Marie LeBaron (Seattle WA) is the founder of the popular craft blog Make and Takes (www.makeandtakes.com). Prior to starting her blog in 2007, Marie worked in early childhood and elementary education, and she brings her professional experience to her blog and her crafting. She is a regular contributor to several popular crafting and lifestyle blogs including Babble.com, BabyCenter, and Kellogg's Snackpicks. MakeandTakes.com has more than 15,000 daily subscribers and receives more than 580,000 monthly page views. Marie is followed by more than 10,500 people on Twitter and has over 13,000 Facebook fans.