Spotlight: Toyosi Shusi, Fashion Designer
Toyosi Shusi chose to study chemical engineering, but her passion for fashion led her to take classes in apparel and fashion design, ultimately winning the Bernina Fashion Fund and being...
Create Whimsy
We love to be inspired by browsing social media, websites and blogs. These are stories we’ve written to share some of our favorite inspirations.
We’d love to highlight you as a featured contributor, and share your projects and stories in one our future articles. Feel fee to reach out to us directly if you are interested in working with us, or have a great story to share!
Bead Shops In and Around Philadelphia
Never enough beads! We’ve got our top picks for where you can buy beads and other jewelry making supplies in the greater Philadelphia area. If you know of any bead shops...
Spotlight: Sherry Shish, Quilter, Blogger, & Pattern Designer
Sherry Shish has been a crafter her entire life, starting with hand sewing when she was younger, then expanding to crocheting, knitting, needle felting, paper crafts, and finally quilting. And...
Spotlight: Brecia Kralovic-Logan, Fiber Artist and Creativity Coach
An accomplished fiber artist in her own right, Brecia Kralovic-Logan is committed to helping others realize their best creative selves. Her creativity coaching had led her to an "artivist" life,...
Spotlight: David Owen Hastings, Graphic Designer and Fine Artist
Growing up in a household full of creatives, David Owen Hastings learned to sew on his grandmother's 1950's Singer - but David made clothes for his GI Joe platoon. His...
Spotlight: Gwen Lowery, Machine Embroiderer and Textile Artist
Gwen Lowery is a textile artist or a fiber artist or a machine embroiderer or all of the above! Her most recent mission has been to capture the motion and...
Spotlight: Sarah and James Douglas with StickerKitten
Sarah Douglas' background is in publishing so she loves books and any kind of paper! She has been making cards and projects since 2012. StickerKitten is a rather epic extension...
Spotlight: Pat Herkal, Bead and Fiber Artist
Beads, thread and fabric occupy Pat Herkal's head and hands every day. Whimsy, color and the natural world inspire her work. Mixing beads, shells, stones, and found objects - man...
Spotlight: Kristy and Shayla with Sassafras Lane Designs
Sassafras Lane Designs is a mother and daughter team, designing quilt and bag patterns. A perfect match as business partners, each brings a different set of skills to the table,...