Sponsor Love + Giveaway - Little Blue Feather

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started in the biz of handmade.
My name is Michelle and I live in northeast Ohio with my husband and two boston terriers! My husband and I grew up together in the same neighborhood and both attended The Ohio State University. In 2008 I graduated, we got married and moved to northern Ohio for my husband's job. When we first moved I wasn't sure what type of job I would have. I lived in a big city for 5 years while in school and then suddenly we were moved to a small area over an hour away from the closest big city in Ohio, and almost 3 hours away from both our families. At first it was a big adjustment, but I knew this was a great opportunity for my husband's career and that there had to be something there for me too! I worked at a bridal salon in our new town where I met some amazing girls that helped make this new area feel like home, but I knew that job wasn't for me. I decided to start Little Blue Feather in 2010 after wanting more flexibility and creativity in my job. I knew wanted to create my own items with my own style and have something that can move with me. In the past three years, we have moved three times and I really love the flexibility working from home has given me!
2. Where do you draw inspiration from?
The place I feel most inspired is at the fabric store. I love walking through a fabric boutique that carries unique printed cotton fabrics and seeing what jumps out at me. My appliques are made from different printed cotton fabrics that give a little mismatched and textured look. I like to pull fabrics that I love and see how I can cut them into little shapes and piece them back together in the form of a unique looking applique.
3. Can you describe your blog and/or shop in 6 words or less?
If I could describe my shop in a few words, I would probably say:

• handmade 
• original 
• textured 
• apparel 

4. What does a typical workday look like? -this includes family/life ;)
Most mornings I do not set an alarm {or if I do, I sleep right through it} and wake up when I feel ready to wake up. Sometimes this is 8:30 am and other times it could be 10 am. The very first thing I do when I wake up is take my pups outside for a walk and then we eat breakfast. I am not much of a morning person so I spend the first couple hours of my day in slow motion working on computer things and reading articles/blog posts. After I feel more lively, I get cleaned up, play some music and work on filling orders. Most days I am running to the post office 10 minutes before they close or run out for some errands before my husband gets home. Once my hubby is home from work we have family dinner time and hang out together until he goes to bed. Once he and our pups are in bed, I get back into work mode. I am the most motivated to work on things in the late night and find myself having a hard time calling it quits for the night once I get into that work mode. At night time it is quiet with little distractions which helps me to accomplish more! Once I feel too tired to go on, I head to bed and start over again the next day!
5. If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
This is a really hard question for me! There are so many places I want to travel to or revisit with my husband, but I think right now I am wanting to visit hawaii because it seems relaxing, inspiring, romantic and adventurous all in one. I want to see volcanoes, zip line, hike, play in the water, watch the sunsets and relax on the beach with my man :)
6. What is your favorite dessert?
Definitely ice cream! I like all forms of ice cream - sundaes, waffle cones, ice cream cakes and milkshakes. And I love flavors like peanut butter chocolate chip, coconut almond chocolate chip, reese cup...you know just about anything with chocolate pieces in it!

Michelle is giving away a onesie of your choice shown in her etsy shop!!!
(no custom order requests please)

isn't she as cute as her onesies?!!
All you have to do to win is leave a comment here of your favorite item from her shop.

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xoxo,