Crafty Neighbor

Specialties

Crafty Neighbor is a partnership of women formed to support and promote the arts, crafts, and endeavors of women. Our objective is to bring you creative and fun opportunities to meet new friends, scrapbook at different venues, and learn new techniques. 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.

History

Established in 2003.

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.

Meet the Business Owner

Cindy M.

Business Owner

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 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.

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.