The Crafty Betties

craft·y [kraf-tee, krahf-te] bett·y [bet-tee]

We started as a group of friends from various places across the United States and Canada who were sharing our latest crafts with one another. We started calling ourselves "Betties" as a tribute to the 50's-era of homemakers because of the sheer fun we had of learning by-gone skills of the ladies who could make something amazing out of nothing. Although not every Betty has continued with blogging their ideas (life happens!), the Crafty Betties blog still lives because of our amazing friends and followers! Thank YOU!

This Betty hopes you enjoy the recipes, crafts, home organization tips and other tricks she's learned along the road of life, and I hope to inspire you to create your own life like the origional Bettie that you are!

With Much Love,

Kristen 

Kristen spent her childhood on the same New York State dairy farm that her great-grandparents settled after emigrating from Poland in the early 1900s. Kristen has been creating art with mixed mediums since she was 6 years old. She can still remember the power and the spirit she felt creating beautiful art as a young girl and the desire she had to help others around the world feel the same power and spirit through graphics, words, vistas and beautiful spaces.

After marring her Toronto, Canada sweetheart, Kristen now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

When she is not running, reading or caring for her children and super-busy husband, Kristen is the creative genius behind the Etsy shop Write@Home www.etsy.com/shop/WriteAtHome and is a blogger kristensherlock.wordpress.com/. Thanks for following!

Joana is from Brazil, and has learned a lot since she moved to the United States in 2010 about how talented the people are. She very grateful because she discovered that she also has a talent: copying talents of others! Joana loves learning what other people do very well, and reproducing those great ideas on a budget. Joana's husband is a student and they are doing everything they can to pay for his studies, so she can not spend a lot of money on craft and home organization projects. You will find that Joana's projects are things that can be made with few resources and materials that you already have at home. Hope you enjoy following Joana's simple ideas!

Rachel is a married mother of two from Ontario, Canada.  She has one child with an autism spectrum disorder, which means she is super busy!  Rachel LOVES to be creative when time allows. She has a great sense of design, and a love of food, which led her into making cakes. Rachel says she is still new to this venture but is developing a real love for this medium. Art you can eat; who doesn't like that!?!?

When not at home caring for her children and being a cake specialist, Rachel is also a full time student and works part time at a restaurant.  She loves to have fun and explore new ways to do things, so be sure to follow Rachel's tips here at Crafty Betties!

 Rebecca, from Southern Ontario, Canada, has NEVER been able to suppress her creative side. As with many new moms, the birth of her daughter drove her head first into a scrapbooking/papercrafting passion and she quickly found herself teaching others at workshops and parties the joys of beautifully archiving memories, and how much money you really can save making your own beautiful greeting cards! And after a few lessons about creating her own jewelry, Rebecca was hooked, quickly making more of a supply than she would ever use herself.  But an addiction was developed and the jewelry crafting continued! When she's not playing soccer, out for a run, kickboxing, or chilling with her family, you can find Rebecca leading local papercrafters through projects, or selling her beautiful one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces at a local craft fair. Her websites are rking.myctmh.com and www.leifayre.ca .  Or check out her other blog, redlovestomove.blogspot.com for the ins and outs of day-to-day life. 

Tamie is all about the simplicity of it all. Hailing from the great state of Colorado; Tamie is the mom of 3 boys and hence must create the “girl” herself. Who doesn’t like a little simplicity in their life? Raise your hand – yes you do!

Tamie attempts to create simplicity in her life through organization, meal planning, or re-creating something that she’s seen online (usually other blogs and Pinterest). It is all about simplicity. She also loves to create lasting memories for her gaggle of boys and other families through her photographic efforts. You can follow Tamie on facebook at Tamie Peterson Photography or her blog at http://tamiesphotos.blogspot.com/