Lightning Crafts started off as a bunch of fun hobbies I grew up learning how to do. My grandmother taught me to knit and sew at the age of 4, and I’ve been honing my skills since.

I started making hats to sell about 8 years ago, not going big, not selling on etsy. I started getting more orders, and being asked to make the trending crochet crop tops, but I hadn’t learned to crochet yet. About 4 years ago, I taught myself how to crochet. It took me about a year to get the hang of it enough to feel confident selling what I made. The first of the crochet item sales helped the business take off and made me really crack down and start working harder on launching the business and do what I love while also being able to do it from home with my little ones.