Spotlight

Traveling C Turtles Laser Works
✨ Customer Spotlight From Laser Engraving Discovery to Craft Shows, Travel Maps, and Entrepreneurship Interview with Connie & Jeff, founders of Traveling C Turtles Laser Works Please introduce yourself Jeff and Connie Frahm, Traveling C Turtles Laser Works. Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? We started with home décor and signs, and have now evolved into travel maps and assorted boxes for games and storage. We also do some tumblers, earrings, and sun catchers for smaller price points. Tell us about your business and... Read more...
That Mom With a Laser
✨ Customer Spotlight From Nap-Time Side Hustle to Teaching Others How to Succeed with Lasers Interview with Emily, founder of That Mom With a Laser Emily, founder of That Mom With a Laser, in her craft room Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? The first piece I made was a sign for my little girl’s nursery. From there, I fell in love with creating one-of-a-kind pieces that customers would cherish for years, such as my popular family monogram signs. Tell us about your business... Read more...
Quintons Crafthouse
✨ Customer Spotlight From Stay-at-Home Mom with a Cricut to Community-Focused Maker Business Interview with Suzie Quinton, Quintons Crafthouse Please introduce yourself Suzie Quinton with Quintons Crafthouse. Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? My first laser projects were home décor items such as basic signs, ornaments, cutting boards, and more. I remember the thrill of cutting my first 1-inch circle! Tell us about your business and how it has evolved into what it is today. Quintons Crafthouse has evolved remarkably over the past six... Read more...
Primary Market Gifts and Goods
✨ Customer Spotlight From a Quarantine Project to a Six-Figure Business Interview with Kathryn Ewers, founder of Primary Market Gifts and Goods Kathryn Ewers, founder of Primary Market Gifts and Goods Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? During the quarantine of 2020, we needed a teacher appreciation gift for our daughter’s preschool teachers. Everything was closed, and we were desperate to find something. We bought a succulent, added a cute tag, and looked at it with amazement. It was easy to make and so... Read more...
Pearl and Pine
✨ Customer Spotlight From Nursery Signs for Friends to a Thriving Creative Business Interview with Marissa, founder of Pearl and Pine Marissa, founder of Pearl and Pine, posing with a custom AEON sign Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? It’s quite an ironic story, really. About the time my third girl was due, I wanted to buy them matching round nursery signs that have been popular lately. After calculating the cost and shipping for all three, it was going to be about the same... Read more...
Makers on Main Street
✨ Customer Spotlight Makers on Main Street Featuring Jessica Kennedy, co-founder of Makers on Main Street About Jessica Kennedy and Makers on Main Street Makers on Main Street hosts 60 makers from the St. Louis area, offering hundreds of unique gifts and home décor items. Jessica Kennedy, co-founder of Makers on Main Street, has been in business for eight years. She started with stencil signs at parties and had to pivot when COVID-19 happened. Jessica ordered her first MIRA 9 laser in 2020 and later added a second MIRA 9... Read more...
Makers on Main Street
Makers on Main Street
✨ Customer Spotlight Makers on Main Street Featuring Jessica Kennedy, co-founder of Makers on Main Street About Jessica Kennedy and Makers on Main Street Makers on Main Street hosts 60... Read more...
Home Bound Custom Decor
✨ Customer Spotlight From Zero Experience to a Six-Figure Laser Business Interview with Sumita & Anuj Patel, founders of Home Bound Custom Decor Sumita & Anuj Patel, founders of Home Bound Custom Decor Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? We create personalized home goods and gifts that can be used for all of life’s major milestones. We strive to offer products that are easily giftable and personable, so the recipient will be able to use them for a lifetime. We love offering items that... Read more...
Designs By Hope Yoder
✨ Customer Spotlight From Embroidery Industry Leader to Two AEON Lasers, a Thriving Online Store, and Sold-Out Laser Retreats Interview with Hope Yoder, founder of Designs By Hope Yoder Hope Yoder, founder of Designs By Hope Yoder Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? I am a maker, crafter, quilter, and the inspiration behind a line of embroidery and quilting products called Embellish®. For years, I have been a leader in the embroidery industry, hosting events all across America and freelance teaching for sewing manufacturing... Read more...
Crazy Laser Dad
✨ Customer Spotlight From Pastry Chef to Seven-Figure Laser Entrepreneur Interview with Will Louie, Crazy Laser Dad Will Louie, Crazy Laser Dad Take us back to where this all started! What do you create? Four years ago, I started with a Glowforge. Their ads caught my eye immediately. At the time, I was a pastry chef who made chocolates and sugar sculptures. I saw the ad to cut chocolate and thought that would save me a ton of time. I ended up buying the Glowforge and made all sorts of... Read more...
Beyond Laser Creations
Beyond Laser Creations
✨ Customer Spotlight From Full-Time Employee to Business Owner Making Custom Gifts and Promotional Items Interview with Jena Stearns, founder of Beyond Laser Creations Jena Stearns, founder of Beyond Laser... Read more...
3rd & Elm Co.
3rd & Elm Co.
✨ Customer Spotlight From Cricut to Creative Entrepreneur Interview with Kara Janaro, founder of 3rd & Elm Co. 3rd & Elm workshop attendee creating a custom pet portrait Take us... Read more...