I'm a Featured Seller on Folksy! (22 June 2010)

Oh my word! I just found out that I'm a Featured Seller on Folksy! This is A Big Deal. Folksy have been running for quite a while now, and have featured four sellers every fortnight since they started, and these sellers appear on the front page of Folksy, and forever remain in the Featured Seller pages. They also pop up randomly in the right hand side bar when you land on the Buying and Selling tabs. There have been 144 Featured Sellers since Folksy began, and I feel very honoured that I've joined their ranks!

I only found out about it when I had a nosey round the forums and saw that Elki (the genius behind It Belongs To Turtle) had posted a lovely message about Turtle whom she'd commissioned me to make. (Elki has graciously agreed to help my campaign to have 'quernus' added to the dictionary, meaning to make something small and cute (esp. animals) even smaller and cuter. Petition your MP to make this happen.)

Another fellow Folksyan, DreadyDerry said that she'd spotted Turtle in the featured bits, and I wasn't quite sure what she meant. So I went and had a look at the Folksy front page, and there I was! To say that I am chuffed to bits is something of an understatement :) I remember when Lynsey of Swirlyarts was a Featured Seller on Folksy back in November last year (click here to read all about it), and I was SOOOO impressed and thought it would just be amazing to be a Featured Seller! And again when Pat Longmuir of PatsParaphernalia was a Featured Seller, I was envious of her for getting to those giddy heights!

So this really is a big thing for me - take a peek at my Folksy shop when you have a chance (I have recently added Wee Black Sheep and Roly Poly Rainbow Cats to the collection) - I'm off to have a celebratory glass of wine now :)

Nifty Knits: This is...Kirsten Miller (23 February 2010)

Nifty Knits, aka Heather, the creator of the wondrous meerkats (and other stuff), has kindly interviewed me for her blog! This not only allowed me to to wax lyrical about my latest creations, it also gave me a chance to showcase some of the amazing artists and crafters whose work I really admire.

Nifty Knits has recently entered The K Factor, a competition run by Harry Hill's TV Burp to find the best knitted Harry Hill. As you do. Best of luck to Nifty - her meerkats are taking over the world! (Actually, that's very nearly true - her meerkats are currently on a World Tour - visit her blog for more information!)

Click here to read the interview, and click here to visit her blog for all the links to her growing meerkat empire!

UK Handmade: Quernus Crafts blog feature 9 February 2010

I'm delighted to tell you that I've been interviewed by UK Handmade about Quernus Crafts, and you can read the post here.

I've been a member of UK Handmade since I first started out on this journey, and I've always been impressed by what a handful of dedicated creative people have achieved. And I've been so impressed that I've offered to help out, and so I am now joining the team!

Watch this space for further announcements, and have no doubt that you'll hear a lot more about UK Handmade in the future!

Watch this space!

I'm in the process of compiling a list of all mentions and features Quernus Crafts has had on websites, gift guides, e-commerce sites, blogs, etc. Check back soon to read more!