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: Dede Huchteman (aka Craft Hippie)
Age: 48
Location: Dallas TX currently
Profession: Product Manager/Indie Crafter/Artist
Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, felting, painting, mixed media, PMC, polymer clay, etching and glasswork on old casement windows, screenprinting, sewing, photography, to mention a few
Blog: http://crafthippienews.blogspot.com
My mother taught me to knit when I was 5. My aunt taught me to sew when I [...]
Name: Mary Helen McNally
Age: 27
Location: Danbury, CT
Profession: DIY Bath & Body Recipe Formulator and Writer
Craft(s) of Choice: Soapmaking, Handmade Bath & Body Products, Sewing, Upcycling, Kitschy Crafts, Screen & Block Printing
Blog: http://www.scribblenation.typepad.com
In July of 2004 my sister, Sarah McNally (www.Scissorina.com), best friend, Michelle Barney, and I founded a local crafting group called The Hat City [...]
Name: Noelle Corcoran
Age: 33
Location: Austin, TX
Profession: Office Manager for some Commercial Mortgage Bankers
Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, screen-printing, stenciling, mosaic, painting
Blog: http://www.luckykitty.typepad.com
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been into crafting. I used to make birthday and Christmas cards for my dad using items we had around the house – those intended for such crafts [...]
Name: Rachel Bone (aka Red Prairie Press)
Age: 26
Location: Baltimore, MD
Profession: Owner, Red Prairie Press (apparel screenprinting & design)
Craft(s) of Choice: Screenprinting!
Blog: redprairiepress.blogspot.com
I have always been first and formost an artist. Too scatterbrained for math, too inconsistent for science. When I went to art school, I thought I’d be a printmaking teacher. When I needed spending [...]
