Meet the Maker: Niky Foster

This February, Meet Niky Foster, our maker of the month. Niky makes a speciality of DIY and Crafting for Dwelling & Life-style, the place she creates stunning initiatives in addition to stunning moments. Find out about how stepping exterior of your consolation zone and a reminder to ‘maintain going’ will lead you to particular locations.

Are you able to please inform us a bit of bit about your self and your life? The place are you from? The place do you reside? How did you get began in DIY and your inventive function? What are your hobbies? 

My title is Nicole Foster, however I am going by Niky Foster on-line. Just a few years in the past, I made a decision to step out of my consolation zone and create a YouTube channel below the channel title DIY By Niky Foster, a spot the place I used to be capable of doc and share my residence diys and crafting diys. Unbeknownst to me, my channel would develop shortly to over 100,000 subscribers and I might have the ability to share my love of diy, crafting in addition to sharing suggestions and tips as a full time creator. Though I like doing residence diy initiatives, crafting with my cricut, making envelope artwork and placing collectively puzzles are a few of my favourite hobbies.

What does it imply to you to be a creator and maker?

To me, being a creator and maker means being inventive, attempting completely different initiatives and never being afraid  of stepping exterior of my consolation zone. Despite the fact that I’ve my favourite kind of initiatives to make, I nonetheless love difficult myself to attempt new issues on a regular basis. 

When did you start work with DIY craft initiatives and the way did you get entangled? 

In school, I used to work for a celebration planning enterprise (it was really my greatest pal’s small enterprise) and we used to make DIY initiatives on a regular basis. We’d do promenade set ups, bat mitzvahs, child showers and extra! I lovveeddd seeing an thought sketched out and are available to life. This was the very starting and from there it spiraled! Lol.

Inform us about your model and the method. Do you’ve an all-time favourite venture or creation?

I might describe my craft model or design model alongside the traces of a clear aesthetic. Generally, I do wish to mess around with daring colours, however I like a clear look that outlives developments. A part of my course of can be attempting various things that look fascinating or enjoyable to make or recreate from inspiration. I don’t have an all-time favourite venture but, however I’m engaged on it.

What evokes you?

I like attempting new craft initiatives and inspiration at all times hits once I least anticipate it! Generally I’ll be scrolling by means of Pinterest and a brand new venture will catch my eye. I like attempting new issues that I’ve not tried earlier than or difficult myself to attempt initiatives that appear arduous at first, however as soon as I’m into it, I can determine it out.  The crafting group evokes me on a regular basis and I like that everybody shares their makes and encourages others to do the identical.

What are the necessities in your ‘maker toolkit’? What’s your favourite medium?

 Necessities embrace high quality paper, a ruthless quantity of scissors, clear glue, double stick tape, some common pens and acrylograph paint markers. My favourite medium might be acrylograph markers as a result of there’s much less mess to them than with different paints.  

What recommendation would you give different makers, designers, and creators given your expertise? 

Maintain going. Generally we’ve initiatives that we’re engaged on and might lose steam. The phrases from one in all my closest mates – she at all times tells me to ‘maintain going’ and actually, simply listening to that’s supportive and evokes me to do exactly that! So I’d share that very same recommendation with others as a result of often we’ve one thing that we actually wish to share and as a way to try this, we’ve to maintain going. 🙂

Do you’ve any particular targets for the longer term or dream initiatives? 

One among my targets is to continue to grow my YouTube channel and to maintain inspiring my group. One among my dream initiatives is to have a branded collaboration. I’ve actually good concepts and a background in product growth and would like to put that to make use of once more. 

What’s Your Favourite Colorscope Colour at PS? 

Hydrangea! I like the colour itself in addition to the which means! It resonates with me.

Do you’ve any favourite PS gadgets that you’re loving proper now? 

I like all the pieces at Paper Supply, so it’s arduous to decide on simply 1 factor, however I’ve to say, the customized tackle stamp and my stabilo pens! 

How do you have a good time the ‘every single day’? Simply by including a inventive factor, even when it’s small, as an example, simply coloring a web page or discovering a colourful solution to write notes helps me to have a good time the on a regular basis. 

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