I Can Make That: Conversations with Creatives

Today, I'm joined by Tori Kendrew, the owner and handiperson behind the business: Old Friend Goods. Old Friend Goods is a Massachusetts based handmade shop, which specializes in reworked and repurposed vintage quilts. Tori is taking quilts from yesteryear and turning them into functional and wearable art pieces, in the form of clothing and accessories -- and I was thrilled to learn all about her process and small business! Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

Amber Musser from Bluebird Media joins me as my first local guest! She is a voice over artist, an actor, a musician, a potter, a mother, a wife, an orchid connoisseur...and an all around bundle of creativity and positive energy. It was an honor to steal some time from her busy life and get to chat! Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

Becca Eutsler from It's Sew Becca gives me some time during her busy homesteading / home schooling / business running / influencing life to talk about all the things! From dreamy photos to cottagecore style, Becca has it all. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I get to chat with Carli Dudzik an artist who owns and operates a handmade shop, named CRAVE, where she rescues unloved items from ending up in landfills and creates incredible upcycled masterpieces. We talk shop, family, and how to tackle walking into a thift shop to find a gem. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I spend some time with the brilliant Rebecca Page, from Rebecca Page, Ltd. We chat about running a global patternmaking business, her love/hate relationship with social media, and how she's constantly inspired by the community she's built. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I had a delight spending some time with Brad Schultz, from bradschultzdesign.com ! A high school teacher by day, and a sewing mastermind by every other waking moment, Brad is part of a very underrepresented niche of male sewists and shares his creative journey in such a fresh, fun, colorful way. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

After three years of meaning to reschedule this call, Brittany Shillingford and I finally get to talk all about her life and business! She's the driving force behind BizzyBCrafts, an indie company who specializes in hair accessories. We chat about her goal crushing, balancing life with two littles, and share about the wild and wonderful things that being self employed is brings. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

We are kicking off the comeback tour of the ICMT podcast with the first person to ever grace us as a guest on here! Aaronica Cole (aaronicabcole.com) joins me to catch us up on the last three years of her incredible career as a designer, creative business coach, plus sized sewist, and entrepreneur. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

After a 3-year hiatus, I'm excited to announce that the I Can Make That: Conversations with Creatives podcast is making a comeback! Late February / early March 2023 you'll start seeing weekly episodes pop up again, with all of your favorite creative people making appearances. I can't wait to share them with you! Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

Bennett McKinley, who happens to be my husband, joined me on this episode of ICMT! We talked about our creative lives, his photography projects, life as a stay-at-home-dad and his future in the education field. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

She's got beauty, she's got style, she's got an epic eye for photography and she loves to lift women up as high as she can! I got a chance to chat with Miranda Parker, from The Miranda Parker Project about so many things related to her life as a photographer, mother and Influencer. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

My first creator from the art world, Luke Novel, lets me borrow some time as we chat about super heroes, comic books, art, infinite optimism and what inspires him to keep creating. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

My first International guest, Andie Wells, joins me as we talk about sewing, living with chronic illness, how they got started in improv, and why representation matters in the sewing communities. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I borrow some of Megan Gorman's time to talk about pattern designing, running a successful business like Made for Mermaids, how she got started sewing, and what makes her tick. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I get the chance to chat with the queen of vintage, Molly Stonesifer. We talk about defining your style, consumerism fashion, and how we have a kinship with our hairstyles. Molly is a sewist, mother of three, pinup model, and does it all exceedingly well with a vintage flair attached to it. Give her a listen! Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I steal some time with Kristi Fitzpatrick, the owner and designer behind George + Ginger, an indie PDF apparel pattern designer. We talk about the trials and tribulations of social media, what it's like to take on runway shows, and learn a little more about her background and the background of her company. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

Stephanie Woodson joins the show, sharing all about her life as a blogger via Swoodson Says. We talk about how she got started, who inspired her creative life, the struggles of balancing raising her children and work, and her outlook with building up others in the creative blogging industry. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z

I get a chance to fangirl **almost** in person with Aaronica Cole, a fearless, fierce and fabulous blogger over at The Crunchy Mommy. We talk about balancing parenting and work, things we could do without in the creative process, how and when to speak up for social issues, and other things that goes into the life of a creative person. Find more photos and links to Aaronica's networks at: wildandwanderful.com/podcast Support the Show. Thanks for listening! You can find me all over the web via Wild+Wanderful! Blog | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Intro/Outro Music Credit: Andrey Rossi - Seize the Day License code: N3ZLKAXJAMCLPZ3Z