Sustaining Craft
The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion.
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Episode 22: Stacey Bowers: Stamping an Edge on the Delicate
January 22nd, 2020 | Season 2 | 22 mins 37 secs
creative stories, design, jewelry, jewelry design, little rock, little rock art, stories, sustaining craft
Stacey Bowers wanted to make her friends laugh. She’d already had an understanding of jewelry making from her time as a teenager working at a bead store, then she taught herself how to stamp metal. The gifts for her friends caught the eyes of others, and she built an Etsy shop, then a website. By 2018, she had to decide if she wanted to make Bang-Up Betty her full-time gig. She booked a trade show in Vegas and quit her day job. Now, her work has been featured in Buzzfeed and other national platforms, and she makes all of her income as a jewelry designer at her home studio and Stifft Station Gifts.