One Street Over’s printed masks (Submitted)
For One Street Over Crafting Studio owner Sarah Sutherland, having her business at home brings more balance to her life and gives her the best of both worlds of work and staying at home.
Sutherland left her former position of Regional Manager of Marketing at BMO in September 2019 to start the studio, which she runs full-time.
“I needed to make a change,” says Sutherland. “I had a regular job, was travelling a lot and was away from my babies too much.”
Her printing studio, consisting of her printer, special printing inks, accessories, and stock is where she sublimates her customized prints on everything from puzzles to lanyards to masks.
“It’s different methods for different things,” she explained, adding each item has its own specific temperature and printing times.
“Everything has a special coating – you have to have polyester for like fabrics and then for tumblers and mugs, you have to order in certain kinds accessories in order to be able to sublimate on them, or the picture just won’t come.”
Examples of the studio’s unique custom pieces include Christmas tree skirts, toddler sippy cups and personalized blankets.
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- One Street Over’s in-stock items (Submitted)
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- Custom printed blanket (Submitted)
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- Custom baby carrier signs (Submitted)
Sutherland experienced an increase in orders through the studio’s social media last year during the pandemic.
“I did see a bump with the Black Lives Matter movement – I did shirts and some cups and vinyl decals for cars,” she said. “That was a very busy time, I ended up donating all the profits, about $1400, to PRUDE Inc.”
Before COVID-19, she sold her goods in fellow local, small businesses such as the Bordertown Vape Shop on the Westside and Harper’s Exotic Animals & Pet Supply in St. Stephen.
“It’s never going to stop, the options are going to be endless,” she said.
This story was originally published on Huddle.Today – an Acadia Broadcasting Limited content partner.
