Amanda Zampelli
Host of Crafty Ass Female
I believe in regular people like me and you telling our stories our way.
I believe in the habitual, typed-out processing of life events, i.e. "this is what has happened to me and this is how I'm moving through the world with it."
I believe in sharing our brave, weird, niched talents/hobbies/obsessions with the world.
I believe in real talk, flawed images, and that getting things out is better than keeping them in.
Find out more about me at http://amandarosezampelli.com/about
Amanda Zampelli has hosted 165 Episodes.
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Episode 117: Being @KELLOFAPLAN w/ Heather Kell
March 2nd, 2020 | Season 5 | 48 mins 34 secs
Today on the podcast we are bringing you #plannerbabe Heather Kell. Heather Kell is a content creator who combines her passion for teaching with her love for creative planning. She uses both her YouTube channel and Instagram account to teach others how to plan a life they love! Heather lives just outside of Fort Worth, Texas with her husband and their two dogs.
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Episode 116: Awesome Ladies Live 2020
February 24th, 2020 | Season 5 | 57 mins 56 secs
The fourth annual Awesome Ladies Live Feminist Scrapbooking Retreat hosted by our very own Kristin 'rukristin' Tweedale will be taking place in her home town of East Lansing, Michigan the weekend of July 24th - 26th, 2020. It is AWESOME! There are LADIES! ...and we craft together LIVE! This epiosde is all about it!
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Episode 115: A+K Discuss Color
February 17th, 2020 | Season 5 | 50 mins 23 secs
In this episode, A + K talk about COLOR! As a kid, choosing a color out of the crayon box was one of the the first things we had agency over.
Amanda + Kristin talks about the magic of COLOR and different ways we work color int our worlds.
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Episode 114: Pieces of Us, Ali Edwards' Self Portrait Challenge
February 10th, 2020 | Season 5 | 57 mins
Sometimes a creative community challenge comes along at just the right time that gets a crafty ass female excited to take pictures, share content, and have a load of fun! ENTER: Ali Edwards’ PIECES OF US, Self-Portrait Adventure!
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Episode 113: Snail Mail Superstar Author Sara McNally
February 3rd, 2020 | Season 5 | 1 hr 1 min
Constellation & Co uses the power of words and the magic of snail mail to connect people and make us all feel less alone. Sara is the author of The Year I Became Snail Mail Superstar, a memoir about the importance of handwritten correspondence, feeling our feelings, and making peace with grief.
When Sara’s not working at the shop, she’s sending snail mail to her loved ones, lusting over stationery and fountain pens, admiring her jungle of houseplants and spending time with her husband and son.
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Episode 112: Crafting a Routine
January 27th, 2020 | Season 5 | 57 mins 6 secs
WE’RE BACK FROM OUR HOLIDAY HIATUS WITH NEW A SHOW! Continuing with Season 5’s theme of REFLECTION, today A + K are reflecting on their current routines and discussing the idea of how to “craft” one.
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Episode 111: From the Vault: Lisa Congdon
January 20th, 2020 | Season 5 | 1 hr 11 mins
Today we have THE ONE, THE ONLY Lisa Congdon on the podcast! Fine artist, illustrator and author Lisa Congdon is best known for her colorful paintings and hand lettering. She works for clients around the world, and is the author of eight books, including the her latest: Find Your Artist Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic.
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Episode 110: From the Vault: Austin Kleon
January 13th, 2020 | Season 5 | 1 hr 24 mins
Austin Kleon talks to A + K about his new book Keep Going and how it’s a bit of a corrective to the first two books in his three-part series.
Austin also shares his thoughts on library tourism, the importance of sharing the work of others, and his eye-roll reaction to the phrase ‘creative journey’.
A + K + Austin also discuss (1) how participating in a rich, creative life without the pressure of monetization can be a way to ‘build up your immune system’, (2) how feminism is the way for men to be free from their nightmares, and (3) how you should metaphorically try to ‘be your own gardener’.
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Episode 109: From The Vault: Elise Blaha Cripe
January 6th, 2020 | Season 5 | 59 mins 12 secs
Today on this From The Vault episode we have an explanation for why we love Elise Blaha Cripe so much, who launched the brand GET TO WORK BOOK® in 2015, and her first book Big Dreams, Daily Joys in October 2019. Elise’s true passion is in helping people set and work towards their goals.
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Episode 108: From the Vault: Growth in Scrapbooking
December 30th, 2019 | Season 5 | 1 hr 20 mins
Once upon a time, Amanda + Kristin launched episode 10 of this podcast answering the question WHY WE SCRAPBOOK. With season 4’s theme of GROWTH, we thought it was appropriate to revisit this question. We talk about how we’ve evolved our documenting hobby up until this point, and the shifts in our approach & execution.
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Episode 107: From the Vault: Cathy Zielske
December 23rd, 2019 | Season 5 | 1 hr 18 mins
This is a from the Vault episode! Originally recorded in March 2019 -- this was one of our favorite episodes from this year and we decided to share it with you again, with a new intro!
Cathy Zielske (pronounced simply as Zil-ski) gives us the backstory of how she got to where she is today, from her job as an assistant editor for a magazine to having a baby and freelancing to her foray into scrapbooking and how she ‘got hooked’.
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Episode 106: One Little Word 2020
December 16th, 2019 | Season 5 | 1 hr 13 mins
According to Ali Edwards, the creator of the annual one little word® project, a single word can be a powerful thing. It can be the ripple in the pond that changes everything. It can be sharp and biting, or rich and soft and slow.
In this episode you'll hear Amanda + Kristin talk about their experiences leading up to choosing their words for 2020. Kristin … her new one little word®. Amanda… This episode reveals just how important this project is to us. xo
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Episode 105: Planners for 2020
December 9th, 2019 | Season 5 | 59 mins 53 secs
In this episode, A + K talk about what their current planning system looks like going into the new year. The girls talk about how planning is like religion because it’s such a personal practice, and no matter how much you preach about what works for you, a person has to inevitably choose for themselves.
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Episode 104: Art Witch Journaling w/ Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd
December 2nd, 2019 | Season 5 | 1 hr 12 mins
Today on the podcast we are excited to bring you Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd: art witch, feminist and archaeologist. She believes in the power of art to change lives and she teaches you how to do just that in her art journaling classes. She co-runs Art Witch Academy with her sister witches Caroline and Emily.
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Episode 103: People Pleasing
November 25th, 2019 | Season 5 | 1 hr 3 mins
THE CRAFTY ASS FEMALE PODCAST IS NO STRANGER TO MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSIONS. With Thanksgiving only a few days away, Amanda & Kristin couldn’t think of a better time to discuss what often goes on around the holiday dinner table and all throughout the year for that matter: PEOPLE PLEASING! Yikes.
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Episode 102: Rooted Reinvention w/ Katy-Rose Bye
November 18th, 2019 | Season 5 | 1 hr 12 mins
Today on the podcast we are excited to bring you Katy-Rose Bye! Katy-Rose is a teacher who helps soul-searchers + truth-seekers to connect with their inner strength, and unearth the secret weapons they were never taught.
How? By teaching them to trust themselves, feel capable of handling daily stressors, & get clear on the next steps for their reinvention, without burning down the self-work progress they’ve done so far, so that they can stop power-struggling their way through life.