Name: Christy Zuccarini Age: 30 Location: Baltimore, MD Profession: Non-profit fundraiser Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry Blog: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/crafts/ When I was around 12 years old, my parents came home one sunny afternoon from the local flea market with a jar of beads and findings that they had purchased from a retired jeweler. This jar was quite [...]
Name: Elizabeth Parmeter Age: 27 Location: Kansas City, Kansas Profession: Telecommunications Data/Process Analyst Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Jewelry, Drawing/Painting Blog: http://cherith.livejournal.com I’ve considered myself an artist all my life. But it wasn’t until I was out of college (with two art degrees) and had a friend teach me to knit for Christmas one year, that [...]
Name: Halina Bojarski Age: 52 Location: Bellevue, WA Profession: Now disabled, Used to work as International Consultant for Export Business Development Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry Making, sterling silver, gemstones It was 7 years ago when I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and later Rheumatoid Arthritis. The physical challenges were difficult, and my mental [...]
Name: Heidi Elliott Age: 36 Location: State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Profession: Software Programmer Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Ceramics, Jewelry, Fiber, Photography, Printing Blog: http://potteryandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/ There isn’t a time that I can remember not being interested in the creation process. We start out with Crayons and paper. Then we graduate to markers and paint when our [...]
Name: Jan Baxter Age: 36 Location: Alberta Canada Profession: Mother Craft(s) of Choice: mostly jewelery making and crochet, but also a bit of sewing and anything else that looks fun! Blog: http://wiremysoul.blogspot.com I grew up learning to crochet at the knee of my mother, who made gloriously cosy afghans. That’s what crochet was to me, [...]
Name: Janick Gravel (aka neawear for the craft world!) Age: 27 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Profession: Schooled Freelance Graphic Designer, but I recently (July 2008) decided to do crafts full-time! Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry, embroidery, cross-stitch Blog: It is called Creativadoration: http://fonetik.wordpress.com I went to boarding school as a teen because we lived too far. [...]
Name: Jen Parrish Age: 40 Location: Stoneham, MA Profession: Jewelry Designer Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry & Accessories Blog: http://parrishrelics.blogspot.com/ Have been lucky enough to have my handcrafted Anne Boleyn necklace featured on Ugly Betty for four seasons! Will miss the show, and seeing America wearing my “B” necklace.
Name: Jenna Zeidler Age: 27 Location: Champaign, IL USA Profession: Assistant Librarian at a software company Craft(s) of Choice: Oh, I dabble in so many things! Knitting, thread crochet, sewing/quilting (So much faster than knitting! Knitting is like making your own fabric and then creating something out of it while sewing seems one step ahead [...]
Name: Jennifer Ballot Age: 41 Location: Leonia, NJ (outside of New York City) Profession: Book publicist by day, and now crafts shop owner by day, as well! Craft(s) of Choice: Oh, gosh, I love everything. That was my problem, and that’s why I joined forces with two other women to create The Craft Lounge. In [...]
Name: Jennifer D. Rizzo Age: 37 Location: Lisle, Il Profession: Artist/crafter/blogger Craft(s) of Choice: Painting anything paint will stick to, decoupage, mixed media,crochet, and I love using vintage elements such as jewelry or ephemera in a lot of my crafting Blog: http://sanctuaryart.blogspot.com Anytime I open a bottle of Mod Podge, it reminds me of Christmas [...]
