Meet Elizabeth and Kayde

Elizabeth and daughter

Kayde and daughters

*What does working at Starlight Stitches mean to you?

 Elizabeth: Working at starlight stitches means I get to sew, socialize, and bring my babies with me! It's the best! 

Kayde: Working at Starlight Stitches not only allows me to bring in some extra income to my family while keeping my babies nearby, it also allows me to have the honor of supporting an incredibly ethical, revolutionary business model with my own abilities. I am so excited to help this business succeed and hopefully be an inspiration for others. Also, the products made by Starlight Stitches are freaking adorable!

*What is your creative method or medium of choice?

 Elizabeth: I am 100% a seamstress! Been sewing my whole life, although I love anything crafty:)

 Kayde: I love to crochet, sew, saw, hammer, paint, hot glue, whatever i can use to create with what I've got. I love to upcycle and make use of everything at my disposal. I make a lot of dolls at home and really enjoy giving them to my girls.

*What is your favorite thing about being a parent?

Elizabeth: The morning smiles and good night kisses:)


Kayde: My favorite part if parenthood is the connection I have built with the most amazing two humans I have ever met. I love getting to know them more everyday and helping them explore the world. Everything is more magical through their eyes. They teach me so much every day.

*What is your most embarrassing moment (that you're willing to admit to us)?

Elizabeth:When my first Noah was a newborn, I got my face too close to his bottom while checking my cleaning ability and got pooped on in the face.. Then I screamed bloody murder and terrified my newbie.

Kayde: I am a huge clutz and am constantly falling in some loud and visible way. I am not easily embarrassed, though, and often embarrass others with my overshares on bodily functions. I definitely get embarrassed by compliments, though, and turn into a stammering, red faced mess.
  

Meet Heather and Jessica!

Hi all! Happy Monday! I wanted to share a few more employee introductions with you today-

Heather and son

Jessica and daughter

*What does working at Starlight Stitches mean to you?

Heather: To me, working at Starlight Stitches means that I'm able to help support my family doing something I love to do and have a talent for, without all of my pay going to childcare. It means knowing my son is being looked after by other mamas who share my parenting ideas so I never have to think, "what if?" It means if I'm at work and my son needs me, I'm there for him.

Jessica: Working at Starlight Stitches allows me to do something that I enjoy while my two year old daughter gets valuable interaction with peers in a school like setting.

*What is your creative method or medium of choice?

Heather: My creative medium of choice is yarn. I love to crochet and am teaching myself how to knit. I dearly love to sew also, but I love the (almost) instant gratification of a finished product in just an hour or so.

Jessica: In my free time I enjoy DIY crafts. I like to sew things for my daughter, paint, crochet, knit, use my glue gun, and search pinterest for inspiration.

*What is your favorite thing about being a parent?

Heather: My favorite thing about being a parent is definitely watching the developmental leaps and bounds that happen constantly. Even my older kids change and grow so much. Also, snuggles.

Jessica: I love being a Mom. I always new I wanted to be one and although it took a little longer than I had hoped I eventually became one. I love watching my daughter grow and seeing her personality emerge while seeing traits of her father and I here and there.

*What is your most embarrassing moment (that you're willing to admit to us)?

Heather: My most embarrassing happened when I was 12, so I'm okay admitting it. I was walking to the bus stop and I had on little cowboy "booties." Remember those from the late 80's? Well, the bottoms were slick and I was kind of half dancing, half walking and I slipped and fell into a full split in the middle of the road. I fell HARD. I hurt parts I didn't know you could hurt. The bus stop exploded with laughter and I was mortified. My mom saw it happen so she let me stay home that day.

Jessica: I'm sure there have been many but I must have suppressed those memories because I can't think of one at the moment.

Thanks ladies!!

The School

The school is one of the most interesting parts of Starlight Stitches. Employees are able to bring their children to work with them and take turns covering the area, eliminating the need to pay for childcare while at work. The children are then able to interact with others and learn in a preschool setting, without the high cost of tuition. 

It's what we call win-win.

*photos by Goat Rodeo Photography