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, … Read more ...
Hi I’m Kelly and I Make Lamps out of Undies
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 … Read more ...
Vickie Howell Rounds Up Some Troops for the Craft Corps
Calling all crafters Vickie Howell is looking for peeps to profile in her new book Craft Corps! Why not you? Check out Vickie’s blog for all the details…
Calling all crafters! I’m gearing up to write my next book, … Read more ...
Amy Cluck – Pepto Girl Does Some Pimp Stitching
WHERE ARE YOU: Sacramento, California
COMPANY NAME: Peptogirl Industries and Pimp Stitch
WEBSITE: www.peptogirl.com
www.indiesacramento.com (it hasn’t been updated for this year’s event yet though)
BLOG: www.peptogirl.blogspot.com
CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: My pliers! … Read more ...
Get Your Interview Fix on Indie Fixx
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 … Read more ...
Kailo Chic – Hob Knobbing with Project Runway Alum, Features in Seventeen & More!
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 … Read more ...
Paper Boats & Grocery Bags
Thank goodness for the ladies of Paper Boat Gallery interviewing Cara Taylor on their blog. Without their spotlight I would have never found Cara’s amazing purses made out of crocheted recycled plastic bags. You can even send Cara 50 grocery … Read more ...
One Good Bumblebee – A Website Full of Whimsies
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 … Read more ...
Mahar Drygoods Chit Chats with Roebuck Studios
Mahar Drygoods has started a fun series of artists profiles on their blog. The most recent addition is a little q&a with Kate and Barret Roebuck of Roebuck Studios. This husband and wife team make adorable furniture, mostly for … Read more ...
Chelise Stroud Hery – Living in the Land of Zne
NAME: Chelise Stroud Hery
COMPANY NAME: ZNE
WEBSITE: www.ZNEart.com
BLOG: http://Chelise.Typepad.com
CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: My imagination.
FINISH THE SENTENCE: When I am not producing the ZNE ConvenZioNE, I am… spending time with my family or playing … Read more ...
Plush You Gets the Scoop on Dreamlets
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 … Read more ...
Won’t You Take Me To – Funky Town!
WEBSITE: http://www.funkyfinds.us
TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: Must have my computer (and internet
access) to post about all my funky finds!
FINISH THE SENTENCE: When I am not discovering funky finds I am spending time … Read more ...
2ReVert – Some People Ride Skateboards, Others Wear Them.
WHERE ARE YOUR DIGS: Nova Scotia, Canada
COMPANY NAME: 2ReVert
WEBSITE: www.2ReVert.com
CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: Jeff can’t live without his Dremel, Jann’s favourite tool would be a nice set of flat pliers. … Read more ...
Lori Marie & Her Pretty Little Things on Decor8
Lori Marie of the fantabulous website Pretty Little Things can be seen everywhere from Etsy to the Martha Stewart show and now you can find her on the Deco8 blog. Holly Becker and Lori have themselves a nice little chat … Read more ...
Soapy Love – Soap You’ll Be Tempted to Wash Your Mouth Out With
COMPANY NAME: Soapylove
WHERE ARE YOUR DIGS: San Diego, CA. Actually in the Normal Heights neighborhood. Seriously. I didn’t make that up.
WEBSITE: www.soapylove.com
BLOG: www.soapylove.blogspot.com
TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: My 9″ square silicone brownie pan – I … Read more ...
A Crochet Dude – That is Hot Craft Gossip!
Season 2 of Vickie Howell’s Craft Rock Love Podcast has begun! Hooray! Last year included interviews with yours truly, Kelly Deal, Debbie Stoller and More! This year Vickie has a stellar guest list lined up. Things get kicked off … Read more ...
Maneki – Flea Market Tips, Dremel Tools & Lucky Cats
WHERE ARE YOUR DIGS: I have a little studio in my home in Austin, Texas.
COMPANY NAME: maneki
WEBSITE: www.manekicollection.com
BLOG: manekicollection.com/blog
CRAFT TOOL YOU CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT: my Dremel!
FINISH THE SENTENCE: When I am … Read more ...
My Name is Jennifer, nice to meet you.
I realized that I jumped right in to my new job as Artists Life editor without a formal introduction. Howdy my name is Jennifer Perkins and I’ll be your friendly guide here at Craft Gossip interviewing some of my favorite … Read more ...
Ponoko – The Environmentally Conscious Jewelry Designers One Stop Shop.
Haven’t heard of Ponoko yet? If you care about the environment, make jewelry or are interested in winning $1,000 you might want to learn. Jen has a little chat with Ponoko’s Derek Elley.
NAME:Derek Elley
WHERE ARE YOUR DIGS:… Read more ...
Tina Sparkles on Murketing
Typically Rob Walker writes the Consumed Column for The New York Times, but as of late he has taken time out to write a book and do a little interviewing on his blog Murketing. Rob’s book is Buying … Read more ...