Tammy Danielson has spent her entire life creating . Initially it was born of necessity - Growing up in the welfare system of California, she made do with what was available to her. Her love of beauty in all things prevailed and from early childhood Tammy learned to gather everyday items to create one of a kind gifts for her family and friends.
Tammy although naturally gifted learned much from her Mother and later formal classes. She gained over a decade of experience working in all aspects from creating patterns and sample garments to working in retail, craft clubs etc.
Eventually she started her own sewing business and indulged her love of teaching. Her students were of all ages from children to youth to elder from scouts to church groups and everything in between. By supporting and guiding her students through their projects, she helped to instill a sense of confidence and empowerment.
Tammy has taken many opportunities to give back and regularly donates her creations to charities and local causes for fundraising. She calls it a selfish joy of her heart. “I get back more than I give!”, she states.
In 2010 Tammy took up the pen name "Sadie Allie", to share her love of family in a self published book titled
“101 Ways To Bring More Love & Happiness into Your Family.”
Tammy has also registered a nonprofit organization under the name of More than a Bandage whose mission it is to help heal individuals and family of abuse. Unfortunately like so many she understands the abuse cycle too well and looks to the future and the fruition of her project.
Tammy took a hiatus from her love of crafts to learn how to drive trucks - BIG trucks; tractor trailers and dump trucks! She was instrumental in growing their family construction trucking business into a growing concern. She familiarized herself with a whole different world but now its time to get back to her passion for teaching others to create as she dreams of having a large studio space where anyone can come and realize their own creative visions!
Check out Tammy's online shop or one of her "How-To" videos on this blog.
For those of you who love personal attention, you can hire Tammy for either private or group lessons on a variety of creative skills; sewing,quilting,crafting,revamping furnishing, and even workshops geared toward living a more beautiful and creative life from the inside out.
Remember Tammy's motto.... “Always create with joy.”
Skills and Experience
- 38 years experience.
- Experienced in all textile mediums and DIY skills.
- Designed ,produced, and sold craft patterns in 1984-1991
- Taught hundreds of classes / demonstrations in fabric, craft store for 11 years. Including but not limited to tee shirt art, fabric crafts, sewing, wood crafts, tole painting, bead art, dolls,scrapbooking,etc.
- Voluntarily taught an uncountable amount of classes and workshops to scouts, girl’s youth and women's groups in my community over the last 20 years with organization and clarity for each project.
- Spent many hours coaching clients ,one on one, 5 years old through adults how to achieve their goals and learn the skills they desired.
- Skilled in refinishing walls in a variety of cool faux finishes as well as revamping furniture.
- Self taught home improvement skills such as laying ceramic tiles, adding baseboards and door trims, hanging ceiling fans, changing out light fixtures, and building bookcases from scratch.
- Sewing skills include everything from baby clothes to formals to wedding dresses and everything in between.
- Ability to create with no pattern clothing and home interior projects.
- Needle work, cross stitch and crochet.
- Quilting, from simple tying to complicated and hand quilting.
- Rough art, like recycling objects to recreate. Example: coat rack made from an old piece of pine, painted, attached canning jar with clamp for flowers or whatever, and spoons bent and screwed in place to hang things from.
- Sold many of my creations on line and in retail outlets. Experienced trade shows and craft fairs first hand.
- Painting skills include watercolors and tole on clothing, wood and paper and canvas painting with all mediums including oil and pastels.
