• Being True to Me In My Etsy Business

    14/11/2017 - By 

    I was having coffee with a friend the other day and he pointed out that I have become the quintessential 1950’s housewife and we both laughed. I have known him since I was 20 years old, so we both remember my Beat generation, damn the man, I’ll always be a free artist phase. But when you have kids, things change. Some of us long for roots and security. A place for the kids to come home, some stability. My need to keep an organized life has come out ten-fold and I have heard a lot of moms say that. I…

  • Five Fave Etsy Shops (Photo courtesy of: https://static.pexels.com/photos/7357/startup-photos.jpg)

    My Five Favourite Etsy Shops.

    03/03/2017 - By 

    I’ve bought some stuff off of Etsy that I love. Etsy is HUGE for me because I love supporting artists and small businesses. I know a few of my friends that have Etsy as well, although I haven’t had the funds to support them directly, I know that they do amazing work. But first, five of my fave Etsy shops that I have supported: Muladhara Yoga: Amanda Klimchuk makes yoga clothing; amazing, functional and strong yoga clothing that will not fail you. This was my first purchase on Etsy, ever. Her shop was recommended to me by a close friend…

  • An Etsy Shop of My Own!

    28/02/2017 - By 

    Oh my gosh, you guys. I did something kind of frightening for me. I’m also really excited, because I am proud of the products I have done. After years of people encouraging me (I think since Hunter was born), I have finally opened an Etsy shop. You can find it at this link: (CLICK HERE) I know a lot of people sell crochet goods on Etsy, but I am hoping I can make mine unique enough to stand out. Hopefully, a lot of people will favourite my shop and it will become more popular. I feel like I am making yarn…

  • Deciding to Follow My Passions and Other Thoughts Over Yarn

    13/02/2017 - By 

    This weekend we went out to a coworker’s house for brunch, which was very nice and I got to meet their super-sweet kids. It was fun to run after a super energetic toddler and have the simplest things make him laugh. And they have Cornish Rex cats!! I took so many photos of their furry friends….the Rex cats look like little princes and are super soft. That took most of Saturday and the rest of the weekend was taken up with movies and crochet. I find crochet so comforting and meditative. There is also something very tribal about having soft…