“I look for inspiration in simple solutions and creative design,” explains Carrie Calkins, owner of Big Sprig LLC and creator of such innovative products as “Duct Work Armor” and the “Sudz Armor” Baby Bath Wrap.
Carrie doesn’t need to look far as her daily work as a nurse and holistic health professional and her passion for her “four-footed children” – her dogs Lucky and Gibson (and the hundreds of strays she has fostered while finding homes for them). When Carrie spots a need, as she did with several health care clients whose devotion to their pets was aggravating asthma and allergies, she goes to work teaching herself the skills she needs to bring her creative solutions to life. Duct Work Armor , for example, is an easy to use air filter that you attach to your vents to trap pet fur, dust and allergens before they can clog up your furnace or be forcefully recirculated throughout your house. The Sudz Armor Bath Wrap allows a mother to cuddle and dry her baby following a bath while staying dry herself – whether that baby has two legs or four!
“Big Sprig is the place where I take all these ideas I have swirling around, and the ones I hear from readers and friends, and turn them in to real solutions, real products that real people can use today,” Carrie says. That’s why she hopes you’ll return often, and feel free to share your great ideas, and great problems you would like to see solved, time and again.
You can contact Carrie directly by email to “info@bigsprig.com” or by completing the form below.
