Internet Artisan Interview - Vintage Chenille

If you've a regular reader to my blog, you know my affinity for stuffed animals. What Leah (leahkl) has created are adorable soft toys and rattles, with individual personalities. I love her dogs, but they all have touched me in one way or another, whether it's my favorite foods, animals, or ethnic dolls from my family's past.

• What's the name of your business/shop?

Vintage Chenille

• Do you have a registered domain name and/or a blog ?

here is my blog http://handmadebitsandpieces.blogspot.com/

• What type of handmade products do you sell?

mostly soft toys and quilts created from vintage chenille

• Show us a piece you recently finished

• What are you working on right now? Any sketches?

I don't have any sketches, I have many ideas and not enough spare time! I am creating stock for 3 craft markets, some wholesale orders and hopefully some Christmas items.

• If you have a website or blog, what do you use for advertising? What do your avatars look like?

I have an animated ad that I use for advertising on websites and project wonderful, it rotates between my logo and some of my toys.

• If you have a website or blog, tell us about your favorite widget.

The followers widget, because I can click and visit their favourite blogs too (I spend too much time on my computer!)

• Which online selling vendors do you use? What do you like best about each one?

Etsy and Madeit, I love Etsy because of the huge variety of items for sale and the enormous amount of helpful info on the forums. Madeit is an Australian site and I am an Aussie, so I like to purchase Australian made when possible.

• Are you involved in social networking? What's your favorite and why? If you're not involved, you must have a good reason!

Twitter is the one I use the most because it seems to be the quickest. I love browsing on Flickr.

• All of us can use a helpful business hint once a week. What's yours?

I think that my blog is a great business tool and I love connecting with other amazing creative bloggers through my blog.

• Do you have a "modus operandi" for computing the price of a handmade object? Tell us your formula?

I don't really have a formula, the cost of my materials varies greatly!

• We'd love to see your little corner of the world, where you create.

I create in all corners of my home, I don't think that I have a pic!

• Where do you see your artwork in one year? Any plans in the works?

I have many new creations and "branding" ideas that I would like to try, I hope that my business continues to grow as it has in the past 12 months.



OK, it's the storybeader's turn. I think Spot has got to be my favorite. These are his two sides. I love the name and Leah's play on words. And, of course, I'm partial to doggies!
(Update: Spot has wandered out of the shop!)