As a stay-at-home mom, my goal was to have a little play money. A few months after opening, with only a handful of sales, mostly to friends, I closed down the shop for a cross country military move. I re-opened in December of 2010. Thinking I could sell one or two items. I sold 13 Pyrex and hardly believe my success!

I started out using a nasty chemical to "etch" the dishes. I used that for a full year. It ruined my kitchen sink. I'm sure it was bad for our health as well as the environment. The spring and summer went well. I was giddy from each new sale. It feels good for people to like what I can make.

The following Christmas in 2011, we were really busy. My husband took a leave of absence from work to help out for a full month, but with his looming deployment to Afghanistan, we knew there would be no way I would survive Christmas 2012 without something changing. We purchased a laser system and used the next few months until he left "getting to know" our new equipment.

With him safely back on US soil, I'm feeling blessed in so many ways; I have a wonderful family, great customers, and a fun business that turned from a "gift money business" in to a real business - my accidental business.

**Update 10/26/15**
Kevin has been working full time on our business - now two shops - since the fall of 2013 and has been kept busier than we had hoped for. He is still in the National Guard as a pilot. We added another family member last year and also began homeschooling.

**Update 9/21/2016**
As a result of some health issues, Kevin is no longer able to fly for the Army and has since resigned. We are especially thankful to all of our customers to make it possible for him to stay home where a traditional job would be difficult to navigate while managing his illness.

**Update May 2020 **
After a few years of hard work, Amy has finished nursing school as an RN at our local college! We are so grateful for all the support of our customers, family, and friends as we embark on this new career path for Amy while continuing to run our business. We've brought on some wonderful friends to help us keep things going behind the scenes when things get busy around the holidays.