“Creating wearable and useful art with a bit of meaning and a touch of laughter has been incredibly rewarding.”
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Vera Schlanger of My Belt Buckle: A Mompreneur Finds Work-Family Balance with Her Own Etsy Shop
“I feel blessed to be able to work at home, surrounded by my three children.”
Sylvia Aghabekian Lowden of Smarty Womyn: Putting Strong Female Role Models on Your Clothes
“Smarty Womyn is one step of many that will change our culture and encourage girls to choose STEM careers.”
Peggy Muddles of The Vexed Muddler: Biology, Microbiology & Anatomy Inspire a Ceramic Jewelry Maker
“I started my shop as creative therapy and a way to challenge myself outside of scientific circles.”
Michele Banks of Artologica: Science Inspired Watercolors Bring An Artistic Entrepreneur Financial Independence
“For an artist, mitosis is an irresistible concept, encompassing so many ideas – change, growth, symmetry – at the very root of what it means to be alive.”
Natasha Dzurny of TechnoChic: Floppy Disk Coasters, Circuit Board Jewelry & Other Geek-Inspired Accessories
“TechnoChic is all about infusing technology into decorating and decorating with technology.”
Janie Cooke and Caroline Nix of O-Venture: Giving Women an Extra Helping Hand
“If we can literally and figuratively give women an extra hand to hold onto what’s most important, then we have achieved success.”
Lynnicia Massenburg of Peaches and Science: A Scientist Creates Biochemistry Inspired Jewelry
“I created these protein structure earrings to present science, especially biochemistry, to the public in a simple and whimsical way.”
Theresa Pytell of Theresa Pytell Inc.: Jewelry Inspired by Nature
“I tend to take a minimalist view in my art by extracting certain simple but unique compositions based on natural structure, then experimenting and pushing the limits of traditional jewelry making techniques.”
Linda Singh of Sitara Collections: Empowering Indian Artisans with Fair Trade Wages for Their Handmade Jewelry
“We have loyal customers who love sifting through the site looking for new gemstone jewelry or home accents, but the fair-trade mission behind the company is too important to allow Sitara to remain only semi-successful.”
Sarah Peak & Whitney Nordmoe of Dean & Grace: Mompreneurs Create a Text Message Shopping Club
“When our vendors are successful and our customers are happy, that’s when we personally feel we are successful.”
Lorena Vazquez of Loly in the Sky: Shoes Handmade with Love and a Quirky Sense of Humor
“Loly in the Sky aims to make women feel special while wearing adorable shoes crafted with love in Mexico.”
Rachel Bertoni of Bertoni Gallery: A Creative Space Selling Jewelry, Watercolors and More
“I got tired of designing for everyone else and it became time to do it for myself.”
Pamela Roskin of Nineteen Seventy-Four, Inc: Classic Jewelry Pieces with Vintage Flair
“I realized that if this is going to work I have to keep plugging away, every day and that if I don’t close a sale that day, I just try to light another fire somewhere else. Eventually I’ll make heat.”
Hannah Lavon of Hooray Hoopla LLC: Playful Socks, Mittens and More
“I decided I could do it too, why not me!”