About Us

Here we are! That's me, Terri, in the middle. And the crafts on this site have been designed for these kids -- my daughter, my nephews and my nieces. I've been a graphic designer for almost 20 years, owning a business with my husband, Jim, for the last eight years. Before this site, my crafts were used by my family and friends especially on holidays and gatherings. Initially, I designed them for a diversion. When the kids got bored, I would take out a project. Soon, the kids were looking for the crafts right away. Making Friends When my daughter, Jamie, was 2½ she loved to glue. I would spend many evenings cutting pictures out of magazines for her to glue on blank paper. Jamie has always been very active but would usually slow down for about 15 minutes of gluing. Soon I was bored by the pictures in the magazine and decided to search the Internet for something more interesting. I found nothing and decided to make paper dolls of little kids. Jamie loved them. Of course, she was too young to do the cutting but she loved to pick through the pieces that I pre-cut and glue them onto to doll bodies. Jamie enjoyed making paper dolls that looked like her cousins or her friends. Hence, "making friends" was coined. And the rest, we hope, will be history.	My research and development team: Tyler, Keith, Jamie, Rusty, Nicole, and Dana. Find out a little about each one below.
		Tyler is 2½. He's always ready to try out a glue project like making pumpkin faces. Anything the big kids do, he's ready to try also.
		Keith is eight. Although he would rather be playing video games, you can usually interest him in a bead project. Here, he is making a kite with Grandpa. (Watch for the posting!)
		At four, my daughter, Jamie, enjoys crafts but she would rather be running and playing. She decided that Spinners are fun when you are on the run.
		Rusty is four. He hates crafts and has been my inspiration for the Yucky Stuff section on this site. While G-L-U-E is a four letter word to him, he bravely sampled the "Dirt Worms" we made. (Watch for the posting.)
		Eleven-year-old Nicole is starting to lose interest in crafts but will always make a beaded gecko! If it's cool, count Nicole in. She's my barometer for measuring kid's trends.
		Dana is seven. She is a master in crafting. There isn't a project she won't try and excel at. Here, she shows off her section of a Yucky Totem Pole.