
Potomac
Middle
School
seventh-grader
Natalya
Barnwell
and
her
sister,
Jalynn,
a
fourth-grader
at
Mary
Williams
Elementary
School,
have
started
a
handmade
jewelry
business.
The
sisters,
who
were
encouraged
by
their
parents,
launched
a
website
to
sell
their
wares.
Natalya
has
always
dreamed
of
starting
her
own
business.
She
shared
this
idea
with
her
sister,
Jalynn.
Natalya
explained
that
"after
brainstorming,
our
love
of
dressing
up,
accessorizing,
and
playing
with
make-up,
we
came
up
with
N.J.
Glam
handmade
accessories."
"My
sister
and
I
love
to
be
creative,
so
we
decided
to
use
our
skills
to
make
authentic
handmade
accessories."
The
young
entrepreneurs
decided
that
they
also
wanted
to
use
part
of
the
profit
from
their
business
to
help
out
in
their
community.
Every
month,
they
plan
to
donate
to
different
charities
that
help
families
with
children.
Their
mother,
Passion
Barnwell,
suggested
donating
toys
for
kids
to
the
local
Action
in
Community
Through
Service
(ACTs)
shelter.
"The
amount
of
excitement
and
gratitude
the
girls
showed
when
they
were
purchasing
the
toys
for
other
kids
was
priceless,"
said
Passion.
"It
fills
our
hearts
with
joy
to
know
that
our
children
are
so
selfless.
We
believe
they
have
a
bright
future
ahead
of
them."
When
asked
if
they
had
any
advice
for
fellow
students,
Natalya
said
that
"hard
work
pays-off
but
it
is
important
to
love
what
you
are
doing."
Jalynn
stresses
that
"it
takes
hard
work,
but
it
will
pay
off
if
you
stick
with
it."
For
now,
their
business
is
online,
but
the
siblings
hope
to
expand
it
and
possibly
open
their
own
shop.