I am so excited to introduce another shop to you! This one is called Melanie’s Marketplace. She sells unique beaded utensils, serving spoons and other kitchen items. These would make excellent gifts. The holidays are coming up!
How long have you been designing & how did you start? I started designing in 2010, selling and gifting serving spoons to family members and friends. I had seen beaded serving utensils at a local bead store with many small beads around the handles and I immediately fell in love, but decided I wanted to make something a little different. I started beading everything I could possibly think of from bracelets and watches to flowers and serving utensils.
What inspires you to come up with a new design? In 2011, my love for the beaded serving utensils spread to wine charms, salt and pepper shakers, plates, bowls, and much more. Beads By Melanie: Jewelry For The Home was born. I just very recently (in the last month) opened my Etsy shop, Melanie’s Marketplace to sell my products.
How has your business grown since you started? Honestly, walking through the kitchen department of any store always gets my juices flowing. I see something new that would look great with beads and immediately try to come up with an idea in my head. I have contemplated bead-dazzling everything from drink glasses to measuring cups.
Where do you see the business going in 2 years? Since starting out, I have finally decided to publicly sell my products. This was a HUGE step for me, since I always only sold to family, friends, and friends of friends and I am so excited to show off my creations to the world. I can only hope that other people love my products as much as I do!
Do you have a philosophy, or mission statement your company stands behind? In two years, I hope to see growth for my little business. As I said before, I am new to Etsy and I can only dream of what this site will do for Beads By Melanie. In addition, I hope to expand my shop to sell even more than my current beaded serveware.
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Do you have an etsy shop or another shop you would like me to mention? Send me an email at kristen[at]ladybug-blessings[dot]com