An Etsy shop, huh? What a beautiful excuse to make...stuff! Oh, or an amazing excuse to make frequent trips to local thrift stores! :)
I've been making...stuff...for about as long as I can remember. I guess I really starting getting into it during my 4-H career and high school art classes. I took a crazy variety of projects during 4-H -- recycling, crafts, consumer clothing, fine art, etc. And then came high school. I couldn't draw...and I still can't. I had the most incredible teacher who taught me a bazillion other types of art. That was a blast! Can I go back to high school art class -- and let someone else buy all my supplies. ;)
Fast forward to now!
Besides a reason to shop and create, I like to remind people about beauty. I think you can find beauty in anything and anyone -- that's kind of my knack. Take thrift store "junk" and make it a lovely gift.
So...why not share? :)