Morgan Carlson
Facebook has made its name as a social networking site where old friends can reconnect and new friends can be made. However, that isn’t what seniors Isiah Glenn, Brandis Moody and Samantha Schambach use it for. They have started Knot B.S., their own business where they sell handmade jewelry.
“We sell all kinds of jewelry,” Glenn said. “[We do] hemp, friendship bracelets and pop tab bracelets. We’re going to start selling tie-dye shirts.”
Knot B.S. was started in mid-summer when Moody and Schambach saw a business opportunity.
Originally they made jewelry as a hobby, but after getting questions on where to get their jewelry, they decided to sell what they made. Shortly after the business was formed, Glenn joined the team.
“Knot B.S. is run by myself, Samantha Schambach, and Isiah Glenn,” Moody said. ”We basically share the work evenly although some of us will lean towards a specific media.”
The jewelry is made from hemp, embroidery floss, and soda tabs. The soda tabs are braided with a colored cord, and the hemp is bought from Michaels in a variety of colors including brown and regular hemp. They use these materials to craft necklaces and bracelets upon the buyers request. So far they have sold around 20 bracelets and 5 necklaces.
The three decided to use Facebook to sell their product because most of the people they knew had an account, and it was the easiest way to reach customers without having to pay a fee. Glenn, Schambach, and Moody have also been getting sales from their new website knotbs.weebly.com.
“I would recommend using [knotbs.weebly.com] over our Facebook page,” Moody said. “The ordering process on Weebly is much simpler.”
In the future, the three hope that Knot B.S. will not only be a hobby and a Facebook business, but a serious job.
“I think it would be a good rewarding job,” Glenn said. “It is something that all [of] the owners like to do in our free time. It’s something we could do as a group and not each go to individual jobs. The bracelet making is fun, but the tie-dye is something we all do together and through that we become better friends.”
