Funklectic clothing and jewelry.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Brief article

For her senior thesis for her bachelor's degree in Spanish/marketing/graphic design, self-dubbed "Funklectic Mistress" Heidi B. started a clothing company at the University of Denver. The company began as a green clothing company that used exclusively recycled products.

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But that approach left Heidi feeling "too boxed in," so she started again at square one, taking sewing classes at Emily Griffith Opportunity School ("I didn't even know how to follow a pattern," she said), launching Funklectic in January 2006. True to its name, the company offers funky and eclectic jewelry and clothing: handbags and scarves made from thrift-store ties, bracelets made from old vinyl...