Could you introduce us to who you are and what you do?
My name's Becky Schreiner, and I am a wife, mom to two cute dogs (A French bulldog named Sunny and a boston terrier named Mr. bean), sister to the most excellent siblings, daughter and daughter-in-law to great parents. I absolutely love gardening and cooking and of course sewing. I'm a GIS'er (Geographic Information System Analyst) and Watershed Specialist by day and an Etsian by afternoon and night. I own b. handmade designs, a business that creates sewn specialties, from bags to baby items to bedding, you name it I can more than likely sew it for you!
What lead you to making handbags, purses and clutches?
I have a love for textiles, and a love for making others happy through my sewing. I recently rediscovered my love this past Fall, and thought what better to build handbags, clutches, baby items, bedding, and other sewn specialties for others besides myself. I also had a little bit of help – moral support wise – from my family and friends. Which one of my closest friends sent me a postcard stating, "The Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt. And my dream right now is to make a living sewing fun items.How long have you been in business?I'm pretty new to the business realm. I've been in business for one month as of 3/17/08, but I've been sewing for 15 years as of this year.
How did you hear about Etsy?
I heard about Etsy through a friend of mine, here in Helena, Montana.
What part of your job do you enjoy the most?
I guess I would have three favorites. The first being deciding on the fabric scheme, I love mixing and matching fabric. My second would be coming up with new designs, I love to be unique and I love to figure out how to put pieces together. It's all geometry. And finally the third would be seeing the reaction of people who have bought my items, if possible, or hearing about it.
What are some of the challenges that you have faced?
My number one challenge right now is time, time to work my other job and create new handbags and clutches. My number two challenge is pictures and the right lighting on my sewn projects.
If you could give one piece of advice what would it be?
Patience, if it's meant to be, it's meant to be.
Is this a full-time job or part-time?
Right now, I'm only creating on a part-time basis, I would love it to be my full time job, maybe sometime soon.
Anything new that you are in the process of making right now?
Spring flannel scarves, the Jenny Bag – which will be a cute little pink purse, which I am donating 10% of the sales to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, I want to make this one a regular on my site. I also have some canvas and twill bags up my sleeve.
Where did you learn how to make handbags and when did you start?
I'm self taught. And I would have to say I've dabbled in sewing handbags ever since I started sewing – 15 years ago. What inspires you to make these beautiful handbags?Polka dots and sassiness. I really think woman should have some form of polka-dot or something sassy in their lives and I think of my bags this way. Comfort. Fabrics have to feel good – like with my baby changing pads, I use minky, since it's oh so soft.
If you could pick on item from you store that you are especially proud of what would it be and why? This is a tough question. I really love my peacock dotty purse – the original one was sold, and this one is number two. It's a little different than number one with the use of silver polka-dots on black backing for the top piece, but it's equally my favorite. I also really am proud of the floral dotty – the sassy strawberry and cream bag with blue polka dots on the top.
Anywhere else we can find your products?
Not yet…. But I'm working on some options in Helena, Montana and hopefully around Montana for starters.
You can veiw Becky Schreiner etsy site http://www.rschreiner.etsy.com/ If you mention to her that you saw her interview on Gecko Jewelry Blog she will gladly give you free shipping.
My name's Becky Schreiner, and I am a wife, mom to two cute dogs (A French bulldog named Sunny and a boston terrier named Mr. bean), sister to the most excellent siblings, daughter and daughter-in-law to great parents. I absolutely love gardening and cooking and of course sewing. I'm a GIS'er (Geographic Information System Analyst) and Watershed Specialist by day and an Etsian by afternoon and night. I own b. handmade designs, a business that creates sewn specialties, from bags to baby items to bedding, you name it I can more than likely sew it for you!
What lead you to making handbags, purses and clutches?
I have a love for textiles, and a love for making others happy through my sewing. I recently rediscovered my love this past Fall, and thought what better to build handbags, clutches, baby items, bedding, and other sewn specialties for others besides myself. I also had a little bit of help – moral support wise – from my family and friends. Which one of my closest friends sent me a postcard stating, "The Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt. And my dream right now is to make a living sewing fun items.How long have you been in business?I'm pretty new to the business realm. I've been in business for one month as of 3/17/08, but I've been sewing for 15 years as of this year.
How did you hear about Etsy?
I heard about Etsy through a friend of mine, here in Helena, Montana.
What part of your job do you enjoy the most?
I guess I would have three favorites. The first being deciding on the fabric scheme, I love mixing and matching fabric. My second would be coming up with new designs, I love to be unique and I love to figure out how to put pieces together. It's all geometry. And finally the third would be seeing the reaction of people who have bought my items, if possible, or hearing about it.
What are some of the challenges that you have faced?
My number one challenge right now is time, time to work my other job and create new handbags and clutches. My number two challenge is pictures and the right lighting on my sewn projects.
If you could give one piece of advice what would it be?
Patience, if it's meant to be, it's meant to be.
Is this a full-time job or part-time?
Right now, I'm only creating on a part-time basis, I would love it to be my full time job, maybe sometime soon.
Anything new that you are in the process of making right now?
Spring flannel scarves, the Jenny Bag – which will be a cute little pink purse, which I am donating 10% of the sales to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, I want to make this one a regular on my site. I also have some canvas and twill bags up my sleeve.
Where did you learn how to make handbags and when did you start?
I'm self taught. And I would have to say I've dabbled in sewing handbags ever since I started sewing – 15 years ago. What inspires you to make these beautiful handbags?Polka dots and sassiness. I really think woman should have some form of polka-dot or something sassy in their lives and I think of my bags this way. Comfort. Fabrics have to feel good – like with my baby changing pads, I use minky, since it's oh so soft.
If you could pick on item from you store that you are especially proud of what would it be and why? This is a tough question. I really love my peacock dotty purse – the original one was sold, and this one is number two. It's a little different than number one with the use of silver polka-dots on black backing for the top piece, but it's equally my favorite. I also really am proud of the floral dotty – the sassy strawberry and cream bag with blue polka dots on the top.
Anywhere else we can find your products?
Not yet…. But I'm working on some options in Helena, Montana and hopefully around Montana for starters.
You can veiw Becky Schreiner etsy site http://www.rschreiner.etsy.com/ If you mention to her that you saw her interview on Gecko Jewelry Blog she will gladly give you free shipping.
3 comments:
Nice feature and great seller. Thanks for sharing :)
Nice interview. Cute bags!
Thanks for the support, it was so much fun putting it together.
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