The Artist Behind The Etsy ~ Timewashed

Happy Mother’s Day!

Being a part of the Etsy community, not only as a seller but as a customer, I have come across many talented individuals.  With this new series, I hope to introduce you to some of these creative people, finding out where they find their creativity, and a little bit more about them.

Today I’d like to introduce you to Becky of Timewashed.  Becky has a blog of the same name.  I have also purchased several items from Becky, most notably her beautiful fabric pumpkins.

What a joy it was to be asked by Kathy to

be a part of this wonderful new weekly feature, The Artist Behind the Etsy!

 

  Hi there...my name is Becky, and I create!

 

 

My Mother and my maternal grandmother

were both so creative, I guess some of that good stuff must have come down through their genes! 

 

One of my favorite ways to create

is to take a vintage item and repurpose it!

Not only does it then become "green design",

but it also preserves part of history,

and I just love that!!

 

I have wanted to own my own shop

since I was in my 30's, and sometimes I

still can't believe I actually did it...

at age 52!!

 

That just shows you it's never to late to chase your dream!!

 

I love being part of the Etsy community, and do my best to purchase as many supplies as I can from other Etsy shop owners.  So often, I find that I can get unique, affordable embellishments delivered to my

door, that usually include pretty packaging and free goodies!  What more could I ask for?

 

The beautiful Paris tag on the goblet above

was created by sweet Rhonda, a blog friend, and a fellow Etsy shop owner, who creates such loveliness!!  Her shop is Paris Gal 56!

 

 

I absolutely love the creative process,

and find it hard to create more than a few

things with the same design.  It's like my

mind just has to do the next thing, so many

of my shop items are 1,2 or 3 of a kind only,

and it will probably always be that way!

 

The things I design come from deep inside me

and really are little pieces of me that I share with whoever loves them.

 

 

 But let me tell you one thing...

 

I was scared...really and truly afraid of opening a shop...putting

myself out there, and risking that people wouldn't respond well to what I create.  After all, they are pieces of me, and that would hurt!

 

So I read a lot, researched similar items to what I love to create to see what was selling,

applied much of what I learned, and

I am so glad I took the risk!

 

 

My shop, and my fabulous customers have

been true blessings, and have filled

my days with joy that I could never

have imagined!

 

I also have learned that not everyone

will love what I create, and that's ok!

They may be waiting for you to open

your shop!!  {wink,wink}

 

 

So put on your big girl panties, like I did, and follow your dream!!

Whatever it is!!

It is NEVER too late, and you will never

know if you don't give it a whirl!

 

Thank you again, Kathy!!

Blessings and Joy to You!

Becky

 

Thank you, Becky!  You can visit Becky’s Etsy shop here and her blog here.