Hello YARNutopians,
Since everyone here knows Nadia so well, and is familiar with her and her craft, Fuad and I wanted to introduce ourselves to this audience. We hope to get to know you more, as well as opening our home and hearts to you, as we take some new direction with YARNutopia.
We are Nadia’s parents, Fuad and Shannon. We are the behind-the-scenes operation team of YARNutopia. As we prepare to take this platform to new places, we thought it would be a great time to share more about ourselves beyond what has popped up from time to time.
Getting To Know Us
Fuad and I have been married for 35 years. We have three wonderful adult children; two of whom are married. We have three grandchildren. We are also foster parents to three teen girls. Fuad and I have been licensed foster parents for just over two years and are trained in Level 4 Trauma-Informed Foster Care.
Outside of family, we love to explore nature, travel across the globe, and even find adventure right in our own back yard. We live in a rural community in North Central Wisconsin and love this area tremendously. It is full of an abundance of nature and wildlife; much of which we hope to explore more with you here.
Our hobbies include photography, videography, woodworking (visit our Etsy shop HERE), jewelry making, cooking, baking, home projects, DIY, decorating, and so much more! We ARE BUSY and hope to show some of these activities to you. In our spare time, Fuad loves to tinker on cars, film and photograph wildlife(you can find our other YouTube channel HERE), and I love to read and write – when life quiets down enough to pull out a good book. Be on the lookout for some book reviews as well! When I read a fantastic novel, I want to tell the world!
Not so long ago, I used to work in leasing and together we ran a portrait studio, Image By Fuad. Now we are busy with home and family, as well as running our small businesses. We also stay VERY active as a treatment foster home to teens. We have a lot of experiences to bring to the table. We are so glad you are along for the ride!
So join us as we begin this new adventure here on YARNutopia. Keep coming back each week to see what we have going on in our world and we guarantee that you will love what we have in store!
Happy Hooking & More,
~Shannon & Fuad
Looking forward to new beginnings. Good luck !
Thanks so much!
Lovely to meet you,I appreciate all what you’ve done for your daughter Nadia ,with the photography,love and blessings to you and your wife,from a grateful customer,yours faithfully Coreen Jones
Thank you!
This is wonderful, I hope you enjoy this new adventure …I can’t wait to see what you bring to table…
Thanks so much!
Hi, My name is Linda, better known as Granny to my family and my church kids I serve. I am excited to see all that your family has to show and teach us. I will be with you all the way on this exciting adventure.
Thank you, Granny! 💗 Glad you’re here!
Lovely to meet you. I love Nadia’s tutorials and patterns. Must finished the Past Stocking Cap 🤗
Looking forward seeing more of your adventures! 🌸
Thanks so much!
You make me so tired just reading about what you do! How do you have the energy? 🙂 Glad to make the acquaintance of Nadia’s family. She is a wonderful, special person who is also a great teacher of crochet! Looking forward to what you have to offer on this site!
Haha! We wonder the same thing on some days! Glad to know that you’re here! Nadia is definitely someone special! Thanks so much for your kind words.
So nice to meet you both! I crocheted a bit as a teen & started crocheting again when I retired from teaching. Nadia was one of the first teachers I came across. She was a big help to me, refreshing what I’d forgotten & learning new things. She truly has a gift for crochet & is a natural at instructing. I’m so inspired by her talent & positive attitude. I look forward to all you have to share. I’m a reader, too & always need a new recipe.
Thank you so much for being here!!