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My Interview with Meredith, Owner of Spooky Star Clothing
Meet Meredith, owner of www.spookystarclothing.etsy.com.
Where are you located? Ohio
What do you design? Clothing (DIY)
Where/How did you learn this? I am self taught. I taught myself how to sew and make my own patterns. I also use online to get tips as well.
Favorite Artist who inspires you? I’m very inspired by tons of different DIY sellers out there. Hard to choose. I also get inspired from looking at maufactured clothing and see how I could make those into my own style. And sometimes, just by looking at fabrics can give you ideas.
Where does your inspriation come from? Everywhere. In my dreams, going to rock shows, watching fashion shows, magazines, anything really.
What do you do to combat creative block? I usually play my guitar or drums.
Where do you design your creations? My room.
What does your work space look like right now? It’s a little cramped right now in my room. I plan to have another room just for my sewing and business things.
How does your family feel about what you do? They support me. They think it’s neat how creative I can be and how long I’ve been doing it for.
Do you have any advice for someone looking to make their own creations using this method? If this is what you want to do, then go for it! But make sure you really want to do it.
Best advice you received when starting your business venture? Make sure this is what you really want, or is it just a hobby thing. Because running your own business isn’t easy and you have to promote like crazy. Not everyone will like what you make, but make what you want. Also, don’t expect to get tons of sales real fast, it takes some time to get your name out there. Good luck!
Favorite part of owning your own business? My favorite part is that I can be as creative as I want and no one telling me how to do things. And I can work as much as I want and when I want.
Least favorite? Dealing with non paying people or people wasting your time.
How do you relax? I relax by listening to music a lot.
Favorite color? Red and Black.
Does this color show up in a lot of your work? It does at times, I am trying to add more colors and different styles in my work, so I’m not stuck in one style category.
If there were more hours in the day, what would you be doing? More time to work, play my music, promote and time to help out more in the animal field, which is what I also do besides clothing.
A sample of Spooky Star Clothing products. For all products, please visit Meredith’s website.
