Becki Crosby is the founder of Whippy Cake, a brand encompassing salivation-inducing handmade accessories and her creative website, www.whippycake.com. Becki is the rockabye mom in the grocery store sporting the just-rolled-out-of-bed look with a posh twist that makes you wonder if she did it on purpose. She wears stripes with polka dots and white after Labor Day. She’s married to The Boss, and what he says goes unless she says otherwise (but don’t tell him). Their fun-sized counterparts are her inspiration and muses, the King (Kingston) and Lo Lo (London). She is a mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend, but who isn’t? She’s short on time and long on love, so she needs her fashion to work for her. This need gave birth to her company Whippy Cake. Whippycake.com offers video tutorials, product reviews, styling tips, weekly giveaways, makeovers, and a blog with 6,700 followers. Becki’s professional experience includes photography, hair and makeup artistry, design and fabrications. Becki’s primary focus today is managing her rapidly growing business, which includes handmade headbands and unique accessories.
Contact:
Web: www.whippycake.com
Twitter: @whippycake
Facebook: Whippy Cake
Betz White has the uncanny ability of envisioning beauty in the unexpected, something new from something old, cupcakes from sweater cuffs. This skill has propelled her to the forefront of the crafting field. She is the bestselling author of two books that encourage readers to stitch beautifully and tread lightly: 
Brenda Schweder has good-naturedly embraced many labels in her lifetime, from A Little Bit Steampunk to a Little Bit Tree Hugger to The Little Red-Haired Girl (back when “A Charlie Brown Christmas” still captured the attention of all good little boys and girls). Her latest monikers are Bend-it Like Brenda and Iron woMan (thanks to her friends Jill and Jill, for helping her realize her left arm is now growing larger than her right), due to her most unfeminine passion for creating jewelry with steel wire (grrrrr!). In addition to Steel Wire Jewelry (Lark Books), Schweder is the author of Junk to Jewelry: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Found Objects in Jewelry You Can Actually Wear and Vintage Redux: Remake Classic and Collectible Jewelry (Kalmbach Publishing Company). Schweder’s designs and fashion jewelry forecasts have been published over 100 times in books and magazines, including: 30 Minute Earrings, 30 Minute Necklaces, 30 Minute Rings, Art Jewelry magazine, Bead Style magazine, Bead&Button magazine, BUST magazine, Vintage Style Jewelry magazine, Make it Mine magazine, Wirework 2010 magazine, Wirework, Step by Step Wire, Steampunk Style Jewelry, Crystal Chic, and many other compilations, pamphlets, and books. 
Teacher Gretchen “Gertie” Hirsch adores vintage fashion and couture garment sewing. She started her blog, 
After successful careers as both ad agency art director and design firm owner/graphic artist/illustrator, Cathe gravitated toward creative blogging and crafting with an emphasis on repurposing, and a passion for vintage style. Inspiring others through her blog, 
Celina is an Argentine textile designer living in the U.S. After leaving the business world to follow her passion for textiles, she’s had a career in the textile and fashion industry for more than 10 years, developing a home collection that reflects her unique lifestyle. She says, “My story is told with my beloved screen printing, the unique designs, and eco-friendly fabrics and notions that I use.” Celina finds inspiration in her travels and in the nature close to her native Buenos Aires. A desire to create more sustainable products led her to find organic fibers and eco-friendly notions. This pairing made possible a product line of hand-screen printed 100% linen (flax), with water based inks, and sewn with organic cotton thread. Original and offered in limited-edition, Celina has produced fully green and handcrafted textiles. Her signature detail is vintage buttons rescued from old clothes and grandmothers’ sewing boxes from around the world. As she says, “I treasure my simple clear-cut linens, and feel satisfaction from working with my hands, while at the same time thinking about future generations.”
Charlotte Lyons designs and makes things in a variety of styles and media. Inspired by the humble simplicity of traditional art and craft, in addition to the inventive use of repurposed materials, Charlotte aims to mix an unfussy playfulness with the vintage charm of handmade keepsakes. Over the years, her work has been featured in her books (Mothers and Daughters at Home, Between Friends), books with Mary Engelbreit and Barbara Martin, and also in magazines such as Country Living, Victoria, Woman’s Day, Better Homes and Gardens and Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion. Currently, she designs for licensing and teaches workshops nationally. Born and educated in St. Louis, Charlotte raised three artistic daughters in a bright pink house in Chicago. Now she and her husband live in the lower Hudson River Valley of New York, happy to have their girls (and their guys) nearby.
Colleen is a lifelong reader whose literary interests include action, adventure, science fiction, and romance. Formerly a student at the University of Arizona, she has worked as a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter for seventeen years. Tiger’s Curse is her first book, which has already received literary praise and digital success. Her self-published eBook claimed the #1 spot on Kindle’s children’s bestseller list for seven weeks. Colleen lives in Salem, Oregon, with her husband and a white stuffed tiger.
The mother-daughter design team of Debbie Murray and Shea Fragoso has been collaborating in creative ways for as long as both can remember. When Shea was growing up, Debbie taught stained glass classes in the community college system and owned a custom design business and fine art painting studio. When Shea finished school, they owned gift shops together in Southern California. Shea became a highly sought-after jewelry designer; her creations appeared in dozens of fashion magazines and graced the red carpet several times. Both women designed products for the gift industry and sold pieces to collectors around the world. In 2009, Debbie and Shea completed a major remodeling of a gothic church in Dallas, Texas. Here, they indulged in their love of crowns and European design and were constantly inspired by the architecture and the light.
Donna Stevens and Darlene Summers are the owners of d.stevens fine ribbons. They will teach you the ins and outs of bow making and how to use a bow. Donna and Darlene have been in the floral and gift industry for … well let’s just say for a long time! Donna currently lives in Hong Kong, where she works closely with the factories to bring her ideas to the showrooms. Darlene lives in Phoenix working with customers and developing new ideas for using ribbon. For the past 20 years their passion has been designing and using ribbon, so it was natural that they would open a ribbon company.