By Deborah Triplett

Emily Hopkins

24/7 with Emily Hopkins, Executive Director, Children’s Arts Project
Cornelius, N.C.

My family: Newlyweds! Husband Phillip and our two VERY hairy, four-legged “children” (Jack and Akita)

My work: Executive director of the Children’s Arts Project, artist/crafter, and founder of the Charlotte Craft Mafia.

My passion: Teaching others the importance of their own creativity.

My favorite possession: my sewing machine.

My hometown: I’m a local!

I can’t live without: Books, magazines and my laptop; I am a sponge for information!

One thing I never want to do again: live in New Jersey.

Right now I’m reading: “Kitschmasland!: Christmas Décor from the 1950s to the 1970s,” by Travis Smith

The food I could eat every day: Cheerios

The world would be a better place, if only: everyone would buy handmade!

Something most people don’t know about me: I have a collection of aprons; some old, some handmade, some given to me, and I wear them all the time around the house!

My first job: Rusty’s Deli & Grille

Whose diary would you most like to read? Amy Sedaris; she cracks me up!

Always...remember, tomorrow is another day.

Never...go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink…thank you Betsy for the words of wisdom!