09/07/2026
How cool to be featured in a magazine!!
What can happen when a kid is encouraged to keep creating?
For Lydia Kiker, a love of making jewelry turned into Beyond the Galaxy Creations.
She started selling her creations at just 9 years old. Today, she's balancing school with custom orders, vendor events, crochet, jewelry and a year-round booth.
And one of the biggest things she's learned along the way may be useful for adults too:
Start small. Stay consistent.
Meet Lydia in the first installment of our Making Their Mark series, celebrating local young people doing some pretty great things.