Welcome to Craft Hippie!   My name is Dede and I hope you enjoy what you see and come back often to
check out the new items.  For now, I will be selling mostly from Etsy as it is just easier to manage one
selling site.

I chose this name because I have always had a hidden free spirit.  When I was 2 or 3 (early 60's) I would
flash the peace sign and say that when I got "old" I wanted to be a hippie.  Now here I am many years later
and I HAVE ARRIVED!

I live in Dallas, TX with my life partner Leigh Ann.  We have 4 dogs (Sydney, Ashleigh, Max and Brooks) and
2 cats (Sterling and Palmer).  You will probably see lots of pictures of my baby Sydney (4 year old
Chocolate Brown Chihuahua) because she is truly the daughter I will never have.  She is my craft
companion and is right now sleeping soundly in her "big girl" bed right beside me.

I began doing crafts as a child.  I  did a lot of embroidery and sewing.  Years later I took up counted cross
stitch and knitting.  A little over a year ago I was unexpectedly hit with a job layoff and to keep my sanity I
began with polymer clay, jewelry, knitting, glass fusing, glass etching, etc.  It has been a huge leap of faith
to put myself and my work out there.  But I have had fun...and as the saying goes, "Do what you love and the
money will follow."  
I have also developed a service with my coaching business that involves stress relief through art.  As I
found it kept my sanity thru the job hunting months personally.

I look forward to hearing from you.  Please feel free to click on the CONTACT ME link and sign up for my
newsletter, or just leave a comment.

Thanks again!

Dede