"Hi! I'm Katy Ryan and I'm a senior at Ohio State University
majoring in Operations Management. Katy Ryan Designs started as a
self-led project for my scholars program at Ohio State. I decided that I
was going to start my own handmade goods business and open a shop on
Etsy, so I began exploring what I was going to make and design. At first
I thought I was going to make all types of handmade items, but soon
became interested in hand stamping and fell in love with the craft. When
I opened my Etsy shop in April of 2013 I was selling only hand stamped
items and recently I've expanded to offer other types of times as well-
like vinyl decals, drinkwear, and elastic hair ties. I am not in a
sorority, but when I started making jewelry I found it was a big hit
with girls who were, and my friends who are in sororities loved
everything I made for them! Big & Little gifts were always really
popular on my Etsy shop, so this summer I decided to finally become a
licensed seller for Greek items so I can sell items with sororities'
names and letters on them! I'm so excited to continue to expand my
business and Etsy shop.
A little about the process of hand stamping:
Each
letter, symbol, or design is individual stamped with a steel stamp and
hammer into the metal. Then, I color in the text and polish and shine
each piece. Since each character or design is individually hand stamped,
each piece is unique and one of a kind!"
Find her shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KatyRyanDesigns
