http://artistlife.craftgossip.com Life and Interviews Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:35:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/how-to-publish-a-craft-book/2008/10/17/ NAME: Nicole Vasbinder WHERE ARE YOU: I'm in Petaluma, CA. It's about 45 minutes North of San Francisco in the Sonoma Wine Country. It's where American Graffiti and Peggy Sue Got Maried were filmed and while it has a small town Americana vibe it's quite sophisticated and progressive. Although I've only ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/nicole-vasbinder-the-queen-of-puff-puffs/2008/10/08/ 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 ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/threadbanger-video-chats-with-your-editor/2008/09/30/ 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.comShare This http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/craft-artist-interviews/2008/09/22/ 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 ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/a-sample-of-the-sampler-with-alison-gordon/2008/09/10/ NAME: Bonnie Rue WHERE ARE YOU: South Austin - where everything is just better COMPANY NAME: Model Citizen WEBSITE: www.modelcitizenclothing.com BLOG: www.goodgirlsandgeeks.blogspot.com CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: currently? scissors & my toaster oven! I am seriously addicted to shrinky dinks ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/model-citizen-white-tigers-pop-star-baby-sitters/2008/08/21/ NAME: Kathy Cano-Murillo WHERE ARE YOU: Phoenix, AZ COMPANY NAME: Crafty Chica WEBSITE: http://www.CraftyChica.com BLOG: http://www.thecraftychica.blogspot.com CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: Tool...hmmm...OK, my pinking shears Every crafter would LOVE to get their own product line how did this turn of events happen for the Crafty Chica. Besides the fact that you ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/kathy-cano-murillo-the-crafty-chica/2008/08/13/ In a sea of books about tweaking a T-shirt Megan Nicolay’s Generation T 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt was always one of my favorites. Megan has even parlayed that success into her own line of T-shirt embellishments available at major craft sores like Michaels! While snooping around Gurl.com ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/megan-nicolay-a-t-shirt-transforming-gurl/2008/07/30/ One day at CHA last week I sported one of my Monica Burnett head bands and I have never had to write a website down so many times. Everyone adored the headband and wanted to touch it, ask questions about it a few even took pictures. That being the case ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/monica-burnett-possibly-the-custest-headbands-of-all-time/2008/07/28/ A name that came up often while I was away at CHA was Craft Sanity. Time and time again people mentioned how fun and cute the interviews Jennifer conducts are. I can't wait to tune into the podcasts and listen to interviews with people like Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching, ... http://artistlife.craftgossip.com/craft-sanity-the-craftiest-podcast-in-town/2008/07/24/