I just adore Mama Meg!! We met shortly after beginning a business relationship and I am proud to now call her my friend. She is wonderfully talented and creates beautiful crochet items! She was gracious enough to let me do an interview with her. She is candid with me about how her shop began and how she manages to balance out the things in her life. So, sit back and take a few minutes to learn a little bit about the woman behind Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe….and enter for a chance to win a hat or headband of your choice!!
Mama Meg is so generous! She is giving everyone 5% off for the ENTIRE month of August!! Just use coupon code “JMHAUGUST” when checking out. AND she is giving one lucky reader a FREE hat or headband of your choice!! To enter, please do the following:
1. Check out Mama Meg’s Etsy shop and leave one comment here
letting her know what your favorite item is (required).
2. “Like” both Jacquelyn McHenry Photography & Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe on Facebook.
Leave a comment here letting us know you did (we will be checking to confirm).
3. Share about the giveaway on your Facebook page or Twitter!
If you tweet, be sure to mention @jmchenryphotog.
That’s it – simple! You will have 3 chances to win. Entries will be accepted until Midnight MST on Sunday, August 14th. A winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be announced here on the blog on Monday, August 15th. This giveaway is in no way associated or endorsed by Facebook.
And the winner is…..Lottie Essig!!!
“I enjoyed browsing Mama’s Etsy shop — I love the mermaid outfit
– and the Monster hat is adorable!”
Also, if you are booking a session with me and are interested in using some of Mama Meg’s products let me know, we have some special deals for you! 
And now…..about Mama Meg:
So tell a little bit about yourself and how you got started in your current business.
I have been working in retail since I was 16 years old. I found myself at my current job missing my children terribly everyday. Dropping them off at the sitter every Monday morning killed me. I was looking for a way to stay home with them. My friend showed me this website… Etsy and I became obsessed! I was on there every day at work looking at all of these creative things people were making. Growing up I dabbled in drawing, painting and I always loved to scrapbook. One day when I was surfing on Etsy I found this teddy bear beanie and thought it would look adorable on my daughter. So I bought the crochet pattern for it and went to the craft store on the way home from work. My grandma had taught me to crochet when I was in middle school. I watched a bunch of videos online and re-taught myself. It just kinda snowballed from there. Never did I think that I was actually going to get what I wanted! Finally after ten years of searching for what I wanted to do with my life I found something that makes me really happy and is so rewarding plus I get to be the kind of mom I want to be!
How do you stay organized, and also balance work and family?
I have a clipboard case that I keep all of my orders in and every day I look through my orders to make sure that I am not missing something. Also tons of calendars and lists help too! Balancing work and family is a little hard for me. Once I start a project it consumes me! My husband is very good at giving me time to work.
What would you say has been the biggest obstacle you’ve had to overcome thus far?
My biggest problem is knowing when to say “no”. I always want to make people happy and I want to keep my customers coming back for more.
If you could do it all over again, what would you do differently now that you know better?
I have learned to plan FAR in the future. Last Easter gave me a taste of what the upcoming holiday season is going to be like. I have a plan this time and I am going to set limits so that way I won’t be as stressed out!
Can you offer three pieces of advice to anyone just getting started in their own business?
You can only suceed if you try. Owning your own business is something you have to work at everyday and you don’t really get a day off. You have to love what you do!
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I love Mama Megs crochet items and Jacuelyn’s photography!
Thanks Autumn – share on your FB wall for another chance to win!!
Entry #1 Lottie Essig — I enjoyed browsing Mama’s Etsy shop — I love the mermaid outift — and the Monster hat is adoreable!
Entry #1 Lottie Essig — I enjoyed browsing Mama’s Etsy shop — I love the mermaid outift — and the Monster hat is adoreable!
I like both Jacquelyn McHenry Photography and Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe on Facebook.
I like both Jacquelyn McHenry Photography and Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe on Facebook.
I like both Jacquelyn McHenry Photography and Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe on Facebook.
I tweeted about this giveaway! I’m new to twitter so that was a challenge!
My favorite item in your shop is the Emma Beanie inTaupe Mist and Raspberry with Matching Diaper Cover.
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I have liked both pages and shared.
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Whoo Hoo! So happy to have won! Facebook as blocked my ability to comment on the page there but I will send a message via email. Thank you so much!!!