Handmade Steampunk, refashioned, artistic...
Welcome to my store. My name is Amy Crofoot. This is my passion in life, besides my husband. I could create jewelry for 50 hours a day if given the opportunity. My crafting days started with candles. I made little cakes, pies, cinnamon rolls and cupcake candles. I lugged these heavy candles to craft shows where people would walk by and say "boy, those look good enough to eat". Each time I would try to laugh like I'd never heard that before while thinking to myself "then buy one!" as they walked on by. They were great items but didn't sell much.
One day I thought I'd just buy some jewelry supplies so I could repair my own jewelry and maybe make myself a few pieces, promising myself that I would not go crazy buying bead supplies since I've already invested so much time and money in wax and candle making supplies. Well, I did anyway. My husband really preferred the jewelry over the candles since our kitchen slowly evolved into a candle making factory. He was afraid wax would eventually wind up in our food. Plus, he started complaining that the melted wax in the air was making it difficult for him to breathe. I started to like making jewelry better anyway so that was a no brainer.
Making a piece work is not just about stringing some beads or gluing cool things together. It's about texture, movement/flow, color, balance...if I'm not "feeling" a piece I stop and put it aside. This is one of the things I live for.
Thank you for being here! Happy shopping!
