Etsy

I'm a proud member of the following Etsy Teams:
- EtsyVeg
- Team Austin
- It's a Madcap Life
- Keep Austin Weird
- Etsy Texas Crafters
- Etsy Military Wives Team
- Belton Handmade Market

Behind my mustache (plastic, mind you):
After years of working as an art director for advertising agencies from Orlando to Honolulu, I now delight in telling people I make mustaches for a living, out of my home near Fort Hood, Texas. My name is Amber and I'm a vegetarian, Army wife, sister to seven amazing people, and guardian to two fantastic kitties. I love gardening, have visited more than 40 states and really enjoy watching Always Sunny in Philadelphia with my husband, Alex.

An average day for me starts at dawn, with an hour or two of responding to e-mails and organizing a production list for the day. Then I'll move outside to finish up props - sanding the rough spots and drilling holes for the dowels. I finish them up with a washing and hot glue gun. Packing and shipping comes next, a process that consumes a couple hours. My post man, Red, shows up two or three times each week to collect packages. From there, I'll spend the rest of my day pouring polymers for new props, photographing and creating new listings, or catching up on more e-mail. It adds up to a lot of hours, but I enjoy the work -- because the world could use a few more mustaches.

My mustache philosophy:
Male and female, young and old, these silly mustaches and lips bring friends and family together in a hilarious way. I'd call that a successful ingredient for any celebration.