amanda opferman： phone cases turn into teen business“壁花”少女，“画壳”成金

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1、AmandaOpferman：PhoneCasesTurnintoTeenBusiness“壁花”少女，“画壳”成金　　她，和我们一样平凡普通，因为她只是一个普普通通的高中生。但她又有些不凡，因为她年仅18岁就创办了壁花设计公司。她就是来自美国宾夕法尼亚的小镇女孩阿曼达?奥普费尔曼（AmandaOpferman）。让我们一起走进这位小镇姑娘的“壁花”世界，去了解这位普通少女的成功之路。　　WhenAmandaOpferman'scellphonecasestartedtodeteriorate1）inJune2012，shedecidedtomakeherown.　　Usingcra

2、ftsuppliesandphotopaper，thegirlfromJeffersonHillsconstructedapersonalizedcasewithgeometrical2）designsandcolorthatcaughttheeyeoffamilyandfriends.　　"Theylikedmynewcellphonecasesomuch.Theyaskedmetomakesomeforthem，"saidAmanda，asenioratThomasJeffersonHighSchool.　　Fulfillingtherequestsgrewintoabusine

3、ss，whichAmandacallsWallflowerDesignCo.，anamesuggestedbyafriend.　　Constructedbyhand，eachcaseinitially3）tookmorethananhourtomake.Amandaquicklysold100ofthemat$15each.Soon，shefoundawaytocutproductiontimetoaboutfiveminutesforeachcaseafterbuyingaspecialprinterandaheatpress4）.She3startedmakingthenewer

4、versionsofhercasesinDecemberandhassoldcloseto500at$25eachusingherwebsiteandInstagram5），anonlinesocialnetworkingservice.　　"Rightnow，Ihavelotsofordersandamsobusy.I'mnoteventhinkingofmarketingthemsomewhereelse，"saidAmanda，whosaidshehasclientsasfarawayasAustralia，NewZealand，andBrazil.　　Closertohome

5、，MattSantore，18，ofBethelParkhaspurchasedfourofhercases，whichhechangesbaseduponhismood.　　"WhenIheardaboutthecasesfromafriend，Iboughtone，thengotanotherforChristmasandtwomoreformybirthdayinJanuary，"hesaid.　　Amandadrawsallofhercasedesignsherself―shehas28sofar―butshecanchangethecolorschemesandfillcu

6、stomizedorders.　　"Ispendaboutthreehourseachweeknightdesigningandmakingcases，butImakesureitdoesn'tinterferewithmystudies，"shesaid.　　Eachcasecostsabout$8tomake，andsheoffersonlinediscounts6）andsales.Thebusinessisbasicallyaone-personoperationthatsherunsoutofthebasementofherparents'home，buthersister

7、，Mallory，15，sometimeshelps.3　　Herparentsoperateakitchenequipmentrepairserviceandofferherbusinessandtaxadvice.　　Theprofitsfromhersalesgointoasavingsaccount，whichsheplanstouseforcollege.ShehasbeenacceptedtoPointParkUniversity，wheres