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In three words I would describe my style as colourful, whimsical and sweet. My friends describe me as “kooky and bubbly” so I think this shines through my work too.
Dandelyne evolved from an embroidered/ appliquéd family portrait that I designed, and made, in July 2011. My husband and I wanted something a little different from your large, family photographic portrait. So I thought ... I should stitch us up (so to speak). I was so pleased with the result that I wanted to sew more. It was from this moment that I began sewing and playing with embroidery again. I felt 100% alive!
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Initially I began sewing very simple, appliquéd pieces with little people and embroidered quotes like “Punch the air!” My ideas were blossoming and so was my desire to turn this little obsession into a business. So I began thinking about what I would call the business. Initially it was going to be SonShine but it just didn’t feel right. So, one day, staring at the large decal of a dandelion in our home and thinking about what it meant to make a dream/wish into a reality I headed off to school with my boys. As we walked to school, with a dear friend, her daughter picked up a dandelion and as she blew the parachutes, I turned to her, and as it cheesy as it sounds, it was. The sun split through the clouds and lit up her face. A very divine moment ... VOILA ... I literally screamed with glee and squealed, “That’s it .. DANDELION it is, with a twist ... adding our last name LYNE.’ Everyone got a fright as I squealed so loud with excitement. I then opened my Etsy store at the end of November 2011. I was ecstatic about this as I had promised myself to open a shop by the end of the year. And so Dandelyne began!
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