Crafting a Revolution

Episode 104 - Nicole of Nicole Huppert Design Nicole is a wife, mom, UX designer by day and woodworker by night. Nicole describes herself as being creative even as a child and really being drawn to the arts. She followed her artistic passion and went into UX and product design professionally. Then, when she was six months pregnant she tackled her first woodworking project by making an infinity sid...

Wonder Women 017 - Barbie the Welder Barbie the welder is an American metal sculptor. She grew up in New York, learning from her parents the art of being able to make or fix something yourself. She started her career in welding after finding inspiration from the film Cast Away. Barbie started her welding career working for a manufacturer as a sheet metal fabricator and welder. After working there...

Episode 103 - Tiff of Night Carver Designs Tiff is a wife, mom of twins, graphic designer by day and wood designer by night. Tiff has always had a love for the creative and went to school for art and graphic design. She has done several different things creatively in her work and hobbies. She started designing and carving wood creations as an outlet after her twins went to bed. Tiff specializes in...

Wonder Women 016 - Alicia Butty, Canadian Welder Girl Alicia has been making since she can remember, and welding since she was about 10. When an event took her out of the more traditional university for a while, at the suggestion of family, she took a welding class to keep her hands busy and continue learning. From there she was recruited for her skills into the welding industry. Now, she works wi...

Episode 102 - Gbeke with Simplicity for Designs Gbeke is a wife, mom of two young kiddos, works fully time in IT and runs a DIY home improvement blog called Simplicity for Designs. Gbeke always had an interest in design and art as a child and that really came in handy after her and her husband built their first home together. Due to budget restrictions, some of the upgrades in design that she want...

Wonder Women 015 - Sami of Sami Lee Studio Sami works full time as a content creator for Avid CNC while also running a side business, Maoke Made, a feminist fabrication company, AND designing and making her own furniture. Bored is one thing Sami is not! She grew up in the Silicon Valley and went to art school in Georgia where she studied sculpture with a focus in digital fabrication. After college...

Episode 101 - Emily of Emily Joyce Official   Emily is a wife, mom, and enamel artist. Though she graduated college with a degree in enamel, Emily actually spent many years after college as an art teacher. Recently though, she made the big leap from being a teacher to running her own art business. Now she spends her time making pieces of enamel artwork that she sells online and through artist gall...

Wonder Women 014 - Britt & Shannon of Britt Builds Britt and Shannon are a married couple doing the corporate thing by day and woodworking side hustle by night. Britt's introduction to woodworking came through shop class at school. This really sparked an interest that carried into adulthood. It was Britt's love of woodworking that sparked an interest for Shannon to start learning some skills as we...

Episode 100 - Lauren of Rasp & File Designs Lauren is a wife, mom, and custom woodworker located in the DC area. Her specialty is working with live edge slabs and metal bases to maker her clients' dreams come true. Lauren grew up being creative and even getting into woodworking a little. She rediscoverd woodworking just a few years ago and really hasn't looked back since. Her dream is to eventuall...

Wonder Women 013 - Sara Bendrick Sara Bendrick is a designer, licensed contractor & T.V. Host for the DIY Network.  She has a bachelors in landscape architecture from Cal Poly SLO and when not filming 'I Hate my Yard' or her new series "Lawn & Order'  she runs a Landscape design/build company, 'Sarita Landscape Design'. Sara recently published a book, 'Big Impact Landscaping' that breaks down proj...

Episode 99 - Brook of B.E. Happe Designs Brook is a wife, mom, and handmade goods business owner who is living the RV life and traveling the country with her family. Brook started crocheting hats and donating them to the hospital as a way to keep her hands strong while taking a break from being a doctor of physical therapy to stay home with her two boys and soon to be newborn daughter. After the b...

Wonder Women 012 - Ashley Minney Ashley Minney is a self proclaimed jane of all trades, master of none. She really enjoys being able to experiment with different mediums and different ways of making. She produces content around what she makes and puts that content predominately on Instagram and YouTube . No matter what she is making, one thing is certain, she brings a ton of humor with it.

Episode 98 - Angela creator of Move Over Bob Angela is a wife, mom, former barber, and owner of her own design and build business. Angela has really always had a passion about building up trade work and working in industries that involve working with your hands. She started her journey with remodeling with a project in her own home and now she designs and remodels homes and spaces for her clients....

Wonder Women 011 - Laura Kampf Laura Kampf is an amazing maker in Germany. She actually went to school and got a design degree for making video and other media content for companies. It took her some time after discovering, or should I say rediscovering making to produce her own video content and put it up on YouTube. Once she did though, she grew rather quickly, and there is no doubt why. Besides...

Episode 97 - Octavia of The Timber Mom Octavia is a wife, Mom of two, and DIY woodworker. Octavia is fairly new to woodworking and DIY. She started teaching herself as a way to make things for her home and give herself a creative outlet. Though it may take her time to build up her confidence with new tools, once she does, watch out! Now she is working on growing the Timber Mom as a thriving busine...

Wonder Women 010 - Anne of All Trades Anne planted her first seed and used her first tool a little over a year ago. Now she is on a mission to inspire and empower others to learn things that make them a resource to their family and community. She does this by producing content around her growing farm, her woodworking projects, and whatever else she happens to be up to such as working on her golf c...

Episode 96 - Emilee of Mama Needs a Project Emilee is a military wife, mom of two, and DIY maker. Emilee started her making journey on a military base in California with her husband. She had wanted to find something they could enjoy doing together. However, it turns out that she has much more of a passion for DIY projects then her husband does. Now, she makes furniture and other pieces and shares...

Wonder Women 009 - Erin of Maker Gray Erin is a DIY furniture maker and home remodeler sharing video tutorials on YouTube. From getting a degree in art, to making music, to becoming a professional photographer, to discovering woodwork, Erin has a passion for creativity. She now builds everything that she can and shares the process as she goes. You can follow along with Erin on Instagram , Pinteres...

Episode 95 - Chloe of Wood Couture LA Chloe is a mother of two and woodworker originally from France and now in the LA area. She came to the US in order to learn English and started out building sets in Hollywood. She had no previous experience with tools and simply learned as she went. Now she makes everything from wooden toys to furniture, all with a vintage flair and mid-century modern style.

Wonder Women 008 - EJ of Hurricane Woodwork EJ is a woodworker located in Philadelphia. Their main objective is to provide their clients with full service woodwork design using ethically and sustainably sourced woods. They work predominantly with reclaimed wood. EJ has been woodworking for about 5 years now and is really enjoying honing their craft and making custom products for their customer whi...

Episode 94 - Tanda @TandaMadison Tanda is an entrepreneur, maker and founder of Vanguard Tech. As she says, happiness is a shop full of tools and a mind full of ideas. She is fascinated with making and micro-manufacturing. As a child she enjoyed tinkering, taking things apart and figuring out how they worked. That love of tinkering stuck with her into adulthood.

Wonder Women 007 - Eleanor Dewey Eleanor Dewey lives with her spouse and shop cat Alfonso in the Denver, CO area. She is a talented wood turner who is close to completing her degree in fine furniture and turning. She has also worked for years in advocacy work for LGBTQ youth. She brings passion into everything that she does.

Episode 93 - Jennifer with I Wear Many Hats Jennifer is a wife, mom of two, emergency room RN, home DIYer and woodworker. Jennifer's introduction to woodworking came from a need to have furniture for her home on a budget. She also needed a creative outlet that gave her space to be her and not just a wife or mom. Through teaching herself to make, she both got functional pieces of furniture and a cr...

Wonder Women 006 - Alexis Alexis is a craftsperson and woodworker that is currently running a local maker space, Protohaven, in the Pittsburgh area. Alexis has always been creative and went to college for industrial design. After college she had the amazing opportunity to work as a designer at George Nakashima Woodworkers which really cementer her love of the craft and the materials that are a par...

Episode 92 - Michelle of Aqua - n - Gold Michelle is a wife, mom, engineer and maker. She has always had a creative side. At first this creative side came out as a cake decorator, then paper crafts, and finally it is in DIY and woodworking. Though she considers herself a novice, you can see her artistry in every piece.