I'm so excited to finally begin a new blog series which has been on my mind for awhile now. I believe that small business owners should help eachother out and be eachothers biggest supporters in creating awareness of locally owned companies. I love being involved in my community and hope this may be one small way of contributing!
Onto the interview!
Meet Shana Feggeler- a local designer who specializes in hand-crafted accessories for children.
Silly Beanz
Bethlehem, Ga
Year Established: 2008 (HOLY MOLY....I can't believe it's been that long)
Website: www.etsy.com/shop/SillyBeanz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sillybeanz
Do you have a location or are you exclusively online? We are primarily online but my "studio" is stocked so if someone local wants to make an appointment to shop in person, our door is always open. We also try to do local shows in the cooler weather (and when we have coverage for the kids)
Tell us about your product- Our hair candy is hand crafted, designed with multi-functional use in mind, and we like to offer everything from the classic to the trendy. We're expanding to include young adults and women by including jewelry and purse pretties. I pride myself in using high quality supplies and I'm always looking for the special or unique items to make our product stand out in a crowd!
What made you want to start a business? After buying several little hair clips for our first daughter, I said to myself, "I could make that!" Each item is always an experiment at first which turns into "perfection".
What’s your favorite thing about owning your own business? Being able to work at home and at my own pace. I love that my friends come to me for custom items for their children and for themselves. I recently made a filigree cuff bracelet with a mocha brown cameo for my best friend and I LOOOOVE how it came out.
What inspires you? God, Life, my Children
Tell us about yourself, family, interests: I'm a stay at home mom to three wonderful "babies". Our oldest, Alyson, just started kindergarten (boo hoo), Paul is in Pre-K, and Ella Jeanne is about to be 3. Not babies anymore I guess. My husband and I are native New Yorkers who moved to Georgia a few months after getting married in 2004. We also have 4 dogs, all rescued through various organizations via Petfinder.com. I love to cook and bake (as long as it's on the simple side), create when I have the time (which this year I will! 3 mornings a week with all 3 kids in school!), Zumba, Yoga, and a good laugh. I like to think of myself as perfectly imperfect. Life doesn't come with a set of instructions, so we embrace the "oops" moments that life throws at us.
Where can we find you when you aren’t working? with my husband and 3 kids at home or doing something fun, our church ( The Edge at Bethlehem First United Methodist Church)
Do you have any guilty pleasures? Lol, of course! Ice cream would be my number one guilty pleasure. It's always in the freezer. And I do actually enjoy watching Phineas and Ferb on Disney Channel. Oh...and shoes and purses. Love me some great shoes and purses.....but I'm usually wearing flip flops, crocs, or sneakers....go figure!
Where is your dream vacation spot? anywhere with a beach! I miss living on Long Island, NY because you could drive 30 minutes north or south and hit a beach!
Ok, I am loving those rings! Vintage is my new obsession!
Thanks so much Shana for being our very first interview! And because Shana is so generous, she is offering ONE headband with your choice of flower and ONE ring to two lucky blog readers!
Leave a comment below showing some love!
Winner will be chosen on Wednesday 8/24!
