I started on Etsy shortly after it began. I wanted to share my creative side and make some extra money to help with the bills and enable me to spend more time with my 3 youngest children.

I love to sew and that is really where my creative roots are planted. My mother and grandmother and all of my aunts have always been very creative. I am quite fond of the clothing styles of the 70s and love to make those types of clothing for my granddaughters.

Over the years I have acquired a large fabric collection, as well as buttons, fasteners, pretty little thing-a-ma-doodles and all kinds of little twisted crafty things. My kids joke that I probably have everything to do with sewing and crafting.

Why "Twisted"? No clear way to answer that one. I opened a YouTube channel in about 2007 and named it AFateSoTwisted and it just seems to suit me. I like to put my own spin on the things I do. I'm not your average happy-go-lucky, sewing mommy.

Truly, the saddest twist of fate was the loss of my dear, sweet husband, Julian on December 20th, 2011. He was the kindest man I have ever known, the most wonderful father to our children and he always encouraged me to follow my dreams.

It was little twists and turns of fate that brought me to where I am today. Some left permanent scars, some left lasting impressions and valuable life lessons.