Aiko from Hapy Friends Shoppe

WORDS FROM AIKO
I am really just a 20 something who enjoys shamelessly plugging my name on the internet with crafty videos that are made to inspire and unite people of all ages, beliefs and differences. Craft is my life. I haven't a clue on where I would be if not for it. My life revolves around dreamlike fantasy creatures with big googly 'kawaii' eyes that often translates into my felt tutorials and made immortal with a needle and thread. I have a quirky fashion sense which defines my style and I speak 6 languages just so to confuse my friends who are often wide eyed when I do so.

Aiko has over 5800 subscribers on YouTube with more than a quarter million views. Aiko channels her energy into making felt craft and fashion related tutorials for her viewers. Her blog has almost 100 000 views since her debut on the internet in 2012.  Aiko prides herself in making videos that are dreamlike and ethereal. She transports her viewers into a world of fantasy and creativity with her video editing and has soft mellow music to set the mood just right as she mentioned in her interview with me. She creates the most beautiful jewelry pieces I have ever seen and it was my honor indeed to stumble upon her channel on YouTube.

SNAPS WITH AIKO

Aiko sent me this picture at a last minute note. What a cute hat!

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Amy from LittleSurprisesYT

WORDS WITH AMY

My name is Amy, I'm currently in my second year in college and I've always loved art since I was 2 years old. It probably started out as a bad habit since I used to take pens and draw all over the clean, white walls (my grandparents and parents weren't too fond of that, might I add)! Growing up, I was always curious about everything: writing, drawing, painting, singing, playing different instruments, conducting experiments the whole lot! My favorite art mediums to date would be pen&ink, acrylic painting and polymer clay crafting. You can call me a nerd, I practically freak out if I do poorly on anything and always strive to do better next time. Even now that I'm in college, I still love the same things I did when I was 2, if not more! Academically, I have chosen to major in the sciences and hope to go into the health profession. Still, my family and friends have always been supportive and urge me to continue the arts. To keep this short, don't think that doing one thing that you love means giving up something else. If you love both, you'll make it happen :). I love my family  my friends and my subscribers and I would define myself as being optimistic, ambitious and a DIY lover. But tell me, what would you like to know about me? I would love to get to know my subscribers better and have them get to know who I am!

Amy is such a significant figure to the polymer clay making community. I have watched a good bunch of videos  which are done by other big craftubers about Amy and all of them had only nice things to say about her and her work. She mainly focuses on polymer clay crafts and has garnered over 7700 subscribers on her YouTube channel with over 170 000  views on her videos alone. Amy is a sure winner if you are looking for creative polymer clay making tutorials which are clear, to the point and fun to watch. She makes the cutest characters into little food and has a whole fresh take on polymer clay making.

SNAPS WITH AMY

Talented Amy 

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Tammy from TammyHallam

WORDS WITH TAMMY
Hi! My name is Tamara Hallam, but most people know me as Tammy. I am 17 years old, I live in England with my Mum, Dad, brother and sister and I love sewing, painting, DIY and pretty much anything craft related! Online I am most well known for making kawaii plushies from felt.  I started making youtube videos 18 months ago, and since then youtube has become a major part of my life. Offline I am a college student; I study Art, French and Politics, and next year I am going on to study French and Mandarin Chinese at university. 

Tammy has over 16 000 subscribers on her YouTube channel with over 2 million views and counting. She mainly teaches felt craft on her channel and on occasions, she shares her artsy videos with her viewers. Tammy has spent over 1 year building her channel and is now one of the pioneers in plush toy making tutorials. Tammy is all over YouTube where felt is related and I finally understood why when I finally decided to drop by her colourful channel. She transforms everyday things into plush toys and has one of a kind tutorials that you can only find on her channel. She is dedicated, friendly and probably one that understands her viewers by catering to their needs as she juggles with her daily 'offline' activities as she would have liked to call it.

SNAPS WITH TAMMY

Tammy channeling her inner artist with what she does best.
Watch it HERE

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