The 450 square foot Carol’s Arts & Crafts paper making shop has added a new artistic element to Eaton Rapids.
The shop is owned by Carol Gooder, a retiree who started making cards and paper crafts 10-15 years ago.
“I had been making cards with some friends from church, and about four years ago saw stores begin to close locally, and when the economy started to nose dive, folks had to drive distances for card-making,” she says.
Gooder decided to keep local crafting options open and started her company as a vendor in the Junk Fairy.
“I couldn’t really grow any more there so I made a move,”she says. “That move didn’t really work out so I opened the doors to the shop I have now.”
Gooder also offers in-store scrap booking and card making classes.
“It has been holding its own,” says Gooder. “We haven’t grown tremendously, but folks are excited that the store’s there.”
Carol’s Arts & Crafts is located at 109 S. Main St.
Source: Carol Gooder, Carol’s Arts & Crafts
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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