About Crafty Neighbor

Crafty Neighbor was formed in the summer of 2003 when then neighbors Stephanie McIntosh and Cindy Murray decided they wanted to sell products on the internet to make a little extra spending money. After a great deal of discussion and extensive product testing, the pair came out with their first two products: bath soaps and dog biscuits. The product line was expanded in 2006 with the addition of scrapbooking supplies, and again in 2007 when they began organizing crops and retreats.

Eventually, the dog biscuits were dropped from the product line and more kinds of products were added. Crafty Neighbor now carries a small sampling of handmade items and scrapbooking supplies, but our main focus is on crops, retreats, and scrapbooking cruises. It is our goal to bring more people together to help support the local paper-crafting community and the crafting industry as a whole.

Over the years, the personnel have changed as well. Christen Murray joined the team as an associate in 2007, and we have been blessed to partner with a number of other very talented artists who have helped us organize, coordinate, and teach at many different events. Our biggest change came in 2010 when founding partner, Stephanie McIntosh, opted to leave the company to pursue other interests, leaving Cindy as the sole proprietor of Crafty Neighbor. While her leadership will be missed, Stephanie is still with us in heart and will remain with the company as an associate for many of our special projects and events.

Crafty Neighbor is a partnership of women formed to support and promote the arts, crafts, and endeavors of women. It is our goal to encourage other women to explore their creative potential and to harness the talents and qualities that makes each of us unique.  We are dedicated to the support and growth of the craft industry as a whole, and hope to be a helpful resource of information and support to both crafters and craft businesses. We are always open to new ideas and suggestions.  If you have something special that you think you could offer to Crafty Neighbor, please feel free to contact us.

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Cindy Murray

Cindy is a graduate of South Plains College, and has more than 10 years experience in corporate Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, and small business management. Retiring temporarily in 1993 to raise her two children, Cindy devoted much of her time and administrative skills to Boy and Girl Scouting as well as numerous elementary, junior high and high school organizations. She is also a loud and proud member of the Denton County Texas A&M Mother's Club.

Cindy inherited her love of scrapbooking from her mother, who has always collected trinkets and little bits of memorabilia throughout her life.  After taking her first amateur photography class in 1985, Cindy was thrilled to discover that it all went hand-in-hand with another favorite hobby – genealogy. Preserving her family memories eventually evolved into creating her own scrapbooks, and the rest is history.

Cindy began teaching scrapbooking classes in her home in an effort to promote preservation of photos and memorabilia in her son’s Boy Scout troop. Cindy looks forward to sharing some of the amazing and beautiful techniques she’s learned over the years, and hopes her enthusiasm will influence others to love the art as much as she does.

 

Would You Like to Teach
for Crafty Neighbor?

We don't currently have any cruises or classes in the works, but if you are interested in joining our team or hosting a crafting cruise, please send us an email.