The Crafting B’s

11/11/2026

Last minute preparations for two sets of onesies for two shows! Go Jacks!!! 💙💛

11/11/2026

As the chaos begins this morning, and all that’s still left to do, I have one more team to introduce you to! This team may be the most important one to make everything stay on track! It’s Team Home. And it has just one member keeping it all together.

It’s my mom! Not only does this strong woman support me with all my crazy ideas, (and there’s been a lot), she helps make them all happen. She helps sew burp towels up, stain round signs, helps prep onesies and acts as a sounding board on big decisions. She also watches over our fur babies when we’re gone! She is always there for us when we are celebrating a big win in life and holds us when we cry. Shes the best mom in the world, and an amazing grandmother to our children.

I could never put in one post how much this woman means to me, she’s everything!

I’m a very lucky person that my mommy and my best friend all come in one cute package! I love you mom, thank you for helping get ready and keeping everything rocking and rolling at home when we take to the road! We couldn’t do it without you!! ❤️

Everyone needs a Team Home like mine!
But get your own, this one is taken!

11/11/2026

Meet Team Minnesota!!

I’ll be heading up the Minnesota team this weekend on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Canterbury Downs in Shakopee, MN. I’ve crafted all my life and went from a hobby to the business that we’re still building about five years ago. When we lost our barn in a fire and all our show rabbits, I had to turn my energy to something else to stop the grieving. I filled the empty hours with crafting on full speed. I love to see our customers laugh, gasp and just plain have fun in our booth!

Missy a.k.a Stinky will be our honorary B to work beside me this weekend! Stinky and I have been in the same friend group of four for 28 years! These women have become my closest and dearest friends!  
They have watched all my children grow up and have been honorary Aunties to them from the start. As friends we enjoy hanging out with the rest of our group, garage sailing, talking smack to each other, laughing uncontrollably like no one can see or hear us, and always being there for each other when we need each other the most.

Stinky’s hobbies include reading, traveling, spending time with friends, family and her cats. She also said getting drunk with me, but I better leave that one out!

When I asked Stinky what her favorite memory was of us it opened a flood gate of favorites! A lot I shouldn’t share, but here is a top one!
Sticky and I use to go for walks after work with my daughter in the stroller when she was little. Alaina loved her juice and her tippy cup had gone empty. She was upset because I wasn’t paying attention to her and wiggled out of the stroller seat belt, stood up and looked over the sun shade and screamed at the top of her lungs “JUICE”. A construction crew reroofing a house all stopped hammering and looked out onto the road at us. In true Stinky fashion she said, “best birth control ever”!

Stinky has helped me at a couple of shows a few years ago, but hasn’t seen the growth that we’ve had first hand for a while. Please stop by my booth this weekend and show Stinky just how crazy, fun and busy the booth gets these days!!

Go team Minnesota!!! Can’t wait to see everyone this weekend!!!

11/10/2026

11/10/2026

Meet Team South Dakota!

Carl will be leading Team South Dakota this weekend, Friday and Saturday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Carl is the man that keeps the business from falling apart and keeps me from stressing out! Anything I can envision he builds and makes it 100 times better. He also makes the cutting boards, walking sticks and all of our amazing fixtures. Without Carl by my side, this business would not exist.

If you ever wonder why we have so many Jackrabbit items in our booth it is because of our daughter Alaina, a.k.a Red! Alaina will also be helping out in the booth in Sioux Falls this weekend. She is a graduate of SDSU and now works for the college as a first year advisor. Her hobbies include hanging out with friends and reading a good book. Red volunteers her talent behind the scenes to help create and manage our Etsy store, edit and create our signage and just about anything that I can think of that I don’t have time to do! She has been a huge time saver that has allowed me to keep creating and making the items that you love. 

Our youngest son Wesley will be rounding out the South Dakota team. He is currently managing his Subway® store in North Mankato, MN. His hobbies include gaming. Wesley and I have a talent at disagreeing on just about everything and both are too stubborn to back down. I’m not sure why, but it brings a smile to my face every time we banter. Wesley also volunteers his talents behind the scenes. He has purchased a 3-D printer and has begun creating amazing items right from the start! He has been busy creating bee prototypes for me for quite some time now. And we have also been collaborating on adding his 3-D art to my crafts to create some new and unique items. Please watch for these coming in 2027. Wesley is also my go to guy for the things that take time that I just don’t have to spare. He has been cutting all kinds of care cards out for me and anything else I can think of. 

Our booth may look a little different than it did at the spring show, but it will be filled with the same high quality and FUN items you expect from The Crafting B’s. And with a team like this, our customer service will be off the charts!!!

11/09/2026

The Crafting B’s will be back to this show and are building up inventory and will be ready yah!!!

11/09/2026

The shirts for both teams were made up this weekend and are ready to go!
Grey t-shirts are for Team South Dakota and the pink and black are for Team Minnesota!!

11/09/2026

Two Shows! One weekend!
Two Teams! Two chances to shop with The Crafting B’s!!

11/03/2026

100% handcrafted pieces are here at this Holiday Makers Market! Over 250+ exhibiting members from across this great country will be on hand to showcase their one-of-a-kind pieces! So, thank you for gathering! Our wide walkways make shopping hassle free! Enjoy a gourmet coffee or take a break and have some goodies in the food truck court! Stop by Lori's Little Side Gig! Open November 13-14th, 2026! Get all your holiday gifts secured under one roof! We are still accepting exhibiting members, so those interested can call us at 605.332.6004 or email [email protected]

11/02/2026

Thank you Dubuque for supporting us on our first visit there! We had a blast and loved seeing new faces and meeting new customers!
Make sure to follow our page so you’ll know when we will be back!
Thank you Dubuque! We’ll see you next year!!