Taking the plunge with Etsy.
I have so many passions. I need to really narrow them down a bit but it's just hard. I like sewing and I like buying things that have stories in them that's why I have a vintage section in my shop. I also have a section called revisions for those things that I have improvised.
I have always been sewing ever since I can remember. I love fabrics. I can't seem to get away from buying fabrics. Please somebody stop me. I feel like I'm in candy land when I'm in a fabric store. So many fabrics.... so little time!
Many moons ago (in a galaxy far, far away) I've learned to sew just watching my Mom. She was a seamstress. As a young girl, I watched her cut fabrics without patterns. Just randomly out of her head she designed dresses. I watched and learned but the wind took me to a different place and got real busy living life.
I have acquired excellent different skills over the years working for Corporate America. Doing that, I have put my passion for things that I love to do in the back burner. But these passions haunt me at all times specially when I come across creative works done by amazing creative people on the planet. Then I tell myself: "Oh, that's easy. Even I can do that..." Suddenly, my Etsy shop was born!
When I'm not doing crafts, you'll find me in the kitchen. I love cooking vegetarian food. I have a website focused on vegetarian lifestyle to encourage people to eat healthy so we are not chained to medications. I feel good knowing that I can help people in the process.
That website is www.vegetarianyums.com. Another passion of mine is making videos. I have two YouTube Channels. The links are on my website. I am also a published author and you can find my book here: http://www.amazon.com/Pura-De-Franco/e/B00IOQDJMI.
I try to make my crafts as organic as possible without the use of chemical adhesives and sprays. I avoid leather, fur or feathers. I'm comfortable when I use products without the animals being involved in the process of making my crafts. I don't like the thought of an animal suffering or dying just for the sake of fashion.
Though, I like to collect seashells as we live near the beaches. Seashells are gathered on the beach by nature. It's totally humane.
So you see, I can't keep creating things without getting rid of them... otherwise, I'd be in the next episode of 'hoarders'. So I took a plunge with Etsy. Help me get rid of all this stuff and compensate my time and effort a little bit. My handcrafted items are a true labor of love... handmade in the glamorous Hollywood Florida USA, from my hands to yours.
Thank you for reading. To find your way back to my shop, please go here: http://www.puranco.etsy.com
~ Pura ~
