Meet Sara
Hello! My name is Sara Kim and I am the founder and designer behind HandmadeBySaraKim. I am saved by grace, a violinist, wife + boy mom, an avid crafter, and a coffee lover. Although I graduated with a B.A. in music - violin performance, I always loved crafting ever since I can remember. I lost track of how many handmade gifts I have made and given out throughout the 10 years of teaching violin and piano. It then inspired me to give everyone the same joy it gives me creating them and launched Handmadebysarakim, a collection of handmade accessories, made it Facebook official by making my first business page post October 10, 2010.
I ventured in making bridal accessories for 8 years and self-taught myself various skills from how to make jewelry, paper flowers, fabric flowers, bridal accessories, graphic design and photography. I interned with a wedding blog and one day I found myself in the wedding industry, designing exclusive handmade accessories for BHLDN, Anthropologie's wedding line and wholesale my collection with numerous bridal boutiques.
Once I became a mom, I wanted to concentrate on the art of making paper flowers and decided to shift my whole business around it. I made paper flowers for weddings, special events, installations, gifts, and more while also teaching how to make them through workshops around Southern California and now through online tutorials. My paper flowers had the opportunity to partner and feature with amazing brands like Michaels, Salvatore Ferragamo, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts, Martha Stewart, Cricut, Pentel, Getty Museum, MAC Cosmetics, and more! Aside from making paper flowers, I’m also currently a content creator specializing in crafts and work with brands to build unique content for them offering high quality videos, and create artwork with brands that will be inspiring, educating, and empowering fellow artists, crafters, hobbyists, small business owners, and new creators that will be both connecting and inspiring. Now that most my hobbies had turned into my full time job, I like to relax with my new hobby, pottery.
About Handmade
Founded October 10, 2010, we love to live by our name "handmade". We make everything from the beginning, we cut, hand sew, glue, dye, solder, wire, and more. We try our best to not have already made items. Instead, we like to offer you one-of-a-kind pieces that were originally designed from Sara and made from our studio in Riverside, CA. We want to give you a high quality product and a collection of designs that are defined by feminine self-expression with each piece being 100% handmade. Our inspiration comes from the love of music, nature, and color. Every piece is created with complete commitment and passion. More than anything, it is a labor of love. We want to give everyone the same joy it gives us creating them. Our aim is always to learn from Yesterday, absorb Today and be better Tomorrow. With every touch comes a bit of love.
handmade studio | CA
Our in-home studio is located in Riverside, Southern California. We try our best to keep it organized as much as possible but most of the times, you will see several loose beads on the ground, full trash bags, messy paper everywhere but two big windows that bring in great natural light during the day perfect for pictures with a great view that overlooks a bunch of palm trees, you'll forget you're in Riverside. We furnished mostly from Ikea and Target along with thrifted treasures and we love putting all our samples on display. It's not a big space but this is where we dream big and live out our dreams everyday. Watch the video tour above.