Hi, friends! How are you? Did you have a nice weekend? What did you do? My folks graciously came up and watched the kids while my husband and I took a short trip to a nearby town for a craft show and had a little overnight just the two of us. It was a beautiful fall weekend. I can't believe it but the leaves are already turning here in Central PA.
It is time for another edition of my Meet the Maker series. Today I have the special privilege of introducing you to my maker friend Glenda. I am going to let her take over the blog and tell you about herself. Have a great week.
I have been crafting for about ten years. I got started out of a need to make more money to help my family. When I started I had no idea how to make anything, but God showed up and showed off all His talent through me. I'm a self-taught artist, but I did a weaving and wire braiding class to broaden my skills.
The name Lasagé is a combination of my children's, my mom's and my own names. My second daughter came up with the idea, she took the first letter from each of our names and formed the business name. The names are Latoya, Akera, Shanice, Ashera, Glenda, and Elva.
I started doing Facebook many years ago and joined Instagram about two months ago. I have not yet started a full on line selling but I am presently doing some research about Esty. I want to open a shop in the near future so I'm testing the waters on Instagram to see how my product will be received and to see if there is a market for my art.
My dream is to one day see my jewelry pieces worn by celebrities across the world, and I would like to open a craft school in Barbados.
I love every piece that I make, I find it so hard to part with them when I make them. Each piece has its own identity and a special place in my heart. I will tell you though that my favorite accessory is earrings.
Being an artsy craftsy person is hard work. One has to be prepared to work hard, you have to believe in your self and your product. You cannot convince me to buy if you don't sell it with passion and love. I love what I do, so it does not even feel like work because I'm enjoying it.
I'm inspired by colors, by just looking around and observing. I take my pain, my joy all those emotions and turn them into something wearable. I call what I create wearable art. My husband is a pancreatic cancer survivor and I have created a bracelet in celebration of this wonderful milestone called second chances.
My social media handles are :
Facebook-Lasagé
Instagram - Lasage246
Email -lasage1@gmail.com
Thank you so much for sharing Glenda. It has been really fun to get to know you better. I hope that all of your dreams will become realized for you.
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