Where do I start? I opened my shop in January 2013. I had been selling my baby wear on a well known auction site, and I was very busy, but I was barely covering my costs... But I think I need to take you back to February 2012, when I suffered a medical accident, which left me in a state of confusion and memory loss. My husband became my full time carer, and took over all the cooking and housework.
Before this illness, I had been crocheting blankets and knitting sweaters for my family. I was getting ready to make a silk puff quilt, and I was knitting hexagons to make a beehive quilt for babies. I have always had busy hands - these were my winter passion, my garden and growing plants were my spring and summer passion.
My recovery started very slowly. At first I couldn't count past 2 rows of knitting. My doctor suggested I wrote my rows down (I couldn't even think of that). I was gradually able to knit charity squares for blankets, then crochet squares. I then went on to hats and jumpers for babies in South Africa.
I soon started to make baby dresses and booties to sell as mentioned above. Almost 3 years later I am nearly back to my old self. I still have a few problems with my balance, and I still have a little difficulty with concentration, but I force myself to understand crochet and knitting patterns until I get them right - you should see my workroom with all my trial pieces!
Anyway - here I am. My shop is evolving as I begin to grow again, and I am busy knitting, sewing and crocheting my baby dresses and clothes, teddy bears, baby booties and blankets. I'm a bit of a butterfly, as I flit from one project to another, but I'm getting there!
July 2015 - i am now making cushions and pillows for home decor. Babywear is made to order only.