Charlotte Happenings

Winter 2016

Charlotte Happenings is your monthly guide to events and things to do in and around Charlotte, NC.

Issue link: http://charlottehappenings.epubxp.com/i/753156

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 24 of 95

TWINE & TWIG isters Elizabeth Stafford White and Jacquelyn Stafford Buckner call their ever-popular jewelry business a happy accident. The fashion-forward siblings were searching for a statement necklace that wasn't big and bedazzled and was comfortable to wear. When they couldn't find it, they made their own by using a suede strap and natural materials. It was the summer of 2013, and they were vacationing at the beach. When White and Buckner wore their trinkets around town, their friends practically begged them to make more. Later that year, the Twine & Twig business was born. "We made 200 [necklaces], and they all sold out at our first trunk show," Buckner remembers. Everything is still handmade, but now the busy moms have an office space, an online store that stocks additional products and a celebrity following. Their creations can be found in 150 shops across the country and around the world. The sisters describe their line as "earthy and organic elegance" and note that the support in Charlotte from friends, family and local shop owners has been huge. services for P a s s p o r t P a r k i n g WEBSITE passportinc.com DATE FOUNDED 2010 PRODUCT/SERVICE Specializes in mobile payment parking software for the parking and transit industries. T h e I r o n Y a r d WEBSITE theironyard.com DATE FOUNDED 2012 PRODUCT/SERVICE Offers programs and courses in the core elements of web design. F o o d l e s WEBSITE foodl.es DATE FOUNDED 2014 PRODUCT/SERVICE App that presents a digital cookbook and recipe archive designed to preserve recipes. PHOTO COURTESTY OF MANNY HANDSOME PHOTO COURTESTY OF MANNY HANDSOME THEIR FAVORITE CHARLOTTE HANGOUTS The Pizza Peel & Tap Room Soul Gastrolounge WINTER 2016 25

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of Charlotte Happenings - Winter 2016