Maker Spotlight – Get To Know The Face Behind The Brand.
Meet Sarah from Glow Friend Designs. Sarah lives in Richmond, VA and has been making her laser-cut earrings for almost a year now. She finds inspiration in seeing the joy that creativity brings to people’s lives. She loves making someone happy with what she has created and gets so much joy out of the creative process. Sarah enjoys cooking, baking, hiking, camping, traveling, boxing, photography, and climbing. When she is in maker mode she mostly listens to music and Podcasts— her favorites for creating are anything true crime, sex positive/LGBTQ+ informative. She also loves to catch up on tv while she doodles on her iPad.
Glow Friend Designs specializes in laser-cut earrings and unique gifts. Sarah happily accepts custom orders and her Etsy store is located in her IG bio.
Here are some words from Sarah :
-What made you want to start creating?-“I have always been a creative person but it was a hobby on the side until I lost my job and wanted to see if this would be a sustainable business so I could work for myself. I bought my Glowforge mid-pandemic to make gifts for family and friends and from there I just kept creating.”
-Would you like to share any family info? Pets?-
“I have a beautiful dog named Luna and a super affectionate cat named Finn. My husband and I eloped early in 2021 after multiple Covid postponements and we got married at Lake Crescent in Washington. I come from a large family and have 5 siblings and they are my favorite humans.”
-What is your MOST FAVORITE item you have created?-
“A pair of earrings I’m still working on, which were inspired by my grandmother’s rad costume jewelry collection.”
-What makes your shop unique? What is your specialty?-
“I design all my own work for jewelry, then I make everything by hand after the laser has engraved and cut the pieces. I can also do a variety of projects since my laser machine is versatile for so many mediums. I’m inspired by the costume jewelry my grandmother passed down to me and I want my pieces to last a lifetime.”
-What is the story behind your business name?-
“The machine I use (glowforge) + my last name = Glow Friend. Plus I was watching and obsessed with the show Glow at the time of creating this name.”
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