Known by her friends and fans as “PattieWack,” she’s creative and wacky. She’s got a million ideas to transform the humdrum into wow, bring new life to everyday objects, or create something that is both out of this world and daringly stylish.

She loves Pee-Wee Herman, can’t get enough of book author and comedian Amy Sedaris, and has been known to turn bras into purses. And Pattie has certainly channeled a passion for whimsy into an impressive career. Her job titles as designer, book author, television host, executive producer and product consultant, just keep multiplying. “The reason I like crafting so much is that it’s not serious,” Pattie says.

Her knack for clever crafting and multitasking started at an early age. Pattie, a minister’s daughter, helped out by making clothing for the less fortunate and crafts to sell at church bazaars. And what’s now a popular trend - recycled fashion, was a necessity for the Harris family. “My mother and I were always going to the thrift store and buying clothing that we could re-create and make ours,” recalls Pattie.

The perfect example of her philosophy in action? “I picked up a mannequin at a flea market for two bucks; he was painted badly with silver spray paint,” Pattie says of her most memorable project. “I brought him home and turned him into a chalkboard first, but later I thought he was destined for more than that.” While coming up with project ideas for a crafting book, she decided to decoupage the mannequin. But she didn’t stop there. In true PattieWack fashion, she inserted a dollhouse window where the heart would go and glued an eye looking out. She added a little saying: “The rules have gone right out the window.” Finally, she attached a clothespin to the window. “It’s the Amy Sedaris and Pee-Wee Herman coming out of me,” she admits. “It says ‘inside jokes,’ so you can write jokes and throw them into the window!”

With more zany projects in the works, Pattie teases about being, well, stuck on her work: “I’ve been dying to create a glue-gun holster,” she giggles. “Instead of bullets, I’d have glue sticks across my chest.”

PattieWack Factoids:
· Name: Pattie Donham-Wilkinson (married to biz-partner Scott Wilkinson)

· Surprising fact: Received a D in Home Economics

· Most embarrassing moment: A video clip of Pattie blowing out Easter eggs appeared on E!’s "The Soup"

· Top must-have supplies: Glue, paint, scissors, lab coat

· Most memorable endorsement: “Wacky for Tacky” magazine ad campaign for Aleene’s Tacky Glue showcasing a 3-tiered cake with 5 lbs. of candy glued to Styrofoam

· Author/Designer: “The Crafter’s Guide to Glue” with Sterling Publishing, “Cookbooking; A Delicious Way to Scrapbook,” for Soho Publishing Company, 17 Aleene’s Booklets, hundreds of magazine articles

· TV: The DIY Jewelry Making Show, Scrapbook Memories, Home Matters, Our Home, QVC Home Shopping, Home & Family at Universal Studios, and Home Shopping Network

· Products: Licensed 4 PattieWack tools with Coats & Clark, patented the 123-D Papercrafting System for EK Success, Designed a Holiday Gift Bag line for Hobby Lobby, Glad Rags appliqués, Created a Box Templates line for ProvoCraft

· Family: Two daughters; Tricia and Stacey, four grand kids; Lacricia, Jacob, Cole, and Zane

· Pets: Scott promised a weiner dog when they settle down in Clovis, CA.

· Talent: A little rusty, but can still squeeze a tune from the accordian

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