About Me
Well… this is me. Beth. a.k.a “MumblesMummy”.
I’m 41, I live in the gorgeous Republic of Ireland, along with my two awesome children and fairly unreasonable stash of yarn.
In early 2010, I became Mummy to my beautiful daughter and first wonderfully photogenic model. In early 2012, I was blessed with a new man in my life, my handsome baby boy.
They. Are. AWESOME.
Every day they teach me something new and every day I am awed by them.
It was on the day my daughter was due to be born that I finally managed to learn how to crochet. I’d attempted before but for some reason had never happened. I’d always been creative, could knit, weave, sculpt, paint, draw, play musical instruments…. but I wanted to master crochet. At first, it was a hobby…. After making some simple blankets and a free-form dress for my little girl, I used my skills to make some gifts for a friend’s daughter. So many compliments and much admiration led to me taking my first order with a rather large helping of shock! As if by magic, overnight, I had a business!
My facebook fan page, became the platform I used to share my work with the world. I soon took the scary step of becoming self employed, and working on orders full-time.
Why choose the name “MumblesMummy”?
Well, at the ultrasound scan, my daughter was dancing… I joked that because of being curled up, she looked like Mumble, the little penguin from the movie “Happy Feet”.
The nickname stuck, and the rest is history 😀
As I write this, I think about how 12 years ago, I could not even crochet. At all. Now I’ve taught a number of people, and continue to do so. Up until a few years ago, I’d never made a hat. EVER. (Well, apart from paper ones with my brothers when we were little.) Now, I’ve made more than 2000. I am so blessed to have discovered a talent that lay hidden for so long.
Inspired by everything, my items are mostly original works, and available in a range of colours, designs and materials. Whether it’s something subtle or downright strange you want, here is the place to find it!
I’m constantly evolving, and have come so far from that (very wonky looking) first blanket I made for my little princess. I welcome commissions, and ideas for new and interesting hats. I make other items too, on occasion, but my passion is definitely headwear.
In the Autumn of 2013 I finally got brave enough to share a few of my illustrations with the world. Although I welcome ideas for designs that you might like to see in the future, sadly, I am unable at present, to take commissions for drawings or papercutting templates.
Whether you’ve been a fan from the beginning, or you’ve just stumbled over a ball of yarn on your way past (I do apologise about that 😉 ) Welcome! After a much longer hiatus than I had originally planned, I am returning to dust off my hooks and share the next steps with you as I make them!
Welcome, with warm cookies and hot drinks.
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