Artist, author, newspaper columnist, & owner of CraftyChica.com
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- Series host "Crafting With the Chica" at LifetimeTV.com
- Senior Product Designer/National Spokesperson at Duncan Enterprises
- Owner at CraftyChica.com (Sole Proprietorship)
- Craft Columnist at The Arizona Republic
- Past
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- Features Reporter and Columnist at The Arizona Republic
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
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Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Summary
I launched CraftyChica.com in 2001, and it now receives between 2-3 million hits a month and has become one of the leading web portals in the craft world. The site has hundreds of original DIY projects (all designed by me), interviews, videos, trend features, business and networking tips, and a blog.
I love the creative arts industry, and have made it a goal to work full-time either writing or making art. I'm now doing both! Aside from my syndicated newspaper column, I have authored seven books andhave worked with companies such as Michaels Arts and Crafts, Target, HarperCollins, Random House, Lifetime Networks, Scripps Howard Networks and many others.
I just designed my own Crafty Chica product line that is currently sold in select Michaels stores across the country until the end of Oct 2008, and year round on Amazon.com. Other retail outlets to come!
In addition to craft design and fiction-writing, I also teach creativity and brand-building workshops.
Look for "Crafty Chica's Guide to Sewing (Potter Craft) in Feb 2009, and my debut novel, Love Shine (Grand Central Publishing) in March 2010.
You can see me on HGTV, DIY Network and LifetimeTV.com.
Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Specialties:
Branding, building a platform, demonstrations, feature writing, fiction writing, writing book proposals, publicity/PR, time management.
Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Experience
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Series host "Crafting With the Chica"
LifetimeTV.com
(Public Company; Internet industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)
This is a webisodes series for Lifetime Television network based on my Crafty Chica craft column, books and web site. It is called "Crafting With the Chica". This series consists of 4-minutes epsiodes of instructional crafts set to music with a fun, playful setting. I design and make the projects, as well as write the scripts. Produced by Bungalow3 Productions. More than 20 episodes currently in production, the series launched in October.
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Senior Product Designer/National Spokesperson
Duncan Enterprises
(Arts and Crafts industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
My position at Duncan consists of me developing and designing my own "Crafty Chica" craft supply product line, based on my web site of the same name.
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Owner
CraftyChica.com (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)
May 2001 — Present (7 years 6 months)
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Craft Columnist
The Arizona Republic
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2000 — Present (7 years 11 months)
I write a weekly freelance column called "Crafty Chica" that runs in the Home section of the Republic, and goes out to 100 papers on the Gannett News Wire.
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Features Reporter and Columnist
The Arizona Republic
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
December 1995 — March 2007 (11 years 4 months)
I worked as a features reporter covering movies, TV, pop culture, music, dining, and local events. I still work for The Arizona Republic on a freelance basis, writing my weekly column, "Crafty Chica, which runs in 50 papers around the country on the Gannett News Service wire.
Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Education
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University of Phoenix
2002 — 2004
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Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Groups:
Another Girl at Play!, DIY Network/Crafty Chica
Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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