Waking Up in the Land of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo

One of the buyers was a national sales rep and she picked up our line. My husband and I were trying to raise money for our electric bill so we made a batch of earrings and went shop to shop to sell them. Can you talk about this time in your life?ĬC: Those years were so formative in my career as a businesswoman and designer. However, you shared some different stories at The Creative Connection of the “early years.” I’m talking about the risks you took and the belief you had in success when you were a young mother living in a bad part of town carrying a board full of jewelry door to door trying to earn enough money to pay the light bill. S4H: Many of the interviews you’ve done in past outline your path from journalist to blogger to author and how crafting glued it all together. I share the good and bad, and make sure to always end on a positive note. It’s okay to make mistakes they keep life interesting.

I’ve come to accept that shiny doesn’t always mean “polished” and I embrace that. I strive to bring shine into the world wherever I go – whether it be through projects to make, my novels or sharing personal experiences. And not just in my arts and crafts, but in daily life. Or… maybe that was your dream?! What makes the Crafty Chica different… what makes you snap, crackle and pop?ĬC: You are on the right track, for sure! I am all about the triple shine method: bright foundation, sparkles for accent and everything sealed under three coats of shiny gloss varnish. S4H: I once had a dream in which Martha Stewart was dipped in glitter and varnished to a high-sheen.

And now… she has been kind enough to follow-up on our original conversation and answer some Sew4Home questions about her path from starving artist to Crafty Chica, how she ‘does it all’ (without that glue gun appendage mentioned above), and her deep-seated fear of all things beige.īut wait… there’s more! Kathy also sent us a gift package with a copy of her brand new book, Miss Scarlett’s School of Patternless Sewing, which comes out TODAY, as well as her first book, Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter! This Great Giveaway will be coming up later this month. Kathy and her awesome art and craft have been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today and on NPR. She was kind enough to give me a pre-publication copy of her new novel (perhaps in an attempt to get rid of me although she swears not), and we chatted a bit about the world of inspiration. I met Kathy at The Creative Connection this past fall in Minneapolis MN and was so taken by her inspiring address during one of the luncheons, I pounced on her the following night at the cocktail gathering, gushing and otherwise embarrassing myself. I’m talking about Kathy Cano-Murillo, better known as The Crafty Chica. Color, life and laughter sparkle from her pores. This woman creates on so many fronts, I secretly suspect she has an extra set of arms, one of which has a glue gun surgically implanted.

Waking Up in the Land of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo