Our Story
Copperhead Creek Carpentry & Studio
was a dream that started in the heart of my husband, Montie, over 8 years ago.
At first his dream was to build a home workshop where we could work side-by-side, with our 3 adopted children, to build a lifestyle that included doing something we both love - creating!
We also wanted an opportunity to pass on the skills we each have to this 2nd generation of children we are raising (we are the real "Brady Brunch" with Montie and I having 9 children between us - 3 for Montie, 3 for me and our adopted 3 - ages 15,16, 17 - along with 9 grandchildren
now, with one more on the way)!
We were worn out with the demands of the way the world lives and began praying for a simpler, quieter lifestyle - one that didn't involve hours of commuting, late work nights and very minimal family time.
After months of pondering and serious prayer we stepped out in faith that God would provide and began to plan. In November, 2014, we began to build. In March, 2015 our home workshop
was FINISHED! And finally - In October, 2015 - we opened the doors of
Copperhead Creek Carpentry & Studio.
Within a year we were overflowing the space we had set aside for the products we were handcrafting. We began praying for the perfect place for a retail shop that would also allow us to continue living a simple life, close to home. We looked at Mt. Pleasant, and then Columbia, TN - both beautiful small towns relatively close to Hampshire, TN. But neither of these choices felt right. It was then that we looked at our own small town of Hampshire - the very community in which we live, attend church, love our neighbors - and decided this is where we need to be. As it says on Hampshire's welcome signs coming in and going out of town - this truly is "A little town with a lot of Heart!"
In April of 2017, after 3 months of intensive remodeling on one of the few commercial buildings in Hampshire, we opened our newly established retail space,
Copperhead Creek Studio Handcrafted Market
where we present to you a completely handcrafted market experience.
Every item available for sale in our Studio is lovingly created by an artist who lives in the Hampshire/Maury county, TN area.
As artist/craftsmen it is our hope to offer you a "one-of-a-kind" experience
and that you will see a glimpse of our Creator in what we create -
for we are all uniquely "one-of-a-kind" in His eyes.
"Aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your hands."
1 Thessalonians 4:11