H: How long have you been doing what you do?

B: All of my life I’ve been creative, mainly painting and jewelry making, but when I had my last daughter I didn’t want to go back to work so my sister said, why don’t we sell our art!

H: What do you like to create?

B: My passion right now is anything baby, or girly! I love to make baby shoes, it is such a creative outlet. I feel like I’m on Project Runway sometimes! But I also love to make flowers from felt and jewelry for my daughters.

B: Yes we sell on average about 2-3 pairs of shoes daily, and are currently at 475 items sold in about 5 months!

H: Were you creative before you had children?

B: Oh yes, I always made earrings or bracelets for my friends and family, and I love to paint. Watercolors is my medium and I love it. I am also an amatuer photographer! I take pictures of my daughters and my chihuahua, Vega, constantly!

H: Have your methods changed?

B: Yes I don’t paint much at the moment. Just don’t have time to be that patient, but I’d love to get back into it.

H: How do you find time to stay creative?

B: I am inspired by everyday simple things, like when my daughter is running down the street in front of me splashing in puddles or when a little bird lands on my front porch. These are things that make me want to be creative, to reimagine what I see in my everyday life and create something special out of it.

H: Do your kids show any creative spirit?

B: My seven year old has already sold a painting on Etsy! She was estatic, she is a wonderful artist, and she can turn ratty old dirty clay into a little masterpiece. She takes after all her family who love to make things. She rather be drawing than watching Hannah Montana any day!

H: What have you learned after having your kids (in relation to your art)

B: That patience is really, truly, a virtue. If you want to have fun, but also be happy with the end product you have to accept that at some point some little grubby hands are going to grab your beautiful piece and muck it up and you’ll have to start over, but these days dont last forever, and whats an hour lost chasing your little one around asking for those shoes back!

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