talk about some sassy curls!
Meet Laura Torchia of St Clair Shores, Michigan. She is the sassy gal behind these cute clips for little girls curls. We carry an assortment of her pretties at our Berkley & Rochester locations, plus she also sells her goods through etsy.
I had the opportunity to ask her a few questions about her crafty business…
What inspired you to start creating cute hair clips & how did you turn it into a business?
My Daughter Olivia was my inspiration for creating my first clippies. I
was buying tons of expensive bows and clippies that were poorly make
and after wearing them a couple times would just fall apart. So i tried
making some myself and i had so much fun doing it that i haven’t really
stopped. I had gone to a Mom 2 Mom sale and saw a woman selling baby
slings that she had handmade herself and thought why cant i do
that….. So in August 2007 Sassy Girls N Curls was born it was a long
process of trial and error to get to where i am today first starting
out selling at Mom 2 Mom sales and craft shows and then on Etsy in
March 2008.
What do you most love about the creative process?
I love
experimenting with new fabrics, ribbons….really anything i can get my
hands on. Being a Stay at home mom its a great outlet for me. After
everyone’s asleep I’ll start making something and the next thing you
know i look at the clock and it 1 am. I Love what i do and am happy
that i can contribute to our family while still being able to stay at
home with our daughter.
Is there anything that makes your hair clips unique?
I love
working with different textures and colors mixing dots and stripes and
just making cute Clippies. If it turns out to be something cute great
if not i still had fun trying.
I take pride in the fact that my
items are handmade by me so i am able to pay extra attention to every
tiny detail. All of my Bows, Flowers and Posies are hand sewn not just
hot glues together. I make sure all my ends are heat sealed so none of
your ribbon edges will fray over time. I know my customers are going to
walk away with a high quality product that will last. That and superior
customer service keep them coming back.
Thanks Laura for making little girl’s hair-dos even cuter!
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