Heather Kinney

Heather Kinney

An artist based in the Bay Area, CA, she began her business with photo-realistic pet portraits and turned her passion into a unique venture offering pet-themed paint & sip classes at local breweries and DIY Paint Your Pet kits for home use. Her mission is to show that anyone can be an artist! She’s passionate…

Gwen Bortner

Gwen Bortner

Gwen Bortner, the founder of Everyday Effectiveness, is a no-nonsense business advisor with over 35 years of experience in operations, strategy, and leadership. With a deep understanding of the craft industry, Gwen helps entrepreneurs build thriving, sustainable businesses aligned with their values and goals. Gwen’s expertise spans from corporate giants like General Mills to niche…

Gloria Rubio

Gloria Rubio

Gloria Rubio Verduzco was born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico, and as a little girl, she fell in love with the beadwork of her ancestors, and has since fused those traditional learnings with new beadwork techniques. Gloria’s expertise is in wire-wrapping seed beads and working with mesmerizing bead spinners, and she loves sharing the vibrant facets…

Gabriana Marks

Gabriana Marks

Gabriana Marks is a Disabled Artist, Writer, and Family Caregiver living in Sonoma County, California. She’s the Editor of The Nosy Parker Blog where she writes about finding #OneGoodThing daily. The blog recently celebrated 3,000 days and is in its 9th year of publication. Gabriana earned her B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from The University of…

Faye Weiss

Faye Weiss

Faye Weiss is a vintage-inspired maker of all things with needles and thread based in Flagstaff, AZ, who enjoys sharing her love of fiber arts with others through teaching and pattern design. She learned to knit at a young age and spent more than a decade teaching knit and crochet classes. Feeling ready for something new…

Faye Landsman

Faye Landsman

Faye is a Jane of many trades: a beekeeper, a plant witch & the owner of BeeWitched, a honey, local foods, & skincare company. She grows the herbs infused into her salves & balms in her thriving herbal garden. Faye teaches urban beekeeping with the non-profit, HoneyLove & canning & dehydrating skills for various outlets….

Emily Benson

Emily Benson

Emily has been sewing since she can remember, taught by both her mother and grandmother. After a little over a decade as a photographer, she made a career pivot and went back to her first love, pursuing a degree in Fashion Design and Merchandising, and is now completing her Master of Education with the goal…

Desiree Salas

Desiree Salas

Desiree Salas is a Bay Area women’s retro-inspired clothing designer, who’s pieces have a modem fit for the busy woman. The timeless fashions become cherished pieces in your closet when you want to put on something easy, feminine and flattering! Desiree’s collection includes colorful wrap dresses, denim wrap skirts and 1940s inspired shawl collar dresses….

Del Friday

Del Friday

Del Friday uses data and story to bring awareness to mental health issues in the workplace. She also helps professionals create simple creative practices to disconnect from work and buffer the effects of stress. In her spare time, Del runs a tiny law firm and leads professional development workshops for lawyers at the Courthouse Library…

Dari Litchman

Dari Litchman

Dari Litchman is an artist and crafts instructor in Brooklyn, NY. She also goes by her alias “The Craft Whisperer”. Dari has taught arts + crafts to people of all ages for 20+ years starting way back in summer camp. She went on to receive a degree in Art Therapy and a BFA in Fine…