Crafty Ass Female

Episode 174: Dear Handmade Life w/ Nicole Stevenson

June 22nd, 2021  |  Season 8  |  31 mins 56 secs

In this two-part episode, Kristin talks to Nicole Stevenson of Dear Handmade Life. In this first part of this conversation, we dive into how Nicole got started with her Dear Handmade Life empire and how Covid has impacted her largely in-person business. We talk about her journey through impostor syndrome and how she's still tackling some of its demons to this day.

Episode 173: Dream, Create, Sell with Studio Sisters

June 15th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  34 mins 55 secs

In this episode, Kristin chats with Taylor and Katie Smith of Studio Sisters, a top 1% handmade sticker-making company on Etsy. Taylor and Katie tell us all about how they went from having their own individual Etsy shops doing just mediocre sales to creating this epic sticker shop that did over $100,000 in sales last year alone. With this life-changing success, they've decided to create a brand new course to share their blueprint for success with other artist sellers. You'll hear lots more about why they decided to create their course: Dream, Create, Sell, who this course is for, and so much more during this great conversation. Save 10% on Dream, Create, Sell with code: RUKRISTIN

Episode 172: rukristin's Daily Pages

May 17th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  40 mins 32 secs

daily pages

Kristin shares everything you need to know about her Daily Pages project. If you've ever been curious about what she does or how you can get involved, this is a must-listen episode.

Episode 171: All About Scissors

May 10th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  26 mins 22 secs

Scissors are one of the most important tools that you're going to own as a scrapbooker or paper crafter. In this episode Kristin goes over the different types of scissors and why you might want to have them in your craft toolbox, along with her favorites and some specific recommendations.

Episode 170: Kristin and Laura's Essential Scrapbook Supplies

May 3rd, 2021  |  Season 8  |  34 mins 36 secs

Join Kristin and Laura as they discuss the supplies they find most essential right now - washi tape, inks and pens.

Episode 169: Exploring Loneliness, Together w/ Brandi Kincaid

April 26th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  36 mins 56 secs

rukristin and Brandi Kincaid talk about the ways loneliness has entered our lives over the last year, and how that's affected us creatively.

Episode 168: Showing Up with Authenticity on Social w/ Brandi Kincaid

April 19th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  37 mins 53 secs

rukristin and Brandi Kincaid talk about the inherent difficulties of authentically showing up on social media. They dive deep into what it means to be a real human trying to connect inside the ever changing world of algorithms, new apps, additional features and all of that 'stuff'.

Episode 167: The Extravagant Hope and Hustle w/ Brandi Kincaid

April 7th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  39 mins 42 secs

Kristin kicks off the first of a three-part interview with illustrator, maker, finder, and friend: Brandi Kincaid. This week's conversation revolves around the years of hope and hustle that has gone into Brandi's latest incredible invitation: her Extravagant Hope monthly mailer.

Episode 166: Scrapbooking Over the Years w/ Laura

March 31st, 2021  |  Season 8  |  30 mins 21 secs

Laura Kaplan joins Kristin to discuss where they are now in their scrapbooking journeys, and reflect on where they have been.

Episode 165: The Season of Experimentation

March 24th, 2021  |  Season 8  |  16 mins 29 secs

Hello and welcome to the season of experimentation. Join me, your host Kristin AKA rukristin: feminist scrapbooker as I bring you new and exciting guests, topics and the same stuff that made me fall in love with podcasting to begin with.

Episode 164: From the Vault: The 100 Day Project

January 27th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 30 secs

One more vault episode and we're bringing you back to episode 20 and the first time we ran the 100 Day project.

Episode 163: From the Vault: #Thursday3 and Selfies

January 20th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  59 mins 13 secs

We go back into the archive all the way to episode 21, where we find Kristin and Amanda talking about selfies + Kristin's #Thursday3 weekly selfie challenge where she calls you to:

(1) take + post a photo of yourself,
(2) share three 'right now' things, and
(3) tag three of your friends to do the same

Episode 162: From the Vault: Daily Pages

January 13th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 9 mins

Kristin starts off the episode with her plan to move into 2021 with Daily Pages, and lets you know about The Reset, a 30 day anti-racist visual reflection challenge, starting soon. Kristin also talks about her 100 Days of Daily Pages.

Episode 161: Hello, 2021!

January 6th, 2021  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 2 mins

Happy New Year, Crafty Ass Females! WE MADE IT. The girls are waving an emphatic byeeeeeee to 2020, and are entering 2021 and this episode with what they have on their plate and things coming up around the bend. Kristin goes into what she has up The Awesome Ladies Project sleeve, and Amanda has a bit of an announcement to make. 2021, LET’S GO!

Episode 160: Catching Up w/ Caytlyn Cole

December 30th, 2020  |  Season 7  |  58 mins 11 secs

We catch up with Caytlyn about how she's planning on scrapbooking in 2020 and 2021, transitioning her small business back onto Etsy and working and growing even during quarantine times.

Episode 159: one little word® 2021

December 23rd, 2020  |  Season 7  |  58 mins 34 secs

How is it that time of year again, crafty ass females?! It’s time to choose a guiding word for the upcoming new year based on some aspect of your existence you want to explore. We’ve had this awesome conversation last year & the year before & the year before that, and it’s fun to see how A & K have grown!