Featured Shop: Caitscoolcrafts

We are wrapping up our holiday shopping guide, which means you should be nearly done with your list!! Need a few last minute gifts for stockings, or had some unplanned visitors pop up on your list? Caitscoolcrafts is the perfect place to look for all of those gifts, plus more!! You've been shopping hard for everyone else, take a look and treat yourself for all your hard work :) 

• What/Who inspired you to start your craft? How did you get started on Etsy?

I got started on Etsy shortly after my father passed away this past June. I was at home helping my mom take care of him, and after he lost his courageous battle to cancer, I had a lot of free time on my hands. I went on google to see what kind of fun and easy crafts I could keep myself occupied with and before I know it, I opened my Etsy shop! 

• What's your favorite item in your shop and why?

My favorite item in my shop is my wine cork coasters. I'm a big wine fan, and so are a lot of people I know and it is just so cute and can fit into a lot of different scheme's and people!

• What do you do in your downtime?

 I really don't have much downtime unfortunately! I have three jobs and I am a full time student!! When I do have a few minutes to spare, my fiance and I try to spend as much time as we can because we work exact opposite schedules. 

• What's a fun fact you want to share about yourself?

A fun fact about me is that I am going to school for pre-medicine with my dreams of becoming a Physician's assistant. 

• Tell us a little about yourself. 

I am 22 years old, I work three jobs, one of which I manage a staff of 12 in a fine dining restaurant in a retirement community! I am going to school for premed. I am recently engaged and having our wedding a year after I graduate (which I graduate this year) 

Check out her other cool crafts! 

Wine Cork Trivets

4 oz Natural Bath Salts

Holiday Inspired Bath salts

Wine cork Keychains

Featured Shop: Cherish Me Creations

Cherish Me Creations's pot holders make the perfect stocking stuffer for the baker on your list!! 

• What/Who inspired you to start your craft?

Growing up I watched my mother and learned how to sew. I really appreciated her attention to every detail. She installed the value of creating and design clothing and other items for our family in me. Since starting a family of my own, I have been doing the same. These creations have been Cherish by me and my family. I have also Cherish what my mother and others have taught me over time. I started creating personalized gifts for family and friends as a way to give them something they could value and cherish. They encouraged me by buying more items from me to give as a gift to their friends and family. They hoped that they would cherish them as much as they cherished the gift they received from me. That helped me realize I have a talent for creating handmade items that people would truly be grateful in having. That is how Cherish Me Creations got started. 

• How did you get started on Etsy?

I got started on Etsy by creating a page on facebook and a friend invited me to join. 

• What's your favorite item in your shop and why?

My favorite item is the mini potholders/oven mitts, I have designed them and feel proud with what I accomplish. They are unique and stylish. A must have in every kitchen. 

• What do you do in your downtime?

Besides my shop, I'm a homemaker and I love photography. 

• What's a fun fact you want to share about yourself?

I love to have fun outdoors with my family, one of our favorite things is going to Disneyland! 

• Tell us a little about yourself. 

I'm always trying to come up with new ideas and creations to add to what I am offering here at Cherish Me Creations. If you have an idea for something different and don't know how to make it a reality, I would love to hear about it and try to make it reality for you. Just contact me through Etsy or Facebook!!

Check out her other adorable potholders, and this super soft Minky blanket!!

Soft Minky and Flannel Baby Blanket

Holidays Pot Holders Finger Mitts

Shabby Chic Gingham

Featured Shop: Surprise Designs

Have you finished shopping yet? Nearly done? Well we only have a few shops left in our holiday featured shop segment to help you pick out those last minute gifts, so you're sure to be done shopping soon! Next up, Surprise Designs. Her fingerless gloves make perfect stocking stuffers! 

• What/Who inspired you to start your craft?

My Aunt Yvonne inspired me to crochet. She taught me how to use a crochet needle and start a chain, when I was 14. 

• How did you get started on Etsy?

I got started on Etsy after talking with local artist who started selling their work on Etsy. I loved that there was a place for handmade artist to make money doing what they loved. 

• What's your favorite item in your shop and why?

My favorite items are my new fingerless gloves. They are my favorite because they are easy to make. They are also great for male, female, adults, and teens. 

• What do you do in your downtime?

In my downtime I crochet, bake, read, workout, and spend time with my family. 

• What's a fun fact you want to share about yourself?

A fun fact I was to share is that I enjoy teaching crochet and baking to children and teens. 

• Tell us a little about yourself. 

I am originally from Philadelphia, PA. I now live in Delaware with my husband. We are a blended family. I have five children and my husband has five children. We have four children over the age of 20, four teenagers, and two twelve year olds. We also have four grandchildren. I am a lunch lady for the local school district, I own two small businesses, one a crochet design business, and a small dessert business. I love to volunteer and help out at my children's schools. 

Check out these other awesome gift ideas! 

Green and Blue Fingerless Gloves 

Double Blue Flower Clutch Purse 

Stripe Tote Bag

Pink and Grey Stripe Tote Bag