Handcrafted by Little Hands

Some know the story… “Let’s go son.”  Zechariah would go to Summer’s Mouldings with Dad on occasional Fridays.  He was age 7 when that started.  Little boys absorb like sponges. 

One weekend we were shut out of the garage while Z prepared a surprise for us.  He was age 9 and was fairly handy with hand tools, belt and orbital sanders.  Sunday night he revealed his decent, laminated walnut cutting board.  This sparked much astonishment and conversation.  As a result, we as a family decided to ask if Zechariah could sell cutting boards at the Downtown Glenwood Springs Market.  The wonderful Market Committee folks gave Z a table for $10/night. 

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Much more discussion ensued because we had never participated in farmers markets or craft shows of any sort.  Dad was a wonderful guide and encourager through all of this process and planning!  Mom offered to help Zechariah in making the boards and in her heart, she thought he might sell 5 or 7 boards that summer.  Well, in 8 Tuesday nights he sold 99 boards and did $2,000 in sales!!  And by the end of the summer, folks were asking for a website or business card.  Henceforth came the name, Hand Crafted by Little Hands!