{"title":"My Kinda Thing (Aniqua Wilkerson)","description":"\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; border: 3px solid white;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/1504\/9309\/files\/blogger-profile-my-kinda-thing.jpg\" alt=\"Designer's Profile Photo\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMy name is Aniqua Wilkerson and I am the artist\/design behind the My Kinda Thing University and My Kinda Thing, a handmade company that specializes in creating one of a kind handmade dolls. The mission of My Kinda Thing is to promote pride and confidence in children of color, particularly girls and even more specifically Black\/African American girls, in efforts to combat self hate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAs a crochet doll maker I want to share my perspective through creating designs that reflect the beauty of our Black girls. I choose their skin tones in every shade of brown I can find, and I crochet their hair to mimic the thick kinky textures often associated with African\/Black hair. I chose bright and vibrant colors for my creations because I want to move away from the pastels and neutrals often used in crochet doll designing. It is important that I design dolls that reconnect me with my African roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eEach doll is created with Love and Purpose. They are teaching tools, used to show, not just the crochet world but the wider world that beauty comes in every shade, from the lightest to the darkest shades of brown. They are created with combinations of simple crochet techniques used to convey a simple understanding. Beauty is diverse! There are immeasurable ways to be beautiful and I’d like to think that each design is a reminder of the many ways beauty is expressed!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mykindathing.wixsite.com\/mysite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/1504\/9309\/files\/website-logo-designer-page.png\" alt=\"Designer's Website\" aria-label=\"Designer's Website (opens in a new window)\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyKindaThing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/1504\/9309\/files\/facebook-logo-designer-page.png\" alt=\"Designer's Facebook Page\" aria-label=\"Designer's Facebook (opens in a new window)\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/my_kinda_thing\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/1504\/9309\/files\/instagram-logo-designer-page.png\" alt=\"Designer's Instagram Page\" aria-label=\"Designer's Instagram (opens in a new window)\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/mykindathing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/1504\/9309\/files\/pinterest-logo-designer-page.png\" alt=\"Designer's Pinterest Page\" aria-label=\"Designer's Pinterest (opens in a new window)\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\nh1 {\nmargin-bottom: 10px;\n}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crochet-kit-baby-hugs-crochet-lovey","title":"Crochet Kit - “Baby Hugs” Crochet Lovey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Crochet Kit - “Baby Hugs” Crochet Lovey uses light weight yarn and has a skill level of easy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lion Brand Yarn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50802858262806,"sku":"B70994","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/2328\/7830\/files\/products_B70994CoverPhoto.jpg?v=1764905249"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/2328\/7830\/collections\/designer-background-my-kinda-thing.jpg?v=1764905947","url":"https:\/\/www.lionbrandyarn.ca\/collections\/my-kinda-thing.oembed","provider":"Lion Brand Yarn Canada","version":"1.0","type":"link"}