Every month Kathy Cano-Murillo, a.k.a. The Crafty Chica, dishes crafty tips and tricks in La Vida Crafty on Jackalope Ranch. Hi, I’m Kathy, the Crafty Chica, and I sprinkle glitter for a living.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the Chicano Humanities & Arts Council discovered how Kathy Cano-Murillo uses crafts to celebrate heritage and at the same time inspire hands-on ...

The 2016 edition of New Times’ Best of Phoenix is out now, featuring a series of essays that explore how our city’s proximity to Mexico makes it better. It’s been 15 years since I started blogging, ...

Kathy Cano Murillo is making a name for herself as "The Crafty Chica." Long known in the Phoenix Valley as a woman who can turn a simple cigar box into a beautifully decorated family memento, Murillo ...

Like so many others, Kathy Cano-Murillo — aka the Crafty Chica — fell in love with Frida Kahlo in the 1990s. It didn’t happen at an art museum, but at a coffeehouse in central Phoenix. She was ...