The world moves fast—too fast.

It expects you to keep up, smile through it, bounce back, move on.

But some of us don’t move that way. Some of us need to slow down—to make peace with what we carry.

I’m Andrea Perez Acevedo, the hands and heart behind Craft-N-Crumble—a disabled Army veteran who found healing in an unexpected place: embroidery.

Where the Thread Finds Me

After I left the military, I brought home things I couldn’t name: PTSD, anxiety, that deep, invisible ache that settles into your bones when the world no longer feels safe or still.

Some days were loud. Some were empty. Most of them—I just tried to survive.

Then I started stitching.

One thread at a time. One flower at a time. One breath at a time.

It wasn’t about making art at first. It was about quieting the noise—giving my hands something steady when my thoughts weren’t. Stitching became a kind of prayer. A rhythm I could return to when everything else felt like too much.

From Survival to Creation

Craft-N-Crumble was born in those quiet moments.

What started as therapy grew into expression, and what grew into expression became connection—with others, with beauty, with purpose.

Each embroidery hoop I make is hand-stitched with care, patience, and presence. Whether it’s a wildflower bouquet, a bold quote, or a soft little bloom—every piece is personal. It carries the marks of someone learning to live gently again.

Art You Can Feel

This isn’t factory-perfect decor.

This is slow art. Soul art. The kind that carries intention.

I make pieces for the quiet corners of your home. For the shelves where you keep things that matter. For gifts that say, “I saw this and thought of you.”

I make them for people who feel things deeply. For those of us who’ve had to rebuild from the crumbled bits—and call it beautiful.

The Heart Behind the Hoop

I don’t have all the answers. I’m still stitching my way through grief, healing, and growth. But I do know this:

Creating helps me breathe.

And if these little hoops can bring even a sliver of light, softness, or stillness into your life—that’s everything.

Thank you for being here.
Thank you for honoring the handmade, the heartfelt, and the healing.

Welcome to Craft-N-Crumble.