My shop name reveals my roots: a love of fairies. I started making little fairy dolls for my granddaughter when she was 4, when she and her mother, my daughter Jen, came to live with me for a year. I opened my Etsy shop with a few of the fairies I'd made.

Jen had introduced me to Etsy on February 13, 2008, a memorable date because it was the day Jen and I reconnected after 35 years of separation. She had an Etsy shop (current shop: LoveStruckSoul) and that was part of our getting aquainted. I opened my Etsy account that night.

Fast forward to December 2011 when I opened my own Etsy shop, starting with the fairies. Well, Jen and I both love vintage things, and while she was living here we had lots of fun outings to thrift stores where I started collecting vintage items for my shop. They've taken over my house, and I can't seem to photograph and list them fast enough. (I ship them very fast, though!)

I sell one item, and immediately after mailing it I stop by my favorite local Hospice store and find several more treasures. You see where this is going.... As Jen has often declared of her own (very busy) business, "I need a trained monkey!"

Well, lacking a trained monkey, I'd better stop writing and get back to work! Thanks for visiting my shop and taking the time to get to know a little bit about me.