Oct
17
How to Publish a Craft Book
October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
While reading the Craft Blog, I recently stumbled upon this post by Natalie Zee. Crafty Pod’s Dianne talks to two very crafty ladies in publishing, Christina Loff of Chronicle Books and literary agent Kate McKean, to find out what it takes to publish a craft book.
Some interviews you listen to rather than read!
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Sep
30
Threadbanger Video Chats With Your Editor
September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This week I thought I would post a little interview I did with Rob of Threadbanger about my website Naughty Secretary Club and my new book by the same name. There is a contest to win a copy of the Naughty Secretary Club Book.
Also this week on Threadbanger the gang re-released [...]
Sep
22
Craft Artist Interviews
September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Are you a craft artist who is looking for a little reconigtion? Then we are looking for you!
We are seeking artists to be interviewed on this blog.
If you would like to find out more about being interviews then please contact the editor at artistlife@craftgossip.com
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Sep
10
A Sample of The Sampler with Alison Gordon
September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
NAME: Alison Gordon
WHERE ARE YOU: Weymouth, Massachusetts (about 20 miles south of Boston)
COMPANY NAME: the Sampler
WEBSITE: http://www.homeofthesampler.com
BLOG: same!
CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: my rotary cutter….I use it every single day.
FINISH THE SENTENCE: When I am not mailing out oodles of fun packages I am sewing up a storm and working on the [...]
Jul
18
Indie Shopping with Moushart Jewelry
July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Indie Shopping is one of my favorite websites for scoping out up and coming crafty talent. This week the ladies interview Michelle of Moushart Jewelry. All kinds of fun insider information like how Michelle worked for Cirque Du Soleil, she is currently in the middle of reading Craft Inc. and drinks Chai.
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Jul
17
Hi I’m Kelly and I Make Lamps out of Undies
July 17, 2008 | 2 Comments
NAME: Kelly Kerrigan
WHERE ARE YOUR DIGS: Nashville Tennessee is where i live
COMPANY NAME: Tramp Lamps
WEBSITE: tramplamps.com
BLOG: http://krockbizz.blogspot.com, but ihaven’twritten anything on it yet
TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT:–for my lamp biz? i suppose i would have to say Hot Glue Gun , but it seems like every crafter would say that item. - [...]
Jul
14
Get Your Interview Fix on Indie Fixx
July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Indie Fixx is a fun website to get caught up on the latest craft gossip, peep inside crafters studio spaces and also read interviews. This week the ladies of Indie Fixx have themselves a nice little chat with Kate from Tiny Warbler Designs. I need to snag me one of those stuffed [...]
Jul
9
Kailo Chic - Hob Knobbing with Project Runway Alum, Features in Seventeen & More!
July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
NAME: Kara Whitten
WHERE ARE YOUR DIGS: Austin, Texas
COMPANY NAME: Kailo Chic
WEBSITE: www.kailochic.com
TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: My sewing machine
FINISH THE SENTENCE: When I am not sewing my heart out I am… doing one of the many other tasks that go along with running your own business.
Kailo Chic offers wristlets, clutches, wallets, totes [...]
Jul
7
One Good Bumblebee - A Website Full of Whimsies
July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
NAME: Katey Nicosia
WHERE ARE YOU: Dallas, TX
COMPANY NAME: One Good Bumblebee
WEBSITE: onegoodbumblebee.com
BLOG: onegoodbumblebee.com/blog
CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: So many things! But I’d say my most precious tool is my Rotatrim paper trimmer.
FINISH THE SENTENCE: When I am not running One Good Bumblebee I am making art for the fun of it.
I saw [...]
Jul
4
Plush You Gets the Scoop on Dreamlets
July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The fine folks at Plush You in their never ending quest to interview the very bestest plush artists in the whole wide world started July off with a bang. Meet the peeps behind Dreamlets (Let’s Dream backwards). Matt and Amy make some of the cutest plush critters I have seen in a [...]

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