Owlette Collective :: Bear Cub Bonnet, $22

Makers:
Britt Willis & Jessica Bornick
Based in:
Cookeville, Tenn. & Columbia, S.C.
Price range:
$9-89
Website:
www.owlettecollective.etsy.com

Britt Willis and Jessica Bornick share a vocation if not a hometown. The friends met in  Nashville seven years ago and began sewing together soon after. “When Jessica was  pregnant with her first child, we were both sewing a lot of baby stuff and then it hit us: we could be doing this for a living,” Willis said. “So we founded Owlette about a year and a half ago, and it’s kept us busy ever since!”

Owlette makes clothing and accessories for the modern baby with natural fibers and upcycled vintage fabrics. Stop by Homespun to see their super cute bear cub bonnets, baby bloomers, on-the-go crayon rolls and more!

Owlette Collective Fun Facts: Bornick plays drums in a band called Those Lavender Whales, Willis writes about sewing when she isn’t sewing, and at one point, Bornick and Willis became immersed in the game Animal Crossing and used to hang out in eachother’s virtual towns. One of them sewed her own Animal Crossing costume for Halloween, but neither of them will fess up to it.

Courtney Fischer Jewelry :: Marie Necklace, $30

Maker:
Courtney Fischer
Based in:
Royal Oak, Mich.
Price range:
$15-50
Website:
www.cefische.etsy.com

“I started crafting after a move to Chicago,” Courtney Fischer said. “I realized quickly that all my money went to rent, Trader Joe’s, and happy hour so I decided to make things myself. A friend introduced me to the world of indie craft fairs and I have been hooked ever since!”

Fischer’s copper and patina necklaces, earrings, cuffs, and bracelets have been a hit at Homespun, appearing on the cover of Indianapolis Monthly’s 2010 shopping guide.

Courtney Fischer Fun Fact: She can eat a bag of Sour Patch kids in under 10 minutes!

White Nest :: Personalized Family of Birds, $52

Maker:
Meg Stevens
Based in:
Chicago, Ill.
Price point:
$22-85
Website:
www.whitenestshop.com

When Meg Stevens was a little girl, her mother was always crafting, “and like mother like  daughter, I wanted to do what she was doing.”

“I fell in love with the sense of  accomplishment and pride in making something on my own,” Stevens said. “As I got older and became an interior designer, I developed a love for fabrics and textiles. I took the ‘crafter’ in me and combined it with my love of fabrics and started producing pillows.”

Stevens studied interior design in college and worked on residential and commercial design until she recently decided to make White Nest housewares and jewelry full time.

Homespun is proud to carry a selection of Meg’s contemporary pillows and wall hangings — stop by and check them out!

Meg Stevens Fun Fact: Stevens’ great-grandfather was in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the oldest groom. He was 104-years-old when he decided to walk down the aisle.