Mae B's Custom Designs open for business

WAITSBURG-Jen Galicia, an owner of Mae B's Custom Designs, is ready to add a little bit of sparkle and a whole lot of creativity to Waitsburg's Main Street.

Nestled in at 101 Main Street, Mae B's Custom Designs uses dye-sublimation printing and vinyl transfers to create custom, well, just about anything! T-shirts or sweatshirts for sporting events? Mae B's can handle it. A custom travel mug or tumbler? Just have to say if you want sparkles or not. Face masks, hats, and baby bottles are just the beginning of customizable options!

The business is capable of handling large-scale orders, too, like custom birthday supplies and wedding favors.

The business model offers more than custom design and printing; there are plans to stock and sell craft supplies soon. Galicia said she wants to add crafting events for kids and eventually to offer special occasion craft days for all ages.

Becoming a business owner was Galicia's way to find time for herself since becoming a mother at the age of 17.

"I finally have time for me," she said. "I have found what I am good at and what I want to do, and I'm starting this all out of my pocket."

Galicia said she has been printing and designing for roughly a year. She recognized her creative side had the potential for a business after accounting school was cut short by COVID-19.

The print and design portion of Mae B's uses only half of the shop space. Galicia and her business partner, Maci Jo Lindley, have created two consignment spaces in their shop. Currently, one consignment space is filled with hand-crocheted animals and dolls, market-style bags, and more. There is one space available to rent, and Galicia said she is open to just about any business that would like to share the shop space.

Mae B's Custom Designs has a Facebook group with the same title as the business and a brand-new website, http://www.mae-bs-customs.business.site.

Visit Mae B's on Main Street Tuesdays, 10 a.m- 4:30 p.m, and Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m- 4 p.m.