Hello, blogland!
How was every one’s Valentine’s Day? Were there any sweet surprises this year? My sweetie and I were both fighting nasty colds over the weekend so we didn’t too much. I’m OK with that!
I’m completely thrown off schedule this week since Monday was President’s Day; I work at a company which follows the New York Stock Exchange, and since it was closed, we were closed. (Yeah! for a day off! Boo! to not remember what day it is!)
At any rate, I’d like to post the latest edition of the Blog Interviews – please give a warm welcome to Miss Julie from Jane’s Apron!
TPM – Tell us a little about yourself.
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – I’m a mom at home…trying to create and finding time where I can.
TPM – I’ve followed your blog for quite a while now and I really enjoy all your posts. Tell us a bit more about your blog – what you were expecting when you started out vs what it is today. What is your favorite topic to blog about? Do you have any tips for those readers who might be curious about starting their own blog?
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – I’m probably the last person you would expect to have a blog…I’m not all that interesting but have found that if I like something then there is SOMEBODY else out that likes it too. The best part of blogging and sharing is finding all of those “somebodies” like me.
TPM – Have you always been interested in creating? Do you have a favorite medium? What kinds of things inspire you to create? How do you mange to stay inspired and creating while juggling every day life?
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – Creating is a part of my everyday life…drawing, coloring, painting, sewing, whatever…I’ve been doing it all of my life. It truly is part of me. Of course, there are periods of high creativity followed by lows but it’s always something I come back to.
TPM – You have a shop on Etsy – are you pleased with how it has done since opening it? Do you have any advice for craft mavens thinking of opening a shop? What are your favorite Etsy features (Treasuries, Shop Local, Pounce, etc)?
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – I love etsy….probably more as a shopper than a seller. When I am fortunate to sell a few items, it usually gets put right back into another etsy shop. I love the etsy treasury and have been so excited to be found on it a couple of times. (Julie’s shop can be found here – http://www.etsy.com/shop/janesapron)
TPM – Share a few of your favorite websites, blogs, or Etsy shops with us.
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – I love blogs that are quite, serene, real, and fun or thoughtful to read. One of my favorite is OodlesAndOodles and a find a new favorites all the time.
TPM – I love to learn new techniques and crafts; if you could learn one new crafty skill, what would it be?
Julie @ Jane’s Apron - I always loved to paint and would like to try again…just have to make the time to do it.
TPM – Any closing thoughts – crafty or otherwise?
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – Always be yourself…crafty and otherwise!
TPM – Well, I can’t rightly close out this interview without asking a totally random “What if…” question! If you were stranded at the airport for 24 hours, what would you do to pass your time away?
Julie @ Jane’s Apron – Read…and occasionally people watch.
Ooh, people watching – I could spend hours doing that!
I want to thank Julie @ Jane’s Apron for humoring me and answering my silly questions. I hope you’ll check out her blog and leave a comment or two. Stop by soon for more interviews!
If you’d like to be interviewed for The Peach Martini’s blog, please contact Kim via email: thepeachmartini [at] gmail [dot] com!




























