Infinity Scarf Etsy Trends

Etsy is always ahead of me or so it seems.  This am they sent an email with current Etsy Trends and what is "Hot this Season".  One of which is the popular Infinity Scarf or Moebius.  Of course their link directs you immediately  to hundreds of scarfs. link  Mine is not there as it is still on the needles, but I had the right idea to make one.
Amazing!
I am making mine out of Lion Brand's Amazing in wildflowers.   When I was up in Boston I spent some restful moments shopping on line and found Amazing on sale.  I went a little wild.  I love the color ways.  I bought lots of them and wish I had bought more.  I love this one it is called Mesa.

 

I have knit a cowl out of it.  It is so pretty and has some gold glass beads knit into it.  I need to buy more satin ribbon to weave into the eyelet on the top and bottom.  My pattern for this is here. link  I really need to update the pattern. I have learned how to knit the beads in by watching a video on Youtube. link  it is so easy to do and using the wire from the twist tie is great as the narrowness of it fits almost any beads.

 

Here is my Wildflower infinity scarf in progress.

 

 

 

I do not know how to die yarn or make colorways.  It is an endless mystery to me.  One that likely I will not venture to solve.  I know knitters who do this, from yarn they have washed, carded and spun.  Their kitchen sinks full of dazzling glass jars of color as they experiment with their colorfilled dreams. When their colors are set they start spinning these amazing fibers pulling spinning mixing color with color.  Just this skein of Amazing by Lion Brand has me in awe.  I have knit a good five inches of this scarf and have still not come up with a repeat of color.  It started with dusky, dusty browns, shadowy colors and has moved into soft greens and hints of rust.  Look at the inside of that skein up there.  I cannot wait to get to that rich ripe plumb color and that deep rich purple.  It is brilliant.  Appropriate to be making an infinity scarf out of these endless streams of color. 

 

Here are some more beautiful Infinity designs on Etsy.

Eva Miller made this lovely bracelet in her shop KapKa Design. You can find it here.  link

 

And here is a crochet infinity scarf in pumpkin chunky yarn

 

Mandy handcrafted this and you can find it in her shop here.  link

 

 

Infinity

 

My tattoo is healing and getting smooth and soft.  I love it.  So I say to Etsy, "Yes I get it. What is Hot Right Now is Infinity"

 

To infinity and beyond!!

Lambie/Anne

 

 

 

Shabby Chic Finishing Part 1

I was in a gray mood today. Paris Gray.
While the rest of Florida was preparing for Isaac's arrival I was busy on the lanaii painting.

I wanted to try and do some dry brush painting that I had heard of.  I had a large wooden vintage jewelry box to refinish. 
This is my version in the new technique.

Step 1.
I lightly sanded the wood and painted it with white paint.  The trick is to put very little paint on your brush.  The wood got a quick covering in white and dried quickly in the Florida sun.  I also had time to wash the brush and let it dry.
Step 2.
With gray paint.  I am calling it 'Paris Gray' and again using very little paint on the dry brush I covered all the white paint with gray. 

 

You can see how streaky the white paint is on the side of the box.  The top has a coat of gray.  I should have taken a close up picture for you.

 

  

 

Step 3.  With a little piece of sandpaper I lightly sanded the piece. I like to sand off just a little paint at a time.  In this way I can be in controll of how much of the underlying white paint shows through as well as the original stain and the wood. I sand primarily on the corners and around any knobs.  I want it to look like it was worn away over time with lots of use.

 

This box has a red velveteen lining.  It is almost perfect.  There is only one drawer that has any staining in it.  I will attack that in tomorrow's lesson.

 

 

 

I also had time to put a coat of  Paris Gray on this candle stand.

 

In my next post I will cover cleaning the drawers and waxing for the perfect finish to this Shabby Chic project.   

 

'Paris Gray' 

 

Gray is a trendy color right now.  Here are some major gray pieces from my friends shop's on Etsy. 

 

 

Vintage Stetson Fedora Hat

  

  Vintage Stetson found at The Inspired Trader you can shop for it here...

 

 

Vintage Grey Linen Skirt

Natalia has this sexy skirt for sale in her shop located here,

 

You just might want to add a splash of color to these pieces and there are plenty to choose from here...

 

Olympian Blue Art Deco Brooch

Visit Gail's shop The Vintage Funkery for this great pin...
 

 

Hurricane Isaac is heading up towards the Gulf of Mexico and I am getting ready to 'hunker down' as they say here on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  We have bottles of water, candles and batteries and food supplies all ready. 
The schools have been notified to stay closed on Monday and the RNC is being delayed one day.  
Pray it is just a lot of rain and some wind. 
Anne

 

Trends Colors Seasons

Plenty of time and money are spent on advertising.
One of the prime movers is color.  It always gets your attention. Color is known to change moods, calm or excite.  Color reminds us of smells, of seasons, color seperates and unites us.
Etsy has been part of the trend to feature colors as ways to shop.  Tags often include the color for search engines.
The new fall trend colors have fancy names for colors that we all know and maybe will look at in a new way if the new name grabs us.
Pink Flambe' is one such name. It is marketing dripping in pink.
You tell me if you like it.  I have tried it on a vintage jewelry box I have upcycled.

Here are some other very pink and very pretty offerings on Etsy.


Pink Flambe Cat Beret
See this Cat Beret in Amelie's Etsy Shop

 
This adorable girl's beret can be seen in Marina's Three Fish Shop on Etsy


If you need a smashing new purse how about this !
find this purse by Erin in her Etsy shop 1 Mad Woman

What ever you choose, the color, style, handmade or vintage you can find it all on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/?ref=si_home

Enjoy your visit to Etsy. Be inspired by the talent that can be found there.
weelambie/Anne