Craftseller - November 2014

W

ethinkthe secret toLincoln-

based blogger, Joanna’s

creative successisher

technology-free bedroom and TV-free

life! Pair that witha passionfor cuteness,

knitting, embroidery and anything crafty,

andyouhave the recipefor ahugely

fulfillingblog. Currentlylookinginto

turningfromblogging to creatingher

own Tumblr site,we chatted to her about

crafting,blogging andknitting nights in...

How long have you been crafting?

JRI’ve been making things for as long

asIcanremember.WheneverIwanted

something as a child, I would make it

Joannadescribes

her crafting style as

‘cuteness overload’

Yo u’ll finda mishmashof

craftiness andeverything in

between on Miss Jo Jangles

Jo’sblog is chocka

blockwithDIY makes

suchas this beaniehat

Joanna’s stepby step

tutorials areideal for

first-time crafters

myself using lots of imagination and glitter

glue instead of begging my parents for it.

My crafting addiction tookoff from there.

Who, if anyone, taught you to craft?

JRThe women in my family have taught

me most ofmy crafting skills. My nana

taught me to knit, my Grandma Jean to

quilt, my mother to cross-stitchand my

aunty to machine sew. I feel privileged to

have such wisdom at myfingertips.

How would you describe your crafting

style and your blog look?

JRCuteness overload. Brightlycoloured, a

little quirky and covered in buttons!

Which isyour favourite craft?

JRI feel compelled to say knitting, but in

all honesty, it’sbeenawhile since I picked

up my needles to complete a proper

project. I’m interestedinlots ofcraftsbut

currently, I’m on an embroidery kick and

Ihave to say, Ilove it!

How doyou keepyourself motivated

when a project isn’t going to plan?

JRI tendto soldier on as I’ve managedto

transform most craft projects I’ve messed

up into something else. Ifnot, I put it

down to experience and think, ‘what can

I learn from this?’ as I detangle a knot of

yarn that was meant to be a sock.

ONLINE UPDATE

68 Craftseller

BLOGGER

Joanna Rickart, aka Missjojangles, would rather host a knitting class

than party, and loves to craft late into the night! By Sophie Jordan

of the monthf

Visit Missjojangles.com fo

brilliant inspiration and fu

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