Saturday, October 13, 2007

Featured: OrientalFabrics

I stumbled on her Etsy store as I go through forums and once you see her colorful asian fabrics...it will just cheer you up! If you don't know what Etsy is, check out the site :)

Meet Tisha of OrientalFabrics. She's a stay at home mom and a new member of Designing Swanky Moms. I asked her a few questions about her and her store as well.

Can you briefly share something about you (aside from being a stay-home mom)?

"I used to work in the Food and Beverage industry before getting married to a
colleague at that time. My husband is now the Food and Beverage Director at a hotel here in Taipei. Our previous countries we have lived in are Singapore, Indonesia and now Taiwan. We also live in the hotel which my friends find so fun and exciting as get the whole works. I speak 3 dialects of Chinese, Malay, English and a little French (through my husband). Now that my girls are a little older and have started nursery, I have started crafting again. Sewing little cushions and wristlets/purses are my passion as I have a fetish for cute fabrics and bags of course! I am not really good yet but
perfecting my skills slowly but surely."


Describe "FUN" for you craftwise.

"For fun I enjoy doing stuff with my girlfriends as I don't get that many nights
these days. Like any other mom, I thrive for time alone just doing my own thing
which includes playing the piano...and of course going for a pedicure once in
awhile! "
Describe what we can find in your shop.
"As I am a self addicted fabric-holic, I decided to sell them on Etsy as well. I love colours and textures, mainly prints that symbolise the Orient. I have some lovely Japanese Sakura (cherry blossom) fabrics as well as locally made Taiwanese Hakka prints that you can only find here. They are starting to become very popular as most people from the west are looking to the east now for inspiration. I decided to also add in some kawaii (cute in Japanese) fabrics as I saw a need for Etsy crafters as they are very popular at the moment. I also have fun retro prints to add a little fun and colour to my shop."

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