Across The Pond
With Jill Unthank of JCUDesigns
H
ow did it all begin for
jcudesigns?
Like many crafters, I’ve
created from an early age.
My wonderful Gran taught
me how to sew, bake and
tried to teach me to knit (lefthandedness failure!). When
first married I did cross stitch
as a hobby then moved onto
greetings cards and then one
Christmas I got a pair of handmade earrings from a friend
and thought “I fancy having
a go” and hence my passion
was born. I started selling to
friends in 2008 then ventured
online the same year.
You’re a very “crafty” lady,
running a greetings card business as well as your jewelry
store, how do you balance
your handmade life with your
home life?
My handmade life is my ‘chill
time’. I have 3 wonderful
grown-up(ish) sons, a loving
husband and a very demand-
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