{"id":1465,"date":"2020-12-03T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/?page_id=1465"},"modified":"2021-01-07T20:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T02:06:35","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/?page_id=1465","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1465\" class=\"elementor elementor-1465\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c7ce67 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c7ce67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b155829\" data-id=\"b155829\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71b376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c71b376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-324x324.png 324w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-416x416.png 416w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/unchainedheartchainmaille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unchained-Heart-Logo-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e703460\" data-id=\"e703460\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77221e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77221e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">About Unchained Heart Chainmaille<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7423de10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7423de10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every single piece of chainmaille I create is made by me, by hand, one tiny ring at a time.\u00a0 I make chainmaille because it brings me joy, and I love to share my unique creations with other people. Each time I see someone wearing a piece that I&#8217;ve made, my heart does a little dance.\u00a0<\/p><p>My rings are proudly sourced in Canada from one of two Canadian companies that create rings for chainmaillers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33fa120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33fa120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23699b4\" data-id=\"23699b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2929fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2929fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ee49 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3ee49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74ec326\" data-id=\"74ec326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded96da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded96da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0f301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa0f301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My love of chainmaille started at about age fourteen with a single pair of mastercraft pliers, a roll of copper wire, a pair of wire cutters, and a book from a local library.\u00a0 I made my own rings, winding copper wire around a knitting needle that I &#8220;borrowed&#8221; from my mom&#8217;s stash, and cut them one by one.\u00a0 I loved being able to make such pretty patterns with just regular old wire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Then, life happened, and other interests and university took over, and chainmaille fell away.<\/p><p>Flash forward about fifteen years, and I&#8217;m at home with my new son who has complex heart issues.\u00a0 I desperately needed something I could do to calm my heart and soul, and something that I could control, and feel like I&#8217;d achieved something every day &#8211; more than just keeping the two of us alive, fed, and clothed! 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