Hi! My name is April! I live in California with my husband and our 3 daughters! My youngest, Bella was diagnosed in 2020 with Type 1 Diabetes. To care for her, I had to quit my job. 

I started this shop in August 2020 (formerly known as Clair De Lunes Great) as a way to try and help bring in some income for my family, while also doing something that I love which is creating. The timing was kismet that one of my "comfort fandoms" was waking up again. I harnesssed my love for Twilight and just started thinking of the things that I would have wanted 10-13 years ago! Thank you Stephenie Meyer for giving us Midnight Sun during that dark time in our world!

I eventually decided that I wanted to try expanding my creativity to other fandoms that I am interested in! Which is why I decided to change the name of my shop. I wanted something more "me". So I chose Black Pansy Alcove because Pansy's are my favorite flower and my grandma- who taught me everything I know and was my favorite person in the world- had an art business call the "Creative Alcove". An alcove is someplace small and comfy, somewhere you would go read a book! So ta/da! 

If you've read this far, thank you so much for your support! It means the world to myself and my family! 💜