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About
Craft Elf
February 2007
I am a stay-at-home mother of four and a
craft-oholic. I have been crafting for as long as I can
remember. My mother tells the story of the ugly little animals I
used to sew from scraps of material friends and neighbors gave
me.
I have come a long way since then. When my oldest son, now a
high school senior, was in kindergarten, I started bringing
craft projects into his class to make with the students.
Watching the children experience crafting, many for the first
time, brought me great joy. Over the next decade, I went into
each of my children's classes once a month with various craft
projects. I encouraged the children to do their best and be
creative. I also assured them that it is ok if a project does
not come out exactly the same as the instructor's. That is what
makes hand made items so unique and wonderful.
Needless to say I have built up quite a library of crafting
instructions. Some are originals, some too old to know where
they originally came from and others that sadly are copyrighted
and are not available for me to share.
I hope, as you surf through my web-site, you find some things
you would like to make. I am continually adding new items to my
web-site so please visit us often. I will eventually have the
projects listed by difficulty. Currently where appropriate I
specify if the project is for children.
Now, let me give some credit to my son, David. If it were not
for his technical knowledge and encouragement, I would never
have been able to make Craft Elf a reality. Thank you David!
My daughter, Christina, has also lent an important hand to the
success of Craft Elf. Chrissy has hand drawn all the coloring
pages. She has also made the clay holiday icons that you will
find on the Holiday Crafts page.
My husband David Sr. and sons, Michael and Anthony, have also
given me much support and encouragement.
Earlier this year, I met up with some high school seniors who
told me they still have all of the projects we made together in
elementary school. What a wonderful feeling to know that the
time I spent with them years ago was still fondly remembered by
them today.
Go ahead, pick out a few projects and start crafting some
memories of your own.
Sincerely,
The Craft Elf
September 2007
I would like to make a couple of
additional acknowledgements.
First of all, my sister Kathy has been a
great inspiration not just with my website but
throughout the years. Whenever I was coming up
with a new project and needed an idea or help working
out the details, Kathy was always there with advice
and/or solutions. She has collaborated on many of
the projects you will find on this site and I thank her
for every bit of help she has given me. Also,
Kathy's enthusiasm for crafting always gets my creative
juices flowing. You know the saying, two heads are
better than one.
Secondly, I would like to acknowledge a
good friend of ours who has recently started
contributing to Craft Elf. Brian, a recent high
school graduate and new college student, has drawn some
of our newest coloring pages. He is a talented
young man and I'm sure you will enjoy the pictures he
has hand drawn for Craft Elf. Thank you Brian.
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