Drew Scott
-- a 17-year-old high school student from California -- has been making online
videos about scrapbooking since he was 13. Scott’s YouTube channel eventually
reached
about 9,000 subscribers and 1.5 million views, and what was once just a creative outlet for Scott has turned into a money-making business called Scrappy Happiness.
about 9,000 subscribers and 1.5 million views, and what was once just a creative outlet for Scott has turned into a money-making business called Scrappy Happiness.
“It’s a
form of art and a form of graphics, in a way, just because I’m able to
incorporate colors and textures,” he said in an interview with 23 ABC News
The
Website consists of a lifestyle blog, links to craft products, and different social media outlets.
The teen also offers scrapbooking classes online hosted on Ustream channels.
Even more
impressive is how much money the teen has been able to make from his passion
project: 23 ABC News reports that
the teen's company earned him $130,000 last year, and that he invested it all
back into Scrappy Happiness.
After
graduating from Tehachapi High School this spring, Scott wrote on his Website that he'll be attending
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California starting this June
where he also plans to continue blogging throughout college.
Scott
isn't the only ambitious teen who has successfully turned a simple idea into a
profit-earning business recently. In February, 15-year-old Hannah Greenberg --
a teen with autism -- created a T-shirt line through Spectrum Designs with the goal of helping out others
who have her same disorder, and this summer 19-year-old Breanna Simon ran her
own ice cream truck as her summer job.
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