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EmilyFlew
EmilyFlew's mom crafted her whole life and she
often helped her cook and sew clothes. She really
got started crafting when her mom told her she
was old enough that she had to make her own
Halloween costumes. A great incentive!
She joined Craftster right in the beginning
of it all. She loves seeing all the pretty pictures
of what people have made and spends hours pouring
through the swap
galleries and envying all the projects.
Her three favorite projects on Craftster so
far have been: the
knit night of the living dead, the
chicken chaple, and the
embroidered pirate shadow box. Additionally
she admires anything else that she would never
have the patience to finish, which she says
includes a lot.
Her favorite project they she herself has posted
on Craftster? Her fishtail
lace skirt (a.k.a. her knit ass!). You can
also see her mad crafty skillz at her handmade
iPod case shop http://www.technocutie.com.
When
EmilyFlew is not crafting she works at an art
gallery, rides her bike, hikes, reads, takes
classes whenever possible and is a film geek.
Causes that are near and dear to her are anti-death
penalty activism, reproductive
rights, and substance abuse education. She
loves art museums and art education and thinks
that everyone should support their local arts
organizations! Apart from the above, EmilyFlew
also likes russian poster art, bacon, and dinosaurs.
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jMi
jMi found Craftster one day by doing a Google
search for sewing help. Something from the site
popped up and she has been addicted since! She
was immediately drawn to the overwhelming friendliness
of the board, and how helpful everyone was. She
wasn't looking for a Crafty community, but she
soon found out it was something she needed!
There are so many wonderful projects on Craftster
today, that she finds it near impossible to pick
favorites! Some of her all-time favorites include
(but are not limited to):
Street
art inspired wall mosaic, mandala
batik on hemp rayon...and its birth...., and
qazicat's
Polymer Clay Bullseye Cane mint tin. Her most
recent favorite project of her own is a cute tote
bag using Asian inspired fabric.
jMi has been into arts & crafts ever since
she could hold a crayon. Her mother and sister
are very crafty, and her uncle is a professional
artist. She started out drawing and painting,
and has expanded from there. As her craftiness
grew, she began crafting with anything she could
get her hands on--- paint, stickers, paper, boxes,
glitter, beads... you name it, she's used it!
She currently has a *slight* obsession with sewing!
jMi is a Fine Arts major, with a concentration
in Graphic Design, and a minor in Education. She
lives in Virginia Beach, VA making her living
doing anything she can until school's out!
Some of her favorite charities are, http://www.purebredcatrescue.org/,
http://www.cjsids.com/,
and http://www.americanheart.org/.
She currently donates money each year to the American
Heart Association each year in memory of her father.
Her non-art addictions include kittens, collecting
paper she will never have the heart to cut, purses
(hand made and non-hand made), vintage shoes,
thunderstorms, the color pink, fast cars, and
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kategirl
kategirl enjoys all sorts of crafty stuff, including
sewing, knitting, crocheting, beaded and wire
jewelry, card making, and anything else she stumbles
upon that peaks her interest. An example of kategirl's
own handiwork is her messenger
bag tutorial.
She found Craftster after seeing Leah post about
its creation on another forum. She likes coming
to Craftster to see how the communication of ideas
progresses as people build off each other's projects
and inspiration. She also likes how there's something
for everyone, beginner or expert, whatever your
craft may be.
kategirl has just completed her undergraduate
degree in mechanical engineering and is pursuing
a masters degree in biomedical engineering. Along
with crafting and hanging out with her boyfriend,
she enjoys reading.
kategirl also gets mad props for being the 12th
person to sign up for Craftster and for being
the first global moderator on Craftster! |
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krazigal72
krazigal72 joined as a Craftster member after
reading about Craftster in BUST
Magazine. She says she loves all the great
ideas on Craftster and how everyone is so helpful.
Her favorite projects so far are the
Jordy bag, the
Mario quilt and record
bowls.
Her favorite project that she posted was her sparkly
beaded ring. She has a particular affinity
for jewelry-related crafts and traces her love
of crafting all the way back to making friendship
bracelets in 5th grade. She also loves painting
and credits her great-grandmother for passing
along the painting gene.
Crafting is a full-time hobby for krazigal72 but
she's also a student majoring in Criminal Justice.
When she's not learning how to bust gangstas,
krazigal72 enjoys acting like a 5 year old (who
doesn't?!), shopping, thrifting, movies and music.
Her favorite charities are Red
Cross (give blood!) and National
Organization for Women (NOW).
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PinkMafia
PinkMafia has been creative since birth, she was
born with a glue gun in hand. Her favorite crafts
are sewing, embroidery, hot glueing stuff to different
objects, card making and she will try just about
anything once.
When she's not crafting she can be found shimmying
and shaking with her cabaret group, playing on
the beach, bicycling, and hanging out with her
craft partner for life- her daughter.
PinkMafia has too many favorite projects to list
but her favorite sections to find inspiration
are the clothing
and swap
boards. PinkMafia is a recovering swap addict
who has a hard time saying no to knitted and crafted
goods she can't make herself. She is currently
on the 12 step swap program and has completed
step 1- admitting she is a swap addict.
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rackycoo
Rackycoo was lucky enough to have a Mom who was
constantly crafting, and a grandmother who was
a fabulous artist. Both of those women were a
huge inspiration to her; so much so that she majored
in art in college, and worked for a while as a
graphic artist before she “retired”
to raise up the next generation of crafty women.
Rackycoo found Craftster after she noticed a huge
spike in creativity in her two crafty daughters.
She had to find out where they were getting all
their new wild and creative ideas! She started
looking at Craftster over their shoulders, and
then got totally sucked in. Eventually, she caved
and made an account of her own. Soon, the swapping
began, and the rest is history. For some reason,
it’s easier for rackycoo to get excited
about crafting for a swap than for herself. She’s
a little weird that way. Currently, her favorite
crafts are reconned Altoid tins, and Artist
Trading Cards. Soon, however, it looks like
she is going to be moving into more book binding.
Her favorite piece that she’s posted on
Craftster is
“Nanny Beatrice Grace and the Heavenly Host”,
a reconned thrift store painting that she did
as a joint project with her older daughter. They
had so much fun working together. Every time rackycoo
sees that painting, it makes her smile. She knows
that she would never have thought to do something
like that without the influence of Craftster.
And that’s what she likes best about the
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retroeva
Eva lives in Murfreesboro TN with her Husband
and dog. She has a BS in Geology and is currently
persuing her MS in Occupational Safety and Health.
Eva's favorite crafts include cooking, quilting,
sewing, crocheting, stenciling, gardening, and
interior decorating in general. Her main crafty
influence is her Grandma who taught her to craft
when she was only knee high to a cricket and still
teaches her new tricks when they visit.
When she is not crafting or lurking around on
craftster, Eva loves to travel (she just got back
from her first trip to Europe in March 07 and
now plans on being an ex-pat) and is a voracious
reader (highly addicted to romance novels, contempoary
adult fiction, and science fiction/fantasy). |
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SevsOnlyGirl
SevsOnlyGirl was crafty before she knew what crafty
was. Her family didn't know what to think of her
and so just let her be. In college she made a
trip to the Goodwill with her roommate where she
purchased a floor length dress and a plain denim
jacket and then disappeared into her room. Hours
later she reappeared to go clubbing in a mini
dress and painted distressed jacket. When asked
where she got them, she replied, "Today at
Goodwill, silly, you were WITH me!"
Her favorite projects posted on Craftster have
been: DIY
Cloth Pads Tutorial,
this
Dark Side of Wonderland Swap goodie, and Retro
whirl away dress.
Her favorite project that she has posted on Craftster
is her painted
black hoodie.
After years of searching the internet for a good
crafting site, one night she discovered Craftster
and immediately joined. She loved it so much she
asked to be a moderator!
When not on Craftster, SevsOnlyGirl serves as
a Student Activities Coordinator at a college.
Along with guiding students, she also guides a
husband and two children (who are also crafty). |
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sweets4ever
sweets4ever loves drawing, painting (particularly
murals!), scrapbooking, weird and ironic crafts,
interior decorating, photography, and other crazy
miscellaneous things. You can see some of her
own amazing work here in this thread showing a
huge
Celtic motif she painted on her ceiling.
Her favorite projects that other people have posted
on Craftster are: anything by RickRackRuby (the
necktie queen!) like this
skirt, this bike
tire chandelier, and the infamous
green ribbon dress.
sweets4ever is also a marathon-er and completed
her first
full marathon in Oct 2004. When not crafting
or running, she can be found playing Battlefield
1942 and spending time outdoors with her critters
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vanillaxlight
It was long, long ago in a horrible time deemed
"Middle School" when a young, yet not
entirely impressionable girl started on a quest
for knowledge. The goal of this quest was to find
the cure for the most horrible disease called
"Boredom" that plagued the household
of the novice. She remembered a remedy her mother
had taught her in her earliest years: Craft. The
girl had long since forgotten this thing, though
the memory haunted her. On her quest, it would
be this remedy that would save her life.
Deep into her expedition, after many attempts
at slaying the fang-ed Record Bowl or the poisonous
Martha Stewart "Craft", she heard many
a wise man tell tale of a vague place where ideas
roamed free and scissors ruled the land. This
was the holy grail she sought and after much clicking
she found the place called Craftster. Here she
immersed herself and learned many skills to fend
off the evil villains that lurked in the Halls
in that wretched time of Middle School. She taught
herself to sew and make purses and quilts and
stuffed animals for the homeless or sick, she
learned of carving wood and of making paper and
binding books and, of utmost importance, the fine
art known as Crochet.
These skills she took back with her and defeated
the beasts, becoming most revered by many in her
midst. Though she has knowledge, she is wise and
knows that she cannot keep it within her. Thus,
she teaches those that wish to learn and is happy
to share with the world her knowledge.
Well after her quest was completed, she moved
onto many other areas in pursuit of new remedies.
She learned the gift of the word and of helping
others and as this tale is told, she is attending
university to further the gift. She raises money
for sick children at a place known as St.
Jude. It is her hope that she can affect the
life of at least one being. She remains wise and
hopeful and because of such has founded her own
holy land where those with the bud of language
will be able to go and share their secrets with
the world. She calls this place roman-a-clef.net.
In its infancy, it is modest. One day, though,
she knows it will be the fount that Craftster
was for her. |
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Many
thanks to Onno and Guido at twokidsinagarage.com
for providing us with the super-cute Friend of Craftster
icons! Man -- What these guys can do with a 16 x 16
pixel canvas!!
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