by Cafe Handmade on February 26, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I am a wife, mother, friend, kindergarten teacher, crafter and designer. After getting my Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and Textiles, I worked retail and realized that it wasn’t the career that I wanted. I went back to school, got my teaching credential and started teaching 3rd grade. [...]
by Cafe Handmade on February 19, 2010
How did you start creating your artwork? I was working full time and engaged to be married when I was looking for a creative outlet to relieve stress in my life. I took a papermaking class and was so hooked on the process that I made my own wedding invitations. From there, I started selling [...]
by Cafe Handmade on February 12, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I’m the gypsy in my family, and my son, Austin, and I have lived all over the country, including California, Colorado, Pennsylvania and the Adirondack Mountains. We finally settled near Lake Ontario, much to my son’s relief! After traveling for many years, being the nomads wore a little thin! I’ve worked [...]
by Cafe Handmade on February 5, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I am married with 7 kids ages 2 – 21. The oldest five are from my Husbands first marriage and the 2 youngest are ours together. We are raising all the kids together in our home. We are a very strong Christian family. We love movies, swimming, get togethers with other [...]
by Cafe Handmade on January 29, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I’m a work-at-home mom of two little boys, ages 2 and 4 and wife to a wonderful understanding husband. I live in the same town that I was born in, and have lived here all of my life. I have owned a dog grooming business for about 14 [...]
by Cafe Handmade on January 22, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I am a 35 year old mom of 4 kids, ages 13, 11, 8, and a 9 month old baby girl. I am a Holistic Health Practitioner, Esthetician, Aromatherapist, and Herbalist. I make and sell Herbal Wellness & Holistic Aromatherapy products, and healing gemstone jewelry. I love to be creative and [...]
by Cafe Handmade on January 15, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I am a work from home mom of three – ages 11, almost 9 and 5. I have been sewing fun and functional creations for children for over 11 years now. In addition, I am Secretary of the Handmade Toy Alliance and have worked for the last year to ensure that [...]
by Cafe Handmade on January 8, 2010
Tell us about yourself: Hi! My name is Yuliya ( most people just call me Julia), I am a mom to a 27 month old baby girl and a wife to an army husband who is deployed to Korea at this moment. I grew up in Ukraine and at age 21 moved to Canada where [...]
by Cafe Handmade on January 1, 2010
Tell us about yourself: I am the owner & founder of www.blisstopiabox.com
How did you start creating your website: I followed my concept of themed bath & body products and went with it…..
How did you make the decision to pursue your career and work from home? I wanted to be here to get [...]
by Cafe Handmade on December 25, 2009
Tell us about yourself: To sum it up in 100 characters or less… I am a designer, artist, business owner, avid reader, and lover of beauty and culture. I am also a full time mother, devoted wife, active volunteer, and general spreader of good-will and happiness. You could think of me as a cross between [...]
by Cafe Handmade on December 18, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I am a Mom of a 2 year old little girl and expecting my 2nd this spring. I grew up making and creating everything from candles to clothes as a child. I have always had a love for the challenge of making and creating wonderful products. When my [...]
by Cafe Handmade on December 4, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I am a 33 year old mom of a 20-month-old girl who was recently in a full body cast. I went to college for graphic design in Boston and worked in the corporate scene for 10 years before pursuing my dream of working on my art full-time. My husband is a [...]
by Cafe Handmade on November 27, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I am married and have a 16 year old daughter and a 12 year old son. I m originally from New York and spent 5 years in Dublin before moving here to the UK just last February. I am pretty outgoing and find it easy to connect with people and [...]
by Cafe Handmade on November 20, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I’m a 36-year-old woman who is the proud mama of my 2 little boys (my little chickadees!) Sean and Alex. My husband and I live in Farmington, Minnesota which is just south of the Twin Cities. By day, I work at home as a medical transcriptionist but my true [...]
by Cafe Handmade on November 13, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I’m a new mommy to a baby girl, Cadence, and I’m addicted to all things creative: music, graphic design, sewing, knitting… you name it! I live on an acreage in Alberta with my hubby, 3 dogs and 2 cats. I love vivid colors, textures and patterns. I’m inspired by nature, history [...]
by Cafe Handmade on November 6, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I am 30 years old happily married for 4 years and a full time mummy to two boys, aged 4 and 2. Living quite a nomadic lifestyle from London, Leeds, Manchester and Spain we are now settled back in the UK.
I have started a digital craft site where designers display and [...]
by Cafe Handmade on October 30, 2009
How did you start creating your artwork? I have been creating artwork for a very long time, but nothing to the extent of accessories. One night, last winter, I was sitting with one of my friends and she was examining this hat that I had. She asked me if I could create something like [...]
by Cafe Handmade on October 23, 2009
How did you start creating your artwork? I actually have always been creating something since I can remember. Arts and crafts where a staple in our family. But I really got the push to make something more of it in the late 90’s with the push of my husband and mother. My mother had a [...]
by Cafe Handmade on October 16, 2009
Tell us about yourself: My name is Amy Neill I am a 35 year old mom of 2 boys and a happy wife living on Cape Cod. I studied photography at the School of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and I graduated in Interior Design from Rhode Island School of Design. For the [...]
by Cafe Handmade on October 9, 2009
Tell us about yourself: I am a really shocking housewife, I don’t cook and I am really bad at cleaning, so I married a wonderful chef who likes cleaning. We have a little girl who is going on 3 and a large boisterous dog. We live on acreage on the edge of a little [...]