The one-woman independent maker behind JuanitaTortilla.
From start to finish, JuanitaTortilla has been created and run by a team of one. Me. Hello!
Why Juanita Tortilla? Juanita is my name. Tortilla rhymes with it, I was told. What started out as a catchy e-mail username is now the brand name for my hand-made goods.
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| Messy and Unpredictable -- I let the limited quantities of material speak. |
I have been making things for as long as I can remember, and daydreamed a heck of a lot, too. In 2004, a friend suggested that I set up an online store. I did just that, so, here we are, today.
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| From start to finish. |
It's all self-taught. Working without patterns or instructions, it takes me a very long time to make an item. I also work with several cups of tea and a penchant for ignoring rules and instructions.
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| My market stall in Switzerland, September 2011 |
I love to re-use and re-purpose materials, transforming them into one of a kind Jewellery, Bags, and Smartphone covers. The aim of Juanita Tortilla is to reduce new waste and to work with resources that are already available to us; give pre-loved things a new lease of life!
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| Working with vintage yarn. |
Each JuanitaTortilla item is one of a kind, as I tend not to like repetition :)
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| A cup of tea while repurposing bangles. |
It makes me happy that you have taken an interest in JuanitaTortilla. Tune in here for all my random musings and crafty processes. Don't forget to say Hi or join us at Facebook. See you there!
