“miss indie”

• Tell me a bit about yourself

Hi! My name is Mandy. I’m 19 and currently residing in Springfield, Mo. I’ve been crocheting for about 4 years now and its pretty much my addiction. I love the feeling I get when I can use something I made myself and not have to go out and buy it. I have a blog that you can check out that shows what projects I’m working on and what shenanigans I’m up to.

• What is the name of your Shop?

”miss indie”

• Please describe your creative process

My creative process is a mess. Basically I’ll get inspiration from other projects, books, pieces I see around town and then I’ll tweak it and add my own flare to it. I’m a yarn junkie and a good portion of my bedroom is a yarn stash. I also dabble in appliqué and felts, so I’ve got random materials here and there. I’m such a night owl, so I tend to stay up until 3 am crocheting with my mom and watching reruns of Days Of Our lives.

• Where do your ideas come from?

Crochet books, my mom, yarns[that sounds weird but its true], Ravelry.com[thank God for Ravelry], and stuff I see when I’m out and about.

• How did you get into your craft?

My mommy :] She taught me how to crochet a few years back and I would not have my own business if it weren’t for her. She is a huge part of my inspiration and I am very grateful to her. I love you mom!!

• Apart from creating things, what do you do?

I read [Jane Austen, Stephenie Meyer, Francesca Lia Block], sing in choir at church, watch old movies, add to my yarn stash, write insightful and horrible poetry, and blog.

• How do you promote your work?

I hand out business cards to everyone, blog about my shop, try to get my shop featured on blogs [thanks again Emma!], and write a lot on the Etsy forums.

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