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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 136-year-old home in Sanford, Florida. My name is Amber and I'm a mom, vegetarian, Army wife, sister to seven amazing people, and guardian to two fantastic kitties.

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. 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...

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  • Born on October 2
  • Joined January 13, 2010

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wood, stone, leaves, all things natural

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About

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 136-year-old home in Sanford, Florida. My name is Amber and I'm a mom, vegetarian, Army wife, sister to seven amazing people, and guardian to two fantastic kitties.

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. 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.

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