Be it the advance in technology or even a recent worldwide pandemic, the world of commerce and retail has seen drastic facelifts in how businesses operate.
More and more online stores have opened …
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Be it the advance in technology or even a recent worldwide pandemic, the world of commerce and retail has seen drastic facelifts in how businesses operate.
More and more online stores have opened over the past two decades with the advancement of the internet and websites and for some in Mexico, which is the world they have seen their own attempts to make something happen take place.
For Amanda Barrett and Christina Boyd, two sisters who started out wanting to have some fun making personalized craft items for people, it has turned into a small enterprise itself.
Double Crafting Creations is now a place where people can take a look at a modest catalog of items to purchase.
“We can make shirts, potholders, towels, wreaths, small to medium quilts, other miscellaneous crafts also,” Barrett said. “Shoot us an email or IM for quotes or anything you may want us to do for you.”
The business began in May 2021 and the sisters sell about 20 different pieces a month. The work is made to order rather than making items and hoping they sell.
“The work has been steady,” Barrett said, noting increasing traffic is still in the plans. “(Made to order) makes it easier so I am not guessing what people want. We both work full-time jobs. We do have some items where we have had some requests and we will make some extras and if people want to buy them.”
Barrett said they don’t have the time to mass produce anything at the moment as she works in environmental control as a supervisor and Boyd is a loan processor.
“We just want to make things that people want for themselves,” Barrett said.
Prices are determined on what the sisters spend on a project plus a 10 percent bump, ranging from $2.99 to $40 per item.
“It usually takes about two hours,” Barrett said about the length of time to create a craft.
She also said the idea of going bricks in mortar one day is still a potential hope for the two women in the future.
For more information, visit the business website at https://doublebcraftingcreations.myshopify.com/ or their Facebook page at Double Crafting Creations.
Inquiries about products can be made at doublebcraftingcreations@gmail.com.
