Have you realized yet, sweet friends, that it is December? Christmas is only a few weeks away, and with that beautiful holiday comes gads of Christmas shopping! Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Tanya who runs one of my favorite Etsy shops. She and I are running a giveaway for the sweetest neck warmer that you have ever seen! It is blue, with lace (two of my favorite things).
Check out my interview with Tanya, and then enter below so you can have a chance to win one of her homemade neck warmers!
I want to learn how to spin wool like Tanya does! Picture by Accessodium.
1.Tell me a little about yourself, and how you became interested in knitting/crafting in general.
I grew up around the art and craft, my grandmother could knit, crochet, sew. When when my grandmother used to knit, I’d watch and think how magical it was that the yarn could turn into such beauty. I loved the way my grandmother’s motions were so natural. I strived to make my grandmother’s natural talent mine own and for years has been devoting my time to creating yarnful masterpieces for friends and family. And now I do it for sell.
2. What made you decide to start an etsy shop?
My friends and my family inspired me to open my shop. Every time I was knitting or crocheting my friends told me, it is so beautiful, you have to sell it, open a business or sell online. And one day I made a decision to open a shop on Etsy and sell handmade accessories and clothing.
3. Do you do all the knitting yourself, and when do you find the time to create so many beautiful products?
Yes, I am making everything by myself for my Etsy shop. I have plenty of time, I am part time yoga instructor and rest of the time including weekends I can create.
4. Do you have any advice for someone interested in starting an etsy business?
If you really want your business to be successful you have to work hard – great photos, right descriptive tags, great customer service and a lot of advertising.
5. What item is your best seller in your shop?
Last year it was this pom pom hat.
But this year it is all different items: hats, cowls, many patterns and even knitting chunky needles
6. Can you offer any sort of a discount for Dandelion Pie readers?
Why not 🙂 Use this coupon code to have 15% discount on all items in my shop:
15FORPIEREADERS
Check out Tanya’s shop, and use the code for some great Christmas shopping! And be sure to enter the giveaway to win this! To enter, tell me what your favorite Christmas tradition is in the comments below, and then earn other entries by visiting Accessodium, and more! Check it out on the rafflecopter entry form below!:
We go to the local Christmas tree farm. We spend hours picking the best tree and cut it down our self.
Christmas tree shopping is one of my favorite things to do. Hope you had a wonderful time! Enjoy your Christmas season, Megan!
Every year since I can ever remember my mom and I have made Christmas cookies together. I look forward to the quality time with my mom every year and it’s the perfect excuse to indulge in a bunch of cookies!! I have a daughter of my own now to carry on the tradition with!!
I love that you are passing that tradition down to your daughter. Beautiful. We have Christmas cookies cooking in the kitchen as we speak.
My favorite Christmas tradition is lighting luminarias on Christmas eve.
Sounds wonderful, Yolanda! Enjoy your holiday!
I love spending Christmas Eve with my family. We eat and play games.
Food, and games are two of my favorite things, Kayla. Enjoy!
We always like to have Christmas Eve diner with my family (:
Beautiful tradition, Jessie. Enjoy your holiday season!
Our favorite tradition is making reindeer food and spreading it on Christmas Eve.
How very creative! I love it! Hope you had a great Christmas, Angella!
my favorite christmas tradition is going over my grandmas every year for christmas eve
That sounds absolutely wonderful, Natalie! I hope you had a marvelous Christmas.
I’ve always been fascinated by Christmas lights. It doesn’t happen every year, but sometimes my husband and I will drive around on Christmas night, just admiring all the lit up houses. It relieves the gloom of winter and early sunsets.
Sometimes the dreariness of winter gets to me as well, Alana. I love driving around looking at lights as well. I always plan to do that, but rarely seem to make time for it. Hope you and your hubbie had a wonderful Christmas!
My favorite christmas tradition is going to church christmas eve then driving around town looking at christmas lights 🙂
That sounds utterly dreamy, Sara! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
It so cool!!!
Glad you like it, Huy! Accessodium has a lot of fun stuff on their site. 🙂
My favorite christmas tradition is to have hot cocoa on christmas eve and watch christmas movies
That sounds wonderful, Roberta. Hot cocoa and Christmas movies are two of my favorite things. Enjoy!
Just spending time with family! On Christmas day we spend time with my husband’s family. We eat a great big potluck lunch, a secret santa, and gift exhange.
That sounds like a perfect day to me, Heather. Have fun!
That neck warmer is adorable! My favorite Christmas tradition is my whole family getting new, matching pajamas on Christmas Eve that we wear while we play board games.
Oh, wow. That sounds like SO much fun, Sydney! Enjoy your Christmas!
Playing dirty santa with my extended family!
Is that a gift exchange, Lyndsay? Kind of like White Elephant? Sounds fun!
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This is an awesome give away and a great interview; I’d love to start my own business!
Let me know if you do! I would love to feature it on Dandelion Pie. 🙂
My kids and I make gingerbread houses from scratch and I buy a bazillion different candies and we have a blast
It sounds like you are a great Mom, Rissa! Those will be memories your kids will always cherish. Have fun!
Great giveaway! This interview is very inspirational. I would also like to be able to spin my own wool and make creations.
Me too, Bismah. Learning how to spin wool is on my bucket list. Hope you are having a great week!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing!
No problem, Laurel! Be sure to enter the giveaway before I pick a winner!
One of my favorite traditions is riding around in the car on Christmas Eve looking at all of the Christmas lights! :]
Oh, you and me both, Stacey! That is one of my favorite things to do.
Picking out our Christmas tree
I love that Christmas tradition too, LaTanya. 🙂
What fun, and such a great time of year to be talking cowls and hats and knitting, too! Tanya is very talented!
Yes! Looking at all of her neat products makes me want to start knitting. And learn how to spin wool like she does. Natch.
Beautiful pictures! I’m not a fan of blue, but that hat is gawgeous!
Thanks Dorit! Be sure to enter the giveaway. You could always give the neck warmer as a fabulous gift if you don’t wear much blue. Great Christmas gift!
I love this!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Patsy
Thanks, Patsy! Be sure to enter the giveaway!
I love it. And I LOVE that blue/violet hat!
Thanks, Malia! That blue hat would look so good on you, too!
oh my gosh! so cool!
Thanks, Emma! Don’t forget to enter the giveaway!!