About Chris Cross Crafts...



Chris Cross Crafts is the brain child of Christine Norris.  The name was originally thought of about 18 years ago after moving back to the town I was born in.  Long before the internet had become what it is today.  At the time I was doing a lot of sewing, making things like Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls in various sizes, baby quilts, and sleeping apparel.  The suggestion was made by a lot of people to sell the items in a store.  For a small time I was selling in a consignment store in Riverdale, Utah.  As I would drive thru our small town I would see a small shop that I dreamed of being able to open a shop to sell items and do alterations from.  I know I would need a name.  I thought of ChrisCross as a play of the crisscross word, then added the Crafts to make it more of an idea of what I love to do.  Almost any kind of craft.

In 2000 I met my husband, the internet geek.  In 2003 he created the website www.chriscrosscrafts.com for me.   I created my first written pattern Bender Bending Rodriguez for a science fiction convention that was having a Futurama marathon.  Before this I had tweaked patterns of things I liked, but never tried actually making anything without someone else's pattern.  When I had the Bender hat done, I realized I had to try a Zoidberg hat.  The rest they say is history.  I have been writing my own patterns since then.  I can hardly wait for the grandchildren to start coming so I have little ones to try things out on.

This site has grown as I have grown with my web design and the items I make.  I currently sell on eBay, Etsy and Yardsellr.  I sell both the patterns and items created from the patterns.  My dream right now would to be published in a book, flyer, magazine, well any where would be terrific.

I am inspired by almost anything, friend, family, cartoon, movies, conventions, etc...