Sherri Osborn

Sherri Osborn has been a Guide with About.com since 1997. She spends most of her spare time experimenting with and learning more about many craft techniques and mediums. She enjoys sharing her love of crafting with everyone.

Sherri ran her own home daycare for several years, along with the Daycare/Child Care site here at About.com. She gained more experience working with kids and families as an educational assistant at an elementary school. She now concentrates all of her energy into the success of this Web site along with other creative ventures. Her crafts have been featured in craft shows and in magazines, and she was a contributing author for Fuzzy Fun (ISBN 0785351922) and Year Round Crafts for Kids (ISBN 0785388400). She worked as the developmental editor for Crafter's Internet Handbook (ISBN 1929685432). She also has what she likes to call 'the book version of this Web site'. It is title About.com Guide to Family Crafts and you can read more about it here.

"I believe that when given the proper encouragement, materials, and patience, a person of any age can accomplish amazing things. I hope to help lead you and your family to a wealth of resources to help your creativity blossom and grow."