she’s crafty | giveaway

I’ve been looking forward to the day I could share Andrea with all of you. She totally rocks my socks! We met in June (although it feels like I’ve known her my whole life), through Linda @ Craftaholics Anonymous. Twice a year, Linda holds a handmade gift exchange (the second one of the year is the first week of November, mark your calendar!). I was matched with Andrea, and we hit it off. She’s totally helped me with her words of wisdom when things start to get tough around here. Definitely one of my BEST bloggy friends!

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Hey all you hep cats! What’s shakin’? I’m Andrea, otherwise known as retrohipmama and my blog is she’s crafty. it’s a pretty fun place.

I blog about fashion

and makin’ stuff (coke embroidery, cherry mug rug, monogram tote)

and upcycling (shirt upcycle, happy tote, strawberries in cinder blocks)

and kids and photography

  

and other general craftiness

my 2 awesome and crazy boys (gibson [10] and marshall [4]) take up my non-crafty time and my sweet hubby matt fully supports my habit of felt, fabric, embroidery, photography and scrapbooking supplies.

I recently opened my very own Etsy shop where I sell my fabric button rings and earrings, fabric coaster sets and one of a kind embroidery. ohmigosh you should come visit me there! I’m giving props to Kristan for kickin’ my boo-tay into gear and opening my shop! thanks girl!

Outside of crafting, I’m totally into football. I have 2 fantasy football teams this year and can I just brag for one sec and say that I’m #1 in both of them. Booya! I love cherry coke (even though I only drink it on special occasions now). Stars (the shape, not the balls of gas in space). Cheez-Its are my favorite snack (but they make me break out so I can’t eat them too much). music (typically big band, oldies, classic 70’s, 90’s hip-hop or rock with loud guitars). I think the best music has already been made. I could eat Mexican food every day. I don’t drink coffee. I hate the smell of dryer sheet but love the smell of tires and gasoline. Slightly OCD, I eat snacks and candies two-at-a-time (one for each side), preferably the same color, but I can be flexible. =) That’s me in a little nutshell.  

Te daughter of a draftsman and a dressmaker, I think I was crafting straight outta the womb. Is that possible? my mama sewed my clothes as a kid, she did DIY projects around the house and had a knack for making use out of useless things. I vividly remember sewing next to her in my bedroom and taking naps while she sewed. she taught me how to paint, sew, glue, organize, quilt and draw.

My love for making things started early and by high school I was dead set on becoming an architect. Apparently God had other plans and I became a wife and mommy instead. I did freelance graphic design for years while I worked part-time. we moved in 2002 and I landed a full time design gig in town at an insurance office. After six and a half years, they sold the company to a large corporation and my position was no longer needed. Devastated but open to new opportunities, I ended up at another insurance firm in town and after 6 months was promoted to a position with a ton more responsibility. no more designing and lots of stress left me creatively empty. No accolades for this crafty girl was driving me insane.

I needed place for my stuff. a place where I could share what I was making, creating, designing, organizing. that’s how she’s crafty was born, and I took the title straight from the beastie boys song, but I’m the good kind of crafty!

Blogging provides soooo many things for me and those who read my blog: inspiration. accolades. an outlet. validation. friendship. We all need these things. and when I tell someone else how much I like what they made, it makes me feel as good as getting a comment that someone liked my stuff. She’s crafty has only been live since October of last year so I guess it’s my anniversary month. hmmm, maybe I should do some kind of celebration? How about I just do a giveaway right here on adelynSTONE! Et’s official…check out the end of the post for the deets but I will giveaway something cool from my etsy shop!

If you’re new to this blogging thing, don’t fret…and don’t try too hard. Let yourself be honest. let yourself be liked. enjoy yourself. make stuff and post it, even if you think it’s lame. Go to linky parties. fFnd a few blogs you like and make a friend or two. Find out how to do things by asking questions and sometimes stalking the popular blogs to learn the proper bloggy etiquette. Take your time. don’t grow too fast. take a break and read other blogs. and HAVE FUN!

Speaking of having fun, let’s get to the free stuff! if you do all the fun things listed, you could win your very own fabric button ring from my shop! Yep, that’s right, any ring, small or large, it’s up to you. here’s how to enter:

Mandatory Entry: like she’s crafty on Facebook

Extra Entries

• Subscribe to she’s crafty by email
• favorite my Etsy shop
• tell me what ring you’d choose if you won
• add my Etsy shop to your circle

Remember, leave a separate comment here for each item you do for 5 total chances to win!

Thanks for spending a little time with me…now go rock those crafts!

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Don’t forget to go check out Andrea’s blog and leave her some love!

# kristanlynn
xoxo