Alysia Hamilton is a little bored these days.
Since she was a young girl, softball has been everything she knows.
Hamilton played second base for the Cowgirls and just finished her senior season. The team made it to the Women’s College World Series, and Hamilton was named an ESPN.com All-American.
But those days are gone and now Hamilton has found it difficult adjusting to life without 6 a.m. workouts, practice every day and games every weekend.
“I really didn’t know what to do with my time, and I’m trying to find new things, and I love making stuff and crafts,” Hamilton said.
With her love of creativity and bling, a business has blossomed.
It started with Hamilton’s inability to carve pumpkins that she decided to put her own glamorous style on the scary holiday of Halloween.
Hamilton has made pumpkins, big and small, with ribbon, feathers, jewels and other fun accessories. She is also making wreaths made of tulle and feather boas.
“I wanted to paint the pumpkins instead of carving them because I’m terrible at carving,” Hamilton said. “And they turned out so cute and my mom was like, ‘Oh I bet some ladies up at work would love them.’ And so we just started selling them and made a Facebook page.”
Hamilton said she thinks people like them because they’re not your typical pumpkins and wreaths.
“They’re different,” Hamilton said. “I mean I’ve never seen anything like them.”
Seeing the reaction from the Halloween themed decorations, Hamilton has already started making wreaths for Christmas, fall and themed ones for year round use.
“I’m just trying to find stuff to do with my time because I’m use to having stuff to do from like 6 a.m. to 9 at night,” Hamilton said.
The smaller pumpkins sell for $10 and the bigger sell for $15; the wreaths cost about $50. Hamilton is accepting orders through her Facebook page called Diamond Cowgirl.