Happy Freebie Friday! Don't you just love winter? (not!) At lease I don't. It's way too cold for me and I hate driving in snow. The one thing that I do like about winter are the accessories for little ones! Bug loves hats! Today you have a chance to win an adorable butterfly hat from King Soleil! Learn more about Morgan and her shop, then enter the rafflecopter giveaway form below!
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Hello! My name is Morgan (but my friends and family call me Mo) and I am the owner of King Soleil: Handmade Treasures for You, Baby & Home. A walk through my little house in New England sets the scene for my life quite well. Pictures of places I have lived (Oahu, Manhattan, Miami, New Orleans to name a few) and travelled (fireworks in Prague, for example) scatter my walls along with my black and white photos of my children (Soleil, 3, and Kingston, 16 months) and their awesome daily artwork masterpieces. I am perpetually living in what I like to call happy organized clutter of yarn balls, crochet hooks, tulle, fabric, half finished projects, and scribbled out patterns. Every bookshelf is filled and packed with Psych books (graduated Tulane U in '06), murder mysteries, and predictable but lovely romances. At 27, I have been with my now husband for over 11 years, and think my sometimes chaotic, sometimes serene life is just the bee's knees.
How did you get started in your craft and selling on Etsy?
I taught myself how to crochet as a stress reliever. The repetitive movements can be akin to meditation and I found that a steaming cup of tea, a colorful skien of super soft yarn and a hook is all my soul needs for peace after chasing babies around all day. I started King Soleil to share my love of creating and prolong being a stay at home mommy. I now can't imagine doing anything else.
What is your favorite item in your shop & why?
I have to say... it would be...oof this is hard... my cherry tree upcycled crochet rug. Made from this discarded, beautiful duvet I found at my local thrift shop, it reminds me that with a little imagination, some time, and determination, you can always make (or remake!) something out of nothing. http://www.etsy.com/listing/87237918/crochet-rug-upcycled-cotton-cherry
Do you have a job outside of Etsy?
I would like to say I am a domestic goddess, but to be real with you, I am a stay at home mommy. And the domestic piece? Let's just say I'm working on it. To my husband's chagrin, I am perfectly fine using dishes out of the dishwasher (instead of putting them in the cabinets), watching my clean laudry pile grow to now epic proportions, and accepting that my yarn closet will forever be exploding in rainbow colored waves. The one thing I am weirdly obsessive over? Vacuuming. Go figure.
What is one thing {not person} you can not live without?
Easy Peasy. My pink transparent crochet hook.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Hiding in the bathroom with a pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked, shovelling the yumminess in my mouth while sitting in the bathtub, a book propped up on the ledge, listening to Nora Jones. That is my heaven.
Tell us a joke.
I am so sorry to say that all my jokes are totally not appropriate. BUT I have found this blog, Handmade Ryan Gosling, that literally makes my laugh sooo hard whenever I read it. Hey Girl, you MUST check this out if you are a crafter. Google it. It's SO worth it.
Enter using the Rafflecopter form below to win this
bamboo wool baby hat with butterfly applique.
(choose size: newborn, 3-6 months, or 6-12 months)
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