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 Margot PotterMargot Potter is a woman of diverse talents and interests. A classically trained actress, professional vocalist, respected designer, prolific author, freelance writer and blogger, public speaker, TV hostess and consultant, she's a true Renaissance woman (or a Jill of all Trades depending on which day you ask her.) She approaches everything with her signature sense of humor and copious amounts of joie de vivre because she feels that if it's not fun, it's simply not worth doing. Impatient, Imperfect, Irreverent and Impetuous, Margot is a design expert for the rest of us. She invites people to not only think outside of the box, but to tear it up, repurpose it into something fabulous and stand on it to reach for the stars. She's equally comfortable at the writer's desk, in the design studio, onstage or in front of the camera. Her popular The Impatient Beader how-to book series is a best selling trilogy available at the major book purveyors online and the major big box craft chains or right here at her website! She has two new titles pending for 2009 Beyond the Bead (a beginning mixed media jewelry technique book) and Bead and Wire Jewelry Exposed (a wire and crystal jewelry design title with talented co-authors Katie Hacker and Fernando DaSilva.) Margot lives in a 127-year old former Amish school house with her 10 year old daughter Avalon, husband Drew, two pot bellied pigs, sixteen pecky chickens and one snarky but lovable terrier. She spends her days in her sunny studio dreaming up new ideas, fine tuning the art of shameless self promotion and plotting world takeover one crafty idea at a time. She's a member of the Beadalon design team, consults, designs and teaches for Swarovski in their Create Your Style with Crystallized ElementsTM DIY initiative, is certified in Ranger Ink Perfect Pearls and Inks/Embossing powders and is the former interim editor of Simply Beads. Her designs have appeared in most of the major bead and craft magazines worldwide. She's the mastermind behind the internationally popular blog The Impatient CrafterTM. Recently she and her husband have begun collaborating on award winning humorous how-to videos under her The Impatient CrafterTM brand. Margot is the on air representative for QVC's private label marcasite jewelry line. She has appeared on a variety of TV shows and has been featured in numerous blog interviews, podcasts and webcasts locally and nationally. This past year she was sent to Tokyo by the Craft and Hobby Association as the envoy for the jewelry making segment of the craft industry in a cultural exchange with the Hobby Association of Japan. Margot's no nonsense approach to crafting demystifies the creative process for the average Joe and Jane, inviting everyone to the creative table and convincing all of them that they too can "Create without FiltersTM" Company: Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter™ Website: http://www.margotpotter.com Favorite Charity: Heifer International |
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