Andrew and Amber Laudicina have a newly opened
storefront called Pup-Cessories Crafts at 511 N. Liberty Street. Andrew
is a 1st generation U.S. citizen whose family emigrated from Sicily to New
York. Amber is a native of Ocala, Florida and they met thru work in their
previous jobs. They married and settled in Florida until moving to North
Carolina during the pandemic. In 2014, while living in Florida, Amber endured
several years of serious health challenges which required the assistance of a
trained service dog to assist and mitigate her disabilities in many amazing
ways. Andrew, who has lifelong experience in Creative Design Leadership is
Amber's partner in this new business which started when Amber wanted to
purchase custom accessories for her service dog but was unable to find anything
that suited her needs. She learned to sew and build custom dog/pet gear
and now specializes in custom orders for owners with working dogs. However,
their products are also for all dogs/pets. Some of their favorite work is
when they build custom harnesses for military veterans who need the assistance
of a service animal, some involving the veteran’s uniform to make it more
unique and special which can include their ranks, awards including the Purple
Heart.
Most of their work orders are on-line,
however, Amber and Andrew would like to be a visible member of the
Winston-Salem community and encourage customers to "walk-in" to their
store and visit them. They love living in North Carolina and consider
themselves "halfbacks" (transplanted notherners moving out of Florida
to mid-south states).
Links to learn more about this new downtown
business
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Website Link - https://www.pupcessoriescrafts.com
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Facebook Link - https://www.facebook.com/pupcessoriescrafts/
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Instagram Link - https://www.instagram.com/pupcessoriescrafts
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Etsy Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/pupcessoriescrafts
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| Andrew and Amber Laudicina with their two dogs, Eva and Koda. |
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| 511 N. Liberty Street is the new storefront for PupcessoriesCrafts |
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| Workstation at 511 N. Liberty Street |
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| Sewing station |
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| Sewing machinery for customized work |
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| Example of custom vest for a service dog |
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| custom accessories for a Great Dane |
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| More custom vests |
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| Custom vest example |
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