My name is Dora and I wanted to tell you a little bit about myself, my new company and how I started this business. Calcedonia is my 87 year old mom's "real" name. I say "real" because when she was in school- everyone thought her name was too long and...
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My name is Dora and I wanted to tell you a little bit about myself, my new company and how I started this business. Calcedonia is my 87 year old mom's "real" name. I say "real" because when she was in school- everyone thought her name was too long and it was shortened to Dora. She kept her shortened name and when I was born, she named me after her. My Mom loves to read and so does my husband. We have loads of books. We also ran a bookstore (brick and mortar) which went out of business several years ago. So we decided to open up a book and gift store on Bonanza.
Also, you could check out all my handmade items.
My mom is my partner and crochets and knits up a storm-- she tucks in all of threads, tells me what should be fixed and what should be ripped out and redone. She is much faster than me and seems to get even faster the older she gets. We both decided that we'd name the company after ourselves. I had a unusual journey towards becoming an Bonanza and Etsy entrepreneur. Back when my son was young, I used to spend so much time at the craft store-- one day they offered me a job. I worked there for several years. Later, I branched out and started to sell handmade crafts and supplies at local fairs, churches and boutiques. Whatever it took-- I even worked as a concessionaire at the Fort Hamilton Army Base. Later, I became manager of a Christian book and gift store and opened an online book store on half.com. I got involved in selling online when my mom and I made and donated blankets, preemie hats and booties to BABIES in NEED, a non-profit organization out in Long Island. We made scarves out of left over yarn and we donated them to a organization to children in need at Christmas time. My son asked me one day “Why don’t you sell these on online?†And while I didn't have the knowledge of Bonanza or other selling venues at the time, I quickly learned what an amazing marketplace it is. So we worked non-stop and finally launch our online store.
I hope you like and enjoy our booth. If you have any questions. We love to hear from you!
Dora
