Kristal’s Bio:
Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota native, International award-winning jewelry designer and official Swarovski instructor, Kristal’s creations are represented in galleries spanning the globe including Canyon Road – Santa Fe, Alaska, Boulder, Cayman Islands, Italy, Germany & the Virgin Islands.
She teaches worldwide at jewelry, fiber, quilt shows, on cruise ships (including Debbie Macomber’s Alaskan Stitch & Sail cruise and numerous Swarovski Caribbean cruises), Michaels, JoAnn’s Fabrics and has created custom jewelry for the Jimmy Buffet Band, Ali MacGraw and The Manhattan Transfer group. She has also taught Creative Mindfulness watercolor and jewelry workshops for Google.
Inspired by her love for oceans, lakes and rescue pups Sparkle, Twinkle & Bling, Kristal and her designs have appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, HGTV, PBS and JTV. She’s featured in hundreds of YouTube vids, publications and TV shows. Kristal designed the first DIY kits for the Swarovski Company in Austria and worked for Interweave Publishing as Content Strategist Writer, Video Producer and Beading Daily Editor.
Her invention of Sassy Silkies and Batik Beauty hand painted silk beads rocked the bead market and inspired 3 published books (on Amazon):
Fabulous Fabric Beads
Foxy Epoxy
Metal Clay #101 for Beaders
Fabulous Fabric Beads has been a best seller in 5 different categories on Amazon.
A portion of all Kristal’s sales goes to animal rescue organizations.