OBX BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT – Hattiebuilt

Hattie Built
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What started your passion for Hatteras

We have been coming to Hatteras/Ocracoke for 35 years.  It was love at first sight…… and the love affair is still going strong!

How long have you been creating?  How did you get into it? Do you work in any other mediums?

My husband and I started Hattiebuilt in 2014, after realizing that a lifestyle brand focused on life “South of the Bonner” was not being catered to.

Did you grow up on the OBX? What is your history with the Outer Banks?

We grew up in PA and relocated to Virginia Beach, where we spent our entire adult life, until last year. Proud to finally call Hatteras Island home.  ?

What’s your favorite thing about the OBX? 

The laid-back lifestyle, the salt air, the views and sunsets at “the ditch.”

Tell us about your background/day job

Sales and Design background.

Which of your items is your favorite and why?

All of our logo’d hattiebuilt branded items are my fav!  It sets apart the Hatteras Island homeowner/vacationer and lover of this barrier island. Not everyone is “built” for life on a sandbar.

Where in the OBX is your favorite place to go? 

Anyplace where the sun sets along the water’s edge.

Are you passionate about anything else that you’d like to help spread the message about?

Beach clean up, turtles, horses, kids, and helping the hungry! We love to make friends with our homeless feline friends, that roam the island. Although we do not own a cat of our own, many of them benefit from our weekly Food Lion shopping trips.

2019 Summer Box Reveal

Summer is finally here! We’re excited to get you up and out to enjoy these beautiful summer days with ecco friendly, OBX themed goodies valued at $75!

“Outer Banks Take Me Away” Beach Bag | OBX Box – Valued at $25

OBX Beach Bag

The Outer Banks has always seemed to take all of your troubles, stress, and worries and carry them far far away. Or at least we think so!

Use this lightweight bag to fit all of your day’s fun and bring it home without bringing all of the sand with you. The mesh helps keep sand where it loves to be (on the beach) and helps any wet toys, towels, seashells or sea glass to dry faster! We love this tote and we hope you do too!


Beach Towel | by OBX Box (Artist: Beach Gallery) – Valued at $25

OBX Route 12 Towel

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You can be proud representing the OBX and an OBX local artist when you spread this towel out on your favorite beach! Mike Hart with Beach Gallery in Duck, NC is one of our favorite artists. He incorporates well known Outer Banks landmarks such as this Route 12 sign and other familiar landscapes into his beautiful paintings.


Locally Sourced Jam | OBX Island Jams – Valued at $5.99

Local Jam - OBX Island Jams

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Can’t make it to the OBX this year? No problem, get a taste of the OBX with jam that’s handmade with ingredients from the Outer Banks by our friends at OBX Island Jams. It doesn’t get much better than that!


Glass Straw + Case | Sandbar Creative Glass – Valued at $9.99

Reusable Glass Straws and Repurposed Case

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Always wanted to do your part to help save our oceans and our ocean dwellers? Now you are doing just that! These one-of-a-kind glass straw handmade by David Pipkin of Sandbar Creative Glass help reduce the use of plastic straws polluting our oceans. Straws contribute to injuring our beloved sea turtles and others as they believe the straws are food.

We would love it if you brought your straws with you while you dine out! And with the help of David’s extremely talented mom, Ms. Paulette, you can carry your straw safely in a hand-sewn case that is…you guessed it, made with love out of recycled material!


OBX Goodies Town Specific! – Valued at $10

Hattie Built
Island Attic hand carved wooden sculptures

Subscribers received one of these special items representing their chosen favorite town in the Outer Banks!

Show them some love and follow these amazing OBX small businesses:

Hattiebuilt – (Instagram) | (Facebook)| (Website)

Island Attic in Duck – (Instagram) | (Facebook) | (Website)

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