This February, Meet Niky Foster, our maker of the month. Niky makes a speciality of DIY and Crafting for Dwelling & Way of life, the place she creates lovely initiatives in addition to lovely moments. Study how stepping exterior of your consolation zone and a reminder to ‘hold going’ will lead you to particular locations.
Are you able to please inform us somewhat bit about your self and your life? The place are you from? The place do you reside? How did you get began in DIY and your inventive position? What are your hobbies?
My title is Nicole Foster, however I’m going by Niky Foster on-line. Just a few years in the past, I made a decision to step out of my consolation zone and create a YouTube channel below the channel title DIY By Niky Foster, a spot the place I used to be capable of doc and share my house diys and crafting diys. Unbeknownst to me, my channel would develop shortly to over 100,000 subscribers and I’d have the ability to share my love of diy, crafting in addition to sharing suggestions and tips as a full time creator. Though I really like doing house diy initiatives, crafting with my cricut, making envelope artwork and placing collectively puzzles are a few of my favourite hobbies.
What does it imply to you to be a creator and maker?
To me, being a creator and maker means being inventive, making an attempt totally different initiatives and never being afraid of stepping exterior of my consolation zone. Despite the fact that I’ve my favourite kind of initiatives to make, I nonetheless love difficult myself to attempt new issues on a regular basis.
When did you start work with DIY craft initiatives and the way did you become involved?
In faculty, I used to work for a celebration planning enterprise (it was truly my finest pal’s small enterprise) and we used to make DIY initiatives on a regular basis. We’d do promenade set ups, bat mitzvahs, child showers and extra! I lovveeddd seeing an thought sketched out and are available to life. This was the very starting and from there it spiraled! Lol.
Inform us about your fashion and the method. Do you might have an all-time favourite challenge or creation?
I’d describe my craft fashion or design fashion alongside the traces of a clear aesthetic. Typically, I do wish to mess around with daring colours, however I really like a clear look that outlives tendencies. A part of my course of can be making an attempt various things that look fascinating or enjoyable to make or recreate from inspiration. I don’t have an all-time favourite challenge but, however I’m engaged on it.
What evokes you?
I really like making an attempt new craft initiatives and inspiration at all times hits after I least count on it! Typically I’ll be scrolling by Pinterest and a brand new challenge will catch my eye. I really like making an attempt new issues that I’ve not tried earlier than or difficult myself to attempt initiatives that appear arduous at first, however as soon as I’m into it, I can determine it out. The crafting group evokes me on a regular basis and I really like that everybody shares their makes and encourages others to do the identical.
What are the necessities in your ‘maker toolkit’? What’s your favourite medium?
Necessities embody high quality paper, a ruthless quantity of scissors, clear glue, double stick tape, some common pens and acrylograph paint markers. My favourite medium might be acrylograph markers as a result of there’s much less mess to them than with different paints.
What recommendation would you give different makers, designers, and creators given your expertise?
Maintain going. Typically we have now initiatives that we’re engaged on and may lose steam. The phrases from one in every of my closest mates – she at all times tells me to ‘hold going’ and actually, simply listening to that’s supportive and evokes me to do exactly that! So I’d share that very same recommendation with others as a result of normally we have now one thing that we actually wish to share and with a purpose to do this, we have now to maintain going. 🙂
Do you might have any particular objectives for the long run or dream initiatives?
One in all my objectives is to continue to grow my YouTube channel and to maintain inspiring my group. One in all my dream initiatives is to have a branded collaboration. I’ve actually good concepts and a background in product improvement and would like to put that to make use of once more.
What’s Your Favourite Colorscope Coloration at PS?
Hydrangea! I really like the colour itself in addition to the which means! It resonates with me.
Do you might have any favourite PS objects that you’re loving proper now?
I really like all the pieces at Paper Supply, so it’s arduous to decide on simply 1 factor, however I’ve to say, the customized handle stamp and my stabilo pens!
How do you rejoice the ‘day by day’? Simply by including a inventive factor, even when it’s small, as an illustration, simply coloring a web page or discovering a colourful method to write notes helps me to rejoice the on a regular basis.
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