What is Snappy Baby?

In 2010, I had my first child. This was when I was introduced to flannel fabric for baby blankets. My Grandmother gave me some for my first child, but when my second child was born, I wanted to have some new blankets. I really felt bad asking my Grandmother to make more, so I decided to teach myself how to sew just so I could make my kids blankets. I had watched my Grandmother make blankets for years, so I did not find it hard to figure out. The absolute worst part was when I went back to the store to get more flannel fabric of a specific design for a friend. I’m sure you know what happened. Not only did they tell me that they did not have any left, but they said the flannel fabric was “disccontinued” (what???). That was my first lesson in how designs worked in the flannel world.

Well, I wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice with my next batch. I bought all I could find in the store… which was a little too much. So, I made blankets for a few friends! They loved them so much that they told me I should sell them on Etsy. This was around the beginning of 2013. I had never heard of the website before, so a family member sent me an invite (yes, you could only get on the website through an invite system back then). I jumped in and made some blankets for inventory and got set up as soon as I could. After a few months, I had many people asking me for JUST the flannel fabric and not a baby blanket, so I stopped making the blankets and started listing the flannel fabric for sale… and that was the beginning of Snappy Baby! It grew super-fast after I shifted to selling only the flannel fabric. Do you know how many blankets I sold? ZERO! My friends and family still love when I make them and always tell me I should sell them, but I am just too busy now with my flannel fabric business! (I think I love it more because I can make more products when I have time instead of just baby blankets… which is good since my kids are older now!)

For the first few years of my business, I put everything into growing and researching. I learned a lot about the industry and brands available. I also learned how to track down really old designs, but that’s a story for another time. Today, I carry over 2500 flannel fabric designs on Etsy and I still actively try to find out-of-print and hard to find designs for anyone that may need them. Between both of my shops (Etsy and Merchlet), I keep in stock over 3,000 designs! It’s really hard NOT to find something you love…. so check out my Etsy Shop or Merchlet Shop for out-of-print, limited edition, and hard to find flannel fabric!

How the Snappy Baby Website Works

I’ll probably continuously work on this website, but for right now, I have it set up with my Home page (this one) to give you the introduction and overview. Then, there is an Information section with information about Flannel Fabric. This might include industry information, product information, flannel fabric projects, or even comparisons with different fabrics. It will also have other craft product information when necessary, such as if I use a specific type of product in a flannel project. (You would be surprised how creative we can get with flannel fabric!)

The other section so far is for people Selling Online. This is an important section for the customers of mine that have their own shops either on Etsy or elsewhere. About half of my customers have shops out there somewhere and I really want to help them be super successful! In fact, that will be another section later down the road a bit. I want to have a section on the customers that buy from my shop.

Other Projects Involving Crisi

Over the years, I have found that my other interests (besides crafts) overlap with other people’s interests significantly. So, I would like to share those other interests with all of you that are interested. One of my other favorite things to do besides work with flannel fabric and sellers is to buy storage unit auctions. Yes, that is a real thing and my twin sister and I have been doing this for over a year! Our first storage unit was a storage unit full of tools and camping gear and some surprises. We’ve purchased several now and one was an entire storage unit FULL of craft supplies! It’s taking a while to sort through that since it’s about 10+ years of product from a large store that closed down. We’re working on it, though, and have been selling some of the items in our boutique in Sparks, Nevada.

If you are interested in any of the other projects that I am involved in, then you can check it out at the website I have with my twin sister at Easontwins.com. We have product reviews as well on websites such as Amazon. We also have other adventures that we are a part of. If you want to check out our YouTube channel, it’s Eason Twins on YouTube. If you are interested in watching the videos, make sure to subscribe so we know that people want to keep seeing the content!

I’ll probably update the other projects with my sister over on Easontwins.com, but craft related information will probably be listed on this site as well! I don’t mind sharing my information with you when I can, so if you have questions, please reach out to me!