… I’m not actually worried about competitors because my products are guaranteed by quality and price but it has an impact on my shop that lots of rug shops on Etsy and they sell bed products for a cheaper price. I always choose good quality products and it costs so I price products in accordance with this method.

… A question before the start was, are their customers who need the product we offer. But as we started it as a hobby, there was no risk in starting it. And when it turned into a full-time job, it was easy to handle problems. But the situation this year is very hard. The problem is not Etsy or the customers, the problem is the post-service because they reduce a lot of delivery possibilities.

… After college, I took a job as an estimator in a cabinet shop specializing in custom woodworking. I’d always enjoyed working with my hands, but being surrounded by like-minded individuals and seeing the engineering and production inspired me to try my own hand at woodworking. I started small by making bottle openers and other small tchotchkes before graduating to larger furniture pieces.

… My best selling product is with no doubt my Embroidery Floss Kit for embroidery and friendship bracelets. This kit besides the book, it comes with 100 colors of embroidery floss, each color has 8 yards and 6 strands. They come wrapped on plastic bobbins with DMC numbers, this way, if you need more floss to finish a work, you can always find the same color just following its numbers.

… I truly enjoy making things that people love and finding that space, the negotiation between what people want and what you think they should want, is the most engaging work a person can do. The hardest thing about being an entrepreneur is probably also one of the coolest things: total self-ownership. If you’re doing great, you earned that feeling of accomplishment.

… A couple of years ago I read an article about the Rough Country Rustic Furniture Company that caught my attention. While the article was not in favor of the company, it included a photograph of a beautiful bedroom set, and let’s face it, no publicity is bad publicity, right? I researched the company further and I fell in love with their designs as well as their execution on most products.

… My father was my monitor and it didn’t take me long before I become very satisfied with my creations since I spent all my childhood learning in our family workshop. We spend a lot of time choosing the best materials for our products what matters for me is quality and that the customers would be satisfied with their items.

… Learning never stops. At school, was not allowed to take the woodworking classes because girls were not allowed. But never one to be stopped by rules, I made each piece that the Lads did in class, at home under my Father’s watchful eye. My love of wood started when I was just 8 years old, I followed my Dad about our home, watching and “helping” as he made our kitchen.

… I sell Custom Ordered Diamond Painting Tray Organizers and Container holders. I use MDF wood, and Birch Wood, wood glue, sandpaper and paint or stain. I design my products by custom request of each customer’s measurements to fit there workspace and storage container size. My products stand out because they are custom-made to each customer’s request.

… I sell vintage haberdashery, mostly upholstery trim, but I have a vast collection of buttons, fabrics, and other interesting items that I list as and when I get to them. This approach suits me and my workload with my other shops and also keeps the inventory in the shop refreshed, enticing customers to return.