Ten-year-old Sawyer Quinton, who sent President Trump a handmade duct tape wallet with a patriotic design, shows another one of his many creations.

Ten-year-old entrepreneur Sawyer Quinton is taking to heart some encouraging words in a personal letter from President Donald Trump.

Quinton launched SQ Wallets last year, creating wallets from duct tape, and was inspired when he came across a roll of tape featuring an American flag pattern. He said the design made him think of the president, so he made a wallet, emblazoned with “Trump,” and sent it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

“Because he’s a businessman, I thought it would be cool to send him a wallet,” he said.

In his letter to Trump, Quinton told the president about his business and said he is “making America Great Again one wallet at a time.”

“I would just like to thank you for making America Great Again,” Quinton wrote, “… I would like you to have this duct tape wallet that I made.”

Quinton said he sent the wallet to Trump in early December and checked the mail daily, hoping to hear back.

In February, a manila envelope arrived. It was from the president.

In a letter, Trump thanked Quinton for the wallet and said he loved the patriotic design.

“Your craftsmanship and business spirit are impressive,” Trump wrote. “I am inspired every day by the inventiveness of young Americans, like you, who take the initiative to create products and start businesses. You are a very promising entrepreneur.”

The president congratulated Quinton for his success and wished him luck in growing SQ Wallets.

“I thought it was nice that he took the time to write me a letter,” Quinton said.

He said he’s learned much from the experience of starting a business, and hearing from the president has encouraged him to try harder.

“I can make a lot of money off of something small, and I can make it bigger, too,” he said.

He has plans to sell checkbook holders in the near future.

“It will take a lot more time, and it’s my own design,” he said.

But he is determined to follow the president’s advice.

Trump closed his letter to the young businessman: “Keep following your dreams!”

Sawyer Quinton, the son of Bob and Amber Quinton, is in Joan Walczyk’s fourth-grade class at Humbolt Elementary School.

He launched his wallet-making business, SQ Wallets, during summer break last year after watching a video on how to make duct tape wallets.

“It took me two or three times to watch it, and then I had it memorized,” Quinton said.

Quinton ended up making 60-70 wallets, of all colors and designs, and sold 43 over the summer. His best seller is camouflage with diamond-plate trim, he said, adding pink camouflage is popular with girls.

He’s stored up nearly 100 styles of duct tape, which he orders online, ranging from Ducks and Beavers sports designs to floral prints and cartoon characters.

Currently, he has 20 styles available for $10 each at Nicole Israel’s Wild West Hair Company on North Canyon Boulevard in John Day. They’re also sold through word of mouth.