Winter is starting to get a grip on Marblehead so I decided it is time to expand the Shore Knots products mix with a hearty new bracelet, and leather seemed like a great idea! We are continuing with our Carrick Bend Knots and adding a new, smaller Reef Knot to the mix. I hope you like these new bracelets - I am hearing guys love the smaller Reef Knot! I spent a lot of time picking the leather cords for these bracelets and look forward to your feedback. As always, I love hearing from my customers and am always happy...

One of the things I am most proud of about Shore Knots is that each of our bracelets is handmade - actually, handmade by me! Business has been brisk at times and that keeps me very busy and I love it! Over dinner recently, my family asked if I would ever think about “outsourcing” Shore Knots production if the business really takes off? Easy answer: NO WAY! When I started this business, my first principle was that my products would always be “handmade in Marblehead,” and that is never going to change. Handmade quality products, 100% satisfaction guaranteed - that...

Everyone I have run into over the last few days keeps asking me, “are you enjoying this last week of summer?” I think to myself that I can’t believe how fast this summer has gone by and then I realize Labor Day comes late, very late this year. And what that means is this coming week isn’t the last week of summer after all, we’ve got one more after that before Labor Day weekend. Yahoo! All of this has also got me thinking about what’s ahead for Shore Knots this fall. We have enjoyed a bunch of recent requests for...

Shore Knots was privileged to be a sponsor of Marblehead Junior Race Week last week. We set up our first display counter and enjoyed tremendous traffic and received great feedback on our Carrick Knot Bracelets. We also donated three bracelets as raffle prizes and made some great new friends. Here is a picture of one of the winners proudly displaying his prize: I hope this will be the first of many more events we attend. It is great meeting new people and introducing them to the products I so enjoy making! Being along the coast and taking in regattas is also a...

Since opening my website a little over three weeks ago, I have been stunned and humbled by how well things are going. People seem to love my products, which is fantastic and keeping me very busy, but I have also been really impressed by how easy the tools I chose to run my business have been to use. A big shout out has to go to @shopify, @shippingeasy, @paypal, @moo, and @instagram. All these great companies help make building a business a blast! I am also privileged to be a sponsor of Marblehead Junior Race Week 2015 at the Pleon...