Lemony Fresh Etsy Seller: lillypea‏

Hello all you lovely lemonheads! Today I have a wonderful paper craftin’ Etsian to share with you, Jen of Lilly Pea Designs! Kim of Glitzy Events was sweet enough to recommend Jen’s shop to be a great addition to the Lemony Fresh Etsy Sellers series…I have to agree! Jen was nice enough to indulge me by agreeing to an interview…So, let’s check out some of her lovelies and her wonderful interview:

Flutter by Lilly Pea Designs

Kelly: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started creating cards and stationery?

Jen: My name is Jen Pilchak and I’m a paper craftin’ housewife after my husband and I relocated to a new city for his career. It’s been fun learning a new city and settling in our first house. I started scrapbooking way before it was a popular/trendy hobby but I stumbled upon card making in 2003 when my boss introduced to me a Stampin’ Up catalog. I immediately fell in love with the idea of making greeting cards. I was hooked! Actually, one of my favorite parts of our house is all the space I have for crafting. I giggle inside every time I think that all my supplies once fit into a small rubbermaid container.

Monogrammed Note by Lilly Pea Designs

Kelly: Can you tell us a your crafty/handmade style and why you are drawn to it?

Jen: Oh gosh, I’m not sure what you’d call my style.. I suppose cute, trendy, simple would be three words I’d use to describe my style. A lot of my designs have a simple look to them but I just launched a couture line that all the designs have a lot more detail.

Black and White Save the date post card by Lilly Pea Designs

Kelly: What are your favorite things about creating your pieces?

Jen: My favorite aspect to creating my cards is being creative. I love being able to express how I’m feeling or capture a moment and I especially love creating custom cards for customers.

Dancing Girl Invites by Lilly Pea Designs

Kelly: What made you want to turn your art into a business?

Jen: My favorite past time is paper crafting and it’s always been a dream of mine to sell my cards. I made all our wedding invitations, and to be honest- I was amazed I could make that many of the same item. After discovering Etsy (during the wedding planning) and with encouragement from family and friends I opened my eshop. Right now it’s more of a hobby thing that’s a lot of fun, but I’m hoping to open my own brick and mortar handmade boutique in a few years. Fingers crossed!

Good luck Jen! So what do you think Lemonheads? Aren’t Jen’s designs lovely? I really like the Flutter Note Card.

So jump on over and visit Lilly Pea Designs right now, won’t you?

Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lillypea

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lillypea

Blog: http://lillypeadesigns.blogspot.com/

Facebook: http://facebook.dj/lillypeadesigns/