If you want to win your own pair, here’s what to do:
-Comment on this post with if you typically do stud-style earrings or dangly ones.
-Go “like” the Open Range Beading page and let Carrie know you were sent by A Musing Maralee on her share of this post.
We’ll pick a winner on Saturday at noon (CST).
Carrie is the artist behind Open Range Beading and she creates such beautiful pieces! I love this little pair and she’s got several more styles to choose from. The winner will be able to pick their favorite from the earrings on her site up to a $25 value. You’re going to love what you see. These would make perfect Christmas gifts for your best friend, sister-in-law or daughter.
It’s been so fun getting to partner with Carrie for this giveaway. I’ve loved learning more about her family (she’s an adoptive mom!) and how she creates. Here’s Carrie in her own words:
I love western fashion and I’ve always loved Native American beadwork. I look at a lot of Old West fashion. One of my favorite places is King’s saddlery in Sheridan Wyoming. They have tons of old artifacts and a lot of native beadwork.
Sometimes I do work during my kids’ naps, but that’s also when I do devotions and clean and work horses. So usually beading happens at night after everyone is asleep. I love that the house is quiet. It’s just me, a lamp and beads
photo by Leah Rachel photography
What got you started selling your creations?
Adoption, adoption started me to selling. Everything was moving so fast in our process. Faster than we ever imagined. We were told 2-3 years and all of the sudden we were almost home study approved and had 12 profile books to show to potential mamas on order. We were saving and scraping every penny we had, but we needed more. So I sat down with a loom from amazon and a youtube video and started teaching myself how to bead. At that time I was also selling wood art so I would bead at night and be outside sanding cedar planks during the day to paint. I went to every craft fair I could find. Flooded Facebook and Instagram with every little thing I made. When you adopt you have to hustle, you have to do anything you can to raise as much as you can and you pull all the long hours, and work your fingers till they bleed because all you can think about is that new little person that needs you. That little person that God is calling you to.
What advice do you have for other moms who want to turn their hobby into a business?
Be honest with yourself— is what you love doing a marketable thing? If the answer is yes, GO FOR IT! Don’t be afraid to fall flat on your face (because you will at some point). If you’re not supposed to be doing it, God will shut that door and that’s ok. But if the door is open, go through it!Want to win your own beautiful earrings? Here’s how to enter:
-Comment on this post with if you prefer stud earrings or dangly ones.
-Go “like” the Open Range Beading page and let Carrie know you were sent by A Musing Maralee on her share of this post.
I will draw a winner at noon (CST) on Saturday, 11/10/18 and connect you with Carrie to work out details. Can’t wait to see who wins!
Where to find Open Range Beading:
*Congrats to Britt on winning our giveaway!*
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