meet the authors!
 Sarah Hines Stephens first learned how to cook in order to get out of doing the dishes, and she still prefers making messes to cleaning them. One of three creative sisters, Sarah hails from generations of do-it-yourselfers: quilters, artists, writers, and gardeners. When Sarah is not facilitating semi-explosive science experiments and kid-friendly crafts, she writes books for kids. She has written more than sixty books. She lives with her husband and two children in a home filled with glitter, fabric scraps, glue, and power tools. |
 Bethany Mann is Sarah's sister and partner in creative mess-making. With the rallying cry of. "Hey, we could totally make that ouselves!" she has fearlessly led her family and friends in numerous craft adventures. These days Bethany channels her artistic powers for good by using recycled materials and growing vegetables. Her projects have been featuered in craft books for adults and on her DIY TV. She lives with her husband, teenage son, and a menagerie of rescues pets in the mountains near Santa Cruz, California. Read her blog at www.bitterbettyindustries.blogspot.com. |
