Name: Jessica Serra Age: 20 Location: Wallingford, CT Profession: College Student Craft(s) of Choice: jewelry making, scrapbooking, screenprinting, mixed media Blog: www.jessicasjewelier.com My earliest crafting memories are from when I was really young and my grandma would teach me how to make butterflies out of magazine/newspaper pages and pipe cleaners, rings from the stoppers to [...]
Name: Suzanne Gutierrez Age: 32 Location: Denver, CO Profession: Professional Crafter Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry making, knitting, sewing Blog: http://siouxsiequeues.blogspot.com You should have seen the look on my Father’s face when I told him I was giving up computer engineering to make chainmaille, for my job, in 2009. He’s come around, but I wish we’d [...]
Name: Stephenie Hamen Age: 33 Location: Sun Prairie, WI Profession: Design and Consumer Ed. Manager Craft(s) of Choice: scrapbooking, card crafting, jewelry making, and cooking/baking Blog: http://cropgirl.wordpress.com When I was little, around 4-6 years old, I remember this old plastic bag in the closet at my grandmother’s house. It was full of old pieces of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Name: Karin Aguirre Age: 43……although somedays I feel like I’m 30…..other days more like 82….. Location: San Diego, CA Profession: Currently, I’m claiming to be a stay-at-home mom, wanna-be writer, and trying-to-find-the-time crafter. Craft(s) of Choice: I’m a crafter of all trades who will try anything once. I’m currently obsessed with vintage wallpaper, mixed media [...]
Name: Michelle Age: 35 Location: Milwaukee, WI Profession: MOM!!! Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Jewelry Making, Flowers, Sewing I am a mom to 7 wonderful and very creative children I have taught them all to crochet and knit. Crafting gives us something to do together while we chat about our day or week and what [...]
Name: Shelley McElhiney Age: Age: Location: Tacoma, WA Craft(s) of Choice: embroidery, photography, jewelry making, crochet, sewing… Blog: http://samsstuf-samsstuff.blogspot.com I started crafting as a wee child. My grandmother taught me a lot of what I know today. She was an amazing, creative & strong woman, particularly for her day! Beyond that my parents, my father [...]
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: Leslie Wind Age: 59 Location: Rockport, MA Profession: Jeweler Craft(s) of Choice: jewelry making, crochet, knit, paper arts Blog: http://www.follycovefiberfreaks.blogspot.com The year was 1968 and my high school boyfriend’s sister, Sue Levine was just back from CA. She had been making earrings with brass wire and glass beads. After showing me her pliers, hammers [...]
