One of my earliest memories, when I was a very little girl, was when I was gifted a handmade doll by a neighbour. It was so beautiful and intricately made and I treasured it dearly. What I loved most about it was that when I would flip the skirt up, another doll was revealed on the opposite side. I like to think that moment was a defining moment in my life. One that shaped me. That simple gesture of kindness was something that stayed with me well into my adult years. I have never ceased to see the beauty in the handmade, and to see the beauty in giving
I am a maker, a handcrafter, a seamstress. I am also an Early Childhood Educator, a mother of 4, a homeschooler, a stay-at-home wife. My name is Evangeline, and I am the owner of Handmade Beginnings. My blog started out in 2009 as a means for me to keep track of all the handmade educational tools and activities that I was creating for my toddler. Since then it has grown with me, and followed me along my journey through graduating ECE and Montessori, becoming a Kindergarten Teacher, having 3 more children, opening my own Etsy shop, and teaching sewing lessons to women and children in my home studio.
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JazakAllahu khair for stopping by!
Many duas xx
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