Name: “Upstatelisa” aka Lisa Filion Age: 46 Location: upstate NY (Queensbury) Profession: SAHM, Landlord, Jack of all trades, a speech-languate pathologist in my former life Craft(s) of Choice: first passion is quilting but I sew, knit, scrap, stamp….. Blog: http://www.upstatelisa.blogspot.com When I was 13, my paternal grandmother gave me $100 (which was a lot of money [...]
Name: Lorna Collins Age: 37 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Profession: I did work in the shipping department of a factory, but since a bad car accident, I’ve been off on disability. Probably won’t go back to that job. Craft(s) of Choice: Many. Knitting, rubberstamping, photography, cardmaking & scrapbooking, some needlework, latch hook, plastic canvas, beading, [...]
Name: Lynn Mercurio Age: 51 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Profession: Executive Assistant Craft(s) of Choice: Stamping, scrapbooking, and all Paper Arts Blog: http://stamperosity.com As a child, I always had a pencil or crayon in my hand. Being the only child at home, I had to occupy myself a good deal of the time, and paper, [...]
Name: Margie Higuchi Age: 46 Location: Schaumburg IL Profession: SAHM…CEO of the Higuchi Empire (HA!) Craft(s) of Choice: Heavy on scrapbooking but dabble in mix media (altered arts) Blog: http://www.margieh.blogspot.com It seems like I’ve been scrapbooking for ages…well, since the mid-1970s (high school years) when I kept everything in those “wonderful” magnetic albums! I was [...]
Name: Mary Lynn Age: 54 Location: Ohio Profession: Relocation Manager Craft(s) of choice: Knitting, Crocheting, Sewing, Scrapbooking, Stamping Blog: http://isnoacompletesentence.blogspot.com For my 8th birthday, my Gramma decided that I should learn to knit. Being that she believed that making small stuff was a waste of time, the pattern and yarn she gave me was a [...]
Name: Meghan Bialk Age: 22 Location: Huntington, WV Profession: College Student Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing & scrapbooking Blog: http://nitelily3.blogspot.com I have been crafting ever since I was a little girl and started sewing when I was 8. My family moved around a lot so I took interest in hobbies that didn’t require any other people [...]
Name: Melissa Shanhun Age: 26 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Profession: University Tutor Craft(s) of Choice: Digital scrapbooking, card making, cross stitch, water colour painting Blog: http://mokely.spaces.live.com/ My Nana was an artist and full time mother, and I always admired her work. She taught me how to paint and I’ve never looked back, except during university [...]
Name: Nicole Hawley Age: 31 Location: Utica, N.Y. Profession: Newspaper Reporter Crafts of Choice: Crochet (#1 Love), Loom Knitting, Knitting, Paper Crafts, Jewelry Making, Scrapbooking and whatever inspires me at any given moment. I was 8 or 9 when I remember my grandmother asking me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her I wanted [...]
Name: Patricia Huntoon Age: 48 Location: Stamford CT Profession: Website Owner, Technique Junkie Newsletter Publisher Craft(s) of Choice: Stamping, Scrapbooking, Beading Blog: http://patstamps.blogspot.com In October 2002, I started a publication called the Technique Junkie Newsletter that teaches rubber stamping techniques using step-by-step, picture tutorials. Although they are easy to find on the internet now, I [...]
Name: Sarah Moore Age: 35 Location: Elgin, IL Profession: Stay at home mom (for now), I also run a Blog Collective called “Craft Critique”, and do concept design for Rubber Stamp Companies. Craft(s) of Choice: Rubber stamping, Scrapbooking, Altered items/home decor, some jewelry and lite sewing… I’ve tried everything at least once! Blog: http://stampstars.blogspot.com, and [...]
