Crafty Bastards Vendor Q&A with Blugrn Design

Crafty Bastards will be full of special somethings for the special someones in your life. My special fly fishing someone will surely adore these sweet cuff links from Blugrn Design. Stop by booth #62 to scoop up Lucia’s (the woman behind Blugrn) clever jewelry and prints featuring birds, squirrels and braille.

Blugrn is offering a special discount to her fellow Crafty Bastards vendors. See the comments in her vendor profile for details.

Below Lucia answers our Crafty vendor questions.

1. How long have you been making things?
Since high school-1990. My mom had a store and I used to make earrings and hair clips for the store.

2. What is your earliest/favorite crafting memory?
When I was 3 or 4 in preschool, we made these little flower arrangements inside a babyfood jar. I loved it and still think about it.

3. Why do you make things?
I love creating things and having the satisfaction of finishing something that someone will love to wear or buy from me.

4. What sort of things do you make?
Jewelery, notecards…I’ve played with sewing, still working on that.

5. Any success stories you’d care to share?
Still learning.

6. Inspirations?
My mom…she is constantly learning and making things…which I think she picked up from her mother (my grandmother) who could make just about anything she put her mind to.

7. Craft supplies you can’t live without?
Round corner punch, glitter, jewelers saw.

8. Describe your work area.
I’ve taken over the little loft space in our apt. where my husband was supposed to “play” d.j. My drafting table has become my jewerly work area with boxes of “organized” junk and supplies underneath.

9. Family? Pets? Plants?
Plants for right now. I finally grew something that bore fruit this year! Jalapenos! YAY!

10. Favorite color or pattern?
Favorite color: Wild guess?? - (bluegreen)

11. Have you been a Crafty Bastard before?
First time.

12. Tell us about other crafters you love and your favorite handmade purchases.
LOVE ETSY crafters. I shop there all the time. I feel kinda bad sometimes because the prices make it such a great deal. I buy my niece and nephews tees and onesies, blankies…birthday presents… All on there. My goal is to buy all my Christmas presents on there this year…and support indie crafters!

13. What is one thing everyone should know how to do themselves?
Packaging and promoting yourself as a thoughtful person…I’m still learning… Little touches to make them all that more special when presenting.

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