Meet a Jane: YanCetta Dennis

Posted on June 1, 2010 - Filed Under Jane Dough, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane

YanCetta Dennis is the owner and master dyer for Happy Cetta, a company dedicated to bringing color into the world through a unique process of dyeing. Happy Cetta offers hand-painted yarn, glass, and fibers, which she sells both retail and wholesale.

YanCetta grew up in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, where she explored the countryside and its colors with her pet dogs. Her first experience in art was finger painting and getting messy in elementary school. She moved to Delaware at age fifteen, where she visited museums, learned about art, and became fascinated by the impressionist movement. “I fell in love with Van Gogh; the swirls, the colors, they are so alive,” remembers YanCetta. “I painted my first canvas in oil when I was 16. I had no idea what I was doing. It was a present. I loved painting. The experience inspired me to buy a book on painting. I taught myself how to paint and build stretchers for canvas.” YanCetta later committed to a formal art education and was professionally-trained at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. “I am a renaissance woman,” says YanCetta. “I love to create in whatever I see: woodwork, fabric, glass, food, whatever I can find or dream up. I have no limits. Today I am working in glass. On buying trips, I pick up every piece, feel every curve, and get to know the glass. I travel all over to be inspired by wonderful people and beautiful landscapes.”

YanCetta started her business to be able to provide a better life for herself and her family. “I love what I do,” says YanCetta. “I could not think of a better way to make a living. I reside in Colorado, but my dream is to buy my family’s farm in Virginia and to create a full-scale dyeing business to rejuvenate the farm and to bring jobs to the area. The greatest rewards I have achieved so far are the satisfaction of my customers and being able to take charge and control of my life.”

After taking the free Which Jane Are You? assessment at www.JaneOutoftheBox.com, YanCetta discovered that she is a Jane Dough. “It fits me because I am growing my business to become bigger and better,” says YanCetta. “One day I’d love to see my children take over. My biggest challenge is to get traffic to my Esty site, but I am working and learning as I go. The greatest lesson I have learned to share with other Jane Doughs is to be patient. Good things will come as long as you are working towards your goal. Be your own cheerleader! I used to be a Tenacity Jane due to struggles with money in my personal and business life. I’m getting better at finances as time goes on.”

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