Announcement
Welcome to my shop!
I knit! I Crochet! I Quilt! I Sew!
I have a new addition from my shop that you all might want to try it. My new Whale Shark is hand knit and has a pattern on his back.
I also updates some of my sharks like water bottle cozies, Soda can cozy.
Everything I have in my shop is hand knit and crochet, but most of it is knitted.
Follow me @ my Facebook- like, share.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/HandaMade/284591434898101
NOTE: California Residence, you will be charge 7.75% sales tax on all products.
I was a featured Seller! Check out my interview here:
http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=5534139
Please allow to 3 to 5 business days for shipment.
My monster shark Soda cozy was featured at http://www.imbibemagazine.com.
My Monster Shark Water Bottle Cozy was featured at
http://etsystalker.com/.
My shop was also featured at the following sites:
http://www.childstylemagazine.com/
http://www.parenting.com
Member of California Crafters Club of Etsy
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Photos & info:
http://geraldine-handa.blogspot.com
Announcement
Welcome to my shop!
I knit! I Crochet! I Quilt! I Sew!
I have a new addition from my shop that you all might want to try it. My new Whale Shark is hand knit and has a pattern on his back.
I also updates some of my sharks like water bottle cozies, Soda can cozy.
Everything I have in my shop is hand knit and crochet, but most of it is knitted.
Follow me @ my Facebook- like, share.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/HandaMade/284591434898101
NOTE: California Residence, you will be charge 7.75% sales tax on all products.
I was a featured Seller! Check out my interview here:
http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=5534139
Please allow to 3 to 5 business days for shipment.
My monster shark Soda cozy was featured at http://www.imbibemagazine.com.
My Monster Shark Water Bottle Cozy was featured at
http://etsystalker.com/.
My shop was also featured at the following sites:
http://www.childstylemagazine.com/
http://www.parenting.com
Member of California Crafters Club of Etsy
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Photos & info:
http://geraldine-handa.blogspot.com
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Reviews
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Shari on Jul 28, 2020
5 out of 5 starsExcellent quality... can’t wait to buy more ... super cute ... thank you
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Daly on Jul 1, 2020
5 out of 5 starsLove the paw patrol kids face mask. It arrived in record time. Will definitely order from this shop again
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Susan on Jun 2, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBought this for my daughter to wear at her diploma walk for her virtual high school graduation. Shipped really quickly. Seller enclosed a cute thank you on her card. very comfortable and well made. Daughter thought the whimsical fabric was pretty funny and cute too.
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Susan on Jun 2, 2020
5 out of 5 starsComfortable, well made, cute and came quickly. Great purchase. Highly recommend. Thanks for making something not so fun to wear, fun.
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Susan on Jun 2, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSo, so glad I found this. Very comfortable, well made, and ...if you have to wear a mask, very cute too. Came really quickly. Great seller. Great product. Bought 2 more.
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Gioia on May 30, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThe elastic is a little big for me and my kids but we loop the elastic twice around the ears and it works well.
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staceytayrien on May 27, 2020
5 out of 5 starsGreat mask, comfortable and cute!! My sister from Oregon saw it in my story and bought the last one!!
About HandaMade
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Shark started here
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sharks line up
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my logo sewn to my cozies
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my studio
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packaging and wrapping
Enjoy what you want to be
Hi, my name is Geraldine Handa. I’m a mom and have been married to my loving husband for 15 years. I work a part time job. I was born in the Philippines and came here to the United States twenty years ago on a petition by my Mom and Dad. I am now a US citizen, and am living in San Clemente, CA with my husband, two children, and two pet parakeets. I work on my Etsy projects during my lunch hour and at night when my kids are asleep. This is the one of the ways I can relax and provide myself with good stress relief!
During my days off, when my kids are at school, I can work at home on customer orders and check my Etsy shop. All my items are hand made by me from my own designs. I have copyrights on all my patterns.
On the weekends, my husband, kids, and myself, like to stay home and relax from the previous week. Sometimes our weekends are taken up by Cub Scout outings, or Indian Princess father and daughter outings. We enjoy also watching movies and visit the two Grandmas as often as possible. I learned to play the piano when I was a girl in the Philippines and like to play when I get a chance to relax.
When I’m at home I keep myself busy with cleaning, gardening, or going to the store. One of my hobbies is photography. We purchased some studio lights and created a photography studio in our living room. I always photograph my new creations and post them to my Etsy shop.
Well, I have never been an artist, but I have always been a creative person. When I was in the third grade, I lived with my sister. When she went to college, she hired a nanny, who taught me how to crochet. When I got married, I made all the wedding favors for the reception guests. Later on I learned how to knit in a class taken at my local yarn shop. From that point on, I learned a lot of ideas and techniques to create my many designs. A couple of years ago, I came across Etsy. After a couple of months, I opened my own shop and tried to sell my apple jacket design. I was surprised at the response! Eventually I created my most successful design, the Monster Shark Cozy for water bottles and Monster Shark Sleeve for coffee cups.
Every morning before I’m ready to go to work (regular work) I turn on my computer and check my email and see if I have incoming orders. I work from my regular job from 7:00 till 2:30 and pick up my kids from school. After homework and dinner, I begin working on my orders and begin experimenting with new designs. I have a lot of ideas in my mind and make many prototypes. Some I sell on Etsy, others I give away as gifts! I spend a lot of time at the local yarn shops and Michaels, looking for the right yarn to make my projects.
My most cherished project is my Monster Shark. A couple of years ago, my husband and I had to make a large paper-mâché shark head for the Cub Scouts. It was about 45” tall with just the head. We painted it blue and it turned out great! After a couple of days later, I was taking pictures of the shark and my daughter wanted to get a picture of herself in the shark’s head. It was big enough to go over my daughter, and her face was right in the shark’s mouth. I looked at the picture and was thinking, “The monster shark is eating my daughter!” That’s when the idea to make the Monster Shark Sleeves first popped into my head. Now I have the Monster Shark water bottle holder and Monster Shark baby bottle holder.
To read a little more about the story behind HandaMade, please feel free to stop by and read my interview,
https://blog.etsy.com/en/2009/featured-seller-handamade/
Shop members
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Geraldine Handa
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator
I'm a person who loves to knit and crochet, create and make new things for my customer. I have been enjoying this since I was in 3rd grade.
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Spencer
Model
Spencer doesn't like to be dress up or using as a model. But he'll do it anyway for me. <3<3<3
Shop policies
Shipping
Customs and import taxes
Payment options
Returns & exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
- Items on sale
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for: