I've been a shop owner on Etsy for just under two months now. It's wonderful, exhausting, and thrilling all at the same time. But I was trained well, by my grandmother and great-grandmother. I was going to thrift shops at five years old. Thrifting and buying vintage has always been on my radar thanks to those two resourceful ladies. On one hand, it helped train my eye towards loving well made above commercialized, and the makers of the past are certainly where I find my inspiration. On the other hand, my living spaces tend to look like a little old lady should be the one answering the doorbell.
It turns out a talent for singing skipped right over me. But, I got the craftiness. Creativity is everything to me, especially since I can't draw a stick figure...
I'd much rather have the craftiness. And again, I have those two women to thank for it. Sewing, using found jewelry to make art, making quilts and whatever else under the sun... stacks of fabric, old lace, gallon plastic baggies full of jewelry, and what might be the world's best button stash. That's what I remember when I think about my Nana.
Whatever happens, I'm going to do my best to honor a family legacy, and my first, best teachers. The ones who showed me by example.
Thanks to Tzadkiel and sunmeadow for the paisley background! I love it!
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