Who: Dawn Miller, 34, toymaker/textile artist
Where: County Durham, Britain
Etsy shop: sunsetgirl.etsy.com
Miller, an art-school graduate, created her first sock monkey as a toy for her infant son. When other parents began asking her to make sock monkeys for their children, a business was born.
Her advice for selling online: "Keep your work fresh. If you aren't enjoying the work you make, it shows."
The hardest part about balancing art and commerce: "It can be difficult trying to compete with lower-priced mass-made factory goods."
Featured item: Primary striped sock monkey, $50
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