| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leonie Pujol |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | August 31, 1971. As of 2025, she is around 54 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Partner / Leonie Pujol Married? | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | English |
| Why did Leonie Pujol leave Create and Craft? | In November 2015, Leonie announced that it was the end of an era as she left C&C, after working with them for six years. |
Wiki Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Leonie Pujol is an English craft designer and presenter from Peterborough.
- Creative and adventurous, Leonie has taken several big risks to start her own brand and that has paid off to give her a successful career.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Born and raised in Lancashire, Pujol currently lives in Oundle, Peterborough.
- Leonie’s mother loved to die cut and taught her how to craft when she was just a little girl.
- Her sister Marianne died from alcoholism on 29th May 2018 after a year-long struggle. Leonie posted about her loss in her blog and described in great detail the struggles her sister faced while battling addiction. The 39-year-old Marianne left behind a husband, a beautiful son, and many close friends.
- Throughout her life, Leonie has lived in various places across the United Kingdom and often travelled with her dog named Dave.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Pujol attended Haslingden High School during her teen years.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- When she was younger, Pujol’s mother introduced her to crafting and die-cutting.
- After high school, she travelled across the UK with her sister carrying out various crafting projects and learning more about the business.
- Eventually, Pujol began selling her own homemade crafts and was soon making enough money to dedicate all of her time to crafting.
- She then landed a job in a local craft shop and was quickly allowed to buy stock on behalf of the business.
- She also ran several workshops and ran demonstrations at local craft open days.
- In November of 2009, she was offered an opportunity to join the Create and Craft team as a TV presenter. It was a new role that she wasn’t too familiar with but one that gave her a six-year successful run on local TV.
- With her growing experience, she was offered opportunities to present crafts and give live demonstrations on QVC programs.
- In November of 2016, she joined Hochanda Ltd as a craft demonstrator and TV presenter.
- She also partnered with a fellow craft designer named Mandy to create a business that she currently runs today. Mandy and Leonie had been friends for years before deciding to work together as business partners.
- Alongside her partner, Leonie continues to run workshops across Peterborough and is currently working on expanding her business online by offering live demonstrations and workshops.
- As part of her job at Hochanda Ltd, Pujol also works with brands like Memory Box, Clarity Stamp, LaBlanche, AALL & Create and The Happy Planner.
- She also has a line of dies, stamps and stencils that she started with the help of Claritystamp.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- While crafting is her passion and job, Leonie loves to take time away from it and go on adventures with her dog, Dave.
- She also enjoys pottering, reading, listening to music and watching films with her friends.
- Leonie recently adopted two female dogs from Serbia named Indie and Dolores. Both the pups lived in Kill Kennels and had bad skin conditions.
- Pujol adopted the dogs from a foster care volunteer named Lorraine.
I like very much to watch Leonie Pujol on TV. I have learned a lot from her crafting demonstrations. She is always happy and cheerful and friendly. You can tell she enjoys her work which inspires me to create my own craft work…Thank you Leonie.