7 questions • Kathi of All Things White

7 Questions with Kathi Mundigler of All Things White

1. Where do you live?   I live in Racine, WI with my husband Dave.  I have lived in WI my entire life and in this house for 31 years.

2. What are you obsessed with lately?   Figuring out how to organize my house.  The vintage business has started to take over and our home is not especially large.  We recently did our first large show- Junk Bonanza- and pretty much dropped everything in our small basement and garage when we got back. Now all of that cleaning out and organizing I was going to do "after Junk"  is my reality.    And on a more fun note drinking coffee and baking,  they both make me happy.  And are an excuse to procrastinate on the organizing.
 

3. Coffee or tea?   I guess I just covered that- strong coffee with flavored creamer.
 

Shabby Vintage Frame from All Things White
 

4. What is your favorite thing about being on Etsy?   There are so many things I like it is hard to pick.   The sense of community and the support of fellow teamies and etsians.  And the amazing venue we all for our businesses,  I would not have been doing this without Etsy.

Vintage Ironstone Bowl from All Things White

5. What is your least favorite thing about being on Etsy?  Accounting.

6. What are you afraid of?   Mice and other rodents.  They completely freak me out.  Just had a little shiver even thinking about them.
 

 Cool Vintage Planter from All Things White
 

Care to share a photo of you when you were little?
 

7. Who are you in love with?  My husband Dave!  We met in college at UW-Madison and have been together ever since.  And of course my daughters Annie (thedancingwren)  and Allison (elizabethwrenvintage) and my Mom.  I am blessed with a wonderful extended family too.
 

7 questions • SometimesISwirl

7 Questions with Sarah Hennessey of SometimesISwirl

1. Where do you live? I live in St. Louis, Missouri, with my husband and two kitties in a cute little brick house in the city. I am such a Midwestern girl, through-and-through. 2. What are you obsessed with lately? Oh dear - when the fall season comes around, I pick up some serious new obsessions. For instance, almost anything pumpkin-flavored (lattes, ice cream, ESPECIALLY pumpkin beer, pumpkin gooey butter cake, etc.). I also love scarves, jackets, boots. Some other recent obsessions would include my new laptop which has helped make my at-home etsying so much more efficient... Spotify.... twitter.... having open windows in the house.... and books about serial killers (I'm fascinated with criminal psychology!).And there are things that I'm *always* obsessed with: dinosaurs (pterodactyls in particular), cats, silver jewelry, spooning, drawing, sewing, going to thrift stores, used books, red wine, coffee. 3. Coffee, tea or both? Coffee over tea any day of the week - I am literally addicted to it. If I go a day without, I get the worst withdrawal headaches, so I'm in it for the long haul. Tea does not appeal to me very often. 4. What is your favorite thing about being on Etsy? The sense of community that all of these amazing artists and collections have created - not to mention the talent, wow. It can be straight-up intimidating some days, but most of the time, I feel so welcomed and embraced, which is incredible. Care to share a photo of you when you were little?

(I think I was around 4 years old in this pic?)

5. And what is your least favorite thing about being on Etsy? I hate that, in order to keep the business side of things organized and legit, there is so much book-keeping. Lots of putting information into an excel sheet for every sale, tracking expenses/deductions come tax season. I also am not the biggest fan of the constant editing of listings, taking photos and editing those, etc. So time-consuming! 6. What are you afraid of? I am scared of any insect or animal that uses jumping/sudden movement as a defensive or escape tactic - crickets? Hell no. Cannot deal with them. I'm afraid of driving when the roads are icy. I'm also scared of those closest to me dying. And honestly? I am afraid that our society is becoming so dependent on rapid technological advances - I'm afraid that I won't be able to keep up with it all, but more important, I'm afraid that things will get out of control. Like, I would prefer to sit down in my comfy living room chair and read an actual, physical book - and no thank you, I do not want to download a Margaret Atwood text to the chip in my brain. See what I mean? That's scary stuff. ;)

(The cats! Conn, my handsome brown tabby, on the left; and Lily, my chubby calico girl, on the right)

7. Who are you in love with? My husband takes the top... but I have so many other loves in my life! My mom and dad are incredible, my brother and sister-in-law and their new baby-to-be (my first niece or nephew, I love him or her already!), my very best friends, and yes, I am not ashamed to say it: I love love love my kittens.