Name: Diana Gonzalez
Age: 32
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Work at home Mother, baby wrangler, crafter
Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, crocheting, paper crafting, mixed media collage, altered art, embroidery
Blog: http://www.confessionsofacraftaholic.blogspot.com
I started making art and working with paper and such, some time ago, around the time I met my husband. I had a hard time growing up; things don’t always [...]
Name: Courtney Keller
Age: 33
Location: Austin, Texas
Profession: Designer
Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, Screenprinting, Drawing, Design, Animation
Blog: http://peaceboutique.wordpress.com/
I studied printmaking in school, but when I got out realized I didn’t have access to a printing press. I began doing sewing and silkscreening in my home, and selling on eBay. I ended up selling clothing and bags I [...]
Name: Nancy Lefko
Age: 49
Location: Peterborough, NH
Profession: artist
Craft(s) of Choice: mixed media/collage
Blog: http://nancylefko.blogspot.com
I have always loved art class…as far back as elementary school. “Studio in Art” was my favorite place to be in high school. But somewhere along the way, the creation of art for enjoyment was lost to the demands of life as a teacher, [...]
Name: Diane Long
Location: Pocono Mountains, PA
Profession: Freelance Crafter
Craft(s) of Choice: Rubber Stamping, papercrafting,collage, polymer clay, writing, cake decorating
Blog: http://www.creativedestinations.blogspot.com
Growing up in a large family, we didn’t always get what we wanted so we learned to get creative. We would make it, paint it, decorate it, fix it, or cover it. I always say “necessity [...]
Name: Tonya Sloan
Age: 30
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Profession: Housewife
Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Cross stitch, Jewelry, Candle making, scrapbooking
I started out making floss bracelets, and beeding. Then a friend introduced me to candle making. A dear friend of mine taught me the basics of Crochet, to take her mind off the death of a relative, and I’ve been [...]
Name: Sara Cowan
Age: 32
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Profession: Mom/ Craft fair director
Craft(s) of Choice: sewing
Blog: http://www.deluxeok.net/stitchalong
Crafters in our state are coming together to learn embroidery. Experts are hosting classes, while novices practice their technique. We plan to complete portraits of famous Oklahomans for a spring 2010 exhibition. We’re trying to recruit as many participants as [...]
Name: Shelley McElhiney
Age: 49
Location: Tacoma, WA
Profession: “store worker” & owner of 2 stores, one on Etsy & one on ArtFire, both samsstuff
Craft(s) of Choice: jewelry making, embroidery, crochet, sewing, photography…
Blog: http://samsstuf-samsstuff.blogspot.com
I have been making things ever since I can remember, taught by my grandmother, parents & some very creative teachers! I love taking vintage & [...]
Name: Christina Carr
Age: 36
Location: Escondido, CA
Profession: Special education teacher
Craft(s) of Choice: scrapbooking, cards, quilts
Blog: http://christinascreation.weebly.com
I’ve been making crafts forever. I’ve made so many crafts for Mother’s Day gifts and Christmas Gifts. I made most of the items that we used at my wedding. I also helped most of my friends with their weddings, bridal showers, [...]
