(FABIUS, NY) -- From the heart of Central New York comes Village Wrought Iron’s unique and creative line of wine caddies and accessories. Whether entertaining at home, attending a party or looking for a unique gift, Village Wrought Iron has something for everyone. A leading producer of wrought iron décor, Village Wrought Iron’s wine accessories present a simple yet elegant way to set the owner apart from the crowd. Read more...
(Tucker, GA) -- Homespice Decor, an award-winning designer and manufacturer of braided rugs and accessories, debuts two new color combinations in its popular Out-Durable braided rug collection for 2009: Spruce and Midnight Moon. Read more...
Lauren Burger and Justin Feezell discovered they could work well together through challenging situations in the Peace Corps, so they've decided to continue that partnership in a new business.
Last week they opened The Handmade Life at 910 Harris Ave., in the Harris Square courtyard near Chispa. The gift shop features a variety of items from about 25 local and regional artists, including jewelry, photos, paintings, wood-carved housewares, clothing, pillows and stuffed animals. Burger has her own line of perfume oils, lotions, soap and shaving bars that she had been selling through her online store called DressGreen. Read more...
The population of Tunkhannock will double next Saturday as more than 2,000 people flock to an unusual and beautiful once-a-year sight. Quilts — hundreds of them — will blanket the streets. The handmade quilts will hang from windows and porches of picturesque Victorian homes and in store displays, flutter from lines strung along the curb and drape over vehicles, fences and bushes. All this beauty — and the influx of business from those who come to see it — is a thank-you from one local businesswoman, her gift to the town where her dream came true.
In May 2001, Jeannette Kitlan was a single mom of four teens working 12-hour swing shifts at Procter & Gamble. “It’s the only place a woman can go out here to earn a wage that can support a family,” she said. Every day, she donned her steel-toed shoes and safety glasses and did what she had to. But inside she held onto a lifelong dream. Read more...
Whitesboro, NY - For about five years, friends Gretchen LaManque and Karlene Cimo knew they wanted to go into business together. They just weren't sure exactly what they wanted to do.
But the pair kept pursuing the goal, while also parenting their children and each operating her own home-based businesses - quilting for LaManque and decorating and silk floral arranging for Cimo - for several years.
"We sort of ignored what we always did," Cimo quips, explaining the business ideas they rejected. However the women, who had both turned their hobbies into businesses, finally realized the perfect business for them would be one that would allow them to sell LaManque's quilts, Cimo's flowers, and other items that appealed to them.
That idea eventually developed into Panache, a gift shop at 101 Main St. in Whitesboro. Read more...
Detroit Lakes, MN — Those who dropped by La De Da Gifts and Décor late last year got a bit of a surprise.
Instead of going inside to find a completely new business, they would see Ladies Unique owner Deb Strozyk or manager Kim Samuelson were behind the counter.
“We did a business model change, and made it a gift and décor store,” Strozyk said. Read more...
Everyone likes getting cash, and Donna Fanning believes people will like it even more if the money comes tucked inside a Cashell.
The Cashell is Fanning's patent-pending, homespun alternative to gift cards and greeting cards.
Each Cashell is an eggshell that Fanning, a stay-at-home Woodbury mom, has emptied, sterilized and then hand painted and decorated in one of 40 designs. Read more...
You'll find Luisa New York soothing from the moment you see it. It just might take you a couple of minutes to find the new Pleasantville shop filled with all-natural, hand-made skin-care products. Read more...
The old adage about one person's trash being another's treasure is becoming increasingly true as a growing number of artists and merchants in the Boston area are using yesterday's goods to craft the latest fashions.
The practice is called 'upcycling.' And as consumer demand grows for green products, making and selling upcycled items is turning into a cottage industry of artists, designers and boutique stores. Read more...
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