ABOUT US

 

My name is Tammy Hanks, and I’m so happy you decided to stop by Sweetpeas Artistic Woodcrafts for a visit. I believe I’ve always had a creative side yet seldom used it. I was always happy and having fun when I was creating things or painting something to give it new life.  I’ve had many family and friends tell me . . . “You should be doing this for a living”.  

My husband Kenny is my woodcrafting partner and he has built some amazing pieces over the years and I’m always wondering what he’s going to create next. His hardwood cutting boards and charcuterie boards are just beautiful (I know I’m a little biased, but everyone who has every received one says it too).  We’ve always just built things and given them away as gifts at the holidays, weddings, birthdays or just because and again we’d always hear . . . “You guys should be selling these”.

Recently I was at a picnic and speaking to a friend who is really into plants and she told me “I can never find any cute planters for my plants & succulents.” Later that day I got to thinking about it and thought "if people can't find cute planters why can't we make them"? My husband can build anything so making a box wouldn't be a problem and I can paint. I have painted lots of furniture pieces over the years and applying some of the same techniques to these planter boxes would be the same premise just on a much smaller scale. I shared the idea with Kenny and that is how Sweetpeas Artistic Woodcrafts (SAW) was formed. 

In addition to making all the new cute wooden planters we will start to incorporate some of our other woodcraft pieces so we can share those with you too.

I hope you will love your SAW product as much as we enjoyed creating it for you.

 

Kenny

 After more than 30 years in the aerospace industry I’ve reverted back to my roots. My father owned a wood mouldings company when I was growing up, so I got into woodworking at a young age. I enjoy being able to build and create something myself rather than just buying it off the shelf. I'm a DIY'er at heart and I hope you will enjoy the products we make.

Tammy 

  This is me and my faithful sidekick Puddin. She goes everywhere with us and always brings a smile to the faces of everyone she meets (don’t you just love her) she’s so stinking cute!

I’m originally from Georgia but I have lived in California most of my life. I have always had a love of anything music, and I was playing piano in church when I was quite young. My whole family has always been drawn to all types of music. So, if you happen to notice a song lyric or two in the product names or descriptions I can’t help myself. . . I have lyrics in my head.

 

Thanks again for stopping by SAW and browsing our current products. I hope we have created something here that you will love, but if not keep checking back because we are always listing new items.