WLM | shop
Manni, a native of Germany,
opened her first scrapbook store in
Alaska after discovering a love of
crafting. “I took one card-making
class,” she says. “That was it - I was
hooked!” Manni’s love of cardmaking, scrapbooking and stamping
grew as she discovered other
forms of creating. Today, the shop
is a crafting mecca. Spend some
time browsing through the store
and you’ll see Manni’s creativity
everywhere. From the perfect
Halloween spell book to bedazzled,
bucking bronc wooden boxes to
unique, hand stenciled signs, “We
just keep finding new things – you
never know what we’ll start doing
next,” Manni adds with a smile.
However it’s not just Manni with
the creative knack – Joe contributes
his talents to the business as well.
On our visit, we joked that Joe is
an attorney by day, crafter by night,
but that’s actually a fairly accurate
statement – a long-time attorney
in Laramie, Joe has spent years
creating functional and artistic
pieces with glass. A history with
auto glass work led to a request
for unique detail by a client – and
a new passion was born. Today,
Joe sandblasts the iconic Wyoming
bucking bronc on everything from
Zippo lighters to heavy duty glass
pitchers and olive oil cruets. “I
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Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine | Summer 2015