Who Am I?

Welcome!

I’m Jess, and I’m extremely passionate and passionately extreme about all things handmade. I make my living from making and spreading the word about handmade.

However, as a Renaissance Soul, I wear many hats, some of which include:

I’m a jeweller – I make eco-friendly, contemporary jewellery from recycled sterling silver under the brand Epheriell. I also run a fun, sweet, vintage-inspired line called Vintette.

I’m a blogger - both here and at my thriving Epheriell Designs blog – all about handmade style, indie art + design, and crafty resources (and I’m always looking for people to feature!).

I’m an editor and a publisher – I’ve just recently launched the first issue of *bespoke* zine - A lovely little zine all about handmade, vintage, photography, art, micro-business, eco-friendly goodness and much more – all in a sweet little A5 sized package that you can take anywhere! Independently created, professionally printed in full-colour, with 40 internal pages brimming with crafty goodness!

I’m a writer – I wrote the e-book Etsy Success Stories to find out how the top sellers did it – and convinced them to share their knowledge with you and me. I’m also a regular columnist for Scoutie Girl.

I’m a teacher – I put together the free 5-part ‘Increase your profits‘ e-course for those who run an online craft biz, and I’m planning a social media e-course for crafty types at the moment subscribe to the newsletter to be kept in the loop about this).

I’m also a wife, a cat-mummy, an only child, a tea-addict, and a bookworm.

So how did all this begin for me?

Until September 2008, I didn’t think of myself as a creative person. I was the scientist, the logical, rational person… and I never felt fulfilled.

Then, I went to Fiji. My boyfriend (now husband) Nick and I met a lovely fellow Aussie family. We became friends, and the day we left, the mother of the family gave me a novel to read – she’d read it, and decided to pass it on.

I can’t remember what it was called, but it was a story about a woman who owned a yarn store in New York. When I finished that book, I decided to try knitting… and that’s where it all began!

I discovered that I LOVED creating, making, working with my hands.

The previously empty part of my ‘self’ was filled, and I finally became a whole person.

Now I not only make a living from my craft, I help others do the same.

Thanks for stopping by – I hope you find something to inspire you build your own online creative business!

Jess