Amanda Barr!

An interview with Amanda Barr (Golden Hiccups), the awesome founder of ELF.

ELF:  What got you interested in crafting/creating?
Amanda: My dad Ted Barr was an artist/oil painter and I always knew I wanted to make art, and my mom was always being creative for Valentines, or Christmas, we were always creating projects in the home. 

 ELF:  Where does your name Golden Hiccups come from?
Amanda:  I like the way Japanese translations to English sound so poetic sometimes, like 'Today your waterfall is filled with smiles' and stuff like that, and so I thought making little art projects was like a golden hiccup.

An interview with Pam Brady, Mazie Summers Soaps

ELF:  Where did your (company) name come from?

Pam:  I named my company Mazie Summers Soap after my paternal grandmother, Mazie. She was born in 1904 and had nine children. She was thrifty, hard-working and definitely adhered to the rule of "Use it up, Make it do, or do without."

ELF:  How long have you been crafting/creating?

Pam:  I've been making soap and soap-related products for four years after I decided to try soap one year for Christmas gifts.

An interview with Erin Griffin Silversmith

ELF:  How long have you been crafting/creating?

Erin:  Since as long as I can remember, but I only started taking it seriously when I went to school for it eight years ago.

ELF:  Where did your brand name come from?

Erin:  I chose to use my name because it just felt the most honest.  I chose to use the word silversmith instead of jeweler because I wanted to make a distinction between the craft and the craftsmanship of my work.