by Sarah Greer Osborne

Texas middle school student Maddie Bradshaw is making her mark in the young girl and teen jewelry arena by revolutionizing the bottle cap and the magnet.



With a desire for something clever and magnetic for her locker, the sixth grader took bottle caps from her uncle's coke machine, drew cute designs on the inside and attached them to a magnet.

"My friends and I liked them so much, I chose to attach them to a necklace cord," says Maddie. "The bottle caps can be swapped out and changed depending on your outfit or mood." The caps created such a buzz at Maddie's Dallas area school that she began selling them at a local retailer. Then her younger sister Margot, age 8, got involved and the two girls and their mom formed M3 Girl Designs (for Maddie, Margot and Mom). Now a year later, M3 Girl Designs has 15 employees and has sold over a million dollars. The "snap caps" are available in toy and specialty shops across the country. For a list of stores visit www.m3girldesigns.com.