Name: Carmen Age: 30 something Location: Virginia Profession: Web Editor, Professional Twitterer and Award-Winning Novelist! Craft(s) of Choice:: *Digital* Scrapbooks Blog: http://photostorybooks.blogspot.com/ I have shelves and shelves (and shelves) of scrapbooks – created through the years as my travels took me around the globe. Whenever I’m feeling down, sad, blue – whatever – looking at [...]
Name: Amy Humphrey Age: 41 Location: Missouri Profession: Musician Craft(s) of Choice:: Crochet, Serging As a bassist with chronically cold fingers, I wanted to learn to knit or crochet so I could make fingerless mittens. That was a year ago — since then I’ve become a crocheting maniac and even took over the web design [...]
Candace Marquette Name: Candace Marquette Age: 32 Location: Allen, TX Profession: Stay at homeMommy/Wifey/Fashion Accessory Designer/Author Craft(s) of Choice:: Handbags, Leather cuffs, home fashion Blog: http://www.candypurse.com I have always been a crafter since I can remember. I use to take my socks, cut them up and make barbie doll clothes from them. I went to [...]
Name: Jennifer Ladd Age: 30 Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA Profession: Mom and purse designer Craft(s) of Choice:: Handmade bags and purses Blog: http://jenniferladdhandmade.etsy.com I have been sewing since as long as I can remember (my mom says I started when I was 3, but I think she’s exaggerating!). I learned to sew by watching my [...]
Name: Jennifer L Nilsson Age: 38 Location: Avis, PA USA Profession: Artist/ Illustrator Craft(s) of Choice:: painting, drawing, crocheting Blog: http://www.handmadecraftygoodness.blogspot.com I am a girl who was taught early on that our gifts (skills) are given to us at birth and should never be wasted. I love so many things I can’t do just ONE, [...]
Name: Sofi Mandil Age: 10 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Profession: Grade School Student Craft(s) of Choice:: Needle Felting & Weaving Blog: http://earthsessions.blogspot.com When I was 9 years old my taught me how to make felted people. I was really excited because it was really fun and I was really good at it. Then one day [...]
Name: Angela Age: 33 Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Profession: SAHM Craft(s) of Choice:: I love all crafts! Painting, sewing and fabric arts, decoupauge, jewelry-making, mixed media Blog: http://www.moxiemae.com I HAVE to try it all. I had a candle and soapmaking business for 7 years and sold it shortly after having my first daughter. I also [...]
Name: Jenessa Keller Age: 28 Location: Meadville, Missouri Profession: Day Care provider and full-time Masters student Craft(s) of Choice:: Spinning, Dyeing, Knitting, and Crochet Blog: http://www.myfairyarn.artfire.com During my senior year of college I was the lone person left (or so it seemed) in my tiny little college town during Thanksgiving break so I went off [...]
Name: Mary Ann Varanelli Age: 44 Location: california Profession: crafter Craft(s) of Choice:: sewing Blog: http://bestfriendsstudios.blogspot.com/ I, like almost every crafter, began the “crafting love affair” when I was a kid. I made all of the typical kid’s crafts but was most taken with painting. After my paint-by-numbers days, I started working with watercolors and [...]
Name: Stephanie Hindall Age: a ripe 34 Location: Oak Cliff, Texas (okay, Dallas) Profession: Grant Writer, Fundraiser, Event Planner Craft(s) of Choice:: needlefelting, wire-wrapping, beads Blog: http://tefidesigns.blogspot.com I could dive into the whole “I made a lanyard keychain back at camp…,” but I won’t. For me the best crafting memory actually has to do with [...]
