My mother taught me to crochet when I was twelve - over 40 years ago!  When she taught me to increase and decrease I made my Gramma a soft hat, called a tam, that she actually wore!  That increased my confidence and I began to develop my own patterns from that time on, creating a dress for my little sister's Barbie doll and other things.

Crocheting has been my favorite craft and stress relief ever since!

Fast forward to about 2015:

For 1 1/2 years I lead a group of wonderful volunteers through our small non profit organization, called Lapeer P.E.A.R.L.S. to crochet and donate countless PEARLS Softies to Voices for Children Advocacy Center in Flint, MI.  I also ran a store here on Etsy called Genies Wishes Handmade/ Genie's Wishes 4 Kids in which I took custom orders for my crocheted creations.  Unfortunately I was unable to continue that work because my husband and I became very busy at home as new foster adoptive parents!

Due to the trauma that adopted children suffer before coming into care, life at home is very challenging compared to parenting biological children.  Our littles also benefited from therapy at Voices for Children.

​Now (Nov 2023) that we have settled into a good routine with our four littles, I'm picking up my crochet hook again!  Our three girls are just beginning to crochet and I'm fired up to help create awareness for all the children available for adoption in the USA! I hope I can also reconnect with "old friends" on Etsy as I get started all over again in this space.

Thank you for visiting my store & God bless you!
Jeanie