Kristin speak to us about her Crafty
Tell me a bit about yourself
My name is Kristin, and I work out of our home in Troutdale, Oregon. I dream of one day having Meanbean as my full time job, but until then I juggle Meanbean, a full time day job and my family. It can get crazy, but it’s worth it!
What is the name of your Shop?
My Etsy Shop is Meanbean
Please describe your creative process
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Tell me a bit about yourself
Hi! My name is Mandy. I’m 19 and currently residing in Springfield, Mo. I’ve been crocheting for about 4 years now and its pretty much my addiction. I love the feeling I get when I can use something I made myself and not have to go out and buy it. I have a blog that you can check out that shows what projects I’m
Along with many other sellers this summer, I’m not selling a thing! I haven’t had a sale in almost 3 weeks now, the longest time ever since I first opened up my shop! So, what to do? Give up? Toss in the towel? No. The answer is, devote my time to other alternatives and opportunities during this slow summer. For me, this means a couple of craft fairs and
Tell me a bit about yourself
My name is Chris and I live just outside Springfield, IL.
I also operate “CCSynopticvisions” here on Etsy, where you can find my jewelry pieces for every day wear.
“StudioSeven” offers special occasion creations with high end materials.
In addition to the E-Stores I am in many physical store locations:
Divernon,
So, that’s me … making a funny face and looking weird at my booth! Just a thought, but the face might have been from the intense freezing cold that was permeating my poor bones (and it was only 8am!) The Chili Cookoff was a total success for chili cooks, but not so much for us crafters …. which was only like 5 people! Lesson learned: only
Tricia Milstead of Trilei Jewelry does brilliant things with Swarovski crystals! Her ability to design with color is stunning. In addition, she does excellent work with resin, chiyogami glass magnets, semi-precious stones, and even chainmaille. Recently, I had a chance to interview Tricia.
What types of items do you sell?
I make jewelry, and I’m always experimenting with
Today I want to speak about youcraft.org, is a new site looking to publicize all manner of crafts. It’s a free site, and it’s cute and very easy to use, and you can post all kinds of crafts related items.
The site is the initiative of 2 very creative sisters and they love the crafts world, which they want to publicize to other artists for free.
Come to visit youcraft.org 










