ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT

Did you have anything you struggled with when first starting your business?

“At first I was like, “Oh, am I going to be embarrassing myself by putting this on my story? Will anyone actually be interested in this?” Will people be annoyed by this? (These) were all doubts in the back of my mind. But you what, I like doing this. I think it’s fun. I know there are people out there that like it too, so I’m going to do it.”

What do you like about selling clothes? “I like the creative process of actually making the clothes. I also like the business side of things, like the entrepreneurial steps and interacting with different people from school and around the world I guess.”

TRUST THE PROCESS: Junior Elizabeth Kneifel irons a butterfly decal onto a sweatshirt to sell on her online business. Kneifel said she draws inspiration from the clothing brand Brandy Melville but decided to add a variety of color options to her own work.

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Junior Elizabeth Kneifel creates, sells custom clothing

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What led you to start selling your butterfly sweatshirts? “I saw that specifically the butterfly sweatshirts I sell are really popular but (the originals are) really expensive. Most people don’t really wanna spend that much. So I thought if I make them myself just with craft supplies, it’s pretty simple, and sell them to other people so they can get a better deal, I can be creative and make a little spending money while at it.”