Urlifestyle Magazine October 2016 (URLifestyle Magazine (July 2016) | Page 12

I am Mary, owner+ creator+ designer behind Thecuffchic, I design everything from start to finish, using old Vintage belts to create hand stamped Leather Cuffs. I am a former cosmetologist, Wife to Chad + Mom to 3 Amazing Kids Jack, Harper and Paxton. I decided to take a chance in creating hope for those in need one cuff at a time!! After leaving my career as a Cosmetologist to become a stay at home mom, I was looking for a creative outlet that had meaning.. I’ve always wanted to design my own jewelry and from a very young age I loved creating... I gave hand stamping a try and loved it!! My Dad passed away 14 years ago. I saved one of his belts–a keepsake of him I decided to use for my own 1st hand stamped leather cuff. I stamped “Dad” along with his birthday and death date. He was a true example of what I wanted to base my business on and why I started. He was generous + kind. He took the time to ask how people were and that’s Big!! Mary Haman-Tooke, aka thecuffchic, celebrates two years of being a Boss Babe. She sat down with me to share her story. interview by Nicci Johnson I created a cuff for one of my closest friends and she loved it. Her clients loved it and later asked where they could get their own. She told me I should sell them because everyone wants one! My first thought was “I could never charge people for these cuffs!” If it was up to me I would just give them away as gifts. The more I thought about it, I mentioned it to my husband and he said “go for it”. So the next few days I spent researching an