Meet the Maker: Karla Johnson-Grimes of 18th Floor Productions

 
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Meet Karla

“I believe that personalized gifts show how much you appreciate a person! I create hand painted champagne bottles for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, home closings, etc”

 
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Learn more about Karla below!

How did your business come to exist?

My daughter and I were looking for ideas for unique gifts for a few of her friends graduating from college. I painted champagne bottles for them and they loved them! I realized I had a business. That was just a couple of months ago!

 
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What is your biggest challenge?

My biggest challenge right now is making myself focus on my web site, but I know I need to finish it so I have a storefront other than Instagram and Facebook. I need to carve out time and make it a priority, but I would rather paint. I would always rather paint!

How did you arrive where you are today?

I refer to myself as a recovering Executive Director for a reason! I arrived here, now, because I’m at a point in my life where I want to do something that not only makes other people happy, but it makes me happy too! Recently I heard someone say that “self care is not selfish—it’s compassionate”.

 
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What is your favorite part of your job?

My favorite part of what I do is thinking about how much joy the person or persons on the other end will experience when they realize the bottle I created was personalized for them, and them only! I would love to be a fly on the wall and hear the excitement!

Get in touch with Karla

Instagram: @18thfloorproductionsdenver

Facebook: 18th Floor Productions

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