SOLEIL AUGUST 2ND ISSUE
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y name is Molly Martin<br />
& specialize in embroidering<br />
your pet! I am a student<br />
finishing up school in Houston,<br />
Texas, and picked up embroidery<br />
as a hobby to relieve<br />
stress/anxiety. As I started creating<br />
pieces and sharing them,<br />
I became overwhelmed with the<br />
positive feedback and decided<br />
to start selling my work. Each<br />
portrait takes anywhere from 15<br />
to 30 hours to stitch- it is a labor<br />
of love! Embroidery is so important<br />
to me and I get to make<br />
other people happy with some<br />
thread, a hoop, and a needle.<br />
1. I have no formal art trainingjust<br />
a love for art and lots and<br />
lots of reading/ youtube videos!<br />
2. I have two cats and they are<br />
my children. I love them so so<br />
much.<br />
3. I hate getting dressed up<br />
and wearing clothes that aren’t<br />
comfortable. My daily routine<br />
includes sitting on my couch,<br />
embroidering, in my pajamas or<br />
a big comfy t-shirt.<br />
4. My favorite sound in the world<br />
is the sound of thread passing<br />
through tight fabric. Oh my god.<br />
If you haven’t heard it yet, you<br />
need to.<br />
5. I don’t really like to listen to<br />
music while I work. I prefer to listen<br />
to something conversational,<br />
like a podcast!<br />
6. As I am writing this, I am<br />
graduating from college<br />
(University of Houston) tomorrow<br />
with a degree in Communications<br />
and I have NO<br />
IDEA what I am going to<br />
do with my degree.<br />
7. I hate spending<br />
money. That is why<br />
embroidery and I make<br />
such a good pair- it is<br />
an insanely cheap<br />
hobby.<br />
8. I love living in Houston.<br />
Texas gets a bad reputation<br />
sometimes but Houston is such<br />
a big, diverse, beautiful city. It<br />
just needs to be less hot sometimes!<br />
9. My favorite hobby, besides<br />
embroidery, is taking baths.<br />
There is nothing that a nice, hot<br />
bath cannot fix. Somedays I take<br />
2 baths because I am that ridiculous.<br />
10. Being a small business owner,<br />
I cannot stress how much I<br />
appreciate buying from small<br />
businesses as well as how much<br />
I love things that are handmade.<br />
I love thinking about the time,<br />
thought, effort, and craftsmanship<br />
put into something that is<br />
handmade. It is the most special<br />
kind of gift!