Crafty Ass Female

Episode 80: Scrappy Like A Fox w/ Tracey Fox

June 17th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 14 mins

Today we have Tracey Fox a.k.a. @scrappylikeafox on the podcast! Tracey is a self-proclaimed scrapbookin’ feminist nerd living in central Ohio. She is a former middle school band director, has a master’s degree in Women’s Studies, and currently works as a fundraising data analyst at a large university. She still doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up, but scrapbooking is the one pursuit that has remained constant in her life.

Episode 79: Scrapping & Planning with Sabrina Poole

June 10th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  57 mins 26 secs

Today we have Sabrina Poole a.k.a. @mrsscrapandplan (whose birthday is today!!!) on the podcast! As her INSTA handle suggests, Sabrina SCRAPS & PLANS galore! She is as crafty as they come while also being a wife and mom and member of a variety of creative teams! We are so pleased to be able to bring her to you today!

Episode 78: Being the Best You w/ Sara M. Lyons

June 3rd, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 14 mins

SUPER FUN BABE ALERT! Today we have Sara M. Lyons - artist, illustrator, product designer, magic girl, muralist, cute weirdo - and she is an absolute crafty ass female to the MAX! Her hair, her vibe, her talent, and her Instagram presence are so kitschy + fresh and we couldn’t be happier to share her with you!

Episode 77: Summer Crafting & Happenings!

May 27th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  58 mins 5 secs

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! The unofficial start to summer has begun today and A + K are gushing about it!

Episode 76: WOMANHOOD, man

May 20th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  59 mins 54 secs

In this episode, A + K comment on the politics surrounding reproduction, and Kristin brings home the point that reproductive rights are complicated.

“My body, my body choice” is not just about abortion. We have a right to birth control. We have a right to a safe gynecologist. We have as right to vaccinations to treat an STD. This idea that people are just “profile” or “prochoice” is nonsense because it is NEVER just that simple.

One in four women have had an elective abortion, and A + K share their personal stories.

It’s a great follow up to our physical health episode and is kind of a continuation of our feminism episode.

Episode 75: Physical Health

May 13th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  59 mins 30 secs

Welcome to episode 75! We are three-quarters of the way to having launched 100 episodes and that is a milestone Amanda + Kristin never even imagined they would get to. Let’s go!

Episodes 22 & 31 of the podcast were specifically about MENTAL HEALTH, and with the spring season and swarmer weather upon us, A + K thought it the perfect time for an episode talking about their physical health stories thus far.

Episode 74: What's My 'Thing'? REVISITED

May 6th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 5 mins

Almost seventy episodes ago, Amanda + Kristin launched episode 8 of this podcast exploring the question WHAT’S MY ‘THING’?. With this season’s theme of GROWTH, the girls thought it was appropriate to revisit this topic and talk about how their perspectives have evolved, inspired by the recent conversation they had with Austin Kleon about his new book Keep Going.

Episode 73: Growth in Scrapbooking

April 29th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 8 mins

A year and a half ago, Amanda + Kristin launched episode 10 of this podcast answering the question WHY WE SCRAPBOOK. With this season’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.

Episode 72: Growth with Plants and Gardening

April 22nd, 2019  |  Season 4  |  51 mins 15 secs

Happy Earth Day, lovelies! Amanda + Kristin couldn’t have possibly moved through this season’s theme of GROWTH with a whole episode dedicated to plants and greenery and herbs and fresh, backyards grown produce and all the metaphors for life that can be extracted from your garden.

Episode 71: Metalsmithing & Business w/ Megan Auman

April 15th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 6 mins

We are so excited to bring you Megan Auman - designer, metalsmith, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for art and business - on the show today.

In addition to running her eponymous jewelry line, where she sells her work to stores across the US and online, she is the founder of Designing an MBA, which provides business thinking for artists and makers. Her latest projects are Artists & Profit Makers, an online community and mentorship program, and a new ebook, Try It and See: How to Get Sh*t Done While Overanalyzing Everything.  Megan lives and works in Jonestown, PA, a small town about 90 miles west of Philly.

Episode 70: The Reckoning w/ Erin Maya

April 8th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 17 mins

BABE ALERT! Today we have Erin Maya - the founder, songwriter and lead vocalist of ERIN MAYA AND THE RECKONING, and the back-up singer of NYC’s female melodic-punk band BABE PATROL - on the show. Kristin + Erin went to grammar school together, were both in Girl Scouts, and the two have reconnected for this episode to talk about Erin’s mission as an artist: to give witness to the unseen/unheard; to be part of art that is inclusive because visibility is the beating heart of art.

Episode 69: Keep Going w/ Austin Kleon

April 1st, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 22 mins

Amanda + Kristin couldn’t have planned any better that episode 69 (wink, wink) of the podcast would feature our very first MALE GUEST: the one, the only, AUSTIN KLEON! Laaaaaadies! We made it happen!

Episode 68: Growth - Welcome To Season 4!

March 25th, 2019  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 2 mins

In this episode, A + K talk about about where they are at with their personal growth. Kristin has been navigating the hills & valleys of her physical health, being a person who is in chronic pain, and shares her thoughts about telling that party of her story.

Amanda attributes her growth thus far to a combination of the intentions she set at the start of Season 3 and what she decided on for her one little word this year. She talks to Kristin about what she’s doing to lay down a SOLID FOUNDATION at this point in her life and deal with all the background ‘stuff’ she’s been struggling with for years.

Episode 67: Wrapping Up Working Smarter, Not Harder (Season 3 Finale)

March 18th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 14 mins

We are celebrating the FINALE of the THIRD SEASON of Crafty Ass Female (!!!) with the one, the only Megan Anderson! Most of you know her as Kristin's soul-lady + BFF or as the creative behind The Nerd Nest. Megan is a wife, mom & caretaker to many children of various ages, and memory keeper extraordinaire. Here we go!

Episode 66: Wonderfully Witty Wisdom w/ Cathy Zielske

March 11th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 22 mins

Boy, did we land a ‘GET’ in today’s guest! We are thrilled to have the one, the only, the witty, the wise, and the wonderful Cathy Zielske on the show today. All hail the QUEEN of CRAP-FREE SCRAPBOOKING! Both Amanda + Kristin have followed her for years and agree that her presence + voice in this creative crafting community we all known & love is unmatched and unparalleled. It is our pleasure to bring her to you with this episode.

Episode 65: What Is and Isn't Serving You w/ Tiffany Han

March 4th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 6 mins

We are thrilled to have Kristin’s homegirl Tiffany Han on the show today! Tiffany Han is a life coach who teaches smart, driven women how to raise their hands and say yes to all the things they want to do, be, and say without compromising their standards—or their sanity.