Welcome! I’m so happy you stopped by for a visit.
My name is Jamie, and I’m a wife and mom of two living in the heart of Texas.
I have always considered myself crafty. I love cooking, sewing, crafting, photography, and creating digitally, but my crafty journey really began with a hot glue gun!
As a young teenager, I worked at a souvenir shop on the Texas Gulf Coast. The shop sold all sorts of beach-themed souvenirs, including handmade jewelry and accessories made from seashells. Many of those were made by, you guessed it, me! Although my boss was the real crafty genius.
My love of cooking and sewing really took hold when I became a nanny at nineteen. The mom I worked for handed me an old Weight Watchers cookbook, set up a checking account in my name, and told me to plan the menus, shop for the groceries, and cook the family’s dinners.
She also started me on my sewing journey by teaching me how to hem my pants and shorts by hand using a needle, thread, sewing gauge, and iron. I’m short, so I hemmed basically everything!
After college, I bought myself a sewing machine and took a few classes at my local sewing shop. (They are still there and still have sewing classes!)
How Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Began
I started Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom in 2011, when I was sewing a lot for my two children. I loved making matching brother-and-sister outfits, which were fairly expensive or had to be custom-made back then.
I should probably admit that I was also very into matching mother-and-daughter outfits!
Of course, as a proud mom, I frequently showed off my sewing creations on Facebook. After a while, I worried I was annoying my friends with all those photos, so I decided to start a blog.
And that is how Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom was born!
Today, this is my little spot on the web where I share my love of creating, from free sewing patterns, tutorials, and projects to simple crafts and family-friendly recipes.
I hope something you find here inspires you to sew, cook, or create something of your own!
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