Belinda and Venise of Simple Goodness Sisters, a garden to glass company, bring us the first series of Maker Mom minisodes. In part three they talk about what to do when you have limited space for growing, how to keep track of what you planted, and how to use your growing zone to plan your garden.
Christy is a wife, Mom, and laser sign maker extraordinaire. That is a bit of a mouthful! Christy was a RN who went to stay at home Mom when her two kids were born. She wanted to find something just for her that could also be a business. So with no previous experience, she bought a $20K laser and jumped into the sign making business. She has been going strong for a year and has no regrets.
Bonnie is a Mom of two, carpenter and cabinet maker by trade, and really a jane of all trades. Even as a kid Bonnie loved to make things and tinker and that never really stopped. She has worked as a cabinet maker for several years while also being a crafter and maker for her own projects like restoring a VW bus. Now she is following her dream of owning her own company and empowering women to make on their own.
Continuing with this miniseries on gardening with kids, Belinda and Venise cover what their favorite things to grow with kids are and how to get them started.
This week's episode is with a panel of amazing Moms: Char (Wooden Maven), Alma (Pink Soul Studios), and Jessie (Built by Jessie). Each of these awesome women have had their own experiences on being women of color in the maker community. I asked them to join me and share their experiences with us as a community.
Belinda and Venise of Simple Goodness Sisters, a farm to bar company, bring us the first series of Maker Mom minisodes. In part one they dive into what you need to make sure you have if you want to start gardening with your kiddos.
Lindsay is a wife, mom, maker and artist. She also used to be an engineer for Nasa in the space program. She has always done and been interested in art since she was a child, probably fueled by her maker mom. She took a brief break from art, starting in college, but after her second child was born she started back up as a way to get in touch with herself again. Now she is an artist across several mediums making unique pieces as commissions for clients.
Shankevia is a wife, mom of 3, and furniture maker. She taught herself how to woodwork while homeschooling her oldest and trying to find something to direct their energy to. Though her kids were not that interested, she definitely caught the bug. Now she designs and creates custom furniture pieces for clients.
Tami is a mom of 3 boys and a master maker teaching shop classes to kids and speaking to shop teachers across the country. Basically a maker since she was 7 and working through many different careers as a young adult, she eventually found herself as a high school shop teacher. Now she is working on building her business of teaching people from young to old to make things with their own two hands.
Cara is a wife, mom, and DIY blogger and content creator. After college Cara worked in the oil and gas industry and when she found out she was pregnant, she used that as a perfect time to leave the corporate world. After being home with her daughter for about a year and a half, she looked for ways to bring some additional purpose back into her life. She started a fashion blog, and did that for a few years before transitioning into a home and DIY blog and she has never been happier....
Heidi is a spouse, mom of two, professor, ceramic artist and jewelry artist. Heidi found a love for ceramics and pottery at a young age and that has really just stayed with her. Her family was really creative when she was growing up and she has carried that into her own family. Now she is a professor at the University of Iowa and still creates both ceramics and jewelry.
Michelle is a wife, mom, full-time nurse practitioner and beginner woodworker. Michelle gave woodworking a try when she needed something for her own home and caught the maker bug. She now enjoys doing pieces both for her own home as well as commission work.
Kristen is a wife, mom of 2 girls, a registered nurse, and a woodworker. Kristen started her woodworking career when she wanted certain pieces of furniture for her home, but could not find them for a reasonable price. Eventually she started running out of things to build for her own home and started taking commission work in order to keep making.
Lilly is a wife, mom of two, and party prop maker extraordinaire. Lilly has been creative since she was a kid and she even got to attend a special high school that was for people who enjoyed making and creating and art. She also was introduced to the party planning world as a kid when she started helping her Mom with different party events. She has owned her own creative business since she graduated from college. She has really enjoyed making props for parties and currently uses balloons for her...
Christy is a full time CPA and Mom of two grown girls. Now she starts off this episode with a bang, talking about how much she actually LOVES accounting. After her oldest daughter went off to college and before her youngest was completely out of the house, Christy got her start with woodworking. It started when a barn on her family farm started to come down and as a way to stay connected to her family story she found a way to repurpose that wood to build a hallway table. Then as they say, the re...
So after lots of messages and asking, it is I, your host, Katie Freeman, back with a second interview on more info on myself. Not really sure why y'all wanted more of my back story, since I'm pretty sure I lead a fairly boring life! Anyway, I answer some of the questions that have been sent in, none of them were covered in the introduction episode, episode 01, of the podcast. In case you missed the intro episode, my name is Katie Freeman. I am a wife and mom of 2. I also make things from wood, a...
Halley is wife, mom of a spirited 5 year old boy, full time graphic designer, and ceramic artist. Halley grew up being very creative, even went to art school right out of high school. Once graduating college she dove into being a graphic designer and didn't do any pottery. When her full time job gave the opportunity to apply for a grant to fund her passion, pottery, she went for it and got it. Now she spends nights and weekends creating pottery pieces of her own design.
Kourtni is a wife, mom of two and DIY/Home renovation blogger. Kourtni has only been doing DIY and home renovation projects for just a few short years. It really all started with the birth of her oldest and her decision to no go back to her job after maternity leave. Now she makes beginner to intermediate level projects and shares those through her blog.
Charlee is a wife, mom of 4, and maker/DIYer that lives in Hawaii. She started her journey down the road of DIY when her and her husband were in a house that needed some serious renovating. She has grown from picking up a tool for the first time for her first home project to now being a DIY blogger as well as woodworker. She enjoys both making furniture and making her home more beautiful and functional one project at a time. She also enjoys teaching other women how to use tools in a classroom se...
Britt is a wife, mom of two, is in the air national guard, and she makes wooden wall art pieces. She gets great inspiration from the mountains and the northern lights. Britt started just by creating a few pieces of wooden wall art for her own home that highlighted the things she is inspired by. She started with nothing more then a hand saw and hammer. Now she works in collaboration with her father, using power tools, to create her beautiful northern lights and mountain art....
Kaylee is a partner, mom of two, house flipper and DIY project maker extraordinaire. Kaylee started out doing DIY projects at home and woodworking at a young age and it has stuck with her ever since. When her oldest was just a toddler, Kaylee completely rebuilt a small RV for the two to live in, while being in college full time. Everything she has learned she has pretty much taught herself, and now she has a passion for sharing that knowledge with others, especially other women....
Jennifer is a Mom of two, flag maker, and better known as Miss Dewalt. Jennifer makes beautiful flags for police officers, fire fighters, people in the armed forces or anyone who enjoys flags really. She had to learn how to be handy after the death of her husband 11 years ago and she hasn't looked back once. Besides flags, Jennifer also has a passion for upcycling and turning others' trash into treasure.
Deserae is a wife, Mom of two, and sports masseuse as well as woodworker. Deserae was introduced to woodworking by her father at a young age. She learned the value of being able to make something you needed or wanted with your own hands and that has carried into adulthood. Now she makes a wide variety of things from signs to furniture.
Katy is a wife, mom to two boys, and fricken hilarious maker of signs and glass ware. Katy started Karter Designs about four years ago. It started as a way to pay for her son's preschool and has just taken off. Katy's sense of humor is one that every Mom can relate to for sure. She says what we all have thought at times.
Timisha is a wife, mom to be, and DIY blogger. Timisha has been making and building since she was a kid. It is her passion. So much so, that she wants to share that passion with others. She shares her projects and plans on her website in addition to teaching classes. Oh, and she also has a full-time job. Though she is constantly on the go, she is learning to listen to her body and take needed rest as she is in the last leg of her first pregnancy. **Since this originally aired, Timisha gave birth...
Jaime is a wife, mom, artist, editor of Design Milk, and co-host/co-producer of Clever Podcast. Phew, that is a lot! Jaime started both Design Milk and doing artwork in 2006. For Design Milk she shares design trends and designers making a difference in the design world. For art, she paints and draws abstract art.
You may know Lizzy from her amazing wood sign and logo work. Well she recently become a Mom to a beautiful baby girl, Crew. Lizzy found making through a need to find an escape from a rather tough situation. She started with furniture, but found her true passion in making signs, and specifically in making other maker's logos in to large wooden signs.
Kendra is a wife and mom of identical twin boys. After university she started a career in the construction industry. Through hard work she found herself working in the office. Then when her boys were born she transitioned into a stay at home Mom. She rediscovered making and working with her hands through an amazing community of makers in her area. Now she makes awesome works of art from wood.
Katie is a wife and Mom of 1. She got her education in carpentry and was a trim carpenter for years until she decided to be a stay at home Mom with the birth of her daughter almost two years ago. Now she creates content around DIY, carpentry, and remodeling and streams it across Instagram and YouTube.
Cynthia has quite the journey to becoming a maker. She was introduced to woodwork and making as a young child by her father. However, she did not take it up as a hobby until about 3 years ago. Cynthia is a wife and Mom of 6. She is also a dentist by day. And oh, she use to be a professional cyclist and part of the women's nationals team. Though she says her life is boring, it is anything but!
