Andrea Lamers

Hello,  My name is Andrea Lamers, i was born and grew up in Australia with Dutch parents. Lived a long time in Holland. I have 3 childrens. One is being Susie and Debbie and Johnny. I’m 67 Years old. I have done crafts my whole life. For many years i gave craft lessons to large group of adults and children. Also scoutinggroups, office parties ect ect ect. These people came back every week, always expecting new ideas to make. So I was always trying out things. No internet at that time . I use so many different materials and products. I had a big atelier and shop. Where I sold craft supplies and things i made. I got orders from companies, weddings ect. Worked 6 days a week, 5 nights a week and did fairs on sunday. Until my divorce,depression and burn out. After that I only did a little bit of crafts, on my good days. I then moved to Spain, with Susie, and here i’m picking up different crafts again. I started my own Facebook site: Andrea’s world crafts group. This because I have friends over the wole world, like Australia,Ghana , Aruba , America ect, that also do crafts. And love to share ideas. Now Susie has started her own webshop: www.spanishboomerang.com and does crafts fairs. So together were doing even more crafts. She still needs to build up her business and i’m proud of her .

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Inspiration for my new book

As a small child, I already wrote little stories on paper. Later in life, it became notebooks full of stories. And in 2014, my first book was published. I am currently working on a book with horror influences, inspired by my surroundings. I live in the mountains, and the first time I heard a fox, I was scared to death. This environment gives me a lot of inspiration, and finally, after 10 years, I have started writing again. I use my surroundings and the people as a source of inspiration.

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Story from Elaine Moertl crafter from America

Well, I think i started because a craft co-op started near me and had a small store where the members would act as clerks and sell the items. I was with them a year, didn't sell very many things though. I got a table at a local science fiction convention and sold more in 3 days than I did all year at the store. I was making stuffed toys at the time.

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