{"id":18,"date":"2016-12-16T01:37:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T01:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecraftycritter.com\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2020-11-09T10:31:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T17:31:30","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecraftycritter.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone!\u00a0 My name is Miranda and I am a <strong>crafty critter<\/strong>.\u00a0 From wood and metal working to card making and scrapbooking, I enjoy creating sometimes funky &#8230; sometimes beautiful works of art.\u00a0 I live in Jerome, Idaho with my husband of 20 years, Cody, and our cat, Ms. Kitty.\u00a0 Please don&#8217;t let my lack of naming capabilities shape your thoughts of my creativity.\u00a0 We have lived here for about three years, but we are originally from the southwest.\u00a0 Eventually we hope to head back down south to warm weather and sunny skies.<\/p>\n<p>I am an avid crafter, but my passion is preserving memories through crafts.\u00a0 I love to put a little something special into each item I make to ensure that it represents either the giver or the receiver.\u00a0 Each time the item is viewed, that person will remember when, who or why they received this handmade treasure and relive the memories whether they are of a time of joy or of a time of sorrow.<\/p>\n<p>My enthusiasm for all things crafty, especially memory preservers, all began with my mother.\u00a0 She had this black travel chest &#8211; the Black Chest &#8211; that held a piece of history from generations past.\u00a0 Each generation would place items within the chest; items of special value such as locks of hair, love letters and art work.\u00a0 On the very rare and special occasion, my mother would pull out the key to the Black Chest and allow my sister and I to look through the wonderful treasures within.\u00a0 Today, I have the Black Chest, and I cannot wait to add my contributions to our family story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone!\u00a0 My name is Miranda and I am a crafty critter.\u00a0 From wood and metal working to card making and scrapbooking, I enjoy creating sometimes funky &#8230; sometimes beautiful works of art.\u00a0 I live in Jerome, Idaho with my husband of 20 years, Cody, and our cat, Ms. Kitty.\u00a0 Please don&#8217;t let my lack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1767,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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