Aug 18, 2012

Boutique Supports Goods Handmade by WomenBy Cassandra DayEastHaddam.Patch.com

Middletown, CT – The ladybug is known as a symbol of good fortune in many cultures. And for Amy Becker, owner of the Ladybug Boutique since 2006 on College Street in Middletown, that luck has held true.

And although the familiar red and black spotted beetle is sprinkled in various incarnations all across her gift shop, Becker says the origins of her business muse actually began 14 years ago.

“When my niece was born, I called her my little ladybug. She was the first grandchild in the family, the first niece, and she started collecting them. So anytime I saw a ladybug, I’d think of her. Now she’s 14.”

Becker is one busy mother of a 10-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, working full-time by herself at the Ladybug and waitressing two nights a week.

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