Craftiness does not run in my family and many have wondered where I got it as it certainly was not inherited.
I was taught how to crochet as a teenager, while babysitting for a next door neighbor. I loved it so much that I taught my grandmother. I still remember the sight of her as she sat in her rocking chair, watching her great-grandchildren playing outside, and crocheting. She made afghans for everyone in the family which we all now cherish as she has been gone now for quite some time. She loved crocheting and I have always felt much honored to have been able to share this with her and love the fact that it brought her so much joy.
2) What was your very first creation?
My first creation was a purse. I was absolutely thrilled when I crocheted my first purse which in actual fact was simply a square; I turned up the bottom, turned down the top, and viola…a purse.
3) What types of items do you create?
I have been active over the years in many different crafts such as bath and body, glass block night lights, crochet (of course) and locker hooking as well as many more. Within the last couple of years though I have started creating primitive doll patterns which I love so much I actually have to make a concentrated effort to tear myself away. Chloe, pictured here, was my very first primitive doll and Flower one of my most recent.
4) What has been your favorite creation and why?
I actually have two favorite creations; one is a doll created in the image of my grandmother as a child which I named after her, “Lillie Mae” and the second is a doll I created in the image of my mother as a child named “Maxine.”
5) What has been your most difficult creation and why?
There have been many that I have struggled with, but I’m not only a perfectionist, but also very stubborn. I very rarely give up on anything I have started if I feel it’s worth the work.
6) What type of arts & crafts haven't you learned to do yet that you would love to try?
I would love to learn to weave rugs. I have always had a somewhat distant love affair with large rug looms but have never had the opportunity to try one out…yet.
7) Is there any particular art or craft you dislike and why?
No…I don’t believe there is.
8) What is the name and URL of your blog(s)?
Lillie Mae’s Crafts at http://lilliemaes.blogspot.com
9) When did you start to blog and why did you create your blog?
I wrote my first entry in my blog on July 6, 2007. I created my blog originally to give more exposure to my creations, but enjoy trying to convey on my blog my love of crafts.
10) What do you blog about?
I think my very first blog entry would best fit this question.
The Starting Line
"Crafters are creative and talented people who thrive on the thrill of seeing the finished product." Annette Graf
Like Annette Graf above, I love seeing the "finished product" and cannot be stopped or detoured until my project is done. I never know when or where my inspiration is going to come from, but when it hits I take off at break neck speed and heaven help anyone who gets in my way. Breaking all of the speed limits (haven't been caught yet) I zoom around my workshop hunting for the proper material, paint, ribbon, hunting in drawers, buckets, bins. With one eye always on the finish line, I arrange my products and start my journey. It is a journey I love, full of colors and textures and scents; I can never get enough. I am addicted.
11) What would you like your blog readers to know about you and your creations?
A tremendous amount of time, energy, but most of all love goes into every primitive doll pattern I create. My patterns are all absolutely original designs, created and crafted here in Muncie, Indiana in my little humble garage/workshop/office.
12) What is the name and URL of your website(s)?
I named my business after my grandmother; Lillie Mae’s Crafts; http://www.lilliemaescrafts.com
13) What would you like everyone to know about your website(s)?
My customers are VERY important and very precious to me. My patterns are intentionally created and written so that even the beginner should have no problem creating a primitive doll that they can admire, showcase and cherish forever.
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