The shop itself didn't exist until about 2009 although my shop's story began in 1974 when I decided to combine my love of cooking (and discarded eggshells) with my love of painting and miniatures. Back then I was creating the ornaments to give as gifts to family and friends for Christmas and birthdays. Life became busy with being a full time wife and mother, and then busier still as a single mom returning to work. For many years I only had time to save up the cut and cleaned shells dreaming of the day I would once again create completed ornaments.

After nearly 25 years of only cutting, cleaning and saving the shells, I found myself able to begin again when a move closer to my job gave me an extra hour each day with reduced commute time. What freedom! I started with documenting the process and self publishing my photo illustrated instruction book to use for eventually teaching classes. Some of the people who saw my book began asking me to make custom ornaments and that is primarily what I do now.

With about 200 completed ornaments in holiday and seasonal themes, my next focus is to get better photographs taken of ornaments available for sale and get them into my etsy shop.