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: 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: Kaelin Cordis Age: 25 Location: Belton, MO Profession: Mom, Metalsmith, Wife, Crafter Extraordinaire Craft(s) of Choice: Metalsmithing, Jewelry, Knitting When I was 14, I read a Daja’s Book by Tamora Pierce, about a little girl who could manipulate red hot metal with her bare hands. This magical young girl made a steel and copper [...]
Name: Kelly Malouf Age: 42 Location: IL Profession: I am a stay at home mom and a business owner, selling my crafts of course, mostly jewelry, clothing and soon home decor items. Craft(s) of Choice: Making jewelry, knitting, some crochet, sewing…I think I’ve tried just about everything. Blog: http://kellymalouf.com/blog ; http://kellymaloufsblog.blogspot.com I learned early on [...]
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: Lucia Tschen Hamilton Age: 33 Location: Houston, Tx – Washington, D.C. Profession: Architectural/ Sustainable Design Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry and Onsies Blog: http://www.blugrndesign.com/updates My earliest memories of wanting to be artistic and crafty stem from visits to my grandmother in Guatemala…. She had the greatest place for a kid b/c she had rabbits and [...]
Name: Robyn Coburn Age: 46 Location: Playa del Rey, CA Profession: Homeschooling parent, screenwriter, doll artisan, theater designer – sets, lighting, costume, films – art department. Craft(s) of Choice: Doll making, textile arts, crochet, mixed media, altered couture, paper crafts, jewelry, loom knitting (does the list really ever stop?) Blog: http://www.IggyJingles.blogspot.com I have made [...]
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: 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 [...]
Name: Jennifer McGuire Age: 31 Location: Austin, Texas Profession: Mostly mama to 3 year old twins. Makeup artist/holistic esthetician/skincare educator by trade. Craft(s) of Choice: Well, number one is knitting (and SUPER-amateur spinning) but I also make my own beauty products and have branched out into decoupage and jewelry making. Blog: www.skinrhythm.blogspot.com, www.mamasingstheblues.blogspot.com When I [...]
