This week Zibbet is excited about introducing you to Carrie Conners from North Weymouth, MA.At Crafts By Carrie on Zibbet you will find a wide variety of handcrafted items. Carrie’s talents include sewing, quilting, crocheting and paper crafts.We’re in love with the Easter Bunnies she makes and with Easter right around the corner, be sure to check them out.Please enjoy the interview, leave Carrie a comment, and then use the Share Tools so others can read it, too. Please spread the Zibbet Love!
My name is Carrie and I have been crafting since my early teenage years. As you may notice from my shop, I dabble in many types of crafting. One week I may be sewing, another you might find me creating cards, and I always seem to have a crochet project in the works! I guess that makes me one of those people who like to keep their hands busy!Sixteen years ago I was diagnosed with an eye disease which caused significant loss of vision.However, I continued to work outside the home as well as craft in my spare time. Two years ago I suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm requiring emergency surgery and many months of recovery. More vision was lost due to the aneurysm and I am no longer able to work outside the home. Despite my limited vision, I’ve learned to adapt so I can continue with my love of crocheting, sewing and card making. Although it may take me longer than it did in the past to complete a craft project, I can’t imagine ever giving in to what I can’t do and rather focus on what I can.
I am the mother of a 17 year old daughter and stepmother to four grown stepsons. I enjoy cooking, baking and creating things for the entire family.My husband, Jim, and I enjoy road trips to the family cottage on Sebago Lake in Maine, upstate New York to visit my youngest stepson in college, the beaches of Rhode Island, and anywhere we’ve never been.We live on a peninsula which enables us to fish, enjoy walks in the park, and watch boats traveling in and out of the channel just outside our door.I often find myself inspired by the changing New England seasons. I tend to work with blues, grays, and whites in the winter, oranges, browns and reds in the Fall, pastel shades in the Spring, and brighter colors in the Summer months.
I believe my creativity was inherited from my grandmother, Hilda. I have wonderful childhood memories of her quilting on a Singer treadle sewing machine, crocheting, and oil painting. At 91 years old she continues to do beautiful embroidery work!I am passionate about passing my crafting knowledge on to my daughter. Although she is a busy teenager, she is often creating scrapbooks and she loves photography. That makes me smileI love the ease of customizing my shop. It’s very simple to change the look and feel of my shop for the seasons or my mood.The sales mode feature is so helpful. I can easily host a sale by section or the entire shop. I also love being able to set coupon codes to give to my customers for special promotions.
I enjoy browsing the wide variety of wonderful shops that can be found on Zibbet.I would like an invoice feature for printing customer order and also to track my sales.I promote my work through local craft shows and social sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
I recommend other Zibbeters spend time in the Community Forums. I belong to several groups and have found both the forums and groups to be beneficial sources for bouncing ideas off of.In the future I see myself continuing with my variety of crafting! I would also like to learn new skills such as knitting, cake decorating, and rug hooking.Tags: Crafts By Carrie, Featured Zibbeters
