About

My name is Amelia and I like to make things.  I make things from scratch, and I make things from other things.  I also fix, build and improve upon products and procedures. I have a husband, a toddler and three teenagers.  Fem Hack is a showcase of the things I make for my family, my friends and myself. This blog is a showcase of my hacks.

I have always liked do-it-yourself projects.  As a kid, I lived through several of my parents’ DIY home renovations.  We never hired an electrician or a plumber.  We never bought our Halloween costumes or Valentine’s Day cards.  Our garage was always full of Mom’s craft stuff and Dad’s tools.

Now I am married with children and my life is quite the same as it was as a kid.  As a couple, my husband and I have spent time in junkyards picking parts for our cars.  My daughter is a Pinterest crafting freak. One of my sons makes custom knives and the other maintains a Minecraft server.  Even my baby walks around the house with a (bitless) electric screwdriver ‘fixing’ everything from chairs to skateboards to stuffed animals.

I hope you enjoy sharing in these hacks and connecting with me across Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube.

If you want to contact me directly, I can be reached at amelia@femhack.com.

Thanks! And, take care!

Oh! And…in addition to running this blog, I’m also a social science researcher and documentary filmmaker.  Additionally, I work in live TV and sports, and I write and edit. You can check out some of my academic and personal projects here and my professional work at AEG Cinema.