Crystal Allen is the owner and creative director of Hello Creative Family, a website for families looking to ignite their creativity with simple, playful, and fun crafts, DIYs, and recipes. Raised by two creative parents, Crystal is a firm believer that creative parents raise creative kids. With an emphasis on projects that take sixty minutes or less to make, Hello Creative Family’s goal is to inspire families everywhere to carve out a bit of time to get creative and create a handmade, homemade, heart-made home. She is the author of Caticorn Crafts and The Unofficial Book of Cricut Crafts. Crystal resides in British Columbia, Canada.

Andrea Marván is a writer and photographer with a passion for design, travel, and all things handmade. Being a creative person herself, she loves using photography to tell captivating stories about makers and creative individuals. Most recently, her work has been published in magazines such as UPPERCASE, Little U, Montecristo, Maple, and Edible Vancouver. She resides in Vancouver, B.C, Canada.