Monday, February 18, 2013
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? My dad started his own business when he was 16, and my mom is an artist so crafty entrepreneurship is in my blood. My sister and I used to beg my dad to drive us to the city market at 4 am so [...]
Monday, December 31, 2012
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? I create handmade hair accessories, using materials and techniques that are used in crafts I enjoy. My background is in fashion design, so my first few years after coming back to Denver after college, I was focused on doing shows and creating clothing, but was having [...]
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? I started wren bird arts as a jewelry business in 2004, and sold to local boutiques here in Denver. When I moved to Chicago in 2007, I continued to sell jewelry to small boutiques around Chicago. Then, I took a hiatus when I started [...]
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Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? We like to call ourselves, “purveyors of sweet recollections and charming sentiments.” All of our items are inspired by memories of childhood and sweet little things we say to each other or make for each other as husband and [...]
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? I am a fashion designer specializing in women’s apparel. Even at a young age, I always wanted to design clothing. I began sewing my own clothing in high school and from there a few things for friends. I began having trunk [...]
Monday, November 26, 2012
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? I am a jewelry maker and lover of all things sustainable, local and hand crafted. My business, Crow Jane Jewelry, features jewelry pieces inspired by the dichotomy between nature and industry and by the shapes of ancient cultures. I use hardware pieces [...]
Monday, November 26, 2012
Please describe your craft business. I make jewelry-gemstone, Swarovski, foil glass, hand knotted pearls. What was your impulse for starting it? I was watching the TV show Beads Baubles and Jewels and said, “I could do that!” What do you consider to be the most important personality trait of an entrepreneur? [...]
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Elizabeth and Matthew Winheld are asking backers of their Kickstarter campaign to “help keep meaningful communication alive.” Their company, SWEET letterpress and design is based in Boulder where they use a 120 year old press to carefully craft beautiful letterpress cards, business products, and wedding invitations. They are working on launching a new line of [...]
Monday, November 19, 2012
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? My shop carries an eclectic mix of products: notecards, jewelry, and small gift items (ornaments, key chains, magnets). Many items feature words or imagery that relate to teachers, writers, librarians, editors, or readers. I’ve worked as a librarian, writer, and editor, so the [...]
Monday, November 12, 2012
Please describe your craft business. What was your impulse for starting it? As a child my mother was always crafty. It nurtured her creative side and was also a necessity as we were a low income family in upstate New York. As an adult I moved to Colorado and my mother followed (a perk [...]
