My side hustle since 2017 has been an Etsy shop where I sell rope baskets and other handmade housewares. The shop focus these days is pretty narrow - Easter baskets and personalized mini flag bunting - but in the past, it's included felt hand puppets, hand-printed fabrics, and custom rope baskets in all shapes and sizes.
I do everything from product development, photography, marketing & branding, customer service, and sewing all the baskets and flags.
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A sampling of the many rope baskets that I made over the years. I sent a photo of the finished basket to the customer before packing it up for shipping.
One of my baskets was featured in an Editos' Picks collection.
A stop-motion video of me sewing a very large bowl. This is from the early days of my shop when I was still living in Portland.
My awesome Moo cards. You can print 50 photos per batch so I was able to use all the photos I take. Each order got a card that matched in the hopes they would be shared with friends and family that liked the basket.
Custom labels that I used on all my products.
