Howdy! This is me. My name is Kristi and I have been for over 20 years a stay at home mom and Navy wife.
And this is my military husband who helps me tremendously so I am able to devote time to making my small business grow. In this photo he has just returned from a very long deployment. In addition to being passionate about crochet, we also repurpose and rebuild furniture together. We have a space inside an artisan boutique store locally.
These are our fabulous kids!
They are so amazing! They light up my life and world and I couldn’t be a more proud mom. As a stay home mom and military wife, we frequently uprooted and left everything we knew and planted our shallow roots somewhere else for a time. Crafting and making things quickly became my retreat to peace and gave me something to do when the kids were in school or otherwise occupied.
I decided in 2014 – after being urged by some friends – to start an Etsy page to sell some of my things. This is one of the best things I have ever done as a crocheter/crafter. Just knowing that people all over our great country buy my handmade items as gifts -or for themselves and their children- and that the love I pour into my work is going to be loved by someone else fills my heart with so much joy!
In 2015, I also began selling my work in an artisan shop here where I live in Chesapeake, VA. It delights my soul daily that people are inspired and happy when they visit my little corner of the world.
I began crocheting as a young child and was taught by my mom. See this beautiful blanket she made for me when I was just a small girl?
Creating things and doing artsy stuff has always been a part of my life. I can’t remember not being a “crafty” person.
I am inspired daily by images and things I see and also frequently have to write patterns for customers and clients. I decided this year – 2018 – that for 2019 I was going to be a blogger! I am always open to new, fun and exciting things so hang on and stay with me as I make this blog pop for 2019!
