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Crafting Connections- The Heart and Soul Behind Mollshandmade

The creative force behind Mollshandmade, Molls sources unique jewellery from top manufacturers and small businesses. With a keen eye for trends and a deep understanding of their customers, she creates pieces that resonate emotionally and stylistically. Known for her humility and sense of humor, Molls blends personal style with themed jewellery, ensuring each piece tells a story.

-What drew you into creating such unique pieces?
I source all my pieces from amazing manufacturers and other small businesses. To answer why I choose such unique pieces could be a endless question! I like to think that I know my followers and customers quite well to the point where I can make a good estimate to what they would enjoy seeing as jewelery. I’ve especially found that animal themed products are the way to go! I want to make sure, most importantly, that everybody has a place to express themselves exactly in the way that they want to through my business. And jewelery is a perfect way to do that in a subtle, or not so subtle depending on your style, way.

-Do you think you take the title of ‘best stylist’ in your friend group? With all your gorgeous pieces, I mean
I absolutely do not! I think if you were to ask my friends a lot of them would compare my style to that of Adam Sandler’s. However, I definitely win at having the best jewelery that is always on theme. Recently, I went pottery painting and wore the paint palette earrings – of course!

-Where do you draw inspiration for all your pieces?
I look at what’s trending or what the ‘seasonal’ theme is. As an example, this could be my Halloween collection that I’m launching next month with plenty of time for spooky season. It could also maybe be a more nature inspired theme for spring. The time of year definitely helps me decide what I’ll be launching that month.

-What is the best review you’ve ever gotten for any of your products?
What a hard question! I think the most generic answer would be when people comment on how good the quality is. It just reminds me that people keep coming back for a reason! A review that has always stuck with me for some reason is when someone purchased the dragonfly earrings in memory of their Grandad. I had found it so sweet at the time and then when I lost my own Granda I really realised the importance in having a million. And one things surrounding you that remind you of the person you’ve lost. I feel incredibly honoured that my business has served this purpose – and hopefully still can for people!

-Why are your out-of-this-world, incredibly amazing products so affordable and how do you afford to make them that way?
This is something I’m asked so often! And my answer is always I bulk buy absolutely everything. This means that I can get a lot of my products (From charms to packaging) at a discounted rate.

-How do you guarantee tarnish free wear?
A lot of trial and error! Now I’ve finally pierced my ears, it’s a lot easier to find out if earrings are good quality. Of course, with jewellery, you can’t always guarantee that quality won’t diminish over time but, as of yet, a lot of my jewellery seems to have stood the test of time. I’ve had a lot of people actually say that they’re still wearing their very first pieces from years ago! If there ever are any issues, I’m more than happy to resolve the issue.

-What made you think of your earring hanger display product?
A lot of my customers were saying that they were running out of places to store their earrings and were asking if I had ever considered selling jewellery storage of some kind. It’s always nerve-wracking releasing products that are outside of my usual ones, but I’m so glad I brought out the hangers!

-Do you have any new item that you’re thinking of launching in the next couple months?
Most excitingly, I have my Halloween collection launching at the beginning of September! It’s my favourite collection all year round and is always so well received. After this, I’ll be releasing Advent Calendars again this year. These are always so much fun to make up and I even get my mam in on the work now!

-Lastly and most importantly, how soft do you let the banana get before you accept that you’re not making banana bread with it?
I’m not a huge baker but I always say a banana is never right in any type of food if it’s too mushy and/ or soggy!

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