Today we’d like to introduce you to Christi Whittenburg.
Hi Christi, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I have a passion for making hand-crafted creations, such as keychains, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, ornaments, and more. While I do love using things like stamped metal, clay, leather, wire, and vinyl for my jewelry, my biggest artistic passion, and primary product, is chainmaille. No, it’s not just used for armor in the medieval period. It also makes some shockingly stunning jewelry. The other types of material can either be used to make jewelry without chainmaille or even added to it for all kinds of fun combinations.
Why do I specialize in chainmaille? Well, I was always so drawn to the look of it, and thanks to my love of history, fantasy, and anime/manga, my interest never wavered. Once I started doing more research to find out more about chainmaille, that’s when I realized something incredible, a possibility I had never considered – I could be creating jewelry from this stuff. After preparing chainmaille for friends and family, my passion became the business it is today.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
When I started to learn about chainmaille it was hard to find information that is now easy to find.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I specialize in Chainmaille. One of the biggest things that sets me apart from others is I make chainmaille crosses as a lot do not. I am most proud of the first style of cross I offer as it was the first item I learned in chainmaille.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
In the next 5 to 10 years, I can see it expanding. With any shifts in trends, I do not see affecting me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.christisecreations.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christisecreations/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristisECreationsChainmaille/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbepaN1hlDKQSgquT9k0JCw
- Other: https://www.pinterest.com/ChristisECreations/
Image Credits
Ronda Flaska Photography
