"Green Chic Boutique" began as a solution to Elizabeth's job loss and need for supplemental income. Elizabeth has created and sold her art as a hobby for about 25 years. Her years in the work world included floral design and wedding consulting, teaching and directing a small preschool, and working as an expert in a paint department. She never stopped using her talent, in whatever way possible. Liz painted by commission, donated her time to paint murals in a church, sold jewelry at a local co-op and taught children art, learned to create a lot of things from dirt and duct tape.

The boutique began as mainly a card business. Liz started furnishing the shop with refinished, shabby chic furniture, and people started to notice. Many loyal clients gave feedback and encouragement as they saw more and more items appearing in the shop.

Nicole's candle jars became popular when she first used them in a friend's wedding. Since then, she's sold more than 800 jars of different sizes!

Liz is a great "curb shopper", scouring neighborhoods for things that can be saved from landfills by restoring them.