{"id":35318,"date":"2022-05-17T13:31:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=35318"},"modified":"2022-05-17T13:31:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:31:15","slug":"creative-chameleon-relocates-in-the-shirt-factory-increases-supply-of-retail-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2022\/05\/creative-chameleon-relocates-in-the-shirt-factory-increases-supply-of-retail-products\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Creative Chameleon\u2019 Relocates In The Shirt Factory, Increases Supply Of Retail Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n

Moving into Suite 101B at The Shirt Factory, 71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls,\u00a0 <\/span>is enabling the owner of The Creative Chameleon, Cie McCullough, to expand her offerings of unique games and crafts for young people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love this building,\u201d said McCullough, sole proprietor since 2018. \u201cThe owner does so much for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going from 500 to nearly 900 square feet gives McCullough more room to add retail products, some of which are from different parts of the world, she said.<\/p>\n

The shop has a wide assortment of do-it-yourself offerings for the creative child, puzzles, yarn and paper crafts, paintable ceramics and magnets, wood and wicker crafts, plus playing cards, books, journals, and many more items and activities, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur biggest sellers are UGears and Eugy craft kits,\u201d she said. \u201cTo my knowledge no one else in the area stocks these kits. The \u2018U\u2019 in UGears stands for Ukraine, and the distributor is a Ukrainian man who was looking for toys for his own kids. UGears are in a category all their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>McCullough had ordered a kit online and \u201cfell in love with the company and their cleverness,\u201d she said. \u201cThe child builds something amazing out of the wooden pieces and it moves, usually on its own or with a small spring or elastic band,\u201d<\/p>\n

The end result will be a model vehicle, clock, building, animal or something else with moving parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a moving horse with leg joints and a jewelry box with a secret compartment,\u201d she said. \u201cAdults like UGears too, and grandparents just love my store.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eugy Kits are from Australia. These are cardboard crafts that form different animals and \u201care a big draw when people walk by,\u201d said McCullough.<\/p>\n

Each cardboard piece is like a slice that stacks together on their sides \u201cand becomes a cute shabby animal,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is information printed on the cardboard to read about the animal, wherever in the world it comes from.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything in the kit is biodegradable, including the ink and the little vial of glue,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other international finds are beads made from Acai berries and another sustainable resource called Tagua, also known as \u2018vegan ivory,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTagua is a nut from Brazil that can be carved,\u201d McCullough said. \u201cTwo women moved from Brazil and are making the beads in Scotland now. They are helping the Rainforest by putting more emphasis on alternative materials, buying from local sources and giving money back to the Brazilian communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

While about three-quarters of her business is retail, McCullough also has studio space where up to eight patrons can sit and paint an item they purchased, such as a molded plaster figurine or a magnet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a group from Big Brothers\/Big Sisters come in to paint and we gave them a small discount,\u201d she said. \u201cI am all for any qualified group that wants to contact me in advance to come in and get a percentage off the retail price.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCullough started The Creative Chameleon in 2014 with a business partner who later took a full-time job. That was in 2018, so when the coronavirus hit, McCullough faced the challenges of closing down temporarily\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI contacted clients and told them if they needed indoor projects for their kids, I would deliver them,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Soon she was getting calls, which better prepared her for reopening the shop to a handful of visitors once restrictions were lifted, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest goal now is to stay in business,\u201d said McCullough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While most of the crafts she sells are quiet activities, there are other items for the outdoors, such as books for identifying birds or plants, children\u2019s log books for camping or field trips, and information about outdoor medicine.<\/p>\n

The new space opened April 2 with a friend bringing in a live chameleon and two geckos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy daughter named the shop when she was 15 and she\u2019s 23 now,\u201d said McCullough. \u201cNow people bring me chameleons all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The business website is www.creativechameleongf.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Susan Elise Campbell Moving into Suite 101B at The Shirt Factory, 71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls,\u00a0 is enabling the owner of The Creative Chameleon, Cie McCullough, to expand her offerings of unique games and crafts for young people.\u00a0 \u201cI love this building,\u201d said McCullough, sole proprietor since 2018. \u201cThe owner does so much for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n\u2018Creative Chameleon\u2019 Relocates In The Shirt Factory, Increases Supply Of Retail Products - Glens Falls Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2022\/05\/creative-chameleon-relocates-in-the-shirt-factory-increases-supply-of-retail-products\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Creative Chameleon\u2019 Relocates In The Shirt Factory, Increases Supply Of Retail Products - 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