tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63813782151410538772024-02-07T01:57:00.864-08:00Morgaine Le FayAll about crochet! Everything from babies to the home.Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-33660126538030653662011-10-18T21:21:00.000-07:002011-10-18T21:21:24.426-07:00Happy October Fall is finally here and I could not be happier. This is my favorite time of year. When I was younger it was because that's when my birthday was but now I really appreciate all the leafs turning, the smell of wood smoke in the air and snuggle under blankets. I was in Maine last week for a friend from college's wedding and it was simply gorgeous. We stayed at this little bed and breakfast in Hallowell and it was simply amazing. The best part was getting to be a part of my friends wedding memory and catching up will all of my friends, some of whom I hadn't seen in over 2 years!<br />
While I was there I was able to give my friend her birthday gift. I will make my friends anything but my 1 condition is that they have to wear it. Otherwise that's all they'll get from me and I will just buy them a book. This friend, Amanda, is one of my biggest fans. She still wears the stuff I made her in college. Not that college was that long ago, but my skills have greatly improved. She's bought 2 items from my shop this year for other people, so she's getting my name out and she put up a post about my shop on her facebook wall which meant a great deal to me. The past 2 years I have made her something for/around her birthday. Last year, a striped and spiked hat in out school colors and this year, my first cowl in her favorite color. I managed it get some great pictures of it too. While I was shopping for dresses for my friends wedding I kept noticing this color block trend:<br />
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So I incorporated it into my cowl. Here are the pictures of the cowl and my friend Amanda:</div>
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I loved the way it turned out. My next project is to make one in grey and purple for her sister! Happy October!</div>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-72537631854058323092011-09-24T21:25:00.000-07:002011-09-24T21:27:26.253-07:00Feeling a little festive<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7OgbVAaYJyl-gLhZKW6rPtvqVrWSS5bPkD2WApgEF0YqpJeCzmBfRjl7_cY6LeQd06Ja-kO6e0HVLBDAiqxeRqPAgbU9xfG_3eiym781F_5s3NbgnElWMz9LjTwtdXofiszfZ4-Iwjw/s1600/DSCN0677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7OgbVAaYJyl-gLhZKW6rPtvqVrWSS5bPkD2WApgEF0YqpJeCzmBfRjl7_cY6LeQd06Ja-kO6e0HVLBDAiqxeRqPAgbU9xfG_3eiym781F_5s3NbgnElWMz9LjTwtdXofiszfZ4-Iwjw/s320/DSCN0677.JPG" width="320" /></a>I am not a huge fan of Halloween. Growing up it was fun to dress up and collect free candy. But when I outgrew it, it just became another night where all they show are scary movies (which I hate) and I sit at home trying to avoid them. But this year I am trying to show more Halloween spirit so I am making a few items just for Halloween. Here is a picture of the first one. <br />
It's another Ninja Apple Cozy which seems appropriate given the holiday. <br />
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I will post the rest once they are finished! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-43011209035789478912011-09-04T19:52:00.000-07:002011-09-04T19:52:27.141-07:00Ninja Apple Cozy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaLWAvoNoNJzbmb4yu44Xn4WXGpQSQx-urMjcetjgpf-4plH7QU_7uFVg6kytg9LLNI1rrFWP30Aqvg4h7W2CtPnu6hl_RTElfxqBqVxQpa4omayFphqEmZ8tnv32ESwqdrtExTlanrs/s1600/DSCN0611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaLWAvoNoNJzbmb4yu44Xn4WXGpQSQx-urMjcetjgpf-4plH7QU_7uFVg6kytg9LLNI1rrFWP30Aqvg4h7W2CtPnu6hl_RTElfxqBqVxQpa4omayFphqEmZ8tnv32ESwqdrtExTlanrs/s320/DSCN0611.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I have a new item this month that I am happy to say has already sold! I am always trying to figure out ways to use that last bit of yarn. I hate getting to end of a skein or project and not having a enough yarn to complete around or make something else. I had had strips of yarn that I had made up to make a bag, which never happened and on a whim made this:<br />
I'm pretty stoked about! I'm going to re-list this one after I ship it out and then see if I can't sell another color combo! Yay!<br />
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http://www.etsy.com/transaction/57464758Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-57248186565200317992011-08-25T19:13:00.000-07:002011-08-25T19:13:35.020-07:00I'm baaaaaaaack!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBaMKADTZvA2yXWQ2VljA_zh-rscQjKq1PwO_DvF9qgrjSenmEj0v4lFNBKjDPPoDFpUr78lj_MV_wfEy539ODUufPZRRIayWtDtwi3_cVZRQ1r1ddUJNjO0JW91I2-yHNnzNhCWeJWg/s1600/DSCN0360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBaMKADTZvA2yXWQ2VljA_zh-rscQjKq1PwO_DvF9qgrjSenmEj0v4lFNBKjDPPoDFpUr78lj_MV_wfEy539ODUufPZRRIayWtDtwi3_cVZRQ1r1ddUJNjO0JW91I2-yHNnzNhCWeJWg/s320/DSCN0360.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Hello! I have been MIA! Not just on this blog but in my real life! I just got back from a 6 week stint in the black mountains. I was working at a summer camp up there an honestly it's one of the most beautiful places. But now I'm back! Back to work....back to paying bills...<br />
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What was really exciting this summer was that while I was there and sold a few things. For the first time in my life I had 4 orders going on at the same which is great. But I'm still trying to figure out how to balance it all. All in all it's pretty exciting!<br />
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What's in the works now? I'm finishing up some custom orders and then photographing them to see of they would sell and then hopefully start making some new stuff. I have a great idea for a cloche and maybe peacocks...Can't wait to show you all!<br />
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Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-3041847837298703982011-07-25T14:17:00.000-07:002011-07-25T14:17:53.765-07:00Contest Winner!First let me apologize for my extreme tardiness! I am working at a summer camp in North Carolina and we only recently got wireless! This camp is a real fan of simplicity which I am normally a fan of, but can make things a wee bit difficult. I am happy to announce... Katarzyna! I will contact you soon! Thanks everyone for playing!Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-74703315405157917102011-06-10T21:43:00.000-07:002011-06-10T21:43:56.706-07:00Reduce, Reuse, Save Money CONTEST!!!! It's no secret that this economy sucks and that many of us are struggling just to get by. I work at a school who only pays the staff once a month. This is not a hardship, but I have had to learn how to live on a budget real quick. And technically I am still learning...and learning... and learning...but I digress. What I realized is that I spent so so so much money on yarn every month, 90% of which I was not using and ended up in a box or bag in my room, or living room or my brothers room.<br />
So I got smarter about my money and have decided to only spend money on yarn that comes directly from sales or custom orders. You think I'm crazy, I know but I have two large tubs and several boxes of yarn and a few bags who are threatening to walk out on me if I don't use them. They're serious this time (they have a union).<br />
For the month of June I am only going to uses the yarn I have to create new items. I'm hoping I will make many things for my shop but who knows, I might come up with some fab gifts for Christmas, either way it's a win-win-win situation.<br />
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This hat is not just for kids, and can be made in just about any color combo you like. So this is free for you. All you have to do is post some picture.<br />
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To prove I am doing the same here are some booties I made this week and a bundle of yarn that will soon become a hat:<br />
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All right! On your mark, get set, save money!Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-53163272308825691072011-03-17T20:52:00.000-07:002011-03-17T20:52:30.736-07:00I've run out of space!I have run out of space. I would show you pictures of my room but frankly I would be embarrassed and you would probably think alot less of me. I live with my parent in their house. Yes I am a college graduate living with her parent but I graduated in a recession and don't have a full time job yet. So I live with my parents while I save up money to get my own place. But my biggest issue is I have run out of space and I have no idea what I should be doing to get more organized. I LOVE ikea but let's be honest I don't have the time or budget to buy and build their lovely lovely products. So I am reaching out to you all in the blogosphere. Please post your pictures or links of great ways to get organized!Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-65916422819431978882011-02-04T04:06:00.000-08:002011-02-04T04:06:44.517-08:00Vanna's ContestSooo here are the pictures I took for the Vanna's Choice yarn contest: I made a laptop sleeve!<br />
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<h3>What you'll need:</h3><div class="craft-materials"><ul class="bullet"><li>½ cup salt </li>
<li>1 cup flour </li>
<li>½ cup water </li>
<li>Rolling pin </li>
<li>Cookie sheet </li>
<li>Toothpick </li>
<li>Miniature cookie cutters: star and Christmas tree </li>
<li>Acrylic paints: green, yellow, and various colors of your choice for tree ornaments </li>
<li>Glitter glue or glitter paint </li>
<li>ribbon </li>
</ul></div><h3>How to make it:</h3><ol><li>Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. </li>
<li>Mix together, salt, flour, and water until dough is formed. </li>
<li>Knead the dough on a floured surface until the mixture is elastic and smooth. If dough is too sticky, sprinkle with flour, continue to do so until stickiness is gone. Do not add too much flour, this will dry out the dough and will cause it to crack before you get a chance to bake it. </li>
<li>Roll out the dough to about ¼” thick with a rolling pin that has been dusted with flour. </li>
<li>Use cookie cutters to cut out as many trees and stars as you want. </li>
<li>Use a toothpick to make a hole toward the top of the shape. Poke the toothpick into the shape, then holding toothpick straight up and down, make a circular motion as if you were stirring something. Keep circling until the hole is the size you want. </li>
<li>Place all shapes onto an ungreased cookie sheet and place into the preheated oven. </li>
<li>Bake for 2 hours. </li>
<li>Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. </li>
<li>Paint the trees green and the stars yellow. </li>
<li>Use the handle end of the paint brush to dot on ornaments by dipping into paint then dotting onto ornament. </li>
<li>When paint is dry, use glitter glue (we used green) or glitter paint (we used gold) to put a sparkling cover coat on your ornaments. </li>
<li>When dry, thread ribbon through hole and tie in a knot in the back. </li>
<li>Tie onto package. </li>
</ol><h3>Tips:</h3><ul class="bullet"><li>If your toppers are large enough, you can make two holes in each so that you can thread ribbon through like a button, only showing a small amount of ribbon on the front. </li>
<li>These make adorable pins to wear to school. Just don’t make a hole. Glue a pin back to the back of the completed ornament instead. </li>
<li>Uncooked salt dough doesn’t keep well, so only make enough dough for the ornaments you are going to make. If you are only making a few toppers, halve the ingredients above. The listed amounts will make enough ornaments for a classroom of 20. </li>
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</h3>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-17692665452962859092010-11-30T19:58:00.000-08:002010-11-30T19:59:39.998-08:00This Christmas...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day after Thanksgiving I got up at 3am to visit my local Target with a friend. I figured I had never done the Black Friday thing before, why not this year? I am a hypocrite and maybe a poser because the day before I made my status "<span id="status_text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">buy handmade and local this Friday! Stick it to the big business' and help the little guys!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; white-space: nowrap;">" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;">But we go and it's just awful. I looked around the store and could find nothing that I wanted to give</span></span></span><br />
<span id="status_text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> my family. It's all the same! </span></span></span><br />
<span id="status_text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now I've been on Etsy for a little over a year now. While I haven't sold much, I realized that there are </span></span></span><br />
<span id="status_text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some incredible Artisans on Etsy. Like these fantastic shoes </span></span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53597636/studio-jellyfish-comic-heels-in-yellow"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/53597636/studio-jellyfish-comic-heels-in-yellow</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> byStudiojellyfish. I adore them! You can find anything and everything. Or if you like to see and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">touch </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what you're buying first hand, shop local, support your local small businesses. I decided to make presents for </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my family this year and I shopped at 2 different yarn stores to get what I needed. Yes it can be more expensive </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but you're helping the little guys make it through these tough economic times too.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The point of this long shpeal is this: I want to start a campaign to revamp Christmas. And I've even worked </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">out a slogan! "Personalize it, Don't Commercialize it". So the next few week I will encourage you to do just that. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For phase one of my campaign, I will bring you tips for homemade decorations, ornaments, great places to shop </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">local around Atlanta and great items from Etsy. Of course for those new tech gadgets you'll need to go to you </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">local giant chain...but why not by a nice casing and personalize it? </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62788956/sale-peacock-water-resistant-padded?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=ipod+cover&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title&filter[0]=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/62788956/sale-peacock-water-resistant-padded?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=ipod+cover&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title&filter[0]=handmade</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Signing off until tomorrow! Happy handmade shopping!</span>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-76696051304899568452010-09-23T18:06:00.000-07:002010-09-23T18:06:28.066-07:00Holiday Bootcamp PledgeI, Morgan, pledge to participate in the Etsy Success Holiday Boot Camp to the best of my abilities. I vow to check in every week, do my homework and support my fellow Holiday Boot Campers. I will read the weekly newsletters and blog posts, check in on the weekly forum thread, read the weekly blog post, check off the checklists and salute the mascot. I promise to share what I've learned with those who need it, support my fellow Etsy indiepreneurs and, most of all, have a positive and persistent attitude. I understand that together we can spread the word about our handmade and vintage goods, making this holiday season a more unique and meaningful one to gift givers and give-ees everywhere!Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-80846382104415776292010-09-12T21:39:00.000-07:002010-09-12T21:39:50.156-07:00On fire! As per my goals, I am back with another blog post! Do you like the look of the blog? They have a fancy new app where you can design and backgroud of your blog. I really wanted an image of my own work but the file was too big. I need to play around with it more.<br />
This week I made a Dual color bath mat. I found a new way to cut strips of cloth which in the long run I think saves time and there seem to be fewer threads sticking out of the mat. I sold the other one I made last week to a woman in Santa Barbara and she seemed interested in possibly buying another one if she liked the first alright. Whether she does or doesn't I just really felt the need to make another mat. Here are some pictures of the finished product:<br />
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I am on fire because I have already finished my product for this week! And I took pictures! I haven't uploaded them to my laptop yet but hopefully I will get that done in the next couple of days. For now I will bid you all good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-49941171750691318892010-09-07T13:27:00.000-07:002010-09-07T13:27:11.120-07:00What's on for this weekNow that I'm home from camp I've decided to set goals for myself in terms of my Etsy bussiness. Some how being at camp helps me to become more focused on my own life goal and opens me up to new possiblities. Every week I will set goals for myself for what I want to do with Morgaine Le Fay and in my own personal life.<br />
Every week I will try to post 1 item in my Etsy shop. It doesn't sound like much but I have ADD when it comes to crochet projects and tend to take on massive projects. I really need a place to work in my house so my goal is to my desk which is currently serving as a storage shelf into a workspace. So everyday I will find a new home for 5 things in my room so I can clear a space. And lastly I will actually try and post something once a week in this blog. Even if it is just pictures or a video of something I like. Hopefully it will pertain to crochet.<br />
So this week I have been working on 2 projects. I sold the bath mat I made from sheets which inspired me to make another one, only bigger and with more color. So far I have finished the first layer of colors and have to make the strips for the next color. Hopefully there will be three. I'm also working on a sweater in pumpkin yarn. The yarn is a cotton/Viscose Microfiber/Silk and I got a great deal on it when I was at camp! And I also got a friend of mine to agree to take pictures and her twin sister to model so it should be great! <br />
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A song that's been stuck in my head all week:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My soon-to-be baby sweater. I wasn't even planning on buying and making this but I saw the yarn and had to have it :)</div>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-72852485745638672942010-05-24T19:47:00.000-07:002010-05-24T19:47:01.105-07:00Support your local hooker! Week 1And this time I'm not talking about Rugby! Although I do it there too :) So my <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Etsy</span> team has decided to post blog questions/topics for team members to answer in an effort to bring more readers to our blog and to learn more about one another.<br />
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Here is the week1 question: When did you start crocheting? Did you teach yourself or did someone teach you? Tell us the story of how you became a hooker.<br />
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My sophomore year of high school, I joined the fiber arts club. A couple of my best friends from high school were in the club run by Ms. Taylor and they taught me the basic stitch and I loved it. My first project was a pretty sad, although Ms. Taylor told me it was beautiful ha ha. <br />
My mother had taught me how to knit when I was in elementary school and while I enjoyed it, I didn't take to it like I did to crocheting. Seeing this, she bought me a book of stitches and I would just sit there with the book and practice the different stitches. Somehow during that time I taught myself how to read a pattern but I'm not really sure when I learned that.<br />
I think my first major project was a blanket for my twin bed which I never finished ha ha. I think I bit off more than I could chew with that one but it did turn into a lovely throw. I love crocheting. I get so excited about new projects and ideas that I tend to jump from project to project. I'm trying to work on that :) Hopefully I will be crocheting long into the future. I would love to own a boutique with my friend Dan that includes unique hand-made items, but I'm still working up to that. Hope you learned a little something about me :)Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-18843403988913990732010-05-12T21:34:00.000-07:002010-05-12T21:34:43.091-07:00A Foray into Book Making<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have always been interested in paper crafts. I have kept old magazines, books, wallpaper samples, in the hopes that I could make something out of them. And I finally am! I enrolled in a book making class and I am loving it! I have listed my first journal with coptic stiches and I couldn't be more proud. My favorite part of the book are the inside covers. I used pages from a 1947 copy of Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Jewel that I've had for a few months and was falling apart. I love that I could use it to make something new instead of throwing it out. I also used the orginal covers from the book to make a journal for myself. But that's just for me! Ha ha. I have no plans of selling that one :) Check out the picture below. I can't wait to share the box I made using old wall paper and the tape bound book I'm making now. :) Until then check out the photos of my first journal.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13Ruolc5pkW4c1035cDoK_PH2DMGRSZFVuadA9DvQfY5sFtrb3l5d0SdRTDAcnC4xJzQ3ZPQ7krSy0WY6l7pePrB6D-bPU6sGCXOVtH4pIQ68nNeE_F4sfnRBd67AZJI_avZb_4qWumU/s1600/IMG_1805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13Ruolc5pkW4c1035cDoK_PH2DMGRSZFVuadA9DvQfY5sFtrb3l5d0SdRTDAcnC4xJzQ3ZPQ7krSy0WY6l7pePrB6D-bPU6sGCXOVtH4pIQ68nNeE_F4sfnRBd67AZJI_avZb_4qWumU/s320/IMG_1805.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIbKNwOKqndUSJGKqJL2loHHx-Ch1mwGWZjoJiZt4mrb_lTG4tuacXPLzt8UGBuWT4H7bvvoTWq8c5pu8bOjDavOIuRBiOdgjA7PfJ0HvT93GNcdb0Rv5fLYlsuzWJg-mFeDxpnDReTs/s1600/IMG_1806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIbKNwOKqndUSJGKqJL2loHHx-Ch1mwGWZjoJiZt4mrb_lTG4tuacXPLzt8UGBuWT4H7bvvoTWq8c5pu8bOjDavOIuRBiOdgjA7PfJ0HvT93GNcdb0Rv5fLYlsuzWJg-mFeDxpnDReTs/s320/IMG_1806.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7BK6-ufleNYFcn_H3dv2J3iVLzGAFH_scJgRSmYSHqkMzE3KW1m8tcX7S3viqg5S_lP_XYMmtuyZe0hGNdlQ3CgH_qEmRK88sUendKE7R_dH4czQPZd1L8T5MlN5_ghCAGHpYSit4Oo/s1600/IMG_1812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7BK6-ufleNYFcn_H3dv2J3iVLzGAFH_scJgRSmYSHqkMzE3KW1m8tcX7S3viqg5S_lP_XYMmtuyZe0hGNdlQ3CgH_qEmRK88sUendKE7R_dH4czQPZd1L8T5MlN5_ghCAGHpYSit4Oo/s320/IMG_1812.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0lowyPQOW9TqjrNIg-gBxuBVCoUQnCGq8pcj9OERebd6i55R8IbaRDk0S7I1D739y4793Aphib5gq0kjyikKP4Oyi1lM4KOszufPWblaTSJ0rvpfFiFBTAJSz21nh5ap7Ts57I_t10w/s1600/IMG_1814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0lowyPQOW9TqjrNIg-gBxuBVCoUQnCGq8pcj9OERebd6i55R8IbaRDk0S7I1D739y4793Aphib5gq0kjyikKP4Oyi1lM4KOszufPWblaTSJ0rvpfFiFBTAJSz21nh5ap7Ts57I_t10w/s320/IMG_1814.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JDgkUpnIbWNnNw1KpIl7LDDdG60ly0TpXrwKO233seQ0PEPPByGCBl6rg67x2oND1yOHkZ05rpfLINVhyphenhyphenVnvXXCuL35kdGdvORPy7CgoRvphkDubXP7ulqSAENDzWtQ3CL2udHpE2R0/s1600/IMG_1810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JDgkUpnIbWNnNw1KpIl7LDDdG60ly0TpXrwKO233seQ0PEPPByGCBl6rg67x2oND1yOHkZ05rpfLINVhyphenhyphenVnvXXCuL35kdGdvORPy7CgoRvphkDubXP7ulqSAENDzWtQ3CL2udHpE2R0/s320/IMG_1810.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-37117760748478666732010-04-28T20:59:00.000-07:002010-04-28T20:59:08.268-07:00Manayunk Eco-Arts Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX2aiONwaLFMaYhTOrwo64XqeW_z-lN-5xXlGKRPG8pBDfC0Ix-e5zAmFLFA2Z77A80h03Fd59G_yibKrUcZk88UMqhYegPOHjLe45r4az-wFym21Ghb36x5Y0h9R2XkIR_Ylq6-N8NA/s1600/IMG_1769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br />
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I've also been taking a bookmaking class where we are learning to make hand bound book and gift boxes. Every part of the books or boxes that I've made thus far are from recycled objects or paper that have just been sitting in my house waiting to be turned into something else. So hopefully I will be churning out new paper products for my new shop :)Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-48138236759829504152010-04-05T22:31:00.000-07:002010-04-05T22:31:32.752-07:00FrogsSo the Create Crochet team is having a frog-a-thon. Meaning this week we will try and finish up all of the projects that we have started but have not finished. I'm posting my before pictures but I don't have a great deal of faith that I will finish considering most of my projects are massive but we shall see.<br />
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Alight here are the pictures of the scarf I made. Also we re-shot some of my other stuff so check out my etsy page in a bit for those pictures!<br />
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Phase 1: So this is the boot plain and simple made with Vanna's Choice yarn in ruby red.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Phase 2: I wanted to add more of the glitz that my converse and the original slipper so I added sequines </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdBp1opBysdCsQwwsjAxB1CEa3GOBhYOO5uFSmBzbZxqbKpIdgcQBoV2-XHjW7ihs5tK6l062ueMrCiFDl4T4VUH32oXp2DI56HfvYFiG8miSSoRHRIKrg_6ozE37ZKD8nOrB4IH1fI4/s1600-h/IMG_1671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdBp1opBysdCsQwwsjAxB1CEa3GOBhYOO5uFSmBzbZxqbKpIdgcQBoV2-XHjW7ihs5tK6l062ueMrCiFDl4T4VUH32oXp2DI56HfvYFiG8miSSoRHRIKrg_6ozE37ZKD8nOrB4IH1fI4/s320/IMG_1671.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL8ZzA_1Il7eyBGQVNu0bqu5_c4Bivg4-tsvN9fWsUOWjRUidV6QQAksioseqOSDERVt5-_2tiPPefymLuAoGibcWGfsYgZQv5KOx-hAF6yNHVhSduSQYaVCPR12rnwl6kCpmgZBGRzc/s1600-h/IMG_1672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL8ZzA_1Il7eyBGQVNu0bqu5_c4Bivg4-tsvN9fWsUOWjRUidV6QQAksioseqOSDERVt5-_2tiPPefymLuAoGibcWGfsYgZQv5KOx-hAF6yNHVhSduSQYaVCPR12rnwl6kCpmgZBGRzc/s320/IMG_1672.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bykGrPknqnXDv5tVqJTsuhuRrWKy3y5Fik6g7OVB5y0vN_4gm_g2awtsBoZDH_oK6RztX7gteFCJ3kvSHe56Ngp3hNgDpQSuiX0-oDT2KqmNaq44-HCkkfzXwZA4IRAGvjhlTNfl61I/s1600-h/IMG_1673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bykGrPknqnXDv5tVqJTsuhuRrWKy3y5Fik6g7OVB5y0vN_4gm_g2awtsBoZDH_oK6RztX7gteFCJ3kvSHe56Ngp3hNgDpQSuiX0-oDT2KqmNaq44-HCkkfzXwZA4IRAGvjhlTNfl61I/s320/IMG_1673.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a hard time with the sequins! I used a hot glue gun but it was a little messier than I wanted. If anyone has suggestions on attaching sequins please let me know!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Let me know what you guys think!Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-74277260697497346152010-02-18T21:37:00.000-08:002010-02-18T21:37:43.005-08:00There's No Place Like Home<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I bought these shoes today: </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBRZeS51rrSIMo5DBVzR3wyApCzweJUVLtWsMEpqPYaZ8GeLUdznf6lv6DHAytmgmMJkxsV26heaOqcUCyRSTUup5wfVI8DNSkSY6t21HBzbDTNeViVADuRdVYXnocz0RoXzYMFeG5Bk/s1600-h/23634_532998494620_3902768_31668238_6025672_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBRZeS51rrSIMo5DBVzR3wyApCzweJUVLtWsMEpqPYaZ8GeLUdznf6lv6DHAytmgmMJkxsV26heaOqcUCyRSTUup5wfVI8DNSkSY6t21HBzbDTNeViVADuRdVYXnocz0RoXzYMFeG5Bk/s320/23634_532998494620_3902768_31668238_6025672_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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AmazingMorgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-81049475604924261622010-02-16T22:25:00.000-08:002010-02-16T22:25:28.022-08:00Etsy in the AJCCheck this out!<br />
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Pretty cool Etsy, Pretty cool.Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-67755956453142714952010-02-16T22:12:00.000-08:002010-02-16T22:12:47.360-08:00Baby Mitts<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have re-listed and an item I have sold before, my baby hatt, mitt and bootie set. I really enjoy making baby stuff so I just had to make them again. Check them out:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjE9PuwxpzJf97hPSuMq2SEVdBmPpNU23MBMXmUwh38R0oODMB0J7cMNF3O6g-IZvN9y1PYZ0_vHurAxu0cRIhXZ1DiAa4KGf6J1zwpOV67UGL4gkaQg0jZ0gAzwuksTgMTK5RqPTFsc/s1600-h/IMG_1630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjE9PuwxpzJf97hPSuMq2SEVdBmPpNU23MBMXmUwh38R0oODMB0J7cMNF3O6g-IZvN9y1PYZ0_vHurAxu0cRIhXZ1DiAa4KGf6J1zwpOV67UGL4gkaQg0jZ0gAzwuksTgMTK5RqPTFsc/s320/IMG_1630.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> I am also excited to say that I am in the process of creating my 2nd orginal project! It's a pretty small one but I think complex none the less. Can't wait to post pictures once I'm finished. Also I have decided not to buy anymore yarn for a while. I work at a craft store and I have a horrible complusion to buy yarn when I don't need it. So far now I'm just going to work through the plethera of yarn that I aready have at home. :)</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381378215141053877.post-54015480206142147362010-02-07T19:54:00.000-08:002010-02-07T19:57:30.856-08:00New Stuff on Etsy<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am a very bad person and have not been keeping up with this blog! Blame it on the so-called part-time job! Bah...I need to quiit and get on with life. BUT in the mean time, I have made some thing. It it a hat and scraf combo made from my favorite yarn, Lamb's Pride. For some reason with this stich, everything comes out too big! I need to figure that out because I had to buy extra yarn for this project, when, if I had made a guage, I probably would have been fine. So let this be a lesson to everyone, use the guage! With out further ado:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Right now I am currently working on a mohair scarf for the woman I babysit for and hopefully perfecting my hodge-podge look.</div>Morgaine Le Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00811552918590183735noreply@blogger.com0