By Ali Riske
My first entrepreneurial venture began when I was eight years old selling my handcrafted thread-braided bracelets at my lemonade stand. My parents didn’t have extra funds for kid’s jewelry obsession, so I took it upon myself to create something I wanted to wear. Since my assembly line of one could affordably churn out multiple bracelets, I had access to many different “pieces” of jewelry.
I took these pictures while at home for Thanksgiving—I still had some finished leftover pieces in there, too!