Kathy Cano-Murillo
The Crafty Chica Creative Wellness Instructor
Phoenix, Arizona
Kathy Cano-Murillo, The Crafty Chica, is former syndicated newspaper columnist and now a full-time creativepreneur which has led to multiple product lines, and collabs with national brands.
She has authored several craft books and novels, a book about the life of Frida Kahlo, and her latest – The Crafty Chica Creates.
Also, she has products lines with Makers Movement for HSN, Bisque Imports, Madison Park Greetings, and Riley Blake Fabrics. Featured include Forbes, The New York Times, Buzzfeed+ more.
Kathy launched CraftyChica.com in 2001, a wildly popular Latino crafts web site to inspire women to brighten their lives with clever lifestyle ideas. The site began as an online diary about juggling family, a full-time job as a newspaper reporter and a craft designer by night.
CraftyChica.com has evolved into a well-rounded lifestyle site that is anchored in DIY and crafts, but also embraces books, shopping, fashion, business, movies, food, travel, beauty, tech, family life and more.
Kathy’s life’s mission to inspire others to bring out their inner sparkle – and to see the sparkle in others. She believes in paying it forward and setting a positive example. She uses CraftyChica.com to share all the little and big things that make life sweet!