Emma makes...

Who are you & why is your range called what it is called?

My name is Emma and my range is called Emma Makes.

Where are you located?

I live in Featherston, which is a small (pop: 2000) town in South Wairarapa, an hours train ride from Wellington, New Zealand.

How long have you been creating your lush wares?

I've always been making things but have been selling as Emma Makes for around four years. My range grows and changes depending on what people want and what I enjoy making.

Do you currently have a favourite item in your range?

I love all my notebooks and pencils - mainly because I'm a real list maker and they're useful although I only let myself have the seconds; ones with flaws that I can't sell. My favourite pencil changes all the time but right now it's 'Stay Gold Ponyboy', which is a quote from The Outsiders.

(That's our favourite too!)

What motivates you to keep crafting/creating?

I can't really stop - I always have ideas for new products and selling my work and have people love it is a huge motivation too.

Are you someone who generally tends to buy Handmade over mass produced? Why?

I love buying handmade because I know the effort that goes into it. I have a couple of favourite shops that stock lots of handmade and think it just makes a better present than mass produced.

Do you have any new items in the pipe works that you'd like to hint to us about?

I always have new ideas for notebooks and pencils - I'm thinking of creating new notebooks based on giant letters because I love fonts.

Do you also sell online?

Yes! The best place to find me is at www.emmamakes.com - from there you can buy online, link to my Facebook page and read my blog.

Would you like for me to link to your store for those poor people not able to get into Blackbird?

Sounds great. The best link is to: http://felt.co.nz/shop/emmamakes

Are you sick of answering these silly questions?

No! I love answering questions.

Emma.

Emma Makes pencils and handmade/handprinted notebooks are currently winging their way to our shelves from New Zealand. C'mon Brian!!!

Her pencils will retail for $3 each; small notebooks $10 and large $15. Large size (A5 folded out to A4) or small size (A6 folded out to A5.) Each notebook is hand-coloured and handmade.

I almost forgot to mention! We're Emma Makes' first Australian Stockists! And Newcastle's exclusive stockists too! Hurrah!!!