Serendib Sprout

On UPC Quotes

Editing to note, I was wrong, they don’t require UPC codes. Whew! They generate an internal SKU for us. *** Business question — I need to use UPC codes for the inventory tracking system at the new Berwyn Sprout shop. It looks like I have to buy them, the same way I have to buy […]

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Elephant March Apron

Finished apron! And look how insanely adorable it is with the coordinating pinch potholders. I die. Pattern linked below. It’ll be in the Serendib @ Sprout store next week, fingers crossed! Fabric is “Elephant March,” by Cody Scarborough. https://www.spoonflower.com/…/643353-elephant-march… ***** Berwyn Sprout Small Business Incubator 7129 Cermak Rd, Berwyn Tuesday – Saturday from 10am-8pm Sunday

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A Millefiori Experiment

Yesterday I tried a new experiment — making ‘millefiori’ style polymer clay earrings. Let me just say that I strongly recommend choosing something naturalistic like flowers or fruit slices for your first attempt at these, at least if you’re someone like me, someone who is not very precise by nature. I think the end results

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Scoping Out the Sprout

So, on a totally different note than the last academic one, I went down to my little soon-to-be-storefront in Berwyn today to scope out the Sprout business incubator space and make plans. I took measurements, photographed every single other booth in the incubator to garner ideas, brainstormed what I’d want for the look of the

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