Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures. When she grew older, the 15 year old discovered the joy ofsewing. She says she finds it calming. She started out making small objects, like jewelry and soft playthings. Over time, she began making clothing. Her love of the creative work led her to open a business. Three Blue Bunnies is the name of her company, which makes what she calls wearable art. My definition of wearable art is something that makes you feelunique. It’s one of a kind, often handmade, she explains. She sells her creations in farmers markets, at sales for local churches, and other places. All the pieces Ellie creates are made of used or donated fabrics. She says there are 21 billion tons of cloth material in waste landfills in the United States. The teenager hopes to reduce that amount through her work. She works a lot withjean jackets, renewing them with artistic additions. The process starts with finding cloth material that looks good with the jackets. Then, I find out the design that works on it throughtrial and erroror maybe just the design comes to me, she explains. Ellie credits her mother for pushing her children to develop their artistic skills.
Title: Teenage Business Owner Makes Wearable Art
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/3.11.20c.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Teenage Business Owner Makes Wearable Art' data-article-id='4520'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7917'>Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures.</span> <span data-start-time='7917' data-end-time='14938'>When she grew older, the 15 year old discovered the joy ofsewing.</span> <span data-start-time='14938' data-end-time='18313'>She says she finds it calming.</span> <span data-start-time='18313' data-end-time='26042'>She started out making small objects, like jewelry and soft playthings.</span> <span data-start-time='26042' data-end-time='30125'>Over time, she began making clothing.</span> <span data-start-time='30125' data-end-time='36063'>Her love of the creative work led her to open a business.</span> <span data-start-time='36063' data-end-time='44708'>Three Blue Bunnies is the name of her company, which makes what she calls wearable art.</span> <span data-start-time='44708' data-end-time='51083'>My definition of wearable art is something that makes you feelunique.</span> <span data-start-time='51083' data-end-time='56146'>It’s one of a kind, often handmade, she explains.</span> <span data-start-time='56146' data-end-time='65667'>She sells her creations in farmers markets, at sales for local churches, and other places.</span> <span data-start-time='65667' data-end-time='72563'>All the pieces Ellie creates are made of used or donated fabrics.</span> <span data-start-time='72563' data-end-time='82979'>She says there are 21 billion tons of cloth material in waste landfills in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='82979' data-end-time='88521'>The teenager hopes to reduce that amount through her work.</span> <span data-start-time='88521' data-end-time='96542'>She works a lot withjean jackets, renewing them with artistic additions.</span> <span data-start-time='96542' data-end-time='104250'>The process starts with finding cloth material that looks good with the jackets.</span> <span data-start-time='104250' data-end-time='114563'>Then, I find out the design that works on it throughtrial and erroror maybe just the design comes to me, she explains.</span> <span data-start-time='114563' data-end-time='121979'>Ellie credits her mother for pushing her children to develop their artistic skills.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/something_that_makes_you_feel_like_part_of_the_crowd.wav'><span>Something that makes you feel like part of the crowd</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/something_that_makes_you_feel_funny.wav'><span>Something that makes you feel funny</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/something_that_makes_you_feel_attractive.wav'><span>Something that makes you feel attractive</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/something_that_makes_you_feel_unique.wav'><span>Something that makes you feel unique</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14555 data-hint-location='14938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/ellie_describles_sewing_as.wav'>Ellie describles sewing as</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='calming'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/exciting.wav'><span>exciting</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/calming.wav'><span>calming</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/challenging.wav'><span>challenging</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/concerning.wav'><span>concerning</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14556 data-hint-location='65667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/all_the_pieces_ellie_creates_are_made_of__blank_.wav'>All the pieces Ellie creates are made of <span class='blank'> used or donated fabrics</span></div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice=' used or donated fabrics'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/paper_and_cardboard.wav'><span>paper and cardboard</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/plastic.wav'><span>plastic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/brand_new_materials.wav'><span>brand new materials</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3978/_used_or_donated_fabrics.wav'><span> used or donated fabrics</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button 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