S. Denise Hoyle | February 27, 2009
Phyllis Sullivan says that her alterations shop brings in approximately 55 customers each week, up from the 40 she averaged per week last year. Sullivan hasn’t had time to slow down since people started heading to their own closets instead of heading to the mall.She says “we’re turning around like a top” as she bustles […]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 26, 2009
Tariro Mupombwa is a 21 year old student at the University of Pennsylvania who is working on a major in biochemistry. A couple of months ago she visited her native Zimbabwe and witnessed the effects of the cholera epidemic that started last August, along with the major economic issues the country is having.In an effort […]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 24, 2009
Sarah Jo Saunders has been sewing since she was a teenager and says she is “completely self taught” when she talks about her fashion design. Saunders never wanted to settle for mass-produced clothing so she got started by designing and sewing her own outfits. She has since decided to go for her dream and opened Jo Clothing, an […]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 22, 2009
There are so many things that you can make for your child — for a birthday or just because you want to let them know they are special!Snake wall pockets are sure to make a child smile — AND might even encourage them to keep their room a little cleaner by utilizing the pockets for […]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 20, 2009
Styled Baby Designs is a small boutique in Hillsboro, Oregon just outside Portland that carries “unique gear for the modern mama and child”. The boutique proudly displays wares ranging from bibs and blankets, barrettes and aprons, shoes and diaper cakes. More than 80% of their stock is made by local moms, most of whom live […]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 19, 2009
Maria Pinto is hardly new to the business with over 20 years of experience as a fashion designer, but even though she’s well known in Chicago she has only recently gained national exposure thanks to Michelle Obama wearing her pieces on the campaign trail last year. (check out our previous post on Pinto)Well last week […]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 18, 2009
If your sewing business has been mostly “simple” things because you’re afraid to do tailoring, read the following tips and practice them, and before you know it, you’ll be able to add additional sewing to your business.** Make all marks for notches, darts, grain lines with darning cotton — it has a tendency to stick […]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 17, 2009
The decision on what type of content to place on a website is usually always made by people within the company. While it is important for a company’s stakeholders to determine how much and what type of information to put out there for visitors to their website, it is even more important that they give […]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 16, 2009
If you’re like us, there really needs to be at least 48 hours a day in order to get some stuff done!However, since we only have 24 hours, part of which we really do need to sleep a little, do housework, cook, take care of kids’ activities, our own activities and errands, etc, we decided […]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 15, 2009
There are many uses for old jeans, and I found a cute jeans organizer that might just help keep the kids’ room a little bit cleaner. It’s one of those “wonder why I didn’t think about that” kind of projects. Sometimes things are just “too easy” and we either overlook them, or try to over-complicate the […]
