Meet the Makers- Launch 5
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Tracy Lynn Designs
Tracy Lynn Designs is a self made jewelry company. We specialize in creating handmade leather, acrylic and wood earrings that exemplify unique styles and emerging trends. Beginning with solely creating leather earrings, we have now grown and also offer necklaces, keychains, metal jewelry and so much more.
woman owned, handmade in the usa
Gingersquared
Ginger Squared is a handmade business created from our Southern California home. Our namesake comes from our two ginger littles who are our inspiration every day. We started with hand stamped jewelry back in 2012 creating new mom necklaces and have grown to include engraved jewelry and now home decor pieces. We are looking for a simple and classic style in all of our pieces that can be added to any style of decor. Our favorite materials to work with are metals, leather, and different types of woods. Each piece is made to order, so has special meaning and a unique quality made just for you.
We aren’t your average toiletry company. Here at Oily Blends, we value results. Smelling pretty is nice, but having products that actually work the way they are described, is even better. Our all natural bath and body items are affordable hand-made alternatives to the big box store products. Oily Blends products are made by hand, and in small batches. Our team may be small, but it's jam packed with uber talented and passionate people. We utilize every corner of our 7,000 square foot shop just outside of Orlando, FL. We take pride in crafting quality products, that we would be willing to (and do) use on our families. From our bath salts and candles, to our shower steamers, each ingredient is thoughtfully considered. Only high quality oils and ingredients are used, to ensure a superior finished product.
woman owned, handmade in the usa, not on amazon
Mallory Jayde Home and Gifts
Mallory Jayde Home & Gifts is locally owned and operated by a mother daughter team based in our home studio in Loami, IL. We strive to bring you unique, hand crafted home goods & gifts. In hopes of supporting others, we try to source our materials from other small businesses - we truly believe in supporting someone else’s dream while living ours! We are humbled at the support that our small business has received. Thank you for visiting our shop - please reach out to us if we can answer any questions!
OllieBug Tot Shop is a Mama owned and operated business. Named after my two boys Oliver (Ollie) & big brother Cameron (Bug). I originally started making paci clips and other things as a hobby while I was pregnant with Ollie to help pass the time as I was unable to work. What started out as a hobby soon turned in to a full business! We have since expanded to offering a variety of products for our customers - including completely custom signs and decor, hand made - in house. Starting this business has been such a blessing for us! I have several autoimmune issues and soon after we found out that I was pregnant with Ollie, I had no choice but to quit my job, and stay at home because I just couldn't physically or mentally handle it at the time. I was working in a field that I loved and had been doing it for quite some time, but adding pregnancy on top of the other issues that I face each and every day - it was not the best choice to continue working traditionally. Running my own business offers my family and I the flexibility that we have always needed. I can stay at home with my children, make it to every school event for my oldest, and -most importantly, for my health- I can work at my own pace & take breaks when needed at any point in time. Having this kind of flexibility is something that I would never be able to get while working a traditional job. I am SO thankful to have the opportunity to be able to now run my own business!
woman owned, handmade in the usa, not on amazon
Buck Ridge Soap Company
Tammie McClure, better known as Tam, is a professional graphic artist who fell in love with the craft of soap making and then turned her hobby into a business. Tam first started making soaps for her late husband, Scott, with Camper's Friend being her first soap blend to help keep the bugs off him at his job near the Arkansas river. Scott, her husband of 27 years (at only age 46) passed in November of 2018 and she has dedicated herself to grow Buck Ridge Soap in his memory. Buck Ridge Mountain which the company got its name from is located located in the tiny community of Springfield, Arkansas. Tam grew up on this land and moved back to it after college. Most people in the area are farmers or drive long distance to work. Tam herself drove to work in Little Rock over an hour away for more than 20 years until building the Buck Ridge workshop. Every one of Tam's soaps are made in the USA, they are made by hand, hand poured and hand cut. No factories, no machinery, just old fashioned soap making. The beard oils, washes, shampoos and balms, bath salts and body oils are also made in USA, right here in Arkansas. Candles and wax tarts have been a more recent addition and are also made in the Buck Ridge Springfield, workshop. Tam retail's her products on her website and with various drop shippers and wholesalers online and via small retail stores, pharmacies and some local Farmer's Markets in the central Arkansas area.
Woman owned, handmade in the usa
Emily Rae Carlson Paper Goods
Emily Rae Carlson Paper Goods creates products that are thoughtful, sweet, bright, and simple. Hoping to help people celebrate themselves and the special people in their lives - we encourage people to share some joy, elevate mundane moments, and/or be able to find rest in all the busy! Living in a small town in Montana, I am a wife and mama to 2 sweet babes and the softest yellow lab - Rhino! I have been a designer and illustrator for 10 years but I have been a paper lover since birth (no joke - I would steal stacks of paper out of the recycle and hide them in my room). Getting to combine design, illustration, paper AND owning my own business is a dream come true. All of our products are illustrated by yours truly (Emily Rae Carlson) and printed in the USA!
woman owned, handmade in the usa
January Letterpress
January Letterpress is a husband and wife owned design and print studio making letterpress greeting cards and paper goods that are fun, modern and meaningful. What began with just a single letterpress in our garage, has grown into a studio and storefront in Downtown Waco, Texas with 2 presses and a few extra sets of hands that all pitch in to make the magic happen. Since opening our storefront in 2019 we meet customers everyday that are looking for the same things as yours - paper goods and gifts that are high quality, beautifully designed and practical for everyday life. That's why each of our products is designed by our creative team and handmade in our studio. We don't offer anything we're not proud to display on our own store shelves.
Handcrafted Personalized Stationery and Invitations
September Skye Bags & Accessories
My shop started in 2010 after having my 2nd little girl. I have been selling my creations locally for the past couple years and have remained steadily busy. I decided in May of 2013 to make the step to broaden my own business to others outside of my community. September was the month my 1st daughter was born and Skye is my 2nd daughter's middle name. Since I make all things girlie, they needed to be included in the shop heritage.