Feb 17, 2014

After Crafting All Her Life, Local Mom Opens up MadeBy WRAL.com

Cary, NC – Ursula Ellis has been making things and selling them since she was in grade school.

The mom of two from Apex has tried all manner of crafting from jewelry making to embroidery and crochet. She’s sold her wares at arts and crafts shows such as Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival in Cary and Artsplosure in Raleigh and online at Etsy.com. She’s taught a series of very popular art classes in her garage to other women when she was living in her native California. And she’s hunted for crafts all over. She’s squirreled away business cards of her favorites artists.

And it all eventually led to this: Ellis, with the help of business partners Hope and Geoff Seidel, opened Made in Cary in late November. The store sells unique, handmade items from across the United States. Many of the pieces come from North Carolina crafters. One section of the store is devoted to craft classes, workshops and birthday parties for kids to adults, satisfying Ellis’ love of making things with other people.

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