Minding Their Own Business, con’t from pg. 23
She has been married to when I was on maternity Drew lives in Palmdale with
Steve for almost 20 years, leave,” said Drew. “I had her husband, Rick, who is
and has two children, seen some covers that were a principal at Valley View
Shaina, 16, and Jordan, 12. out there that were cute, Elementary School. They
but very unaffordable to have two children, Emma, 9,
T. (Thresa) is a graduate of the average person,” she and Gramm, 6.
the Hollywood Professional said. “I thought, ‘I could do
School, earning the that,’ and make them cuter Gramm Kracker Kovers can
Professional Achievement and much more afford- be purchased and custom
Award. She began singing able. I had been looking for ordered at Enchanted Kids
at age 17, and did studio something to do at home to in Canyon Country at (661)
work throughout the ‘80s. make a little extra money 250-3308. To become a dis-
She teaches piano and and it allowed me to be cre- tributor, contact Drew at
vocal music when she’s not ative at the same time.” In heatherdrew34@yahoo.com.
sipping tea and taking pen the beginning, Drew’s best
to paper. sellers were shabby chic.
Leather Work
What’s hot now? “Minky
“I don’t think it was ever fabrics of any kind – animal
There is an Agua Dulce
Car seat cover (left) by Gramm a conscious decision to
prints, chocolate browns
couple who could literally
Kracker Kovers; South African ‘become’ a writer,” said
paired with blues and pinks,
make a silk purse out of
Antelope purse and leather cam-Katz. “Storytelling has
skulls, monkeys and crazy
a sow’s ear. It’s a huge
era style bag (above) and knives always been a very large part
fabrics matched together,”
understatement to say this
(below) HandMade by Burgardof my personality.” To read
she said. “Nothing that
couple is creative. At their
more about the author, visit
looks like a baby, but feels
ranch and in their home they
www.tkatz.com or order
like it would be next to a
are surrounded by handmade
books at www.amazon.com.
baby’s skin.”
fixtures, accessories,
furnishings, foods – just to
name a few (to be covered
She’s Got it in a future issue). The
line that is available for
Covered
purchase is a collection of
HEATHER
leather goods, which they
DREW, a teacher
form from saddles, pelts
in the Sulphur
and hides. HANDMADE
Springs School
BY BURGARD features
District for 12
unusual purses from
years, has a really
dismantled saddles and
soft side…espe-
other hides, including South
cially to infants.
Pro Rodeo Circuit African antelope. In keeping
She designs and
Championships, and most with the Western style
sews a line of baby
recently at the Cowboy of the line, Chris makes
car seat covers
Christmas Expo in Las various knives and sheaths
called GRAMM
Vegas. When the Burgards made of leather.
KRACKER
and their daughter, four-
KOVERS.
year-old MacKenna, aren’t They have marketed
“I started my
working with leather, they HandMade by Burgard
business in 2002
are making movies. Their at shows, such as the
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