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Quote of the Day
September 02, 2010
Maya makes her crafty debut today!
September 01, 2010
In the studio: Buttons!
September 01, 2010
Cupcake Tin Shadow Box
August 31, 2010
Why ombre dying 6 yds of expensive silk is the crafter's equivalent to river rafting.
August 30, 2010
• SEWING MACHINE: Goodbye, sweet thang.
• Hello, old faithful.
• My checklist for CHA (craft convention)
• Starbucks VIA Iced Ready Brew & my love of coffee
• This is what our kids do when we are away...
• Grown-up piñata ideas!
• My Nana: "I need a little sun, a little wind, a little rain..."
How Blogging Changed My Life
I shared my story in Redbook Magazine along with five other incredible women who are all following their passion and working to make the world a better place through their blogs! Read the article>
Find Time to Craft
Think you can’t fit art in your schedule? Think again. Check it out here>
Crafty Chica in the New York Times!
Check out this great article in the New York Times.
Check it out here>
Crafty Chica on NPR
A Glittery Interview... Listen now>
Crafty Chica's Video plea to
Ellen DeGeneres about GLITTER!
 I know her season is almost over, but I couldn't let it end without one last plea. Here's a little video I made for her. I hope you get to see it Ellen! Check it out here>
• My debut novel, Waking Up in The
• Land of Glitter (Grand Central Publishing)
Book Signings and Appearances
Aug 10 - Art Apron workshop at Art Unraveled, Phoenix, AZ
September 18 - The Creative Connection, Minneapolis, MN
September 24 & 25 Home Arts Live!, Minneapolis, MN
October 1 & 2 Home Arts Live!, Philadelphia, PA
October 8 & 9 Home Arts Live!, Phoenix, AZ
Oct 10 - Latino Book & Family Festival, Los Angeles, CA
October 15 Vision Gallery Dia de los Muertos Exhibit Opening, Chandler, AZ
October 21-22 Hispanic Women's National Institutes, Phoenix, AZ
November 6-7 La Gran Fiesta Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
November 13-14 Heard Museum Spanish Market, Phoenix, AZ
November 18th Carnegie Lunchtime Speaker Series, Phoenix, AZ
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• Who Is Crafty Chica?
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Over 60 colorful craft projects, decorations, and shrines that celebrate "Latino Style".
Click here to check it out!
Connecting with your alter ego: When it comes to self-expression, it’s easy to go with your obvious likes of supplies, techniques and ideas. That can get boring. Here are five daring ways to draw ideas out of the concepts you normally wouldn’t consider. Read this article >
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Thanks for stopping by the site! I hope you find the goodies within these pages inspiring enough to make you want to stitch, glue, paint and doodle your way to a glitter-filled life. I don’t claim to be the ultimate guru of all things hand made. All I know is making art is my drug of choice. I’m a hardcore craftaholic. Watch your stuff around me, because I’m bound to glue sequins on it. 
