A Dream, Realized with a Dream Catcher

Most children open a lemonade stand during their childhood. However slow sales and blazing heat drove most children to shut down their stand. Not Cassidy Coulombe. She got creative.

With some string, feathers and wood, Coulombe made dream catchers to pass the time at her lemonade stand. Soon, her dream catchers began to sell faster than her lemonade.

Most people dream of making their hobby their job. Coulombe realized that dream at 12 years old, standing in front of her lemonade stand.

Cassidy never slowed down. At first, she sold her dream catchers at her lemonade stand with her sister. Now at 18, she sells her one-of-a-kind dream catchers at three locations. Forever Young on Rowan Boulevard, and the other three stores in her hometown on the Jersey Shore.

Her partnership with Forever Young Emporium, on Rowan Boulevard in Glassboro, developed when she first came to Rowan University. After touring the campus, her mother suggested she try to sell her products in the store. When she finally arrived on campus, she brought her dream catchers with her. Forever Young Emporium now sells Coulombe’s unique dream catchers.

Coulombe uses real crystals in her dream catchers, and buys the rest of her supplies in bulk from local thrift stores. Typically, it takes her one hour to complete a dream catcher. However, larger dream catchers can take her more than two days.

Since crafting her first dream catcher, her talent has grown. Today, Coulombe also makes and sells headbands, bracelets and earrings. These items are also sold at Forever Young.

The Long Branch native continues to craft and create every day. She dreams of operating her own coffee shop one day, and plans to offer aspiring artists and craftsmen the same opportunity local boutiques provided her as a crafty child and student.