The Creative Woman behind Handcrafed by Suzzy!

Suzzy Howard

Suzzy Howard is a self-taught crafter, based in Cutler Bay, Florida. Since childhood, when she took a puzzle piece and turned it into a decorative pin, a love of crafting has been a theme in her life. From crochet, to quilling (a beautiful, rolled paper art), beading, and card making, she has always found crafting therapeutic and very rewarding. Learning brick stitch from a book found on clearance over 30 years ago, she has since continued to learn more advanced beading techniques including peyote stitch, RAW, and French beading. Suzzy is a proud member of the South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild.

In 2012, Suzzy’s mother fell ill and became quite depressed. Suzzy immediately quit her job to care for her. Over the next 18 months, Suzzy taught her mother a variety of different crafts and found that her mother really enjoyed the projects. H.er spirits became lifted. She was really enjoying herself. Not only did she have that amazing feeling of accomplishment for finishing a project, but she also felt her creative juices start flowing. She started doing things on her own. She even got to the point that she didn’t need Suzzy to look after her any longer.

After being a part of this, Suzzy started thinking about how she could teach crafting to others so that they can reap the same rewards. Suzzy started a small craft group she called BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft). The purpose of this group was for crafters of all kinds to meet and interact and learn about something new. When the pandemic hit in 2020, Suzzy went back to school. Through her studies she became a certified life coach specializing in what she calls “craft therapy”. She uses creative avenues to help people find their creative spark as well as to assist in reducing stress levels and promoting relaxation.

Fun fact: in 2008 and 2009, Suzzy had some of her quilling designs published in the only two Quilling Design-A-Day calendars ever published by Accord Publishing.

"Craft and Chat" Coaching

Please note that coaching is NOT counseling/therapy and is not a replacement for counseling/therapy.

Over the years, coaching has become more commonplace. As a Creativity Coach, I believe crafting has many therapeutic benefits. I started “Craft and Chat” to benefit those who may be uncomfortable with the traditional style of coaching. The idea is to create an environment of people simply having a conversation while coloring or crafting. The relaxed environment is ideal for reducing stress and anxiety levels, while sparking the creative process. Craft and Chat sessions are one-on-one and available over Zoom.

Coloring and Coaching- 1 hour session $30*

Bring your coloring book or coloring pages and your favorite coloring tools (gel pens, markers, colored pencils, etc) and let’s spend an hour chatting and coloring.

BYOC and Coaching- 1 hour session $30*

Bring your own craft (BYOC) and we can chat while you make progess on your current WIP (work in progress) or start a new project.

Crafting Classes

If you just want to learn something new, I offer crafting classes. These classes last about 2 hours, and the cost is $50 plus supplies (supply lists will be provided).

You can choose from:

• Beaded earring class (beginner)
• Mini beaded star class (intermediate)
• French beaded flower class (beginner)
• Stitched card class (beginner)
• Quilling basics class (beginner)

*Introductory pricing good through 12/31/2022

Free 30-minute inspiration call

Do you need help getting in touch with your creative side? Or maybe you need to find a way to destress. I offer a free 30-minute inspiration call to see if I am the right person to help you.

Contact Me Today to schedule an appointment for your free call!

I look forward to working with you!

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