Karen Chmielewski has been doing crafts since she was in elementary school. She has been selling her work since 2003. She currently lives in Somerville, MA with her husband Mike, and is getting a Masters in Library Science and Information at Simmons College in Boston.

Karen has a shop on Etsy.com, a website dedicated to buying and selling all things handmade. She can be contacted at KarenKrafts8@yahoo.com.