Crafter Q&A #3 JustBeHappy

Alessandra Of  JustBeHappy

1) List a short blurp about yourself! Ie: married, children, location, etc.
My name is Alessandra, I am 30 years old.  I've been married for 5 years, this July.  We have one beautiful little boy and we live in Tacoma, WA.

2) Whats the name of your handmade business and why is it named that way?
Just be Happy. my husband and I were chatting one day and in the middle of the conversation he said that just be happy should be my moto, I stuck with it!

3) What do you specialize in?
i have a variety of crochet items, like hats, toys, necklaces and patterns.

4) What made you want to venture into the world of handmade sales?
crochet is my passion, I relax while I do it and since I became a stay at home mom, I figured I could do what I love and make a little money, too.

5) Where is your "office" located?
bedroom or living room, while my son naps.

6) What is your most favorite item you have made or make?
Baby hats, toys and granny squares!

7) What other passions do you have?
I like to cook and bake, read, but my favorite thing is to spend time with my husband and my son.

8) What are some of your favorite things? Ie: color, food, place, etc.
I like things very colorful, but if I have to choose it would be pink or turquoise blue.  I love Italian food, but I'd love to eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  My favorite place is home.

9) Who inspires you? This is a very general question for a reason!
My sister is a big inspiration, she is like a mom to me, she helped raise me after my mom passed away when I was 8 years old, she is a brave and beautiful person, I love her and thank her  in my prayers every night.

10) What do you want people to think/see/feel when they look your handmade things up?
Happy. I just want them to be happy. :o)

 Want to see more from Mrs. Alessandra ?? Check out her sites below

JustBeHappy Blog 

JustBeHappy Etsy 

JustBeHappy Artfire 

JustBeHappy on Facebook 

Crafter Q&A #2 Kawaii Crochet

Alisha Murray of Kawaii Crochet

 

Here are the answers submitted by Kawaii Crochet

 

 

1) List a short blurp about yourself! Ie: married, children, location, etc.  
Hi My name is Alisha Murray. I'm from Michigan and I've lived here my whole life. Last September I married my high school sweet heart. We've been together almost 6 years. I've recently taken up crocheting and I can't seem to stop creating new hats and Amigurumi Animals. My husband has set up the website for me and we are in the process of branching away from the business because it is my brother and his girlfriends business. My new site is called www.Kawaiicrochet.com and it should be up and running soon. For now though...my products will be sold on www.basementcs.com.

2) Whats the name of your handmade business and why is it named that way?
The name of my business is Kawaii Crochet. Kawaii is Japanese for Cute. My grandmother came to America from Japan when she was in her 20s and I wanted to use a Japanese word instead of calling it just "cute crochet."


3) What do you specialize in?
I specialize in a variety of Hats and Amigurumi animals. I hope to creak purses and wallets in the near future.

4) What made you want to venture into the world of handmade sales?
I was working kitchen Jobs after kitchen jobs. It was very stressful so I took up crocheting to relax. I enjoyed it so much and my husband suggested I sell my hats because I've gotten so many positive responses. So I left the kitchen world and went back into the arts and crafts.

5) Where is your "office" located?
I do all my work in my home while watching CSI and Law and Order. I Love it!

6) What is your most favorite item you have made or make?
My most favorite item I've made is my Amigurumi Dinosaur. I think it's adorable and I really enjoyed making it.

7) What other passions do you have?
I have many different passions within art, whether it is painting, drawing, Photoshopping, Crocheting, Cake Decorating, cooking, or Drumming. I love all ares and am very passionate about everything I get into.

8) What are some of your favorite things? Ie: color, food, place, etc.
Throughout the years my favorite colours have changed but I love Olive Green. I really enjoy traveling and my most favorite place to travel to was Japan. I've traveled there twice already and plan to go back this winter to see my family there.

9) Who inspires you? This is a very general question for a reason!
My husband is my inspiration. He thinks that everything I put my heart into...cooking, drawing, crocheting.. is amazing. He tells me that I'm the most talented person he knows and Always supports me. He's my best friend and my soul mate.

10) What do you want people to think/see/feel when they look your handmade things up?
I want people to be excited and happy when they purchase or even see my products. I've worked really hard to make my products special and unique for people. I express a piece of myself through crochet and I hope people feel the love in every stitch.  

Want to see more from Alisha???

She can be found at the fallowing places

Kawaii Crochet  

Kawaii Crochet on Facebook

Crafters Q&A #1 CrazySocks Crochet

I decided to have a little fun while also trying draw attention to my blog, blog more often, gain followers, and open your eyes to some of my fellow crafters. On my page Crochet Medley on Facebook, I have a discussions tab in which there is a Q&A for anyone that is interested in being "featured" here. So here goes nothing!!! My first feature crafter is...

Danyel of CrazySocks Crochet 

 
Here are the answers submitted by CrazySocks
 

 
1) List a short blurp about yourself! Ie: married, children, location, etc.
My name is Danyel.  I've been married for 5 years.  We have 2 children.  My husband is in the army & we are currently stationed at Ft.Bragg, NC.

2) Whats the name of your handmade business and why is it named that way?
CrazySocks Crochet.  CrazySocks was my screen name back when I was in H.S.  When I first signed up for Etsy, I didn't know that my login name would also be my shop name, but I decided that CrazySocks Crochet sounded pretty cool, so I kept it.

3) What do you specialize in?
Hats, Crochet Patterns

4) What made you want to venture into the world of handmade sales?
I have a severe crochet addiction, and a severe money deficiency.  No, but seriously... I crochet A LOT & when people started to become interested in buying stuff from me, I figured, "Why not?" and it was all uphill from there.

5) Where is your "office" located?
I mainly crochet at the kitchen table while my kids either watch TV or play in the back yard.  I have an enormous yarn stash in my bedroom though.  ha ha

6) What is your most favorite item you have made or make?
I love to make hats, and hot pads.  But mostly hats.  Especially tiny little newborn hats.

7) What other passions do you have?
I like to watch movies, listen to music, play with my kids... I really don't have any other hobbies or anything.  I just enjoy my time with my friends and family... when I'm not crocheting, of course.

8) What are some of your favorite things? Ie: color, food, place, etc.
My favorite color is Rainbow.  My favorite food is spaghetti.  My favorite sports are baseball and bowling.  My favorite animals are giraffes. :)

9) Who inspires you? This is a very general question for a reason!
Other WAHMs inspire me.  It's wonderful to be surrounded by so many other hard-working moms who take care of their families, and are able to manage an at-home business.  I know some moms are busier than others, but more importantly... they've all found something they LOVE to do, and they're DOING it. :)

10) What do you want people to think/see/feel when they look your handmade things up?
I want people to think that my items are fun & colorful, and reasonably priced.  I want adults to be able to have all the fun & cute things that you can usually only buy for kids... but I also want kids to have some of the more sophisticated things that are usually only made for adults.  :)

Interested in learning and seeing more from Danyel?? She can be found at the fallowing places...

Etsy Shop
Artfire Shop 
Crazy Socks Crochet Blog 
CrazySocks Crochet on Facebook 

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Toodles!