc9Yb_RCCtcLOQexcR7gnyVAKxxM8bnyfdtt8rszA8WTUGR2_NzKxMyE2IxX4crERoubXHTBPfBN1mpjehsoFifqXV49kWuDTSLgt8LJG3_UC9ZH7yLu0YFPahomSSL0hAMXac4bs/s320/IMG_3572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480799273917865490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk72rXilSLxEJtUl5kaL1O0vLuq4IsMmtSzCJjhGZ4Fav_qeOCNucszm_N4fF-V_tkCEgk8QAKjOKA34H2Wv6OPEbkV7s2mgHuVUn9gQ7U4zssDtTXpXaqlQicED0r7HQCI-LzzVoVpHY/s1600/IMG_3573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk72rXilSLxEJtUl5kaL1O0vLuq4IsMmtSzCJjhGZ4Fav_qeOCNucszm_N4fF-V_tkCEgk8QAKjOKA34H2Wv6OPEbkV7s2mgHuVUn9gQ7U4zssDtTXpXaqlQicED0r7HQCI-LzzVoVpHY/s320/IMG_3573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480798781526133634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted to use very simple mesh patterns for these so as to let the beautiful yarns and colors speak for themselves. I think I succeeded, don't you?</span>Deidre Eyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772357578273108689noreply@blogger.com1