About
What inspired you to create Lovealittle?
My son is a computer geek who had found information about Etsy, a worldwide craft website based in The States. He was intrigued that someone was selling vast quantities of hand made felt finger puppets...you could do that Mum, he said! I had asked him to help me set up a website for my craft but the ready made professional site seemed a perfect opportunity to showcase my work. Lovealittle was born!
What is your background
I am a trained Textiles and Food teacher with a 3 year BEd degree. I taught until I had 2 children when I began an 11 year Child minding career until my youngest started school and I returned part time to my teaching. I became involved in both Church and School fund-raising and began to use my Textiles and Design skills. I particularly enjoyed working on group projects, which we raffled for the school funds.
Did you have specialist training in working with textiles or making cards?
I am always eager to pick up tips and new techniques and just love attending day classes; particularly those run by the Embroiderers' Guild. My Teacher training at Seaford in East Sussex has been particularly useful in planning classes that I love to run on different aspects of Textiles. I studied Art techniques, which are useful for card making but am always eager to learn and love to visit the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexander Palace and Living Crafts at Hatfield House. New ideas fire my creativity and I am eager to tell the world; which for me means incorporating wacky ideas into my teaching as a whole.
I have 4 children aged between 24 and 16 and a craft widowed husband! I enjoy living in St Albans near London in an end of terrace house which we are in the process of doing up. I work part time and craft whenever I get the chance.
I love to cook, read, sing and take an active part in my local Church. Church is very local, just next door :)
My son is a computer geek who had found information about Etsy, a worldwide craft website based in The States. He was intrigued that someone was selling vast quantities of hand made felt finger puppets...you could do that Mum, he said! I had asked him to help me set up a website for my craft but the ready made professional site seemed a perfect opportunity to showcase my work. Lovealittle was born!
What is your background
I am a trained Textiles and Food teacher with a 3 year BEd degree. I taught until I had 2 children when I began an 11 year Child minding career until my youngest started school and I returned part time to my teaching. I became involved in both Church and School fund-raising and began to use my Textiles and Design skills. I particularly enjoyed working on group projects, which we raffled for the school funds.
Did you have specialist training in working with textiles or making cards?
I am always eager to pick up tips and new techniques and just love attending day classes; particularly those run by the Embroiderers' Guild. My Teacher training at Seaford in East Sussex has been particularly useful in planning classes that I love to run on different aspects of Textiles. I studied Art techniques, which are useful for card making but am always eager to learn and love to visit the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexander Palace and Living Crafts at Hatfield House. New ideas fire my creativity and I am eager to tell the world; which for me means incorporating wacky ideas into my teaching as a whole.
I have 4 children aged between 24 and 16 and a craft widowed husband! I enjoy living in St Albans near London in an end of terrace house which we are in the process of doing up. I work part time and craft whenever I get the chance.
I love to cook, read, sing and take an active part in my local Church. Church is very local, just next door :)