Good morning team! I'm so honored and excited to be shop of the day!
First, a correction - I am from the great state of Ohio, not Illinois :)
What to say about myself...well, I live with my boyfriend, 2 cats and a bunny we took in last winter. Believe it or not they get along great (even with the boyfriend).
I have always loved to create, even since I was just a kid. I have dabbled in art, crafts, you name it. I also really love home decorating - I have remodeled half the rooms in our house from floor to ceiling, much to my boyfriend's amazement.
My greatest masterpiece is a 6-foot high treehouse I built last year for the cats, which sits in my living room. It's made to look like an actual tree with flowers blossoming. The trunk is welded together (the one part my boyfriend did) and I made the house of wood and covered it with shingles and a shingled roof. There is a scratchpad ramp to the front door and also a roof door which leads to a second level that is a fluffy green pillow surrounded by leaves. This has nothing to do with anything, I just like to brag about how cool it is :)
I joined Etsy just under 2 months ago now, when I decided to try and make money off something I love to do. It has been a slow but steady start and I learn more every day. I never anticipated meeting such a great group of people as this team. This is the first place I turn with questions and concerns.
If anyone is still reading this, thanks for all the support!