contributors Sasha Libby
Charlotte Lyons
Kellie Dykast
Sasha Libby was raised over her father's art studio. As she kept him company while we worked, she was encouraged to pick up a paint brush or try her hand at printmaking at a very early age. As she (and her creativity) grew, she found herself in the studio working with her father (now known throughout blogland as The Secret Weapon) making jewelry, ornaments for Christmas trees, special toys, miniatures... and all sorts of silly things. Truth be told, if she can come up with an idea, The Secret Weapon can help her execute it. They like to brainstorm and solve problems together. When Saucy isn't talking her entire family into helping her with a project, she is thinking about the next project, blogging the last one, and probably taking credit from The Secret Weapon. She lives with husband Veto and daughter Loopy in a one hundred year old house that seems a little quiet now that Buddy Budderson has moved away to school and taken his drum kit. She very much enjoys eating pastry.
Charlotte Lyons's creative repertoire includes a happy mix of design, crafts and art - as well as illustrated books she writes about creative life. Trained as a teacher, she has developed techniques for painting, stitchery, collage and design that infuse her work with an eclectic handmade charm.
Kellie Dykast lives in Tennessee with her amazing husband and spoiled cat. She started her Etsy shop Every Jot & Tittle on a whim in 2007, and it has now become a part time job. Her paper items have been in many magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Domino, Romantic Homes, and Creating Keepsakes. She loves to make things, especially with paper. She also always has a list of projects to accomplish around her home. You can follow her projects and steal her ideas from her blog, www.dykast.us/scraplog.
After growing up in a household decorated with colorful textiles and flea-market finds, Charlotte's work is still inspired by the humble designs of traditional art and craft and the inventive use of everyday materials. Born and educated in St. Louis, Charlotte raised three artistic daughters in a bright pink house near Chicago. Presently, she lives in a green house along the Hudson River in New York with her husband and daughters. Charlotte shares her creative life on her popular blog http:/housewrenstudio.typepad.com