Is there anything that hasn’t been made for the Fourth of July? Statue of Liberty tiaras? Been there. Star spangled pool float? Done that. Patriotic party horns, visors, water bottle holders - the list goes on. All month I worried about what to make for this week's column.... Click here to learn more>
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>
Finding your Signature Style
Here are six Crafty Chica tips for devising a product that is as individual as your fingerprint on polymer clay! Read this article >
Squeezing a Dollar Out of a Dime: Making the most of What You Have
 There have been several instances this month when people have asked me how the whole Crafty Chica scene came to be. I know they are thinking - "How the heck... Read this article >
Unearth Your Talent: Just Do It!
 When you come across someone doing something you've *always* wanted to do and kicking butt at it - what do you do? What thoughts go through your head? What kinds of feelings overcome you? Read this article >
Jewelry | Holiday | Food | Valentine's Day | Other Celebrations | Day of the Dead | Inside | Lights | Wearables | Summer/4th of July | Collage/Paper | Wedding | Beauty | Recycled | Shrines
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Coming soon:
•Crafty Chica product line: June 2008
• Crafty Chica sewing book (Potter Craft): Feb 17, 2009
• My debut novel, Love Shine (Grand Central
• Publishing): Summer 2009
• Info for the Crafty Chica Cruise 2009!
Here is where you can find me!
• My web series, "Crafting With the Chica"
• on LifetimeTV.com
• My book: Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul
• My column: Every week in The Arizona Republic
• and Gannett newspapers across the country
• My daily diary
• Be my "friend' on MySpace
• See me on the DIY Network! Craft Lab,
• UncommonThreads & Jewelry Making
Peace, love and glitter,
Kathy — La Crafty Chica
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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. 
