tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83736724929675483132024-02-06T18:27:52.865-08:00Peace, Love and Craftiness...Amanda's Craftastic Journey Through Liferedeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-8650788932194399012013-02-24T16:53:00.002-08:002013-02-24T16:53:36.962-08:00Art Yarn and Roving Showcase<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't believe I haven't posted on this blog for almost 2 years, time has gone by so fast since we moved to Hippyland, and we've been so busy here with taking care of all our animals, all our businesses and with building a new workshop. For the last year, I have been posting on a new blog I call the</div>
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Ever since my last blog post here, I have been spinning on my<a href="http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/"> Ashford </a>Joy Wheel, carding with my Ashford Wild Carder and dyeing up new colors with Dharma's line of <a href="http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/9236231-AA.shtml?lnav=dyes.html">Acid Dyes</a>. Here are some of the latest yarns:</div>
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This yarn is in the <a href="http://www.pluckyfluff.com/">Pluckyfluff </a>'Aura' style, a thick center single of different purple colors, simultaneously spun while wrapping with a thin puffy layer of teased white angora goat mohair (mixed with barbie colored sparkle) and wrapped with a black thread. Phew. A lot of work considering the yarn only goes through the wheel once, and the 'autowrap' on the Joy wheel is not exactly automatic because of the outie orifice...</div>
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The next yarn was also inspired by Pluckyfluff, but from her new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Spun-Spins-Traditional-Techniques/dp/1592537626/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361750751&sr=8-1&keywords=hand+spun">Hand Spun</a>. It is a thick black merino single spun with fire-colored roving added in and crocheted into a braid on the spot, resulting in a continuously spun yarn. It was really fun to make. This is going to be very interesting when knitted up, as the black is thin but the colored sections are super bulky.</div>
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This yarn was a result of my first venture into crock-pot dyeing, and I will never go back to dyeing in the oven. See my tutorial on kitchen counter wool dyeing on <a href="http://www.museumofcraftology.blogspot.com/2013/02/art-yarns-i-dye.html">Museum of Craftology here</a>. Handpainting roving is a little different, with the stripes and all, but a tutorial is forthcoming. This one is 300+ yds of a very fine single spun in order to get long large sections of color in the trend of <a href="http://www.noroyarns.com/">Noro</a> yarns.</div>
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This yarn is a 2-ply, one ply is my homegrown brown and the other is a carded blend of angora goat, bamboo, silk cocoons, wool and a touch of gold sparkle. I made it to mimic the weight of some pink&purple yarn I had made previously which my mom knitted up into an original cabled cowl scarf that I love to wear this winter. I will feature some of these finished garment pictures in another post.</div>
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I had some super bright wool locks that I wanted to use but I didn't want to break them up, or for the final yarn to be too bright and crazy. So, I made a brown single with the locks tailspun in, and I love how the locks pop out, but the brown always goes with every color. </div>
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This yarn took a long time to conceptualize: the original colors I had envisioned were those of a peacock feather. The bronze is a bit more golden yellow than I was going for but the final colors look great together. At the same time I dyed the BFL roving, I also dyed some Honey Tussah silk roving. I spun the wool thick&thin, though I tried to keep larger blocks of color by not stripping down the roving very much as I spun. I spun the silk thinly and so that the whole length of it was divided into the 4 color blocks, then I plied the two together extra wiggly. In this way, the beginning of the yarn is purple silk and the end of the yarn is yellow/brown silk. Should be a neat effect when it becomes a knitted item. </div>
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The rest of the photos are some rovings I dyed but have not spun yet. I have been trying to make the colors BOLD, as that is usually what draws me into buying those wonderful painted rovings at a fiber show. I love color, and dyeing, and especially mixing dyes to get the exact color that is in my mind's eye. I want colors that look good together, but that are exciting too, colors you might not think of at first as going together at all. The peacock yarn above is one of those and here are some more:</div>
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The Monarch roving: Black, yellow, deep orange, with bits of white like a Monarch Butterfly:</div>
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A classically rainbow roving in bright fluorescents that will be a gift for a new baby:</div>
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And a yarn inspired by the Hot Spring Algal Colors of Yellowstone National Park. I call this one 'Grand Prismatic' after the Hot Spring of the same name, though a second spring that comes to mind is the famous Morning Glory Pool. I imagine the final yarn crocheted in circles somehow...</div>
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Here is the aerial view of the spring, so you can see the amazingly bright colors. This photo is from ZMEScience.com in a post about <a href="http://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/8-surreal-natural-landscapes-21072010/">8 surreal natural landscapes</a>. The other 7 are pretty cool too!</div>
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Here is a picture of us at Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park in 2006.</div>
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Hope you enjoyed my new creations, and I promise the next post will be much sooner than the last!</div>
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Peace, Love and Craftiness Forever!</div>
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~amanda~</div>
<br />redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-84430026765137758272011-04-18T17:38:00.000-07:002011-04-18T18:08:00.492-07:00Spring Babies and Art Yarn<div style="text-align: center;">New Babies in Hippyland! Three baby goats and Five baby kittens in the last month, and they are so so cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyDIu1_bTULo2g_tMBL4J_LVTFiTx_AcqoBw_eynnHgwjLCbsr_2l_0KU-tUXbwLoM4DziSQklCJU9u24jsqy9EFbt2dfFSh06PUBImIskjRmAOWj3c2clJAEsy9FwwD_yARJrxt59UQt/s1600/stripe2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyDIu1_bTULo2g_tMBL4J_LVTFiTx_AcqoBw_eynnHgwjLCbsr_2l_0KU-tUXbwLoM4DziSQklCJU9u24jsqy9EFbt2dfFSh06PUBImIskjRmAOWj3c2clJAEsy9FwwD_yARJrxt59UQt/s320/stripe2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597089586952991538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDN17dpGetIw3zYK_45_9XZSWefOtBmCjwH5FexdCr8Ix-_YNJ6kPgOGtN7_Nrp0pa6i3gYOlVvUwkyUUER2sHYL0NSN5gk9xGb8wPfymNQXe71BsZyEx2R4-s927le51N4OjxKQxv9bX/s1600/fourweeks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDN17dpGetIw3zYK_45_9XZSWefOtBmCjwH5FexdCr8Ix-_YNJ6kPgOGtN7_Nrp0pa6i3gYOlVvUwkyUUER2sHYL0NSN5gk9xGb8wPfymNQXe71BsZyEx2R4-s927le51N4OjxKQxv9bX/s1600/fourweeks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDN17dpGetIw3zYK_45_9XZSWefOtBmCjwH5FexdCr8Ix-_YNJ6kPgOGtN7_Nrp0pa6i3gYOlVvUwkyUUER2sHYL0NSN5gk9xGb8wPfymNQXe71BsZyEx2R4-s927le51N4OjxKQxv9bX/s320/fourweeks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597089582191891138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now on to the Art Yarn! This one, <i>Sari Sparkle</i> was a long time in the process. I used this neat carded sari silk (much nicer than just the scraps!) from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WCMercantile?ref=pr_shop">WC Mercantile on ETSY</a> spun with over 100 pompoms made from sparkle embroidery thread and plied along with some of our homegrown brown. I am spinning another to be partnered with this one with tiny copper bells instead of the pompoms.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl-wAruV4fisL2PK5NhdV3wGYYy8fw2ROqCXK1GItrOpSosldYjX9ojkpnYJFOmkxLbDl_Z4b3OPShEegsqKs_1ZYq210IuqVxvbc4E3jibEWHe6hVPujD5PGWS8VXthgykqjoPYvX9z7/s1600/sariyarn1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl-wAruV4fisL2PK5NhdV3wGYYy8fw2ROqCXK1GItrOpSosldYjX9ojkpnYJFOmkxLbDl_Z4b3OPShEegsqKs_1ZYq210IuqVxvbc4E3jibEWHe6hVPujD5PGWS8VXthgykqjoPYvX9z7/s320/sariyarn1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597089578397689602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a pompom closeup!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aA4HO-YMMEkr4ljZJCWKMFrykLgd2YKDm6rnvmDjLGRL3zeylGNfPArSqtq5a2dgK5ZSoCTN2YoQ1WdrInFuzSDWd0OzxnhXhIqf3cGk6aL3HrKaZgIQhsZa3uK8P17sy26ozhpUyIlz/s1600/sariyarn2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aA4HO-YMMEkr4ljZJCWKMFrykLgd2YKDm6rnvmDjLGRL3zeylGNfPArSqtq5a2dgK5ZSoCTN2YoQ1WdrInFuzSDWd0OzxnhXhIqf3cGk6aL3HrKaZgIQhsZa3uK8P17sy26ozhpUyIlz/s320/sariyarn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597089574519841858" /></a><br /></div><div>This is a pink singles yarn with lilac pygora cocoons added in after spinning a second time. The pygora was grown and dyed by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpindlesandFiber?ref=pr_shop">Judy from Spindles and Fiber on ETSY</a> and it's so soft you almost can't believe it! I was inspired to try cocoons from an article in the latest SpinOff magazine and it's my first cocoon yarn!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf6EO5MlLe00R4LzqPtIS2wrxmjY6jM0WGBdF6mAC7CudLXvB2ASW468dOeLqvjo4Ja6t0frc1RQa1dJJ3C3NZzqhKTN3gSC9ovpI3ul2WvuQLN25OdcSVtO3X3kKCZ_0BmEZl_z3qN9y/s1600/pygoracocoonsingles1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjxf6EO5MlLe00R4LzqPtIS2wrxmjY6jM0WGBdF6mAC7CudLXvB2ASW468dOeLqvjo4Ja6t0frc1RQa1dJJ3C3NZzqhKTN3gSC9ovpI3ul2WvuQLN25OdcSVtO3X3kKCZ_0BmEZl_z3qN9y/s320/pygoracocoonsingles1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597089576201168146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJej02BBIfhsBwJRHIDj277Nz9KRK8epxQLEx-6qdYXmFWJX3Ly-OnmRxKelZ37AHeUi933scKVpJBT6QRon0O_uGZ0MXDJV5KuIi19nl-FDv_S4yykopG0jYS339RBKWHwmYWvXdMYYt/s1600/pygoracocoonsingles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjwJej02BBIfhsBwJRHIDj277Nz9KRK8epxQLEx-6qdYXmFWJX3Ly-OnmRxKelZ37AHeUi933scKVpJBT6QRon0O_uGZ0MXDJV5KuIi19nl-FDv_S4yykopG0jYS339RBKWHwmYWvXdMYYt/s320/pygoracocoonsingles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597088753464974610" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Dharma has a line of new Acid Dyes, this is Pink Orchid and Electric Violet on my homegrown white, spun up into a super-bulky fluffy <i>Candy Stripes</i> yarn</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GSwnYctgNLzmReTyO8Q2-4gLEROBk7-RVVchcJMn4YOmp1N8PGJt-GqEPLsss9iKT3gjXmWumofCb_9t8xTysRWFJjfoXb88ULOOO2j9u4izgjIcLmx0Ime42P2Dp9_IHHe0ZvO3kg0L/s1600/candystripeyarn2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GSwnYctgNLzmReTyO8Q2-4gLEROBk7-RVVchcJMn4YOmp1N8PGJt-GqEPLsss9iKT3gjXmWumofCb_9t8xTysRWFJjfoXb88ULOOO2j9u4izgjIcLmx0Ime42P2Dp9_IHHe0ZvO3kg0L/s320/candystripeyarn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597088748984172722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXr8v_DxYsxurEnhs6RVweL1CnhwOLn786tgeAIdrHvgNpcSklB97BPTb0ANsMtZhs3JCsjrtJ9RHEiI12kGAUiBIuUnxzoQRtDQp0JKMFVZ13ccVTM3lmK3zrlNtkddtYE15ladj1J5A3/s1600/candystripeyarn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXr8v_DxYsxurEnhs6RVweL1CnhwOLn786tgeAIdrHvgNpcSklB97BPTb0ANsMtZhs3JCsjrtJ9RHEiI12kGAUiBIuUnxzoQRtDQp0JKMFVZ13ccVTM3lmK3zrlNtkddtYE15ladj1J5A3/s320/candystripeyarn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597088724782973906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The last yarn is the first in a new series wherein I envision the final knitted piece and how I want it to be (crazy), then design and spin a yarn to make it happen. This is my <i>CACTUS</i> yarn, and when knit into a beret type cap will look like a barbed wire barrel cactus ~ the yellow twisties are the cactus spines. I have lots of ideas on this subject ~ more to come!</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdamX9mSRQbyUQHzaBVQaG2ys4-NDfJZ47S-zulE6gayuXMF2UpG-cLM1t2Nj9JdJY6OStfRtrBJN8RP2G_5sMGPhWZ4Kj1nRMtk5iXUTRmSGjqzH8JFps32jh9nLuXW7lykLn9beelZqf/s1600/cactusyarn2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdamX9mSRQbyUQHzaBVQaG2ys4-NDfJZ47S-zulE6gayuXMF2UpG-cLM1t2Nj9JdJY6OStfRtrBJN8RP2G_5sMGPhWZ4Kj1nRMtk5iXUTRmSGjqzH8JFps32jh9nLuXW7lykLn9beelZqf/s320/cactusyarn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597088723454192066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2VrtU_6C1NdjsjnYqJuW5NefGsiA3e9QB1OYiHEiFr2zOdZFXp02EJ_vSBEbn_8XPNujSthyphenhyphen4wYhIiJNVCHh31hGQ661MYJmoXnesuMiJTxDHG-g2B4HPhFrxIJuIBCBq88PHU78kVoC/s1600/cactusyarn1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2VrtU_6C1NdjsjnYqJuW5NefGsiA3e9QB1OYiHEiFr2zOdZFXp02EJ_vSBEbn_8XPNujSthyphenhyphen4wYhIiJNVCHh31hGQ661MYJmoXnesuMiJTxDHG-g2B4HPhFrxIJuIBCBq88PHU78kVoC/s320/cactusyarn1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597088722644571122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for checking out my blog! PEACE and Happy Spring!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">~AMANDA~</div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-92018970045380666522010-11-06T13:14:00.000-07:002010-11-06T13:35:40.784-07:00More Art Yarn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4vdBGoH61mudHTFroqcnHs2lQyLh2M_gdiQuSwkz7A8u1jgfTZijIDL8hgUQk6IajRVoV4nDRfgAVG-_a7-kqwd_FoZBX5zYgqzAZKPNrWWb2xvf31VJK0n-kTF9w3IWl2ulLrU2CS2/s1600/pitayayarn.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Well, i've been spinning more... I love it and I can't stop! Thanks to <a href="http://www.pluckyfluff.com/">pluckyfluff</a> and her awesome book and techniques for getting me started!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my latest, a single spun with sparkly gold thread:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5EogqTbD0m2yqbG8ZRiISUcaSE9vgxnSR0aAYaUI4F2aoQ10F8S3HqSGo5NmxnFljgcbYazOcymbGPLDokn9VRdGIEVzIzifng6xosY0e5nNf_P4GB3AAFZ4faiSKA9_M5K7sLz356J8/s320/goldstripeyarn1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536534200245163634" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next is my original "Pitaya" yarn, made to look like a pitaya smoothie, aka 'dragonfruit', this is the fruit of a a hanging cactus that grows, among other places, in the Yucatan (Mexico). The Maya people like it's sweet taste and call it <i>Pitaya</i>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo series from 2004 when i first discovered the pitaya in the Yucatan while studying the <i>Yukatek Maay</i>a language:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9XfZPJlMLk97bm3QwzcDhiIkVT17d3M84r_c1JRUVV6gLbZWYEDPpFxHTqyW2N-SxgQTkCgFrCCB-PcwCPtGrbSVH4ZWCYQpIRXdA44Bj0IoEk41YTYN6D2daaIyRO1VcnAG4jqldVfH/s200/pitaya1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535674935719090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDLwbMkXtxZfbfxAg8kv3BwXmgRHjB3RFTxLca8LaPLcBCIro5IglOuDXzgvM1DObc10LQiFaG5dx5yOWhSa9Q_Fcy3QemOUSAcUO4vsmGi-F7O0mfeimht3GGWW2F6dPnS6Z1uKmdsd2/s200/pitaya2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535793279772146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3X7IrBoJm5YzDl2govA15EW-Ojrk5tbChPh3eN5rxEjQBFgJ75ryKt-D1g87wfiHrafbeMcsTDNqruYJx1-t9ovKIVTqkS-s17wluZOTkc_HreorXtCa3ak2vVd11LIrWmpnSpimIUQO/s200/pitaya3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535929330386210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcCAyF-MqNGbgDqR_OE1b7zxIlgIDsB97G8sXGYSFBxXOZntohgQ6nVGZgx3x6qlSpd82sysN8702FeTe8ndxFryU1nTIRkE__Joz9rVeJOMIGgCdMI7CMsCkwSFypJg5H3aU65bGPP2z/s1600/pitaya4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcCAyF-MqNGbgDqR_OE1b7zxIlgIDsB97G8sXGYSFBxXOZntohgQ6nVGZgx3x6qlSpd82sysN8702FeTe8ndxFryU1nTIRkE__Joz9rVeJOMIGgCdMI7CMsCkwSFypJg5H3aU65bGPP2z/s200/pitaya4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536536033084906642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">HaHa! And now the yarn: white romney with slubs of hot pink wool and green curly mohair locks, plied with a pink thread with lots of tiny black seed beads: </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4vdBGoH61mudHTFroqcnHs2lQyLh2M_gdiQuSwkz7A8u1jgfTZijIDL8hgUQk6IajRVoV4nDRfgAVG-_a7-kqwd_FoZBX5zYgqzAZKPNrWWb2xvf31VJK0n-kTF9w3IWl2ulLrU2CS2/s1600/pitayayarn.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4vdBGoH61mudHTFroqcnHs2lQyLh2M_gdiQuSwkz7A8u1jgfTZijIDL8hgUQk6IajRVoV4nDRfgAVG-_a7-kqwd_FoZBX5zYgqzAZKPNrWWb2xvf31VJK0n-kTF9w3IWl2ulLrU2CS2/s320/pitayayarn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536536539412369090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJEv5t8bajHUjsrBwi3xWDs4G0ZGqBvh_qsOXXbT7MHyKDH0ZNZJlkMW7HnDo-iS9Xg50visUJW9DP6o6GJAmctx1Uhxuu_bdp_YZq70tnmI5feeb0Px_N9FmYqHeQF7X6j6cUscCJJ55/s1600/pitayayarn1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJEv5t8bajHUjsrBwi3xWDs4G0ZGqBvh_qsOXXbT7MHyKDH0ZNZJlkMW7HnDo-iS9Xg50visUJW9DP6o6GJAmctx1Uhxuu_bdp_YZq70tnmI5feeb0Px_N9FmYqHeQF7X6j6cUscCJJ55/s320/pitayayarn1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536536372060612850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px; " /></a>That's all the spinning for now...more cool stuff soon!</div><div style="text-align: center;">~amanda~</div></div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-49812785640665382932010-10-27T17:13:00.000-07:002010-10-27T17:26:59.077-07:00Spinning Up New Yarns!<div style="text-align: center;">After going to the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.flockandfiberfestival.com/">Flock & Fiber</a> Show last month and loading up on cool spinning supplies, I've been making some yarns (in between everything else of course!) and here they are:</div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TgbnOYhDOL4giwFRfy4sj_jtnQpRnMRRt86ROEUXjAlXhlIq9-eDGTssd2IU7ROqu_L5CqbDTkFQ-bBpi8EYf9LR9gyf0hmE-ZHrYgO5oiFLSGCEDQljjdtuwix5bTiwVRsMOPpwNQ5Y/s320/rainbowbeehivesparkle1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532884386755979202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A Rainbow Corriedale spun with green sparkle firestar and thread plied with multicolor thread and beehives added during plying</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">AND</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwzAM_h_E4PY64hU9UVPeIIyRNYcBlmPjdDF-dNc7bzLlI-oL3NxhsKrt_kvE39-MsBBHcCeO0QeyUs_sgBUsGcTECrVkK_PwBhHGd2MMcK4g-TprYEa3xCIG2GO-5epbSnS57nvFbUqe/s320/usneayarn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532884895584299330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><div style="text-align: center;">A multi-hued green border leicester spun thick n' thin then thread plied with coordinating green thread and side twists. I made it to look like <i>Usnea longissima</i>, a lichen that grows in the trees here at Hippyland!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFjM8Gwbd52uwmnXQoKMh12S9Yt1n4VarIRHIrh_RbnFFyZwrdT3Jc76xumxhCMJPddxi-ChknTO4Z2noZAqVOtihZg8lUI6KFrGGI1KnHYyMvmlwpv_I9zTT1ukhuCbKR5jUeTSo-27O/s320/usnea.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532886615019790434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 314px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-79510472586609033472010-05-12T11:56:00.000-07:002010-05-12T12:12:59.015-07:00New Projects Published Everywhere!!!<div style="text-align: center;">This has been a great month for me...THREE of my projects featured in 3 different publications!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First, my Chainmaille Dahlia Ring in the June 2010 issue of Bead & Button Magazine is super fun to make and a great summer project. You can make them in all different colors! Plus there's a mini-photo of the ring on the magazine's front cover! Get the supplies to make the Dahlia ring from my website <a href="http://www.craftycatjumprings.com">www.craftycatjumprings.com</a> !!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C7krjhdZhvoD1n2VrdO98KwW7-4DtEkft3HAb9_MlpHOkZdTSlkOMc8iY_f6hScOVFVFB3tFstIDOWraCpeAxlk3bxI7Q-A8xOoA2a_dSDwY3AxFeuB1GlJwOWXnKMnloZTZIhW5lndE/s320/chainmailledahliaring.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470460690718243330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, my wire version of Peruvian Thread Earrings was featured by the awesome editors at Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine (and also mentioned on the front cover!). In thread, these are back in style, but the all-wire version is even better!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZemCRBk57nVQMyFcI7opDqxTk7ke4oGvzCPcNmxZgv51F3_FvhMfxGxrPGExYd3LkGeXD4gz4hUHst5bGWAhxeJ_M5p7MjOWPD_wKRWpTHKwN95NwRmfKoW0zQp5yNxvtXx0GymeXdwcR/s320/threadearringsampler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470461837005284482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 209px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And finally, my Bronze Mermaid Scale Hoop Earrings is project #1 in the new book "30-minute Earrings" from Lark Books. This book is geared more towards jewelers than beaders but the layout looks great!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uk21XKs3Mo4UyvMkX8g9IExK04oJ-BPdZEb0_WEsHpbcOv2ZPKjUecZrdm0szOV1YY0qjdAErfvg1KUzv-Gh1Qe8IGuB5dtnTCAEJ1edU2Sl4h3e0qsoswSpVYuMhWky3-3Qi2zFyKk1/s320/MermaidHoops.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470462016817841058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Whew, what a month! Go out and get crafting!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">~AMANDA~</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-1529634051086522012010-02-27T18:47:00.000-08:002010-02-27T18:54:20.810-08:00New FREE Chainmaille Tutorial at Crafty Cat Jump Rings!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've just finished uploading a <a href="http://www.craftycatjumprings.com/howtomakechainmaille">FREE chainmaille tutorial</a> to www.craftycatjumprings.com! It's a combination of Basic Spiral Weave with a Jens Pind variation and a project making these</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.craftycatjumprings.com/howtomakechainmaille/jenspindearrings">Mini Twist Jens Pind Earrings</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl1k6vkF2U-jIl4PXvFnHhuRrFvN7a3p13hpeI47NaRd_Yc26DT4shBPlUO6zrZejRaXlNjycEhIBKWKMWJtfEGq2tWJpo-yZLQQAQJ4puOMtNBjzM5BKrjHvOXmIYRZ9Hfz6SL1wNqWX/s1600-h/spiralearringsjenspind.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl1k6vkF2U-jIl4PXvFnHhuRrFvN7a3p13hpeI47NaRd_Yc26DT4shBPlUO6zrZejRaXlNjycEhIBKWKMWJtfEGq2tWJpo-yZLQQAQJ4puOMtNBjzM5BKrjHvOXmIYRZ9Hfz6SL1wNqWX/s320/spiralearringsjenspind.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443121405536252914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Check it out at <a href="http://www.craftycatjumprings.com">Crafty Cat Jump Rings Dot Com!</a></div><br /><div><br /></div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-65730533178258534852009-09-17T13:23:00.000-07:002009-09-17T13:42:40.659-07:00Bobble Earrings Article in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQvdmeffpmt2i0wcXbDovlU3mugFRypFyc3bBYt6sGMMkV97jE9XUG7Pyppo3NYb-14D8RcwVDnTUV9v2f73DYon0Vnt3WCnGN0RJVjYHDk85hW5BPRQKkWTEgd-FhskXIP-ZmGrtt2HT/s1600-h/largebiohazardearrings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382539544380567458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQvdmeffpmt2i0wcXbDovlU3mugFRypFyc3bBYt6sGMMkV97jE9XUG7Pyppo3NYb-14D8RcwVDnTUV9v2f73DYon0Vnt3WCnGN0RJVjYHDk85hW5BPRQKkWTEgd-FhskXIP-ZmGrtt2HT/s320/largebiohazardearrings.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />My instructions for my Bobble (formerly Biohazard) Earrings and Chain Set have just come out in Interweave's Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine. As part of their chainmaille issue, they also interviewed me about how to use colored jump rings, particularly the anodized aluminum jump rings that we sell on our website <a href="http://www.craftycatjumprings.com/">Crafty Cat Jump Rings</a>. Check it out!!!</div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-46717884249508010372009-07-03T22:58:00.000-07:002009-07-03T23:03:36.511-07:00New Items Posted on ETSY.com<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH2txyf9kQpdvyprBjXlvD0SClWHewuk51EGWsMN1TJuLsLwB556pHTZrEtOtP4H8vn1ZG0T1eiqyEvHt1P7x2O-zIhEtIAzFvQ8Zq5xEMiWuxxc0-MfqY4abK_pfq0sLcKQ8sWZzHsA8/s1600-h/fuchsiafrillshibori3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354481180110402114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH2txyf9kQpdvyprBjXlvD0SClWHewuk51EGWsMN1TJuLsLwB556pHTZrEtOtP4H8vn1ZG0T1eiqyEvHt1P7x2O-zIhEtIAzFvQ8Zq5xEMiWuxxc0-MfqY4abK_pfq0sLcKQ8sWZzHsA8/s320/fuchsiafrillshibori3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I just posted a bunch of new silk pleated shibori scarves on ETSY as well as re-listing my handmade cold process hemp oil soaps with my new and improved pictures. They all look really great with the better pictures so hopefully they will get more noticed out there...<br /></div><div>Check out my etsy site at <a href="http://www.redeftdesigns.etsy.com/">http://www.redeftdesigns.etsy.com/</a> for all the new items and as always, the items at <a href="http://www.redeftshibori.com/">http://www.redeftshibori.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.madebyhippies.com/">http://www.madebyhippies.com/</a>. </div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354481531045103666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5BITH9HR9AFQicq8Qp074zCiGv-9ztrCc_kae6PsrL42uB-tQ5T7GuYUNQl7qgZUfe3zPYtybubIdNPfqW4RxflQRaYPCljyUKo6ZJWvmWQSAo6QoMNylMUkc9wSH9W05JRCThLdFJc1/s320/blacktealemonsoap.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-49658280840544830812009-03-20T14:16:00.000-07:002009-03-20T14:25:02.390-07:00Tie Dye & Shibori are back in Style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6-074nwJVpkdYIeCt_tDt6QNvSn9Qqm2q6gQ-M-EMsdwRS0yWhgsl31yuoCrv1HPv2Re9tVYkBIp74zcJ61GuEICL0IP6VlxuFw89NLHUzRZpCXvm-UkY6alnfIb1IMJbQwmld_mMTyO/s1600-h/bazzartiedyeweb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6-074nwJVpkdYIeCt_tDt6QNvSn9Qqm2q6gQ-M-EMsdwRS0yWhgsl31yuoCrv1HPv2Re9tVYkBIp74zcJ61GuEICL0IP6VlxuFw89NLHUzRZpCXvm-UkY6alnfIb1IMJbQwmld_mMTyO/s320/bazzartiedyeweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315384001461384450" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, we've known it all along, but according to the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine, Tie Dye is back in the Fashion world! The examples they show in the magazine are of traditional shibori-style tie dye: indigo blue and white resist in a simple all-over pattern, even though they're probably not made in the traditional way (wrapped by hand). For deals on shibori and tie dye that are WAY under the $300 designer pricetags shown here (and much more interesting) check out our websites at www.redeftshibori.com and www.madebyhippies.com for everything TIE DYE!!!<br />~Amanda~redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-59256199120330290142009-03-06T15:39:00.001-08:002009-03-06T15:46:10.774-08:00Reverse Applique Creations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ66uD5nFb2PqRJ_V46y2FxPa7TzvGalAKNdQnbWq9WAUkJH7uOIzec4RB_V100lLTqJmNSAQW-sFJhO80hdFqHdKjBEV_1yliGMIwxgO_uU9SL5nhsCoSPw4UL0zppt4BGC1lbCyOJpnK/s1600-h/targettiedye.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ66uD5nFb2PqRJ_V46y2FxPa7TzvGalAKNdQnbWq9WAUkJH7uOIzec4RB_V100lLTqJmNSAQW-sFJhO80hdFqHdKjBEV_1yliGMIwxgO_uU9SL5nhsCoSPw4UL0zppt4BGC1lbCyOJpnK/s320/targettiedye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310224282420946466" border="0" /></a><br />Check out my new reverse-applique and tie-dye t-shirts! The tie dye shirts and reverse applique fabric were all dyed by us at MadeByHippies.com combined with tricky sewing techniques by me to create a cool collaborative project. These particular shirts are one of a kind and are for sale on my ETSY shop at www.redeftdesigns.etsy.com ~ more designs coming soon!<br />-Amanda<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3UAZlfwF_q2mXk2l_zUATuCGawzLM6IBj0O5HaD4x0g9LeZ1RX_Ql90k2u-zc6-ibF4stZETPUHxJz2HTcnZoMGJuULlTpz0K287xBLfkOqIBLKn3QNHVFY42K9hdOlQUTsmozofp53G/s1600-h/mushroomtiedye.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3UAZlfwF_q2mXk2l_zUATuCGawzLM6IBj0O5HaD4x0g9LeZ1RX_Ql90k2u-zc6-ibF4stZETPUHxJz2HTcnZoMGJuULlTpz0K287xBLfkOqIBLKn3QNHVFY42K9hdOlQUTsmozofp53G/s320/mushroomtiedye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310224129860623762" border="0" /></a>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-4966735758030918172009-02-09T12:28:00.000-08:002009-02-09T12:50:45.698-08:00More email changesBeware of more "INTERNATIONAL ORDER" scams coming from <a href="mailto:mamamistr@yahoo.com">mamamistr@yahoo.com</a> or <a href="mailto:liverpool@meganbamemarket.com">liverpool@meganbamemarket.com</a> emails. Thanks to Karen from Inventivity LLC for the info.<br />~~~<br />Also, check out this article. It was a local Oregon woman who was scammed by some other Nigerians. These are probably not the same ones targeting crafters, but it is still interesting to read. Don't be fooled by greed like this lady! Any money you send overseas could be possibly used by terrorists or weapons dealers in African conflicts!<br /><a href="http://www.katu.com/news/34292654.html">http://www.katu.com/news/34292654.html</a><br /><br />-Amanda<br />www.redeftshibori.comredeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-11100389495719266652009-02-06T12:26:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:31:42.205-08:00New Email from ScammersJust an update on the scams, they have changed their emails and are now targeting crafters in Canada. The new email address is: <a href="mailto:marital2@yahoo.com.au">marital2@yahoo.com.au</a> and the name is Marta Smith, or Mr&Mrs Smith. The rest is still the same. If you've received this scam email with a different sender, please let me know and I will post it here, if we keep on top of their changing information we can keep them from hurting people. Thanks to Mary from <a href="http://www.orgownic.com/">www.orgownic.com</a> for the info!<br />-Amandaredeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-76006596673656224932009-01-31T15:08:00.001-08:002009-01-31T15:13:41.135-08:00Scam updateWell, the emails about Ms. Katie Johson have slowed down, which leads me to believe that the whole operation is now using different names and emails. If you receive other scam emails that have different names but are still similar, keep sending them to me and I will keep posting the information here.<br />I just got this email from <a href="http://www.bookwormbaskets.com/">www.bookwormbaskets.com</a> ...Thanks Tricia!<br /><br />"""Hi Amanda,<br />I just found your blog while trying to verify this, apparently, scam-artist's information. I had a feeling right from the get go that something was not "kosher" with this order I was receiving from Australia. They even had the nerve to give me a "ship to" address that checked out to be the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group...hello, I wasn't born yesterday. So I proceeded to give a price quote and that's when they responded with the BS about their courier. My emails are almost verbatim to the others posted on your site. Only the contact person is using the name Andrew Partison. Thankfully I knew better and was very suspicious but this certainly wasted my time and made me a little more cynical and sad about the world. So sorry to those that got taken.<br /> Peace,"""""<br /><br />So the contact person has changed to Andrew Partison but the rest is still the same. Pass any information you have along to other crafters so that no one gets taken in by these jerks.<br />Crafters unite against scammers!<br />-AMANDAredeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com224tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-16786149260210915242009-01-22T14:40:00.001-08:002009-01-22T14:45:56.772-08:00My first glass pendants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX1YBTulwMpqYsxJ-yZBVM7wzLfI5p7_isedbX6kU7vYZd1UbgHSjdkAlTLblIHFm7-m8oZM_n6C5m7snE9CohLGto9I6tn_6HsT1wnlTV5SCuRfBHV3KZobS_GHJaVddp-J-qii_iHBd/s1600-h/firstglasspendants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294253027099962914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX1YBTulwMpqYsxJ-yZBVM7wzLfI5p7_isedbX6kU7vYZd1UbgHSjdkAlTLblIHFm7-m8oZM_n6C5m7snE9CohLGto9I6tn_6HsT1wnlTV5SCuRfBHV3KZobS_GHJaVddp-J-qii_iHBd/s320/firstglasspendants.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The lampworking glass shop we built last Fall is finally being put to use! We got our first lesson the other day and started making pendants. The one on the right is the first one I made, it cracked before I could get it in the kiln. Too much stress from working it too much, I guess. The one on the left was actually successful, it has a nice design swirl on it, a good shape and a good loop on the back that is melted in to the back. It's fun to do but it takes a long time to slowly melt the borosilicate glass to make it do what you want. We still like fabric dying the best but will keep trying and get good at it, too!</div><br /><div></div><div> </div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-79135316868471360812009-01-19T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:35:11.454-08:00YAY!!! I'm published...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgngglpDZB45vAqugot7ZeaKvzjTmC1vyDZP4sOeuZkTRrTiRKjoUUAKH1W0V-WwXJuCZOavthMy8krOqNeFLSk12HV16DrB7h9qV5OV241-5fdbnK3BdpH57DBYKHxaBeuKcAPxER0VDe/s1600-h/chic&easybeading3cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293229669004301506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgngglpDZB45vAqugot7ZeaKvzjTmC1vyDZP4sOeuZkTRrTiRKjoUUAKH1W0V-WwXJuCZOavthMy8krOqNeFLSk12HV16DrB7h9qV5OV241-5fdbnK3BdpH57DBYKHxaBeuKcAPxER0VDe/s320/chic&easybeading3cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Some fun news for a change :) The new Bead&Button Book, Chic & Easy Beading Vol.3 will feature a project that I wrote! The project featured is my Wire Wrapped Hematite Hourglass Bracelet that won the Fire Mountain Gems Contest Bronze Medal in its category in 2005, and that was originally published in an article in Bead&Button magazine in April 2008. I will be offering kits for this project soon on my website <a href="http://www.redeftshibori.com/">http://www.redeftshibori.com/</a></div></div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293229378795749794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkPPIRbzNSEr2C-k9DuyABIbM6oLu9WjAZ7zDeNP4G-ToAE10Mo5BlxBKdqeifh6z83-A4_ss1C9GoMWTZBxSSuvNVnS7YFKSqqsGZzPuMRhgJr7R9YWZQ9ebq3QQ4IJReiJrenRN_N4e/s320/hematiteset.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-41861160284102735762009-01-18T16:35:00.000-08:002009-01-18T16:40:12.193-08:00another day, another scam...Here's another email I received yesterday from Enchanted Forest Gift Baskets<br /><a href="http://www.enchantedforestgiftbaskets.com/">www.enchantedforestgiftbaskets.com</a> who have alo been targeted by this scam...<br /><br />"""Dear Amanda,<br />After surfing the internet I found your blog. I am forwarding to you the emails that were sent to our company. I smelt Scam all over this. I continued to email back in forth, at the same time I contacted the FBI in Florida and reported the activity and they are now investigating it. I thought your bloggers would be interested. No company is to small or to Big not to be targeted. As the econony continues to remain in chaos in the US we will be targeted by these types of scams.Have A Great Day.<br />Misty Pennington<br />Corporate Sales<br />Enchanted Forest Gift Baskets<br /><br />--- On Sun, 1/18/09, Katie Johson <kateimperial@live.com> wrote:<br /><br />From: Katie Johson <kateimperial@live.com>Subject: RE: REPLY BACK ASAP .....................To: questions@enchantedforestgiftbaskets.comDate: Sunday, January 18, 2009, 4:40 AM<br /><br />Hello,Thanks for the total quote of my order.The total cost of my order is quite correct and okay by me and I'm ready to pay the bills send me an invoice via email and i will email you my Credit Card. But i just got a response from my shipping Agent that he cannot receive payment via credit or debit card from me at the moment. So i want you to help me Charge another $3000 USD to a shipping agent who is going to pick up my ordered items from you. The $3000 USD that will be sent to the shipping agent is for the shipping of my order plus other items i ordered from different countries which will be deduct from my credit card.Also, I'm compensating you with the sum of $700 USD for the transfer fee and for your efforts. Please note that i should have given the shipping agency my credit card for him to deduct the shipping funds but he told that he doesn't have the facilities to charge or debit credit card,so that's why i bring my vote of confidence in you and i don't want you to betray the vote of confidence i put in you, so i want you to transfer the funds to him after you have make the charges and the money charged from my credit card is in your account,then you can now make the transfer to the agent via western union.I will have love to do this my self but there no western union here around me,So the charges you'll make on my credit card will be:Order Fee ($3477.75.00 USD)Agent fee with shipping fare ($3000USD)Transfer Fee plus Your Compensation ($700 USD)Total:($7,177.75USD) Note that my credit card will be charged for the amounts above.Please do get back to me if you are in the office right now so that i can forward my credit card details to you , then you can charge full amount and transfer the agent funds to him via western union or money gram.Thanks for your co-operation & understanding.Hope to read from you ASAP.Thanks and God Bless you"""" end of email<br /><br />Keep emailing me if you are targeted by this scam, hopefully we can put together a resource for those people being targeted by this, as well as those who are investigating it!<br />~amanda~redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-17922421781103035642009-01-14T13:31:00.000-08:002009-01-18T16:34:34.251-08:00Crafters are being targeted...I just received this email from another crafter. Beware of any scams using the names that follow or any of the addresses or situations. This email explained to me more how the scam is actually perpetrated. Here it is:<br /><br />" My mother was just defrauded for $2500 from a Mark McKenzie at cargo.solutionltd@googlemail.com and a Katie Johson at kateimperial@ymail.com and kcflat@live.com and who currently uses the email address: kateimperial@live.com<br /><br />About a month ago, my mother received an email from a lady in Australia, "Katie Johson," who was interested in purchasing a large quanitity of candles from her company.<br /><br />Ms. Johson claimed to want to order a huge amount of products to be shipped to Sydney Australia. Apparently, Katie Johson, had had past business dealings with Cargo Solutions Ltd and convinced my mother that all shipments were to be made with Mr. Mark McKenzie at cargo.solutionltd@googlemail.com using Ms. Johnson's Customer ID Number (QP34572955J). Mr. McKenzie claimed to work for Cargo Solutions Ltd. located in England and would have been willing to pick up the shipment in the US and have it shipped to Australia.<br /><br />According to Mr. McKenzie, the shipment would cost approximately $2,500 for an express 2-3 day delivery from the US to Ms. Johson's home in Sydney Australia. This would include all transfers fees, customs fees, pick-up and delivery charges. Mr. McKenzie from "Cargo Solutions" asked that a moneygram or western union payment be sent to NAME OF RECEIVER: MARK MCKENZIE at ADDRESS: 566 Cable St, London, E1W 3HB, United Kingdom.<br /><br />My mother trustingly sent the payment by MoneyGram to Mark McKenzie at 566 Cable St., London, E1W 3HB. Unfortunately, on January 7th, we found out that Ms. Johson's credit cards had been denied due to fraud -- the addresses and names on the credit cards given to my mother did not match her name, Katie Johson, and address at Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia.<br /><br />Several fraudulent credit cards were provided by Ms. Johson to purchase the items. The credit cards seem to be authentic but appeared under different names and addresses.<br /><br />Here is another website related to this particular email address (too bad I viewed it too late:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/10/01/flats_fraud_feature.shtml<br /><br />Also, "Mr. McKenzie" had asked my mother to send a second payment to the fraudulent names and addresses below:<br /><br />NAME: MARTA BROWN<br />ADDRESS: Black Prince Road, London, SE11 6AB, United Kingdom<br /><br />NAME: ANNETE LEE<br />ADDRESS: Black Prince Road, London, SE11 6AB, United Kingdom" """" End of email...<br /><br /><br />The police are investigating this fraud, so anyone with any information can pass it on to me and I will pass it on to the people who need it. Alert anyone you know about this scam, you don't want to be the next target!!!!<br />-Amandaredeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-34023763872075271042009-01-04T18:45:00.000-08:002009-01-04T18:51:27.646-08:00more scamsI've had some responses from other crafters out there who have been targeted by this scam too. And I just got another email, this time from <a href="mailto:maycostore@yahoo.com">maycostore@yahoo.com</a> that had basically the exact same text in the body, except instead of Katie Johson, it was Mary Vagner. I'll post the entire email here so you can see it.<br />"Hello there, I want to buy some good from your company to my new store in Australia, I will like to know if you accept credit card and ship internationally as I have got new shops opening in other part of the world. So please let me know if you can assist me with the order I will await your prompt response as soon as you receive this mail,I will be very glad if you treat this email with good concern... You can reply back to ...................maycostore@yahoo.com.......... Love from Mr and Mrs Vagner"<br />The strange grammar should tip you off right away. Thanks to Amber from Tea Cozies by ElDonna <a href="http://byeldonna.com/">http://byeldonna.com</a> for tracking this email down--it originated from Nigeria. If you get anything similar to this, DON'T SEND THEM ANYTHING.redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-26095105865729674432008-11-29T10:16:00.000-08:002008-11-29T10:21:53.160-08:00There are SCAMS out there...I just go this email from a Katie Johson, email <a href="mailto:kateimperial@ymail.com">kateimperial@ymail.com</a> requesting that I send her products from my store to her store in Australia. The email was worded weirdly and always had "REPLY BACK" in all caps. I have heard of this before, someone international wants to pay by credit card and wants to use really expensive shipping and of course, needs a large order ASAP. Then you send it and charge the card, but they will dispute it later and you will be out your product as well as any shipping you paid for. So, please please please, watch out for this one. Most store owners are very selective about what they want from you and are willing to talk it over, but not her. So, be on the lookout, I don't want her to scam any of the good crafters out there... Email me if you've gotten emails from her too.redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-54908710302468198102008-10-24T13:45:00.000-07:002008-11-06T17:03:33.916-08:00New Website Coming Soon...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdWATlomYOfV7nadhKuMXVEnc_mGVrFAIb5EMHINrHYlPaY-zCpz6DDtN1nTHnU9CV_ozc8Yknr8mWwHbuu3xJSpUKZbzDdntwC0Z6M7hgGs6XV9ddcZH3ZWv_jEcgwZTJmx4LN5Erb0y/s1600-h/pleatedthumbnail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265714960662693522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdWATlomYOfV7nadhKuMXVEnc_mGVrFAIb5EMHINrHYlPaY-zCpz6DDtN1nTHnU9CV_ozc8Yknr8mWwHbuu3xJSpUKZbzDdntwC0Z6M7hgGs6XV9ddcZH3ZWv_jEcgwZTJmx4LN5Erb0y/s320/pleatedthumbnail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I was getting tired of my old website with its shopping cart program that I couldn't edit how I wanted, so Erik is teaching me html code and I am creating a whole new website from the ground up (in notepad), exactly as I want it to be. This new website will take a little more time to create but it will be worth it in the end!!! I'd like to write here more but I am still having difficulty adding photos. And a blog just isn't that exciting without photos!</div>redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-87373709760051785542008-02-27T17:04:00.000-08:002008-02-27T17:12:54.423-08:00Article in Bead&Button MagazineI have two articles being published in <a href="http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/default.aspx">Bead&Button</a> Magazine, both will be coming out in the April 2008 issue. I am offering kits for the Patchwork Chainmaille bracelet on my website <a href="http://www.redeftshibori.com/cart/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=144">here</a>. Here's what they look like...redeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373672492967548313.post-56250521162799716802008-01-18T15:06:00.000-08:002008-01-18T15:36:41.959-08:00First Blog Post EverHi, my name is Amanda and I love to make things. I make alot of different things, so I got this blog to show all the stuff I'm working on, the ideas I have, etc. Also, to tell everyone where they can purchase my stuff at shops/galleries and when craft shows come up where you can see my work in public.<br />I live back and forth between Buffalo, NY and Portland, OR. I grew up in Buffalo so my family lives there and I recently got married 7/7/07 so my husband Erik and I live in Portland, where he is from.<br />My website is <a href="http://www.redeftshibori.com/">http://www.redeftshibori.com</a> and Erik's is <a href="http://www.madebyhippies.com/">http://www.madebyhippies.com</a><br />Right now, you can see my work at:<br /><a href="http://www.thiniceonline.com/">Thin Ice</a>, Elmwood Ave., Buffalo NY<br /><a href="http://www.buffalo.com/impact/">Impact Artist's Gallery</a>, Tri-Main Center, Buffalo, NY<br />I do: shibori, pleating, dyeing, fabric surface design, tie-dye, sewing, jewelry, chainmaille, beading, polymer clay, soapmaking/bath & beauty products, screenprinting, batik, patchwork corduroy clothing, bookmaking, knitting, crocheting, spinning, felting, stained glass, mosaics, and alot of other stuff that i can't think of right now.<br />In addition to art/craft-related skills, I also like to cook exotic foods, make herbal teas, make my own cheese and sausage, gather wild plants and mushrooms, make pickles, and the list goes on and on.<br />I'd like for this blog to get me talking to other people who are craftastic and who like to do what I like to do, and I'd like to make friends online so feel free to respond here, or to email me at: <a href="mailto:redeftdesigns@buffalo.com">redeftdesigns@buffalo.com</a><br />Peace, Love & Craftiness makes me happy :)<br />-Amandaredeftdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806001632184869026noreply@blogger.com0