ITSYOURCOUNTRY

ITSYOURCOUNTRY

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From the time I was knee high to a grasshopper, I have been curious about how things were made and have been inspired to create and craft. I have wonderful memories of going to craft classes at the recreation center as a very young girl in the summer and making a tile mosaic trivet inside the lid of a coffee can, my first stitchery sampler tote bag out of burlap, which was pink and green and were popular colors then, a mixed media collage of an owl, I created from objects picked up from a nature walk of pine cones, pebbles, leaves and tiny branches from a tree.

So, be it, I was hooked on crafting. From paint by number, to spray painting dresser drawers to sewing prom dresses, I was on my way.

I was sewing by hand and on a sewing machine at the early age of eight which was inspired by my mother. I purchased my first sewing machine, by earning the money myself making and selling crocheted and macramé purses out of jute. I could not leave home for college without a sewing machine.

My education, teaching and work experience are in Clothing and Textiles. Cloth is a wonder in itself to me; from brand new materials to vintage and antique textiles and linens. I never let my mind wander too far from that realm. I enjoy designing, preserving textiles from the past and utilizing, repurposing and upcycling those textiles that are beyond their years as originally intended. I call it craftcycling. I can never get enough of it. Wouldn’t you like to see my stash?

I favor all kinds of art and craft forms and have dabbled in woodworking to photography, floral arranging, stenciling, cross-stitch, scrap booking, painting, crocheting, weaving, clothing design, craft pattern design, doll and bear making, decoupage, mixed media to decorating and more. Many of these crafts I am self taught in. You will see a mixed variety of items in my shop. If there is something you see that you might like just a little bit different in color or theme, just contact me and we will see what we can work out for you in a custom order.

I am inviting you to visit my other Etsy shop

ITS YOUR COUNTRY Brand (iycbrand) at iycbrand.etsy.com
featuring my dog cooling collars, human neck coolers, fever relievers and other cooling products.

My life excursion is to create and share my love of crafting with others.