Kicking Off the Holidays with the Calvary Christian School Holiday Boutique

Story and Photos by SERENA PERL | Junior Reporter

Calvary Christian School hosted its annual Holiday Boutique on Friday, Dec. 4. There were baked goods and lunches, over 30 vendors selling specialty items, meet and greets with Santa and even student-run boutiques.

This boutique welcomes all shoppers, and the unique shopping experience brings our community together. There were a variety of products from plant arrangements to home decor.

I had the opportunity to interview Kate Hassett, a sixth-grader who sold handmade bags at a student-run boutique, as well as Vickie Adamson, the owner of a business called L’DUEX that sells beautiful pieces of jewelry that double as hair-ties.

Student entrepreneur Hassett began sewing pencil pouches and bags as a hobby and later turned this love of hers into a business.

Serena Perl: How did you get into business and entrepreneurship?

Kate Hasset: My friends continually bought my bags, and I also took an entrepreneurship class at my school.

Perl: Why did you start this business?

Hassett: I’ve always loved sewing, so I made a few bags, and my friends wanted some, so I made some for them and then they just kept buying them!

Perl: Where do you see yourself and this business in a few years?

Hassett: I hopefully want to start making clothes in addition to bags.

Vickie Adamson, who founded L’DUEX in 2012, said she knew she could replace the basic black rubber band with more fashionable hair-ties.

Perl: Where did you get the inspiration to start L’DUEX?

Vickie Adamson: I noticed women of all ages wearing a plain black rubber band around their wrist, and thought there must be something more attractive, and as women we love jewelry, so L’DUEX was born!

Perl: What do you think makes these bracelet hair-ties so unique?

Adamson: This product solves the problem of girls and women wearing an unsightly black band around their wrist, and the fact that it combines the love of hair and jewelry makes this product unique.

Perl: Why did you decide to start this business?

Adamson: After spending 25 years as a fashion designer, I wanted to give back to designing with something that wasn’t already on the market.