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 on campus and we were in [...]
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 and bazaars. Now that I am [...]
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 that idea and recently opened a shop [...]
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 never said no. The first major [...]
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 design and painting, and then went [...]
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 Santa Claus dolls on the craft [...]
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 little things – those little [...]
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 subject fascinated me. Just before [...]
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 a strong need to create [...]
