The Sorority Secrets had an opportunity to go visit and interview Bella, the 16 year-old founder of Origami Owl at their cute office (also known as, "The Nest")! Origami Owl allows you to create customized lockets with different charms and gems to tell your story. The great thing is, they have Greek letters too to create sorority lockets! These lockets are great for gifts to give to your friends, mom, family members, and your sorority sisters! There's Independent Designers all over the country that hosts parties to gather their friends for a night of fun to create adorable, fun lockets!
The story behind this vast growing company is truly one-of-a-kind especially because it all started with a girl and a dream she had. Get to know Bella and find out what her dream was that started a successful jewelry company!
Any words of advice for you aspiring young female entrepreneurs?
"If you can dream it, you can achieve it- you just have to go for it!"
What began your journey to start Origami Owl?
"My parents told me that if I wanted a car when I turned 16, I had to work for it and get it myself. I started saving money by babysitting but it just wasn't enough so I started created customized jewelry. Eventually making jewelry made me think of how I wish I can allow everyone to customize their jewelry so I thought of charms in a locket! Origami Owl started off as a small kiosk in a mall to now its bigger than I have ever imagined it to be!"
Why "Origami Owl"?
"When my mom and I were brainstorming for a name, I remember we were in my room. I was looking around and I had Origami everywhere! I also happened to love Owls so we came up with Origami Owl and it just stuck! We loved the name!"
What are your favorite style staples?
"I love to mismatch! I love stripes with dots, dots with stripes. Yellow is my favorite color so you can always find me wearing yellow probably with my favorite lipstick Candy Yum Yum from MAC Makeup. I also have an obsession with cheetah print!"
What can we find in your makeup bag?
"Besides my Candy Yum Yum lipstick, I always have my Studio Fix makeup and my Naked Eye Palette by Urban Decay!"
How do you balance work and play?
"Well it's really difficult because I love to be at The Nest and work with everyone, but school is still very important to me. School comes first to me, but besides work and school, I am apart of my school musical and I love it! I love to sing and dance and I just love being apart of my school musical program! I try to be at The Nest for work whenever I can when I'm not at school or practice!"
What are the top 5 songs on your personal playlist?
1. Hall of Fame- The Script
2. Stay- Rihanna
3. Firework- Katy Perry
4. 22- Taylor Swift (I love Taylor Swift!)
5. We Found Love- Rihanna & Calvin Harris
We want to thank Bella and the team at Origami Owl for having us at The Nest! Make sure to order your customized Living Lockets and check out www.OrigamiOwl.com!
