Peapod and Me started when I was pregnant with my daughter, Alexi. I was only 10 weeks into my pregnancy adventure when I started having complications. Having to sit around and ‘take it easy’ isn’t really in my genetic make-up, so I started going crazy. All I could do was sit & wonder {i.e. freak out} if my baby was okay. My mom could see that I was losing my mind so she taught me to knit. She thought it would keep my mind & fingers busy … & that it did! By the end of my pregnancy I had hats, scarves, earwarmers, and mittens. After my beautiful (& healthy!) baby girl was born my husband encouraged me to open an Etsy shop. I think he was worried we would lose the baby under a pile of hats.
So, the Etsy adventure began. Naming my shop was pretty easy. My mom always called my little, unborn, bundle of joy ‘peapod’ & I felt like when I was knitting for all those months it was just my little peapod & me. And there it was.
I like things to be simple, fun, and fabulous. This is what I try to keep in mind when I’m creating. It is highly unlikely you will ever see a giant knit blanket in the Peapod & Me Etsy store – I really can’t concentrate on something for that long! I like working with different textures & lots of color. I also like to think about the person I’m creating the piece for. Are they catching a cab in the city, are they snuggling up to keep warm in the snowy mountains, are they throwing on a slouch hat because their 10 month old tossed sweet potatoes in their hair? Thinking about things like this really helps me connect with my creations & love my customers even more. I love when people post pictures of themselves rocking their P&M purchases on the Peapod & Me Facbook page. It’s inspirational for me to see how they wear each item.
P&M tries to support & bring light to many of our local organizations. Here are some organizations that we support on a regular basis.
Clare House of Lancaster County, PA
P&M supports Clare House through the Break the Cycle section of our Etsy shop. 50% of profits earned from these items are donated directly to Clare House. Click their logo to learn more about this awesome organization!
HopeLine® from Verizon Wireless
This is a great place to unload your old phones! My husband & I have donated several of our old phones here and hope you will too!
