Meet the Makers - Launch 2

Meet the Makers - Launch 2

About River Birch Candles

River Birch Candles was founded on the belief that not all candles were created equal. This belief has inspired the owners to create natural products that are safe for all to use while helping those in need. For each candle sold, River Birch donates one meal through Feeding America.

Shane and Erica Washington are high school sweethearts, who moved to Texas together in 2016. They are both huge candle lovers and when they discovered that most candles were toxic to them and their pets, the pair decided to take action.

They worked tirelessly to create a product founded in natural materials that didn’t lose the scent of their big candle company competitors. It was a challenge to develop an all-natural candle that would cover odors while still filling a room with fragrance.

After a year of collaboration with expert perfumers and commitment to crafting a completely safe and toxin-free product; River Birch Candles found its home in 100% soy wax, natural fragrances, and cotton wicks that have become a staple in the brand today.

But Shane and Erica knew that their passion didn’t end with a safe product that they are proud to share with their friends and family. Making a difference is embedded in their core beliefs. Today, the River Birch Candle family is proud to help feed those in need and support changes in legislation that help those facing hunger through the Stewpot Dallas and Feeding America.

Eco-Friendly, Woman Owned, Black Owned, POC Owned, Made in USA, Handmade, Social Good, Organic

Blog image taken from River Birth Candles website!

 

About Jen Simpson Design

Jen Simpson Design is a bespoke invitation and stationery company based in San Clemente, California. It is made up of Jen and Luke Simpson; a husband and wife team who have been in the industry for over 10 years. Their stationery line has been carefully crafted and designed to inspire and elevate the romantic dreamer inside. It also brings together simplicity and practicality to organize and engage its users. Their pieces are built with luxury papers and quality materials, including a mix of fine printing methods and a true handmade paper with gorgeous fluffy deckled edges.

Their deckled edge paper is 100% handmade and created from recycled cotton t-shirts.

All of their cards are locally designed and crafted with love and care in their San Clemente, California Studio.

Eco-Friendly, Woman Owned, Made in USA, Handmade

 

About Furever Booked, LLC

Hi, I'm Kasey! Furever Booked started out of my love for reading, my dog, and my cat. You'll find all products that feature book related content and sometimes even with a super cute dog or cat! Furever Booked is dedicated to creating high quality products for book lovers.

Woman Owned, Made in USA, Not on Amazon, Handmade

 

About Little Beautiful Mess

In 2018, my husband and I brought our daughter home through adoption and I left the life of a teacher to stay at home with our "Little." Once we made it through the sleepless newborn stage, I began making wood signs as a hobby and started selling on Etsy. Our products took off and "Little Beautiful Mess" quickly became a business.

After focusing on signs for about a year, we added soy candles to our product line. All of our fragrances are high quality and 100% phthalate-free.

My husband and I work together to design and create meaningful items for your home. As much as possible, our materials are locally sourced and everything is handmade in our home studio.

Women owned, handmade, not on amazon, made in the USA

 

 

About Willie & Dolly Designs

We are so glad you found us! We are a husband and wife duo from the midwest where we currently reside with our beloved golden retrievers, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline.
I graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in Retail Merchandising and Design and if you are unfamiliar with North Dakota, it’s not exactly the fashion mecca of the USA. Little did I know, I would end up marrying a farmer and moving west to Bismarck, ND. I was excited about the move but this left me even fewer options in the fashion career arena. I continued working with the same company I was with in Fargo but switched over to a remote setting at home. About a year and a half later, I realized my dreams were larger than working for someone else’s dreams and randomly quit my job. I scrambled to try to figure out my next game plan and a business was born.
I have always been passionate about being creative, crafting, sewing, and anything DIY related. I created some signs for our wedding and was encouraged by family and friends to start selling them so I opened up our Etsy shop in late 2016. The rest is history! (And we have been covered in sawdust ever since.)
Wood is our canvas. Each grain tells a different story, much like our art. Our handcrafted products are completely made to order & put together by us, from start to finish. We love what we do and strive for quality and perfection in all our handmade products. Thank you for supporting our dreams!

Eco-Friendly, Woman Owned, Made in USA, Handmade, Social Good, Not on Amazon

 

 

About House of Moss

House of Moss is the creation of Alison Comfort Bay, a fiber artist and miniatures enthusiast living in the Pacific Northwest. Her aesthetic is very much shaped by the beautiful surroundings in the Portland, Oregon, area: The damp climate creates a gorgeous forest environment, full of moss, trees, and mushrooms.

She was introduced to Waldorf education during the year she spent as a nanny, and the Waldorf sensibilities of natural materials and simplicity have stayed with her in her work. Add that to Alison's lifelong love of tiny things, and you get House of Moss: a miniature world of woodland-themed felted wool.

Eco-Friendly, Woman Owned, Handmade, LGBTQIA+ Owned

 

About Shine Designs Customs

Hi there! I’m Jess - the owner/maker/designer at Shine Designs Customs. When you order from our shop, you’re ordering from a woman-owned and operated business. Everything is made with love from start to finish in our home workshop.

Woman Owned, Made in USA, Handmade, Not on Amazon

 

 

About Expression Design Co

Expression Design Co is a company based out of West Michigan. We specialize in vinyl stickers, clothing, and personalized/branding products.

Woman Owned, Made in USA, Handmade, Not on Amazon

 

Sweet Water Decor

Sweet Water Decor is a motivational and inspirational brand that started in my basement back in December 2014. From our humble beginnings of making every mug, to now serving hundreds of thousands of customers + having our products in over 3,500 boutiques/shops around the world as well as national stores, our goal continues to be to motivate + inspire our customers to live their dreams!

Along with our amazing and continuously growing team, Melissa still designs each product and now works alongside her husband, Chris, who manages the warehouse and production side of the brand.

Our candles are made with soy wax blend, 100% cotton wicks and premium fragrance oil. Gluten free, lead free, phthalate free and cruelty free. Vegan, Non-GMO and kosher. Made in the USA and hand poured in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

At Sweet Water Decor, we strive to provide our customers with only the best quality products. Each design is thoroughly tested by our team before made available to our customers.

Women owned, handmade
About Infinite Abyss

 

Infinite Abyss is a one-woman show run by Samantha Hartman, who creates a line of nature-inspired home decor. Each piece is created from locally sourced materials and is made to order.

Samantha was a 2016 Etsy Open Call finalist and is the author of Wood Pallet Wonders. Some of her features include Realtor.com, HGTV Magazine, Buzzfeed and American Craft Magazine.

Woman Owned, Made in USA, Handmade, Not on Amazon, eco-friendly

 

About Spot Colors

Spot Colors was born from the brain of Nicole LaBranche, a long time crafter, graphic designer, and shopper. With a love of the fun and unusual, as well as arts and crafts, we try to stock our shelves with amazing bits and pieces of fun!

As a child, my mother and grandmother taught my sister and I how to cross stitch, embroidery and crochet. A several years ago my mother was cleaning out her needle art supplies and asked my sister and I if we wanted them. While digging through this mass amount of supplies we realized that all of the patterns she had seemed old and out of style. We wanted to pick up the craft of cross stitch again but we really weren't interested in the designs. After seeing an ad in one of her magazines for a pattern program I said to myself "You are a graphic designer, why can't you design patterns you want to stitch?" And that is where it all began for my DIY cross stitch kits.

Woman Owned, Made in USA, Handmade

 

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