Interview with Jodi from “Happy House Quilts”

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“Happy House Quilts”

http://happyhousequilts.blogspot.com

To network with other creative souls and to share my knowledge of crafting, motherhood, and the world of being a WAHM.

I have only been blogging a few short months. Prior to April ‘07, I really wasn’t sure what a blog was! But now I am really loving the opportunity to showcase my adventures in life and crafting and to connect with so many other moms via the blog world. Women helping women is a powerful thing and I feel so blessed to be able to grasp hold be a role model to my kids, and learn a thing or two along the way.

I blog about my kids and how we manage day to day while being a stay at home mom. I also use the opportunity to share my creative endeavors and try to gain comments and feedback about the new products in development for HappyHouseQuilts.com. I blog also about other crafty moms and how amazing they are and how they inspire me everyday.

http://knitsteel.blogspot.com/ is amazing…she is a blacksmith and mother to 2 kids. Her work is awesome and her take on life makes me stop and think all the time. I value her friendship and creativity!
http://greenbeanboutique.blogspot.com/2007/06/menu-plan-for-this-weekend.html is also another crafty mommy blogger that inspires me daily!
http://www.mamablogga.com/advice-to-mom-bloggers-stick-it/ I found this blogger today and love her knowledge and honesty in writing!

Read lots of blogs and you will find your own voice and a few widgets along the way

Absolutely!!!

A few do but they lurk and don’t always tell me and when they mention something, I am always surprized and tickled to think they are curious about what I’m up to! It’s a really nice feeling to know that they care and want to keep up with my creativity and passions.

http://GymBoutique.ning.com
http://etsymom.com
http://WeLoveEtsy.ning.com
http://Cafemom.com
http://mommyauctions.com
http://ndiepublic.ning.com
http://etsybloggers.ning.com/

It’s so random…but usually early morning and late at night when the kids are all in bed. I blog at my desk in my living room with my beautiful garden peeking up over the window sill.

I wish I could spend more time reading but now that summer is here I have slowed down a bit…I’m sure once the colder days return I’ll be back to about 2-3 hours while the baby naps and the kids are in school…we canceled cable and…well…i have such a craving to see other crafters and really miss those shows on HGTV and DIYnetwork! Oh, and I hate cleaning, but shhhh don’t tell my kids!!!

I didn’t know I coud do that…great idea!!! I just thought I linked to ones I already knew about. I mostly find blogs through etsy.com which has a fabulous street team called EtsyMoms which I founded…we share so much and it’s a great resource!!!

EtsyKids Street Team at etsy.com

http://etsykids.blogspot.com/

My memories inspire me…Gardening, my kids, Color, fashion, Fabric…lack of practical items that are cool, funky or pretty. For example, I remember loving the 1970 leather slides used with a stick to hold long hair up in a twist. So now that I have long hair and need to keep it tamed with the kids all day, I have reinvented it with a Happy House Quilts twist…it’s not leather, it’s a quilt! It works so well, that I wear one everyday now and I’ve had multiple custom orders at the shop!