Name: Aileen Roberts
Age: 44
Location: Modesto, California
Profession: Small Arts & Crafts Business owner and Altered Artist
Craft(s) of Choice: Altering the ordinary and turning it into something unique extraordinary using paint, paper and found objects.
Blog: http://aileensmusings.blogspot.com
Having grown up with a mother who was a high school art teacher/artist it seemed perfectly normal to me to come home [...]
Name: Alease Michelle McClenningham
Age: 37
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Profession: Fashion Marketing and Management Instructor at the Art Institute of Charlotte
Craft(s) of Choice: Collage
Blog: www.aleasemichelle.typepad.com
I had a Dad that was very crafty. He taught me how to sew on a button and to do simple stitches on my dolls; dresses. He allowed me to watch him when [...]
Name: Alicia Hanson
Age: 35
Location: Oceanside, CA
Profession: Jewelry Designer | Silversmith
Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry Making, I also do sewing, cooking, paper creations, and shrines
Blog (if applicable): http://hioctanejewelry.blogspot.com/
Ever since the first time I remember watching my dad weld and use a cutting torch I was mesmerized by those flying blue sparks I wasn’t suppose to [...]
Name: Alyice Edrich
Age: 40
Location: Beresford, SD
Profession: Freelance Writer and Artist
Craft(s) of Choice:
When I’m watching television or on long drives, I love to crochet blankets.
When I’m feeling nostalgic, I love to scrapbook and make mixed media canvases using photographs.
When I want to de-stress, I must put paint to brush and create vases out of old jars [...]
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 made jewelry for my store. Since [...]
Name: Anna Marasco
Age: 37
Location: Omaha
Profession: QA Engineer
Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, paperCraft(s)
Blog: http://dyedinthewoolbluestocking.blogspot.com
Whenever life feels out of control, making something with my hands and simple materials is tremendously comforting. I define the scope and the success of the endeavor and I have a tangible thing to show for my efforts.
I prefer things with [...]
Name: BethAnne Hoffmann
Age: 25
Location: Baltimore, MD
Profession: Account Manager, Neustadt Creative Marketing (we make college viewbooks and admission materials that really rock)
Craft(s) of Choice: Book making, painting, drawing, and making more books!
Blog: www.PurpleSkirt.Etsy.com
I started making books about 6 years ago when I took a short course on letter press and book binding at the University of [...]
Name: Chica & Jo
Age: 30’s
Location: USA
Profession: Web developer and Communications specialist
Craft(s) of Choice: paper, upcycling, kid, sewing
Blog: http://www.chicaandjo.com
We were crafting one day when Chica’s husband came into the room with another phone book in his hand. He tossed it on the table and told us we needed to figure out a way to recycle the [...]
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, [...]
Name: Christine Neese
Age: 33
Location: Ft Collins, CO
Profession: Stay At Home Mom
Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Sewing, Cooking, Papercraft,
Blog: http://www.mountainmamaknits.blogspot.com
When I was a child, I would watch my mom knit. She never taught me how because she didn’t want me messing around with her tools so I just watched everything she did. One day, I grabbed her [...]
