Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Meet Jackie from GrannyJack

My very first featured artist is Jackie from GrannyJack. Take a moment to read her interview and see all she has to offer. 


http://www.etsy.com/shop/GrannyJack

1. What do you sell and how did you get started?
GrannyJack sells handmade kids clothes, women's clothes. Sometimes I make something just for the sheer fun of it like a tea cosy. I have a granddaughter, so I tend to make a lot of cutsie little girls things.

For as long as I can remember I have been making things and giving them as gifts. First I sewed clothes for my dolls, then for myself. Many ended up buried shamefully in the bottom of the wardrobe, but the ones that worked got worn till they fell apart. Once I had three little boys I made all their clothes, as the clothes in shops were very dull, for boys. It always seemed to me that kids look great in lots of bright colors.

Now there are young women added to the family and I sew for them. They get so many people asking them where they got their skirt, beanie, gloves. So I decided to start GrannyJack.

2. Who or what is your inspiration?
When I was little, the women around me wore great 50's style frocks - lots of polka dots and flowers. I remember my mother wearing bright red lipstick and gloves. I find myself thinking of my favorite old Auntie when I sew. I remember her out in the garden, making jam and doing crafts.

3. What is your favorite part of your creating process?
Seeing how my ideas turn out when the clothes are finished. It is really great seeing the things I make being worn by others. At this point, something that started in my head has become part of someone elses creative process. They wear the clothes in ways I could not envisage, which is so cool.

4. Do you have any special routines? 
I get up, grab a quick breakfast and shut myself away in my workroom until it is light enough to take photos of anything that was completed the day before. I spend the day listening to music and sewing. After dinner, I sit in a big comfy chair and knit or crochet. Often I forget to change out of my pajamas.

5. What is your most favorite item in your Etsy shop?
I think these are just too cute:
Animal fingerless gloves kids gloves toddler mittens handmade
Animal Fingerless Gloves

6. Do you have any social media links?
Setting up GrannyJack on Etsy has dragged me (kicking and screaming) into social media. I have a new, and very lame fb page, which drastically needs some input from others who know how it is supposed to be done www.facebook.com/jackie.clough.566

I have however discovered pinterest which I just love. It is soooo addictive. I have to limit myself so that I do not spend years of my life drooling over the most beautiful images. 
pinterest.com/mygrannyjack/

7. Anything else that you want to share?
GrannyJack combines many of the threads of my life over many years. Working in the corporate world; playing computer games where I design and build; and creating clothes. It is the perfect thing for me at the perfect time and I really enjoy it. Having turned 50 last year, I also graduated from uni. Life is just so exciting.

8. Are there any coupon codes or promotions you have going on?
As GrannyJack is a new shop, I have a few items on sale. I have loyalty discount coupons that I include with purchases to reward my customers.

Selection of items:
Ear warmer black headband crochet teen fashion womens handmade
Black ear warmer headband

Mother and daughter fingerless gloves Custom Order
Mother and daugher fingerless gloves

Red and white little girls dress polka dot toddler dress
Little polka dot dress

Girls dress handmade party dress Japan print little girls ruffle dress
Japanese print dress

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