Last week, I wrote about a lady who turns rejected tyres into fashion accessories. This week, I connected with a group of women from X Plan Business who share how they started out and turned their hobbies into a small business. I hope it will inspire you to turn your hobby into a small business too.
Sema Tosya, of Sema’s Jewellery Designs
Sema Tosya is an Accessory Designer, who had been working with semiprecious natural stones, creating bespoke jewellery commissions since 2010.
Here’s what she had to say:
Having started wishing to explore my creative side by designing jewellery for myself, I soon found that friends were placing orders for my creations. What started as a hobby soon developed into a business. I found my designs progressing, growing, taking shape, evolving!
Inspiration comes to me from my surroundings, in nature, far and wide, woodland, beaches, flora, fauna, even fabrics luxurious silks, lace, crisp cotton, linens of the world famous Grand Bazaar, Istanbul as well as ancient and modern crafts.
Every piece of jewellery I create is as unique as the individual. You can choose your style from my current collection online by clicking here. All my jewellery are lovingly and patiently designed and handmade for you. If you do not see what you are looking for, please ask me to customise your style.
Ebru Köksal and her mum, of Handmade Hats by Mina
One day at home, while mum and I were looking through our box of yarns, we decided to make a (crochet) hat. Firstly we designed the orange cap style followed by the white hat and finally the blue beret and decorated each one with a lotus flower befitting women, gifting them to our friends, it soon followed that they wanted to buy them and gift them to their friends and Mina was born in 2016.
Handmade Scarf by Zeynep E.
GIVEAWAY
These ladies have been so kind as to offer one lucky reader the chance to win one product from each of the collections. As the products are handmade, there may be slight variations to what is seen in the pictures. You can rest assured that all the products are made with love.
£80 worth of fashion accessories
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Nice accesories
Glad you like them, thanks for stopping by 😀
It’s a great idea to turn a hobby into more, I like that. Definitely makes life fun
very true 😀
thanks for stopping by and best wishes
yes, turning a hobby into a business, is good for some people
very true 😀
thanks for stopping by
I have lots of friends who are self employed and loving life. They turned their hobby into a small business.
Nice contest!
That’s why I love my job . I love gardening and now I do it for a living . It’s a great idea . Beautiful products .
I am self employed and love it
I think turning a hobby into a business is a great idea . Might not always be easy but it’s worth it .
Beautiful products and it’s awesome that the business worked out . Would love to turn my hobby into a business
It’s great being able to do something you love for a living
Beautiful products . Good for you to be able to do something you love for a living.
I know, it’s like a breath of fresh air and not a chore 😀
Awesome to see anyone doing what they love for a living . Hopefully one day I will be doing the same .
I’ll be rooting for you too. Do let me know if you ever get started. Thanks for stopping by 😀
Awesome products and great to be able to do what you love for a living .
It really is a nice post. I have been shopping online a lot these days and just recently and luckily I came across an online shopping store, T-SHOP STYLE, for stylish hats. It has got a vast collection of all kinds of trendy hats and caps. Highly recommended for women’s online shopping!