I know it says Llama... however, I am a Neurodivergent, Brainy, Quirky, Fun Loving, Glitter Kitten just trying to make it! ต meow ต.
I don't have a special niche that I stick with in life or in crafts! I like to say one of my specialties is diversity. I have Autism and in my case it is more of a superpower than any kind of disability.
Because of my superpower
It's The Loopy Llama is my way of trying to connect with the world. In the last 12 months so many things have changed and I have become extremely self aware and am learning to communicate and advocate for myself a lot better. I have always felt different and over the first 6 months of the last year the reason for this became clear. The last 6 months have been intensively searching and trying to find ways to learn to cope and finally start being able to understand and accept myself.
I am an (almost) 38 year old stay at home disabled mom of 2 earth side children. I am a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt. I also have High Functioning Autism (Aspergers), ADHD, OCD, and a variety of other anxiety disorders. Learning that I have Aspergers has been life changing. It has answered so many questions. That being said crocheting, drawing and other hobbies have proven to be not only a natural talent but also an amazing outlet for controlling my anxiety.
Every purchase made from The Loopy Llama goes towards helping me spread awareness about Autism and the fact that it wasn't just something that happened in the 1990's, but has been affecting people as long as people have been in existence. It helps me to be able to afford to keep on making things and let's me continue to put myself and my story out there.
A little history 2014 - 2016: I picked up a crochet hook in January 2014 and discovered I was a natural at crocheting. Just 6 weeks later on March 1, 2014 I opened this Etsy shop under the name "Paxton's Promise". My middle child, Paxton Lucas, was stillborn at 38 weeks 6 days on June 3, 2011. I made a promise to him on that day that I would do something in his memory and so Paxton's Promise was created. After 2 very successful years the stress of doing nothing but custom orders took it's toll on me. I decided I needed to shut down Paxton's promise and try to reevaluate things. In September 2016 I closed Paxton's Promise and went on a journey of sorts. So much has been learned about myself and the rest of the world that finally 1 year later I am now ready to re-open my Etsy shop.
