Hi! I'm Kathleen Ballos, a designer, maker, and craft stylist with a focus on creating original DIY content. Over the past 13 years, I have contributed DIY craft tutorials for outlets including Martha Stewart, Best Ideas For Kids, Handmade Charlotte, Design*Sponge, Oh Happy Day, The House That Lars Built, and Canadian Living and created content for brands including Disney, Target, Universal Pictures, LEGO, Kleenex, Party City, Nestle, Sculpey, Spoonflower, and more.

For over 5 years, I was the blog manager of popular kids craft website Handmade Charlotte and am currently the Craft & Content Marketing Manager for Studio Mooi, one of Toronto's leading creative studios.

I have led craft hands-on craft workshops for over 12 years, at a variety of venues including The One of a Kind Show, MKTMKT Events, Lavender Bloom Festival, Soho House Toronto, Studio Mooi, The Bentway, Noble Space, the Paper Place, and more.

I am currently located in Grey County, Ontario, offering services remotely and in-person across Ontario.

I really do think it's the thought that counts and love repurposing everyday items into something brand new. I think Roald Dahl said it best: "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• Crafting and DIY Expert on wikiHow

• Appeared on The Good Stuff with Mary Berg & won the Furniture Flip Face-Off (2025)

• Canada's Ultimate Gift Wrapper by Scotch Brand (2014)