Quit Your Day Job: LilyEmme Jewelry
An Etsy jeweler who struck gold after finding her niche in the wedding scene shares her top tips for building a business true to your values.
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Quit Your Day Job: Thief&Bandit
Find out how a Canadian artist’s screenprinted clothing business has grown up alongside her young family — while staying true to her handmade roots.
Quit Your Day Job: Andie’s Specialty Sweets
Find out how a husband-and-wife duo concocted a successful candy business from tools of their own invention.
Quit Your Day Job: Wild Things Dresses
Find out how a mother of three built a roaring children’s clothing business in England, with adorable animal outfits and whip-smart business sense.
Quit Your Day Job: India y la Luna
Find out how a single mom built a successful jewelry business in Argentina — and built her dream home from her earnings.
Quit Your Day Job: Peg and Awl
Discarded materials become everyday essentials in the hands of these shop owners. Learn how they found wholesale success making the things they love.
Quit Your Day Job: HarLex
A husband and wife team share their secrets for building a made-to-order leather goods business in Hong Kong — with global success.
Quit Your Day Job: John W. Golden
An Etsy illustrator on the cusp of his 15,000th sale shares his golden rules for targeted marketing and being an entrepreneurial dad.
Quit Your Day Job: Little Batch
Find out how a life-threatening illness inspired one Etsy seller to focus on her passion for soapmaking.
Quit Your Day Job: Cubit’s
Learn how this family business grew from a budding hobby into a thriving heirloom seed company that encourages a new generation of organic gardeners.
Quit Your Day Job: Timber Green Woods
Find out how this shop, which sources its wood from a sustainable forest, has branched out to reach hundreds of wholesale clients.
Quit Your Day Job: Dark Cycle Clothing
Find out how one husband and wife team juggle a successful screenprinting business and a family, without losing their punk rock spirit.
Quit Your Day Job: Lila Ruby King
“I like that my pieces go out in the world and have a life of their own. They get filled with soup, hung off ears, lost in handbags.” — Anna Fatovich
Quit Your Day Job: Bark Decor
“With ramen in my belly and determination in my heart, I was committed to prove that I could have a design job that I loved.” — Sara Barrett
Quit Your Day Job: Milk and Honey Luxuries
“My biggest challenge was mommy guilt — this feeling of needing to be all things to all people. I finally had to let go of that.” —Sarah Parker
