Featured Crafter: Rachel from The Yellow Hobbit

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Rachel from The Yellow Hobbit. Read on to hear Rachel’s story about how watching others knit opened her up to the fiber world.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I’m a fiber artist who knits and spins, and I also dye my own yarn and wool roving.

The name The Yellow Hobbit comes from the fact that I’m a Tolkien fan, and I consider myself to be a hobbit because I’m really short (I’m 4′11″). Being a hobbit is much more fun than just being short. I started going by this nickname my freshman year of college, and it stuck. So I figured that it would be a good name for my store as well.
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Featured Crafter: Jeri from Jeridiehard

In this Featured Crafter, we hear about Jeri from Jeridiehard. Read on to learn how Jeri became a beadaholic.

I am an x-ray tech, cast tech that works for 10 orthopedic doctors. I became interested in jewelry when my neighbor made jewelry and became my jeweler. She decided to leave to further her education and I had her teach me how to make jewelry. That was 4 years ago and now I am a beadaholic!!
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Featured Crafter: Nikki from NikkiInStitches

In this Featured Crafter, we hear about Nikki from NikkiInStitches. Read on to learn how Nikki joined forces with her mother-in-law to build NikkiInStitches into a wonderful shop for baby items.

Where can we find you? (website, craft shows, etc.)

Most of our products are available on our website, www.NikkiInStitches.com. Custom requests are the most fun for me to work on. I feel like I get to be even more creative with them. Those are available at any time, just contact us through our website for details. We can do custom apparel similar to what you see on the website, but also blankets and quilts to match any nursery decor or theme, as well as cards, invitations, and birth announcements. Nikki, In Stitches products can also be found at craft shows in Pennsylvania and Connecticut this upcoming fall.
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Featured Crafter: Amy from ThePinkCamellia

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Amy from ThePinkCamellia. Read on to hear how Amy’s Mother’s creations opened her eyes to the wonderful creative world. Amy is also offering a discount to all FreeCraftFair readers so be sure to check out her shop!

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I am a thirty-something career girl, born and raised here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though I have a full time, very fulfilling job, I often have the need to create something. I think all of us need to find hobbies and interests outside of work, and The Pink Camellia has quickly become mine! My brother and I were raised by our Mom, a hardworking (and very talented) single Mom that always encouraged our creative pursuits. As a little girl I used to watch her sew. She was a very talented seamstress, and used to make us things to wear that would bring such lovely comments. I think that is where all of my creative juices really started flowing, sorting through my Moms “button tin”, helping cut patterns and ironing fabrics. I can remember getting sent home from school with notes from my teachers, thinking I was somehow in trouble, and wondering what I had done. When my Mom would open the letter however, it would be a compliment on a cute outfit she had made for me, my teacher wondering where she could get something similar for her own daughter! I still remember being so proud of that. My inspirations for items really all stem from things I have made for friends and family in the past. Or I might just see something sparkly one day and decide I HAVE to make something from it!
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Featured Crafter: Tara from Elanvitalanthology

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Tara from Elanvitalanthology. Read on to hear how Tara’s bedrest allowed her creative juices to start flowing and she was able to start creating items for her daughter.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I turned thirty this year, and was overjoyed to find life didn’t end! I live in Bend, OR with my partner, Jeff and our beautiful daughter, Marley Skye.

Where can we find you?
You can find me on Etsy at elanvitalanthology.etsy.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elanvitalantho
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bend-OR/Elan-Vital-Anthology/112002598669?ref=sgm
AND find other featured Etsyians as well as cool finds from the Web at my blog: http://elanvitalanthology.blogspot.com
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Featured Crafter: Mia from PiccolinaDesigns

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Mia from PiccolinaDesigns. Read on to hear the unique place where Mia finds her inspiration for her gorgeous children’s clothing designs.
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Featured Crafter: Birute from Amber Studios

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Birute from Amber Studios. Birute grew up in Lithuania and has since moved to New Jersey. She derives inspiration for her pieces from nature, world travel, ancient ethnic styling and European couture.
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Featured Crafter: Judy from jmkraige

In this Featured Crafter, we learn about Judy. Judy sells accessories and gifts for little girls. Read on to hear how Judy’s hair bow business began and has expanded into much more!
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Featured Crafter: Heather from AuntFlosPads

My name is Heather and I started my Etsy shop about 2 years ago with my main focus on my reusable menstrual pads. I started making various other eco friendly items and about decided that my pads and accessories needed a new home! That’s when Aunt Flos Pads were born!
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Featured Crafter: Tina from KittyKatKards

In this Featured Crafter, we talk to Tina from KittyKatKards. Tina is 26 years old, lives in Maryland, and loves paper. Be sure to checkout KittyKatKards to see all of her wonderful origami cards. The breakup cards are hilarious!
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