Knitted & Twisted

Laina's venturing out on her own offering services as a cleaner. EI has yet to payout & we have car & insurance payments looming. She is offering these services in Peterborough. Locations outside town negotiable. Do not hesitate to contact her by email! #cleaningservices

s got any leads? #help #struggling #CanuckWinterSucks

ld with the bank! Not sure why these things keep happening. So totally bummed. Winter storm not helping our already seasonal affected disorder depression. Just want something good to happen!! Laina's looking for new employment as a cleaner, she's got over 20 years experience. Any local Ptbo follower

The girls are fully laid off now. Last shift worked was Feb 12th. EI applications completed. Stressed AF due to a double car insurance payment due by March 10th after they deferred one. Laina's bank account also fraudulently accessed and $150 stolen, part of which happened in real time while on ho

found out yesterday she will be fully laid off from work mid February. We have an Instagram and a FB page, all sales will be accepted through our Square online store. Any support would be greatly appreciated during this super stressful time!! #damagecontrol #salesneeded #helpuskeepthelightson

We had some stock returned to us recently from a stint we did during the pandemic at a store in Kingston, ON called From Mercury. The store owner had stored it for us as she attempted to continue online. As such we have stock available for immediate purchase & we could really use sales as Laina

time of year is always zero profit for us with our art. Sad but true and we can never seem to figure out how to change it. Chalk it up to inflation & the fact that the demographic where we live is a lot of pensioners, unemployed/low income & students. These 5 jars though? They'll help so much!❤️

Someone came & dropped off 3 boxes of home canned veggies in the lobby of our building. This honestly couldn't have happened at a better time because we are definitely struggling financially while Laina's hours are still scaled way back due to lack of contracts. We're also in vending hiatus as this

Ya I don't have a huge space for that kinda stuff either, so I buy the clear ones that come with the sparkly paper discs and I paint them instead 😀

Way back I was using nail polish. Some came out great, others not so much. I don't generally sell to super young kids, mostly adults so my stuffies are usually for people looking to add to a collection of fandom items. I'm trying to create new revenue streams and found a great YT tutorial to follow🙂

Safety eyes, round 2! Still not perfect, there's a definite learning curve. Disappointed in sections of missing glitter but as Laina reminded me I'm only just getting started & will improve with practice 🙂 #safetyeyes #crochet #amigurumi

I don't have safety eyes that big yet, I have to wait to get larger eyes but hopefully my wife's hours will pick back up at work soon and I'll be able to order some. I used Amazon gift cards I earned from playing games on my phone to buy the ones with the offset pupils. 😊

Omg really!? I posted and got zero replies so I thought maybe they weren't that great!

I knew I had made a #memberberry back in the day so I did some photo deep dives and found him! #southpark #crochet #amigurumi

@southparkquotes.bsky.social we love that we were followed by a South Park page!! These are various characters I've made throughout the years, I hope you enjoy them! #SouthPark #fansforlife

Laina revisited this turquoise tree from her inventory & freshened it up by adding some sweet skull details 😁 #wireart #skulls #revamped

Same tree, different background edits #DIYmarketing #bootstrapentrepreneurs

ish relationships with companies that may be interested in sponsoring us or helping us with materials for our art. We aren't new to being entrepreneurs but we are new to asking for what we want and need, as well as manifesting success that equates to a consistent income from sales of our art.

In 2025 we are hoping to take big swings as a small business as we return to doing what we love after a lengthy hiatus due to moving house & mental health struggles in 2024. One of our goals this year is to push ourselves to be more present on social media and in doing so maybe find a way to establ

These are only the first of many more pairs to come 😊 I wonder if I could sell some? What do you think!? #safetyeyes #amigurumi2025 #crochet

Jumping on the hand painted safety eye train again but hoping to improve on past attempts! #amigurumi #safetyeyes

All copper wire you see here is 100% #upcycled! Laina strips the wire from old electric cords to prevent it from going to landfill. She incorporates as many natural components as possible but some of the bases are thrifted finds or donations, again focussing on reusing castoff items! #sustainable

For those new to us, welcome! Thank you for investing your time and energy into following us and witnessing our artist's journey going forward into 2025! Please ask questions! If you see a piece you love, let us know! All the following pieces are readily available for purchase 😊 #wireart #treeoflife

Check out the third artist in our family run biz! Kash is completely self taught. They began pursuing their artist journey in grade 5 & just turned 26. Give them a follow and support queer art!❤️🌈

New year, new platform, new merch! Flower of Life Halter, Pattern credit: #MayaLunaCorazon
#crochet