- The Phoenix Craft Mafia -

	MEMBER Tressa LuPone Tressa is the Founder of the Phoenix Craft Mafia. She is also the designer behind Packrat Stash. Tressa is a compulsive knitter and she hoards any material that is either soft or shiny. Her main mission in life is to share the joys of crafting with anyone that will listen. Her big dream is to make Phoenix famous for it's indie craft movement.
	MEMBER Mary Brownlie Mary works with copper, gold, & silver wire - shaping it and hammering it into fabulous jewelry pieces. She is well known for her original design, Butterfly Dreams. In addition to her amazing jewelry, she loves to use natural gemstones and artfully decorated PVC pipes to make kaleidoscopes. Mary also enjoys photography, she loves to capture nature's beauty from unique angles.
	MEMBER Jes Switaj Jes Switaj is a Phoenix based apparel and accessory designer. She studies Fashion Design and is also an assistant teacher at Phoenix College. Her work combines elements of glamour and eccentricity, style and decadence. She uses mainly natural fibers, such as high quality wools and silks and enjoys creating eye-catching designs in striking color combinations.
	MEMBER Georgia Cranston Georgia tends to dabble in so many area's of crafting that it is hard to narrow down, but right now she is really into making soldered glass pendants (a little different than the ones you may be used to seeing), and making jewelry and magnets using bottle caps and resin. If you are lucky, you may see the occasional set of handmade cards or an original print in her shop .
	MEMBER Heather Cerajewski Heather was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and she is eager to promote local artists and their amazing talents. She has a passion for art in all shapes and sizes - She loves to create and get her hands dirty. She has been making candles for about five years and practicing photography since she was old enough to hold a camera. Heather can not wait to light up your life!
	MEMBER Melissa Gray Melissa was first introduced to stamping at the age of 17. Her boss at the time was a Stampin' Up demonstrator and she fell in love with it immediately. As time has passed, her style has changed many times and at the moment she is really into retro/funky patterned paper and chic girly stamps. She enjoys trying different mediums, from vellum to velvet, water colors to chalk and everything in between. Over the course of the next few months she hopes to try clays, and different types of inks. Melissa believes that hand made gifts speak volumes about not only the person who is giving them but the person who is receiving.
	MEMBER Astrid Olafsen This crazy scissors-wielding chick has been sewing since she was six years old. She made my own clothes all through school, and in the world of GASP the mod 60's, the psychedelic 70's, the ska-punk 80's. After a few years of sewing for her family, She now finds herself excited and re-energized by a new generation of women who appreciate and crave unique expression in fashion. Everything she makes is well-crafted with solid seams and serging, incorporating a lot of hand stitching at the finish.
	MEMBER Jessica Reed Milkyrobot was created in 2001 by Jess Reed. She begun spinning after teaching herself to knit from a video and hasn't stopped since. She has broken the boundaries of spinning and has taken yarn to the next level. Her materials range from wool, hemp, bamboo and even feathers. She resides in Mesa with her fiancé and 3 kitties. When she isn't at home spinning, she's usually scouring the shops for weird and unusual things to spin into her yarns.
	MEMBER Kimberly Guitar For as long as she can remember, Kimberly G. has been making things, from boats made out of leaves and popsicle sticks to catapults that flung peas across the school cafeteria. She is determined to learn everything there is to know about making anything, and as such, her home is full of crafting supplies of every variety. Currently, Kimberly is focusing on her Moonlight Designs line, with includes high- quality gemstone jewelry and gourmet bath and body products.