Crafty Ass Female

Episode 144: Daily Pages

September 9th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 2 mins

Today we are bringing you an episode that talks about a way you can document your life, play with product, and STRAIGHT UP make art + tell your stories in just a few minutes a day. With Kristin’s DAILY PAGES, it has never been easier or more accessible to do!

Episode 143: One Little Word Check In

September 2nd, 2020  |  Season 6  |  57 mins 42 secs

According to Ali Edwards, the creator of the annual one little word® project, a single word can be a powerful thing. Today on the podcast, Amanda + Kristin are checking in with their one little words for 2020 and talking about how they’ve shown up so far this year and why they have “worked”.

Episode 142: September is the New January

August 26th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 7 mins

People traditionally associate goal-setting and embarking on new pursuits with the start of a new year - even though most of us are burnt-out from a busy holiday season. In today’s episode, however, we’re pitching the idea that September is the new January, and a better time to kick into gear!

Episode 141: Scrapbooking, Journalism, and Representation w/ Michelle Garcia

August 19th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 8 mins

Today on the podcast, we have the honor of bringing you Michelle Garcia, the editorial manager of NBC BLK, a division of NBC News that covers news and information focusing on Black Americans. Before that, she was an editor at Vice, Out magazine, Vox, Mic.com, and The Advocate magazine.
Over the last decade Michelle has covered major social movements across the U.S. including the fight for marriage equality, #MeToo, and the Movement for Black Lives, to name a few. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, toddler, and the best dog on the planet.

Episode 140: Telling Stories Through Photography

August 12th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  54 mins 6 secs

Kristin and The Awesome Ladies Project is coming at you with a 7-Day Photography Challenge guiding you through daily photo prompts so you can tell the stories of your ‘right now’ life through the lens of whatever camera you have on hand - be it a fancy Nikon, easy Instax, or your good ol’ phone camera!

Episode 139: Currently | Summer 2020

August 5th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 12 mins

KRISTIN’S CURRENTLY LIST. You know it & love it. Our guests verbally complete it at the end of every interview, and A + K have done their own currentlies on the show in the past. Today, we are getting an update from the girls via this super fun, low-impact little list.

Episode 138: Four Pillars of Scrapbooking

July 29th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 21 secs

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Episode 137: Three Story Styles

July 22nd, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 2 mins

Almost every scrapbook story can fit into one of three categories: everyday stories, adventure stories, or introspective stories. Each story type has it’s own unique traits. Knowing which style your story fits into can make it easier to plan out your project.

Episode 136: Taking Photos During Hard Times

July 15th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 7 mins

Whether you’re living in quarantine or going through a painful experience or just creatively blocked, there are still ways you can take photos during hard times if you want to. This episode provides mind shifts and actionable suggestions for how you can make photos happen!

Episode 135: Continuing to Find Your Voice

July 8th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 1 min

We are revisiting Kristin’s FIND YOUR VOICE — a six-week workshop meant to help you learn to trust your gut, learn to trust your intuition, and dive deeper into who you are as the storyteller.

Episode 134: Documenting 2020

July 1st, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 1 min

In this episode, A + K talk through the small changes, pivots, and updates the podcast will be undergoing from here on out, and the life changes that have led up to it.

The girls talk about their growth, the podcast’s growth, and how they are planning to work smarter, not harder. Most notably: the podcast will be integrated with Kristin’s AWESOME LADIES PROJECT community. YAY!

We are going to starting our Bite Size Bookclub back up with Lisa Congdon’s book FIND YOUR ARTISTIC VOICE beginning next week on July 10th!!!

In addition, the LIVE CHATS are coming back and will be earlier in the day during these summer months.

Episode 133: Podcast Pivots and Updates

June 24th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  55 mins 5 secs

WHOA! What is this? An episode of Crafty Ass Female going LIVE on a…WEDNESDAY?! But since the beginning of the podcast, A + K have always had shows go live on Mondays! Yes, we hear you faithful listeners, and in response - in our best Ross Gellar voice - we shout: PIVOT!

Episode 132: Inspired Summer Plans

June 15th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  58 mins 15 secs

The first official day of summer is upon us and as we wonder what this outdoor, sunny season will look like while we try to acclimate from phase to phase after a sheltered-in few months, Amanda + Kristin are on the show sharing a few of their inspired summer plans, hoping it’ll get you to make some too.

Episode 131: Comparison-itis Revisited

June 8th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 8 mins

Do you have COMPARISON-itis? ...you know...that monster inside your head that makes it reeeeaaallly hard NOT to compare yourself to other crafters, artists, and humans who you feel are just doing better than you are. There's a definite difference between feeling INSPIRED by who someone is + what they do, and catching the ITIS about it.

Episode 130: The Joy Junkie Amy E. Smith

June 1st, 2020  |  Season 6  |  54 mins 42 secs

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Episode 129: Never Skip Brunch w/ Cara Newhart

May 25th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 22 secs

Today on the podcast we are thrilled to bring you Cara Newhart a color & prints obsessed DIY queen who’s here to help you create a beautifully lived-in life through home design advice and chic DIY tutorials. Her goal is to help women dive deeper than pin-worthy rooms and beat the ”boys club” culture of home improvement to empower women ton design homes they love on their terms.