Traditional Crochet with a Twist of Modern!

Interview with crafter Mari Martin

I don't know about you but I LOVE Mari's crochet!

A Basket of Hearts: Tell us about yourself - my name is Mari, I was born in Venezuela, but now I’m living in Madrid with my children. While I have a Bachelors degree in of Computer Science, in my free time I also love to do crafts - crochet is my favorite because my maternal grandma was an expert at this craft and created wonderful crocheted designs. I would spend hours watching my grandma while she was doing crochet, so one day I started doing it myself. I am lucky to have inherited her love for crafting. I am now designing and creating beautiful things for the home! - I love having a decorated and cute table for that special time that is the mealtime; it is a wonderful moment to share with loved ones, and friends!

A Basket of Hearts: What's exciting about your creative work? Well what's most interesting about my creative work is that I think up a design, I make it in my mind and after that, I make it in the real life.  It's my greatest satisfaction getting wonderful comments from people.

A Basket of Hearts: What are your sources of inspiration? My best inspiration is nature, I always find nice things to make from nature - it is so easy to create new things… just watch nature, and you will have new ideas!

A Basket of Hearts: What tools and techniques do you routinely use? My technique is traditional crochet, the technique used by grandmothers, but for the style of my works I like to use bright and cheerful colors, so our table is always beautiful!

A Basket of Hearts: Are you currently working on a particular project? Yes, I am currently expanding my creations with new models, I want to make place mats for dishes and bottles to match  the coasters and other table pieces. I love to see a table decorated and adorned!

A Basket of Hearts: Any important tips and tricks you can share or anything else you'd like to share as a crafter? I'd like to tell everyone who makes crafts to pay particular attention to the final details; it's the final touch that makes your work different - the work should be neat from every side when you look at it.

A Basket of Hearts: What are your future aspirations and goals? My biggest goal now is to increase the number of items by creating new original and unique crafts for my Etsy online store.

 

Mari's blog: http://mjmcrafts.blogspot.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/marimartin_