Jenn Flynn-Shon is the proud owner of Chucka Stone Designs from Boston, MA. I am married with no kids and no pets unless you count dust bunnies; student going for an MA in English (online) which consumes most (read: ALL) of my time; I’ve written 2 manuscripts (one fully edited that I’m shopping, the other [...]

Shop: www.sparrowsalvage.etsy.com How did you get started in your chosen craft?I’ve always been crafty, growing up poor with two grandmothers who both lived through the depression, you learn to get creative! In addition I was a reclusive teenager; I watched a lot of fantasy films while doing art and gradually the two combined and I [...]

Shop: www.tanjasova.etsy.comWebsite: www.www.tanjasova.comBlog: www.artisanclay.blogspot.com How did you get started in your chosen craft?Professionally, I am a biologist, with masters in Zooecology and Environmental protection. Living in a country where wars were happening so often, there is a culture of saving for hard times everything that can be saved. My Nana had a habit of ”this [...]

Shop: FeltSassy.etsy.com How did you get started in your chosen craft? I have always been a crafter. When something sparks my interest I want to know everything about it. This has actually made me rather diverse in the craft/art area. I am self taught most of the time, like knitting and embroidery. But have also [...]

Shop: http://lindaeve.etsy.com/ How did you get started in your chosen craft?I’ve been a seamster since a young age and I love to make things for my beautiful daughter. A few years ago she presented me a fistful of neckties and asked me to make her a miniskirt. I made her the skirt – she loved [...]

SHOP: VeraVague.Etsy.comBLOG: VeraVague.blogspot.com How did you get started in your chosen craft?Well I’ve always felt displaced in this time period, and in general Victor and I are a pretty anachronistic duo. Our loft apartment is quite literally filled with paintings and nick nacks, lamps and furniture, dishes, mannequins, you name it, from all our favorite [...]

Shop: www.offthehooks.etsy.comBlog: www.craftyash.blogspot.com How did you get started in your chosen craft?Funny enough, I became interested in fiber at the end of my fine arts degree! I think it all started when I participated in a site-specific installation on an abandoned farmhouse called “womanhouse”. The investigation of women’s and family history really triggered something and [...]

Shop: herbanlifestyle.etsy.comBlog: herbanlifestyle.wordpress.comTwitter: twitter.com/herbanlifestyle How did you get started in your chosen craft?I originally started creating my herbal bath products about ten years ago. I had sent away for a kit that included raw ingredients and recipes, and it was so much fun that I began creating my own formulas and researching the properties of [...]

Shop bluemoon147.etsy.com How did you get started in your chosen craft?After I graduated from college with a degree in biology I had a lot of time on my hands and a bunch of magazines laying around. I decided I needed a new hobby and looked into making jewelry. I noticed that not many people were [...]

Store: PlanetPlayground.etsy.comBlog: ThePlanetsaPlayground.blogspot.com How did you get started in your chosen craft?I graduated college with a Fashion Design diploma. I worked retail for 2 years, and hated it, and realized it was not where I wanted to be. So I gave my 2 weeks notice, and started up my online shop! I love to make [...]

Shop Location: www.greensprings0.etsy.com My name is Jo Cullumbine. I grew up in Ohio in a small town that had two steel mills. As a young child it worried me that the cars always had a film of rust colored ash on them, the snow had the same ash, and if you hung out your clothes [...]

Jennifer Shon is the owner of Chucka Stone Designs, a multi-faceted company which focuses on providing quality work and detail oriented service. As an independent artist, Jennifer is able to provide clients with a variety of eclectic skills such as — specialty paint treatments, article or blog writing, and eco-fashion sense through a line of [...]

Etsy Shop: dinnertimechimes.etsy.com How did you get started in your chosen craft? My daddy and I started making the windchimes when I was in high school as a way for me to have spending money. The chimes sold like crazy since they made a unique, inexpensive gift. Once I went to college and started my [...]

Sites: www.lolaness.com, www.lolaness.etsy.comHow did you get started in your chosen craft?When I was about 7, I remember telling my grandmother that I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. She sighed heavily and patiently explained to me that I could never be an artist because I would never make any money.Ha! I love [...]

How did you get started in your chosen craft?A full time eco-friendly publicist (www.paigewolf.com), I turned my compulsive knitting and passion for repurposing into Brass In Pocket Knits. Each handbag is knit with organic cotton and other sustainable yarns and finished with repurposed household items. Linings are fashioned from pillowcases, sheets, and scarves. Clasps, handles, [...]

Hello, I’ve been married to a wonderful man now for 20 years, and we have 3 beautiful children. I love animals and own quite a few. I have 5 dogs , 1 cat, 5 birds and 2 horses. Even as a kid I used to play with fabric remnants to dress my dolls and keep [...]

My name really isn’t Mary Zoom, it’s Mary Ellen. But somehow Mary Zoom sounds more fun. Actually, when we were little, my brother Mike named his pet mouse Mary Zoom – Mary after me and Zoom because she was FAST. I’m not quite as fast as the original Mary Zoom, and I’m definitely not as [...]

Black Sheep Heap, a company committed to spreading awareness of ecological and environmental issues through good-looking design, is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based artist, Jen P. Harris. In addition to designing the ever-growing Black Sheep Heap line, Jen has partnered with the non-profit Just Food (which works to develop a just and sustainable food system in [...]

Enthral Designs can be found at a number of locations… http://enthral.etsy.com www.enthraldesigns.com http://enthraldesigns.artfire.com How did you get started in your chosen craft? I started making jewelry as a sort of creative outlet and as a way to carve out some me time into my days. I am a teacher and a mom to three kids, [...]

Name: Kim Beers, Woof Purr CreationsEtsy shop: http://woofpurrcreations.etsy.com/Blog: http://www.woofpurr.blogspot.com/Favorite website: http://www.thedailygreen.com/ How did you get started in your chosen craft?I came across some consumer affairs articles about lead and cadmium found in popular pet toys sold in stores. One of the toys tested was my Maine Coon’s favorite toy! I was also growing increasingly concerned [...]

My Shop’s Link ecogeneration.etsy.com My Blog’s Link ecogeneration.blogspot.com/ How did you get started in your chosen craft?Stay at Home Mom is a misnomer. I am a “I’m-never-home-stay-home-mom” for two active teenagers. I started to knit and crochet while waiting for their activities to finish. And one of the items I made, with left over yarn [...]

Warning: this article features extremely adorable baby pictures! How did you get started in your chosen craft? In 2004 I got married and left my teaching job and home in California for Texas. I was looking for a job and I had a lot of time on my hands. My mother mentioned that she had [...]

My blog: http://limabeanhome.blogspot.com/ My etsy shop:http://limabeanhome.etsy.com/ How did you get started in your chosen craft? My sister gave me a reusable canvas bag for shopping one Christmas almost 3 years ago. This was my first reusable bag, and after taking a look at the construction of the bag, I thought, “I can make these!”. So [...]

How did you get started in your chosen craft?I began making jewelry form recycled items. I would see something I like and think, Oh! I can make that! This would get me started looking for something to recycle in the piece. The recycling aspect has become sort of an obsession. I get a charge out [...]

How did you get started in your chosen craft?I’ve always had an obsession with scouring vintage stores and then altering the clothing I find. In 2004 I started a blog, 21 dresses, to document my work. I find it much more interesting to reconstruct an item than to design something from scratch. Two years later, [...]

Hello, my name is Juanita Rivas-Raymer. I’m married with two kids and we have two cats and a rabbit. How did you get started in your chosen craft? Starting out as a fine arts major, my art was mostly on canvas. When I had my kids, it became hard to paint because of the cost [...]

How did you get started in your chosen craft?I was always into and crafts and arts. I love creating and bringing to life new ideas and products, especially if someone else can use and enjoy them. I also love and respect the world I live in, and want to do as much as I can [...]

This week the ecoetsy spotlight is shining on Amber from cloud9designstudio. In her etsy shop you will find eco-friendly silk-screened t-shirts for women, men, maternity and baby. How did you get started silkscreening apparel? When I was pregnant, I dreamed of opening an online boutique that offered maternity and baby clothing, since I had a [...]