Outlook 2022: Hands, Land & Sea

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Chelsea Matusko photo

Chelsea Matusko sets up a flea market display of her craft items along with Randy Matusko Jr., her boyfriend of 10 years and craft fair partner. find a pattern on Pinterest, or in a book, I can make it.”

She says the most unique thing she made was when a friend’s child asked for a cat octopus.

“It was basically an octopus with cat ears and I gave it some whiskers,” says Bryant. “She was happy with that.”

And when is the best time to produce her creations?

“Mostly in my free time,” she says. “It’s mostly a hobby for me, so at night we have the kids go read for about an hour before bedtime. That’s when my husband and I will watch an episode or something and I’ll crochet while we’re watching something. And car trips are a great time to crochet as well. If I’m looking at my crochet, I’m not looking at Tony’s driving.” 

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