A 17-year-old teenager is making over $19K a month with his personalized sticker business, thanks to a craft kit he got for Christmas from his mom.
At the start of 2024, he was selling around 200 personalized items a month – featuring the transfers he made at home – working three hours a day after college. McDonald, from Lancaster, Lancashire, said: “It’s 100% the best Christmas present I ever got – it’s the gift that keeps on giving.At the start of 2024 he was selling around 200 personalized items a month — featuring the transfers he made at home — working three hours a day after college.“In June I thought ‘I’ll just give it a try’, and it’s gone crazy.McDonald’s best-seller this Christmas is a bauble featuring personalized angel wings, and last year it was snow globe tumblers.
“I worried and wanted him to stay in education, but he was very unhappy and spending hours traveling in the cold when he wanted to be working.Newsham, who works in hospitality, said: “I’m incredibly proud of him, and so glad he’s followed his own journey.“By June he had a really clear idea of what he wanted to do so we took some advice and I thought it was worth letting him try.
By October he had enough money to buy a better printer and started selling on TikTok shop in November 2023.McDonald said he had a tough time at school and struggled with mental health but found arts and crafts therapeutic.He bought another $5,103.26 UV printer in January 2024 to make larger designs.He invested another $38,274.45 in two more huge printers – up 2m wide – in November 2024, one of which allows him to print onto clothes.