GEMMA

Hi there!

My name is Gemma and I love all things sweet, geeky and crocheted! I’m also a lover and follower of Jesus.

In March 2015, I decided to combine my love for crochet and Jesus into a ‘business’ called ‘Crochet Kingdom’ where 10% of all sales is donated to charity and mission groups! But after a few months, I felt that I had no direction in terms of my inventory. I never took the time to sit down and figure out what types of crochet items I wanted to focus on – I just decided that I loved crochet, found that people were happy to pay for it, and it meant I could give even more than I already do to charity, so it made sense to start a little ‘business’ right!? Wrong… I was simply being reactive – making things because people asked me to and then creating listings in my Etsy store in the hope that other people might want the same things. Some items have sold quite well – and others have never sold again…

Then I met the amazing Jodie from Geek-r-ee. After looking at her Facebook page and chatting with her about having a home business selling handmade goods, I thought it could be worth being a bit more serious about this so called ‘business’… If I created better targeted crochet goods, I could sell morewhich means I could give more which means I could even start earning some money too! (‘Crochet Kingdom’ was never for-profit – I sold my goods close to cost price with a small increase so that I could also give to charity)

So… What do I do now? What are my passions? What items am I currently making that are selling well? The answer was sweet beanies and geeky beanies! And that’s how ‘The Sweetest Geek’ was established. I now get to focus on creating the sweetest of beanies and gloves, along with the geekiest of beanies and gloves, and still give to charity = Happy Ending!

I really hope you enjoy the sweet and geeky items that pop up in my shop – and please contact me any time. I love to chat!