This weeks lovely spotlight shop belongs to CobbCabinCrafts. She is based out of Toledo, Ohio and started her Etsy shop in July of 2010 ( Happy Anniversary!). Usually I let the shops tell me their story and I write about it, but I decided to excerpt directly from her conversation with me, as I feel she tells the story best:
"I've been creative for as long as I can remember. I started sewing when I was just six and quickly learned that it was more fun to take patterns and tweek them into my own ideas than to follow the directions. Sometimes the results were good and sometimes not! Over the years I've sewn for myself, my children and others, but sewing for small animals was never something I thought I'd do.
The Cobb Cabin Crafts story starts about two years ago when my daughter wanted to do a 4-H program on guinea pigs. After lots of research, we adopted our first guinea pigs. My dad made them an awesome cage and I set about figuring out how to make fleece bedding and safe toys for them. Soon I was making cuddle cups, tunnels and bags for them to play in. A friend who has guinea pigs saw my cuddle cups and encouraged me to give selling them a try. Cobb Cabin Crafts was created.
Fabric shopping is always an adventure! I have four children who love to come along to pick out fun prints. I'm always looking for just the right combination between the outer fabric and the fleece. My children can be heard asking "Does this have the right pop, Mom?" often in the fabric store."
You will see that her shop really stands out with her high quality photos; you can see the denseness of the fabric used paired with the fleece. The colors are vibrant and the patterns are so cute. It helps to have several fresh eyes to look out for the cutest stuff in the store! She puts a fun spin on the standard hammock and cozy cave. You will also notice in her shop several pairs of lovely hand knitted socks, a hobby she acquired as it was much quieter than sewing. The patterns are unique and you can tell they are well crafted. She is also currently working on prototypes for cage liners, and plans to release them as soon as they've been tested "in the field". Be sure to check out her Etsy Shop here:http://www.etsy.com/people/CobbCabinCrafts?ref=ls_profile as well as her Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cobb-Cabin-Crafts/236167753067647
FTLOSA is a group of Etsy artists, sellers, and animal enthusiasts. We are focused on enlightening others to the joy of small animals via education, art, and community.
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