For over 14 years, I've taught crafters how to actually use their machines, Cricut, sublimation, laser cutting, you name it, through Color Me Crafty, my online craft brand.

I'm self-taught in all of it, learned the hard way through years of trial and error, and I've built a following of over 250,000 people who've let me be part of their creative journey.

If you've ever unboxed a Cricut and had no idea where to start, or you've been crafting for years and just want to finally get it right — that's who I've spent over a decade showing up for.

After more than 10 years working from home, I realized something: I love crafting, but I was starting to disappear into my own house.

I needed to get out, talk to real people, be somewhere other than behind a screen. So I took the thing I love most, crafting, and turned it into something you experience in person, not just watch online.

The Royal Payne is where those two things finally meet: my craft, and actual human connection.

When I'm not building experiences for your next celebration, I'm home with my husband and our kids, a beautifully blended family where each of us brought two girls and a boy into the mix, and somewhere along the way, they just became our kids, together.

If anyone understands what it takes to plan a celebration worth remembering, it's a house with six kids in it.

And the name? "The Royal Payne" is a little wink at my last name — because let's be honest, a "royal pain" is exactly what I can be when I'm chasing the details just right.

But I wanted this brand to feel like more than a joke. I wanted it to feel like something worth putting a crown on, because your celebration deserves to feel that special, too.

Ready to bring the royal treatment to your party?