Where it all began...
Hi!!! I'm Aby, the mother of T&T (Trayed and Tested), here’s a little bit about me and how/why/where the T&T story began.
I found out about my kidney disease when I was 17 back in 2008. I didn’t really take much notice of it back then. I lived life like any normal young woman would. I went to Uni, trained to be a teacher and life was great. But my health declined massively in my first teaching job as a Special Needs Teacher in 2016. Eventually I had to start dialysis in March 2017 and had to sadly leave my job.
Fast forward to May 2018 and I received a new kidney selflessly donated to me by my Dad- and that’s when the real recovery started. It was long and boring, very boring.
I was introduced to the world of DnD back in 2017 and it became part of my being! I absolutely loved it!! And it was then that I went in search of my own dice tray online but I couldn’t find one I liked. So I decided to create my own. And then one for a friend and another friend and another one and so on and so on... And it was then that I decided to try sell some on Etsy. And here we are with a business that has blown me away! Honestly, the community has been amazing! Thank you so much! I've since sold around 7000 dice trays and it just keeps growing!
In late 2018 I created my own range of zipped dice bags (designed to fit inside my dice trays) and pouches (tray bags). So check those out too!
In October 2021 I decided to leave my job as a secondary special needs teacher and pursue my life as a full time creative and crafter running the business from my very own studio based in Halifax! Check out my Instagram page @trayedandtested for updates.
In 2023 the business took a nose dive and I went back into teaching part time. I'm still creating and attending events but not on the scale I was.
I have lots of material designs available but if there is a specific one that you’re after and I don’t have it then please just send me a message, I love custom orders. If you have a custom logo or artwork that you’d like printing and using on your tray then let me know!
Thank you so much for stopping by.
Please enjoy my little shop!
And please do not hesitate to get in touch if have any questions or custom requests!
Aby :) x