Meet the Makers
VP of Graphics & Miscellaneous Stuff
Sara Garner
I asked Sara to help out at an Island Market back in 2016. She hopped into our Tula tent and we’re hoping she never hops out! She’s an insanely talented maker, from helping me make all the orders at our dining table for the very first 12 Days of a Tula Blue Christmas sale, to being by my side over the last few years as we expanded Tula to new markets. Now our full-time graphic designer, she’s fantastic behind a camera lens and unstoppable with an Apple Pencil. We both left Corpus Christi in 2019, so we work together remotely, spending hours on the phone every day. Somehow, it just works. I can’t imagine my life or Tula Blue without her.
My right hand + Austin Manager
Christine Krell
Christine joined Tula Blue in 2021, during the pandemic. We were crammed in a tiny room in my home just off the (often messy/loud) kitchen. No storage, no space, no doors. When we finally moved into the Tula Treehouse (our new Austin workshop) it became clear Christine was going to manage us all. She was born to organize, streamline, and just generally crush it. As our Austin ‘Tula Treehouse’ manager she oversees workflow, quality control, training, wholesale, market prep and inventory. She’s my right-hand woman in Austin, and I wouldn’t want to do this without her.
Island Captain
Ashley Anderson
Ashley is our rock. She started out as a part-time maker and quickly became the captain of our crew at the Island workshop. We can always count on her to keep us in line and cut to the chase, all while giving us a laugh. As our Island shop manager, she oversees workflow, quality control, wholesale orders and inventory. Without Ashley there to organize everything, we’d all be lost. She makes sure everything gets done, and to our highest Tula standards
Corpus Christi
The Island Workshop
Erin
One of our very first ROPE spinners, Erin now trains and manages our entire ROPE team. She’s also one of our most experienced makers, taking the lead on quality control in our Island workshop. When COVID lockdowns started, we had to close the workshop and operated Tula Blue out of my workspace in Austin and Erin’s guestroom in Corpus. We coordinated making and shipping all of our orders for 3 months, keeping Tula Blue afloat. Just like our handspun ROPE, Erin is definitely at the heart of Tula Blue.
Nicole
Starting out as our bookkeeper years ago, Nicole came on board as a part-time ROPE spinner in 2018, and then a maker in 2021. We finally roped Nicole in full-time and now she fearlessly spearheads operations. She keeps us on track with her Excel(lent) skills - bookkeeping, payroll, protocol and Padre Island Farmers’ Market management and so much more! And no matter what is going on, she always steps up to help - with making jewelry, rope spinning, workshop improvements and she always knows when I need a pep talk. Tula Blue simply couldn’t run without Nicole behind the spreadsheets (and behind us all.)
Hailee
Fav Tula: Strawberry quartz Wrap
Fueled by: Plants, coffee & Jesus
Superpower: Crafting
Tori
Fav Tula: Princess Choker & pendant, please!
Fueled by: Jesus & Ocean Waves
Superpower: Speedy Wilson
Lisa
Fav Tula: All the pieces!
Fueled by: Music, coffee, hot tea, sweets and being busy!
Superpower: Fearless frequent flyer
Jackie
Destiny
Alexa
Austin
The Tula Treehouse
Mikayla
Fav Tula: Odyssey Crown Pearl Necklace
Fueled by: Copious number of books, video games, anything nerdy & street tacos.
Superpower: Can read an entire book in one sitting
Sydney
Fav Tula: White Total Tula
Fueled by: Cold brew and puppers!
Superpower: Ability to binge watch all eight Harry Potter movies in one sitting
Amber
Fav Tula: Bronze Horizon with Labradorite
Fueled by: My dog, appetizers & me time.
Superpower: Energy Reader
Jessica
Leila
Britt
Ashley
Our Amazing
Rope Spinners
Karissa
Iliana
Darian