You have no idea how excited I was to recently go and get my hair dyed red. No I’m not a real red head, the truth is out. Once a man in a restaurant remarked to my mother, sister and I: “well these lovely ladies must be your daughters because they got your red hair" she replied:”they sure are we all got it at the same place Sally Beauty Supply”. Red hair does not run in the family except in a bottle. No matter, we still wear our red loud and proud.
I always thought it was interesting how many red headed crafters there are out there and not just in my family. Sure there are more blondes and brunettes, but red heads are a rare breed so to have several in the same genera is really saying something. Every time we would film a special for HGTV and DIY Vickie Howell, Cathie Fillian and I would all be standing there with our freshly dyed red coifs ready for our close ups. Margot Potter, Stefanie Japel and I all write for North Light Books. Jenny Ryan, Erika Kern and I all are members of the Hot Babes with Gigantic Pinecones Flickr group. Is it coincidence? I think not.
Read on for a round up of some of the loveliest and most creative redheads I know.
Jennifer Stafford – Author DomiKNITrix: Whip Your Knitting Into Shape
Jenifer Rea – ½ of Team Fabrication
Jena Coray – Editor of Modish
Fredda Perkins – Naughty Secretary Club
Jennifer Perkins – Naughty Secretary Club
Hope Perkins – Hot Pink Pistol
Shannon Okey - Knitgrrl
Vickie Howell – Vickie Howell
Jenny Ryan - Felt Club
Cathie Fillian - Creative Juice
Erika Kern - My Imaginary Boyfriend
Jenifer Bryan - Lucy Blue Studios
Geraldine Newfry - Geraldine Newfry
Jean Yates - Pretty Kitty Dog Moon Jewelry
Jenny Vorwaller - Natural Historie
Margot Potter - The Impatient Beader
Jenny Mtchell - Freckle Wonder
Stefanie Japel - Glampyre Knits
I’m sure there are oodles that I forgot, but these are the first batch of ladies that came to mind. Got any suggestions for the next round of crafty red heads?
Suggested Redheaded Reading:
My Trip to Los Angeles in Pictures - More hot pinecone pictures!
I Felt Like I was Living Inside a Picturesque Snowglobe - Filming a DIY Holiday special in Vermont.
Sew Darn Cute - A review of Jenny Ryan's awesome book.
CHA Roundup in Pictures - redheads like Margot Potter and Hope Perkins!
Vickie Howell - Not Another Teen Knitting Book - An interview and book review.
Team Fabrication - I won best local accessory designer!
Modish Handmade Spaces - Take a tour of my studio.
Who's Craft is it Anyway - My mom on Craft Magazine.
The Bad Tiger Lieutenant - Hope Perkins latest art work.
Oh Jennifer... I had totally forgot about the scariest car ride ever!!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad we got to experience that together. Great post! :)
Miss YA! XO cath
Cathie I had forgotten about it too until today. That whole trip was quite the experience :)
ReplyDeleteI'm red now but not nearly as cool and well known as the folks you have listed here! Red rocks!
ReplyDeletethat is a whole BOOK!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize so many of us crafty ladies were also redheads! I feel like I'm in great company :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinicole/2278392191
ReplyDeleteAwesome post--there is something about us redheads that gives our creativity legs! Maybe it's all the jokes we endure as a child. . "i'd rather be dead than red on the head." Maybe it's just our need to go against the grain, whatever it is it works!!
ReplyDeleteHow about Cinnamon Cooper (poise.cc) and moi (Brenda Janish--Chicago Stitch n Bitch)?
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My hair is more "strawberry blonde" but my personality is all redhead, and my color is au naturale.
I'm a redhead crafter and blogger! Redhead born and bred, baby!
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I love seeing all these red-heads together! Thanks for including me Jennifer! :)
ReplyDeleteIf you have another round, there's also a couple more portlanders to add: miss Julie of Handmade Julz (http://www.handmadejulz.com/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/handmadejulz/3006901327/) & Tay of Found Object & Honey & Milk (http://foundobject.squarespace.com/about/)
Go gingers, natural or not! :)
Woohoo! Fantastic lineup here. Almost makes me want to hit the "bottle" as well. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat about... me? I'm a redhead!
ReplyDeleteI think redheads just breed creativity! I'm a natural red head--much brighter when I was younger and freckles to boot! I'm an artist and crafter too. Thanks for writing this. It's great to see all those creative redheads in one place!!
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Jena I totally thought of Julie at Handmade Julz right after I posted. Looks like I have enough crafty peeps for a round two already!
ReplyDeleteRed is Rad - as are all the ladies above. Fantastic shout out!
ReplyDeletecan't believe you forgot Jillian Moreno, half of the "Big Girl Knits" duo - now THERE'S a head o' redheaded curls!!!
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Hey it's Erika! And its a small world too.
ReplyDeleteClaudia Erika is such a sweetie she has come to Austin for Stitch and we hung out at a party at Cathie Fillian's house last summer.
ReplyDeleteHoneybee, thanks for the redhead suggestion. I'll have to check out "Big Girl Knits".
Everyone at Lorna's Laces is a redhead. Today.
ReplyDeletethanks jennifer! i'm so pleased to be included with the other great crafters!
ReplyDeleteHow are there so many talented red headed' jennifers, jens, jena's, jennys?
ReplyDeleteMy goodness...maybe i should have been a red head. :)
Yay for crafty redheads! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm one myself too :)
Me me me. :) Here's the evidence.
ReplyDeleteAhh, redheads, a gorgeous breed! I'm one, too!
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