Name: Kandis Horton Age: 48 (how did that happen?) Location: Chico, CA Profession: High School English Teacher Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry from repurposed, recycled, and found objects Blog: http://www.girlonabikedesigns.com I’ve always made things, but lost that a bit when a real job and my son entered the picture. Two years ago, there was a gunman [...]
Name: Melissa Wong Age: 31 Location: Arizona Profession: Stay-at-home-Mama Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, Crocheting Blog: http://mamamelloves1.blogspot.com I suppose I’ve been crafting most of my life. My mom, now a retired Kindergarten teacher, used to do a lot of crafts with us. I used to love helping her with crafts that she would sell in boutiques [...]
Name: Amy Age: 21 Location: Madison, WI Profession: College Student Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Jewelry, Sewing, Drawing I love to crochet during the school year, it’s rhythmic and soothing, such a great de-stressor. The best part is that all my friends reap the benefits of new scarves every Christmas
Name: Adina Age: 25 Location: Bucharest, Romania Profession: Marketing Coordinator Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry, particularly earrings Blog: http://www.allabala.blogspot.com I got into the handcrafting movement after buying several amazing items on Etsy. I started wondering if I could use my imagination and love of handwork to make something wearable and desirable for total strangers. I followed [...]
Name: Krysten G Age: 24 Location: Colorado Profession: College studen Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, Embroidery, Quilting, Jewlery, Drawing, Painting, Scrapbooking Blog: http://littledevil-666.blogspot.com/ My Grandmother taught me to knit and crochet when I was 10 as another craft to try. I was always a crafty child and loved to try new things and she [...]
Name: Rachel Johnson Age: 28 Location: Brooklyn, NY Profession: Website manager (I run Swap-bot.com) and freelance graphic designer Craft(s) of Choice: Paper crafts, crochet, digital design Blog: http://www.rljart.com/blog I think I have always been dreaming of being creative – as in creating original things that are all my own. I went to college for graphic [...]
Name: Jaime Martinez Age: 26 Location: Sonoma, California Profession: Professional Crafter Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, and other needle and paper crafts. Blog: http://www.welshgrl2.com My life has been filled with crafting since I was a little girl. My mom sewed matching clothes for me and my American Girl dolls, my aunt sold her elegant [...]
Name: Amy Anderson Age: 32 Location: Hotlanta, GA Profession: Marketing Lackey Craft(s) (s) of Choice: decoupage Blog: http://modpodgerocks.blogspot.com I’ve been crafting since a very young age. My mother made me take art and sewing classes as soon as I could hold a paintbrush. I thank her now. As a crafter, I take delight in the [...]
Name: Libby White Age: 56 Location: Alpharetta, Ga Profession: microbiologist at Centers for Disease Control Craft(s) (s) of Choice: I am a fiber artist and I enjoy making art dolls Blog: http://www.fiberartisttoo.blogspot.com I signed up for a class to make a puppet with Teesha Moore. I was so excited to be in this class, the [...]
Name: Lauren Foust Age: 29 Location: Phenix City, AL Profession: Fulltime Mother and Army Wife, Off-and-On College Student Craft(s) (s) of Choice: Sewing, Painting and the occasional Knitting or Crochet Jag Blog: http://bananasforbreakfast.wordpress.com I can’t think of any interesting stories involving crafting (maybe I haven’t found my creative sense of adventure yet?) I’ve always felt [...]
