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[6 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 148 views]
Clayshion/ Sydney Woehler

Ok who the Heck are you?
Sydney Woehler, Legal Assistant by day, crafter by night.
What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?
I tried to make a hat for myself from reclaimed wool, and it came out so small that it fit my cat.
Where do you get your materials from?
Paste Crafts, Jan’s Jewelery Supply and Etsy.
If you could talent swap with another local St. Louis crafter for a day who would it be?
Bella Luna Crafts. Shannon makes the most awesome lotions and soaps.
Ok enough about you!  Tell us what you like about …

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[7 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 215 views]
Strung Out and Wired

Ok who the Heck are you?
Renee Christine Hoyle Critical Care RN and crafter!
What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?
I attempted to crochet a hat for my father when I was 11. It looked like a misshapen sock with a crooked cuff! It was the ugliest color brown. He wore it proudly for about a week! Then I never saw it again.
I’ve also had numerous resin messes that were a comedy of errors in my kitchen! That stuff sticks everywhere when you …

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[23 Sep 2009 | One Comment | 361 views]
Robin Eastwood

Ok who the Heck are you?
I’m , better known as The Fancy Lamb. The Fancy Lamb is all about “reinvented vintage.” I enjoy taking tattered, worn, and unloved treasures and turning them into something new and useful. At Paste, you’ll find my line of Vintage Book Journals.
What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?
Let’s just say Mod Podge is not my friend.
Where do you get your materials from?
Since everything I create is based on as many vintage components as possible, I get …

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[23 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 286 views]
Hilary Hitchcock

Ok who the heck are you?
I’m Hilary Hitchcock.  I live in the Gravois Park neighborhood of south St. Louis.  I take photographs — digital, film, Polaroids.  I like to make jewelry and sew, although those are not necessarily my strongest suits yet (see below).
What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?
I have tried FOUR TIMES to make a patchwork fabric ball for my baby nephew, Bruno.  Two ended in such hilarious non-round shapes that I had to give them to him anyway.   As for the more recent two — …

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[30 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 484 views]
Allison Rabbit ~ Squaresville

Ok who the Heck are you?

Allison Rabbitt

What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?

I made a queen-sized quilt, hand-quilted, meticulously assembled in concentric rainbow colors, for a local business man. Not naming names, but my apartment was right behind his shop, so I saw him all the time.  When I finally got it done, he said I had taken too long (2 months, but gee, I was also employed full-time!) and also balked at the price ($600). I quote, “$600? I can go to K-mart and get a …

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[21 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 217 views]
Genifer Brown ~ Downtown Genifer Brown Designs

Ok who the Heck are you?
I am Genifer Brown of Downtown Genifer Brown Designs. I create wearable art. It isn’t quite jewelry because there really aren’t actual jewels involved. My work involves pendants, pins, earrings, and bracelets made of hand sculpted clay and various types of fiber.

What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?
For fun, I sculpted the H.P. Lovecraft creation Cthulhu. If you’ve read Lovecraft, Cthulhu is described as being this huge, horrifying monster that causes the people unlucky enough to see him to go mad. I …