Hello Craft!: Recent Episodes

Tina Seamonster

Hosted by Tina Seamonster, Hello Craft collects stories about making and buying handmade, including accounts of crafting injuries and failures, as well as brilliance and successes. Call our toll-free voice-mail line 1-888-317-3785 and tell us your story in under 5 minutes and it might appear on a future episode of the show. Tell us about who inspires you to make, about buying your first sewing machine or about how the handmade community effects your life.

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In this week's episode, Tina Seamonster learns to embroider and relax.

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In this week's episode, Beth Baldwin finds herself stitching the words 'thug life.'

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In this week's episode, Summit attendee, Laurie Gonyea tells us about her business, Knit Outta the Box, which sells knitting kits for desperate knitters (in places like airports). Also in this episode is the Jenny Hart's Craftnote speech about her business, Sublime Stitching.

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This week, Laurie of Laurie Coyle Designs calls in with a tale of recycling/upcycling.

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This week, Morgan of MamaSassDesigns learns to crochet.

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his week, Lhay Browning Thriffiley shares the story of Avalon Sewing Co and how she had to close up shop.

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This week, we have three stories from crafters who will be presenting their work at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center, February 27 - March 1, 2009. We hear stories from Caitlin Phillips of Rebound Designs, Rania Hassan of Goshdarnknit and Shannon Delanoy of Sweet Pepita. All three tell us about past events that have made them the crafters they are today. For more information about the show, including times and ticket prices, check out craftcouncil.org/baltimore.

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This week, Kay Noble shares her story of making and living in an Athabascan native village in Alaska.

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This week, Mara Bradford gets creative with a gift for Uncle Bill.

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This week's episode includes three stories of handmade holidays. Kelly Rand of I Heart Orange tells us about a lost gift found, Tina Seamonster refuses a Christmas tree skirt, and Meaghan O'Malley of Oh Ginger explains why making for the holidays is important to her.

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This week, Tripper Dungan tells us about the shadow puppets that he makes from cereal boxes.

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This week, Heather from CROQzine tells us about her first publishing venture.

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This week, I talk about my grandfather, John Ross Henry. He was obsessed with making throughout his entire life and it wore off on me.

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Becky from This Chickadee tells us the origin of her craft business name.