Krystal O'Mara uses bicycles and other recycled items to create home decor products such as tables and chandeliers. Her ReMain Eco Design and Consulting company launched in February 2010, leveraging the Internet to reach the public and drive sales.

O'Mara wanted more fulfillment and more time to spend with her 4-year-old son, Tommy, than she had as director of sales for a hotel. So in August 2010 she and Tommy moved from Amarillo to her family farm in Robertson, where she builds her creations in the spacious barn. She initially invested about $2,500 of her own cash in the business. "I've been forced to adjust to a minimalist lifestyle, which in a way has been great, because it's really what I'm trying to encourage others to do," she says.

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