I make merchandise for brands using thrifted clothing! Here’s how:
3 step process:
1) Thrifting: I'll go far and wide for the perfect second hand garments
2) Altering and Re-branding: Offerings include bleaching, painting, dyeing, and/or stamping
3) Merchandising: I am happy to help merchandise your new products in several ways from pricing, photographing, and advertising. This can include instagram story sales, finding and photographing models in the items, getting accurate measurements, creating reels that you can use on your own social media platforms, tagging items and creating a display in your retail space.
Event Stamp Table:
Are you totally obsessed with the idea of having a thrifted line of merchandise available for your customers?! Do you wish that there was even more fun you could have with this idea?!
You’re in luck - invite me to one of your events and I will print merch for you and your customers live and in person. Using custom stamps with your logo and other imagery important to your brand, I will stamp thrifted clothing for your customers on the spot.
Better yet, we can invite attendees to bring their own items of clothing that they want to give new life to and those otherwise discarded items will become advertisements for your business!
This is a fun activity for any event, ranging from staff parties to launch parties to craft fairs. Reach out for references, photos from past events, and more information
Pricing:
The best way to get a quote is to fill out my contact form!
Pricing will include custom stamps, my hourly rate, and materials
Discounts for BIPOC and trans business owners, reach out!
"Donna's interest in learning how to achieve the goals of a project; turning that inquiry into a fantastic, one-of-a-kind creation; and committing to the timeline they establish make them a wonderful artistic partner. I would love to keep infusing our brand aesthetic with Donna's detailed and clever art."
- Brian Solem, Communications Director, Slow Food USA
“Working with Donna was great! She was the perfect balance of creative and collaborative when it came to designing the stamps. She has a unique artistic style that she easily adapts to align with a brand’s ethos. The stamping event was a hit. Folks especially loved being able to bring their own items to personalize, and those who came empty handed were able to choose from a selection of pre-stamped thrifted items. If you want custom, one of a kind, personalized merch, hire Big D Stamps!”
- Anna Shelley, Barista and Social Media Director, Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea
"Donna's interest in learning how to achieve the goals of a project; turning that inquiry into a fantastic, one-of-a-kind creation; and committing to the timeline they establish make them a wonderful artistic partnaer. I would love to keep infusing our brand aesthetic with Donna's detailed and clever art."
- Brian Solem, Communications Director, Slow Food USA
“Our business was just a little baby winery when we brought Donna on to help us with branding - and it was possibly the best choice we made. Unclear of our vision, Donna was able to take vignettes from our everyday work, and create beautiful stamps that have become our identity - from portraits and moments in the vineyard to tools in our winery. When I close my eyes and think of Kalchē - I see Donna’s art. Additionally, our business holds sustainability as a core tenant, so producing more “merch” that would inevitably find its way to the waste stream was not aligned with our values. Enter Big D Stamps. Donna not only created spectacular stamps to represent our brand, but gave us a solution to our problem by upcycling second hand clothes resulting in unique, coveted pieces that people actually want to wear.”
- Grace Meyer, Director of External Business, Kalche Wine Cooperative
"Donna's interest in learning how to achieve the goals of a project; turning that inquiry into a fantastic, one-of-a-kind creation; and committing to the timeline they establish make them a wonderful artistic partner. I would love to keep infusing our brand aesthetic with Donna's detailed and clever art."
- Brian Solem, Communications Director, Slow Food USA
“Working with Donna was great! She was the perfect balance of creative and collaborative when it came to designing the stamps. She has a unique artistic style that she easily adapts to align with a brand’s ethos. The stamping event was a hit. Folks especially loved being able to bring their own items to personalize, and those who came empty handed were able to choose from a selection of pre-stamped thrifted items. If you want custom, one of a kind, personalized merch, hire Big D Stamps!”
- Anna Shelley, Barista and Social Media Director, Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea
“Our business was just a little baby winery when we brought Donna on to help us with branding - and it was possibly the best choice we made. Unclear of our vision, Donna was able to take vignettes from our everyday work, and create beautiful stamps that have become our identity - from portraits and moments in the vineyard to tools in our winery. When I close my eyes and think of Kalchē - I see Donna’s art. Additionally, our business holds sustainability as a core tenant, so producing more “merch” that would inevitably find its way to the waste stream was not aligned with our values. Enter Big D Stamps. Donna not only created spectacular stamps to represent our brand, but gave us a solution to our problem by upcycling second hand clothes resulting in unique, coveted pieces that people actually want to wear.”
- Grace Meyer, Director of External Business, Kalche Wine Cooperative
“Working with Donna was great! She was the perfect balance of creative and collaborative when it came to designing the stamps. She has a unique artistic style that she easily adapts to align with a brand’s ethos. The stamping event was a hit. Folks especially loved being able to bring their own items to personalize, and those who came empty handed were able to choose from a selection of pre-stamped thrifted items. If you want custom, one of a kind, personalized merch, hire Big D Stamps!”
- Anna Shelley, Barista and Social Media Director, Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea
“Our business was just a little baby winery when we brought Donna on to help us with branding - and it was possibly the best choice we made. Unclear of our vision, Donna was able to take vignettes from our everyday work, and create beautiful stamps that have become our identity - from portraits and moments in the vineyard to tools in our winery. When I close my eyes and think of Kalchē - I see Donna’s art. Additionally, our business holds sustainability as a core tenant, so producing more “merch” that would inevitably find its way to the waste stream was not aligned with our values. Enter Big D Stamps. Donna not only created spectacular stamps to represent our brand, but gave us a solution to our problem by upcycling second hand clothes resulting in unique, coveted pieces that people actually want to wear.”
- Grace Meyer, Director of External Business, Kalche Wine Cooperative
“Donna of Big D Stamps was an awesome collaborator for Shakesqueer Vermont, creating fun, on-point, interactive merch that our whole crew loves! It was a really easy process for us and Donna was super flexible when we had to change up plans multiple times."
- Lane Fury, Stage Manager foR Shakesqueer Vermont
"Donna's interest in learning how to achieve the goals of a project; turning that inquiry into a fantastic, one-of-a-kind creation; and committing to the timeline they establish make them a wonderful artistic partner. I would love to keep infusing our brand aesthetic with Donna's detailed and clever art."
- Brian Solem, Communications Director, Slow Food USA
“Working with Donna was great! She was the perfect balance of creative and collaborative when it came to designing the stamps. She has a unique artistic style that she easily adapts to align with a brand’s ethos. The stamping event was a hit. Folks especially loved being able to bring their own items to personalize, and those who came empty handed were able to choose from a selection of pre-stamped thrifted items. If you want custom, one of a kind, personalized merch, hire Big D Stamps!”
- Anna Shelley, Barista and Social Media Director, Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea
"Donna's interest in learning how to achieve the goals of a project; turning that inquiry into a fantastic, one-of-a-kind creation; and committing to the timeline they establish make them a wonderful artistic partnaer. I would love to keep infusing our brand aesthetic with Donna's detailed and clever art."
- Brian Solem, Communications Director, Slow Food USA
“Our business was just a little baby winery when we brought Donna on to help us with branding - and it was possibly the best choice we made. Unclear of our vision, Donna was able to take vignettes from our everyday work, and create beautiful stamps that have become our identity - from portraits and moments in the vineyard to tools in our winery. When I close my eyes and think of Kalchē - I see Donna’s art. Additionally, our business holds sustainability as a core tenant, so producing more “merch” that would inevitably find its way to the waste stream was not aligned with our values. Enter Big D Stamps. Donna not only created spectacular stamps to represent our brand, but gave us a solution to our problem by upcycling second hand clothes resulting in unique, coveted pieces that people actually want to wear.”
- Grace Meyer, Director of External Business, Kalche Wine Cooperative
"Donna's interest in learning how to achieve the goals of a project; turning that inquiry into a fantastic, one-of-a-kind creation; and committing to the timeline they establish make them a wonderful artistic partner. I would love to keep infusing our brand aesthetic with Donna's detailed and clever art."
- Brian Solem, Communications Director, Slow Food USA
“Working with Donna was great! She was the perfect balance of creative and collaborative when it came to designing the stamps. She has a unique artistic style that she easily adapts to align with a brand’s ethos. The stamping event was a hit. Folks especially loved being able to bring their own items to personalize, and those who came empty handed were able to choose from a selection of pre-stamped thrifted items. If you want custom, one of a kind, personalized merch, hire Big D Stamps!”
- Anna Shelley, Barista and Social Media Director, Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea
“Our business was just a little baby winery when we brought Donna on to help us with branding - and it was possibly the best choice we made. Unclear of our vision, Donna was able to take vignettes from our everyday work, and create beautiful stamps that have become our identity - from portraits and moments in the vineyard to tools in our winery. When I close my eyes and think of Kalchē - I see Donna’s art. Additionally, our business holds sustainability as a core tenant, so producing more “merch” that would inevitably find its way to the waste stream was not aligned with our values. Enter Big D Stamps. Donna not only created spectacular stamps to represent our brand, but gave us a solution to our problem by upcycling second hand clothes resulting in unique, coveted pieces that people actually want to wear.”
- Grace Meyer, Director of External Business, Kalche Wine Cooperative
“Working with Donna was great! She was the perfect balance of creative and collaborative when it came to designing the stamps. She has a unique artistic style that she easily adapts to align with a brand’s ethos. The stamping event was a hit. Folks especially loved being able to bring their own items to personalize, and those who came empty handed were able to choose from a selection of pre-stamped thrifted items. If you want custom, one of a kind, personalized merch, hire Big D Stamps!”
- Anna Shelley, Barista and Social Media Director, Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea
“Our business was just a little baby winery when we brought Donna on to help us with branding - and it was possibly the best choice we made. Unclear of our vision, Donna was able to take vignettes from our everyday work, and create beautiful stamps that have become our identity - from portraits and moments in the vineyard to tools in our winery. When I close my eyes and think of Kalchē - I see Donna’s art. Additionally, our business holds sustainability as a core tenant, so producing more “merch” that would inevitably find its way to the waste stream was not aligned with our values. Enter Big D Stamps. Donna not only created spectacular stamps to represent our brand, but gave us a solution to our problem by upcycling second hand clothes resulting in unique, coveted pieces that people actually want to wear.”
- Grace Meyer, Director of External Business, Kalche Wine Cooperative
“Donna of Big D Stamps was an awesome collaborator for Shakesqueer Vermont, creating fun, on-point, interactive merch that our whole crew loves! It was a really easy process for us and Donna was super flexible when we had to change up plans multiple times."
- Lane Fury, Stage Manager foR Shakesqueer Vermont