Happy Friday! Today's giveaway is from Lizz, Etsy shop owner of Sleep Sweetly. Get to know Lizz then enter in the rafflecopter giveaway below. Good luck!
Tell us about yourself.
Tell us about yourself.
How did you get started in your craft and selling on Etsy?
I started my craft for a few reasons. My husband and I have been struggling through infertility for over 4 years now. In the beginning I needed something to help me be hopeful and look toward the future. After the first year we decided that we didn't know when we would have our own child in our home, but we wanted to be prepared. I began designing and creating a room for our future child. We picked out fabrics that would be perfect for a boy or girl. We began designing the little details that we would add later, blue polka dots if we had a boy, or bright orange flowers if we had a girl. I designed, cut, created, sewed, and placed every little detail n the room. Blankets, crib sheets, bumpers, diaper stackers, woobys, quilts, burp cloths, washcloths... You name it I made it.
After some time I developed an AMAZING friendship with one of our neighbors. We both had a huge love for kids and moms. We also both struggled with infertility. We loved shopping for gift for our friends who were becoming mothers, but we could never find just what we wanted. We decided that we both have enough creativity in our blood that we should try our hand at designing our own line of baby items.
We decided that our love for children should reach beyond our own. We use sewing and creating as a way to love on others.
Although I still don't have a child of my own to snuggle up in the blankets and other lovely things I create, I know other children out there would love it just as much.Etsy.com is a fantastic place for me to sell the handmade, with love, items I create. I am so excited that I have been able to help children and moms feel loved and cozy all around the world.
What is your favorite item in your shop and why?
I honestly can't decide!! But if i have to... I will choose my top 2 !
What is your favorite item in your shop and why?
My favorites are my cute little birdies, and my woobys. I think the little birdies are just stinking adorable, and when I look at the wooby I think of my niece and her little wooby she never leaves the house without.
My favorite birdie is the one with teal and brown damask. (http://www.etsy.com/listing/
My favorite wooby is the blue and brown polka dotted one. (http://www.etsy.com/listing/
Do you have a job outside of Etsy?
Do you have a job outside of Etsy?
I sure do. Two of them! I work part time at our church (thewellcommunity.org) as a Kids Connection Coordinator. Basically, I work with the leaders who teach the elementary sunday school classes. I help them work with curriculum, activities, and all other aspects of their classroom. I was a full-time public school teacher, but stepped down so I could love and support other teachers in the public schools and at churches. As a part of supporting teachers, I also substitute teach whenever I am needed.
What is one thing {NOT person} you can not live without?
What is one thing {NOT person} you can not live without?
Chocolate of course!! I am an avid chocolate eater, drinker, maker, lover, and craver.
What is your guilty pleasure?
What is your guilty pleasure?
Watching silly dramatic TV shows. I just love sitting home alone and watching a show I know my husband would not only never watch, but would also laugh at me for watching.
Tell us a joke.
I don't know any jokes... but I do have a silly story!! (you get a lot as a teacher)
Tell us a joke.
A student of mine (in Middle School) came up to me the other day and asked if I had "one of those stretchy things that you can put around paper". I asked "Do you mean a rubber band, like this?" and showed her a rubber band. Her response was, "I don't know, but I do need one of those things your holding."What has the world come to when kids don't know what a rubber band is called??
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