About Us

Hi there!

We are the oh-so-tired but very proud owners of The Woodland Story Co. We are Josh and Krysta and we are the two very happy employees of this company, answering to the most rambunctious and snack-happy CEO's Jocelyn and Little Joshua! 

We decided to start our shop when our kids were super duper little on a whim after we started creating things together in lieu of traditional "date nights." I started out making hand painted signs while Josh was on a roll building furniture and helping me remodel our bathroom on a budget! 

In March of 2017, we decided it was finally time to update the time on our large wall clock we had hanging in our living room. After I put the clock back on the wall and started to walk away, it fell to the floor and shattered. Because we were in the midst of a DIY craze (aka trying to stay sane while raising sleepless babies!), I asked Josh what he thought about trying to create a clock with me using the mechanism and hands from our now broken clock. Looking back, it's both funny and a tad embarrassing to see the original pictures and how many lessons we've learned, mistakes we've made, and adjustments we've made in the process of production since that very first clock took shape. We still have it in our home and giggle every time we take notice of it on our wall.

Our first clock!

Someone had messaged us asking us to make them a clock after seeing the picture and from there I took a caffeine induced plunge and created an Etsy shop. We had always daydreamed of owning a business together doing something we loved, and never in a million years did we think that would be wall clocks.

As parents to two very very sweet and demanding little ones, it's not always easy to make time for ourselves. What can be even harder than finding alone time is finding together time. And when we get together time, we're much more likely to be found cooking, building, or repainting our living room for the 78th time together than out and about. We've got busy minds and are trying to find ways to invest in each other and our small family by building a business around doing and creating things together.

We absolutely LOVE all things handmade. The love and energy that is poured into handmade items is what all of our homes should be filled with. This is what drives everything we do! We love having people share what they want with us and giving us the chance to create it. We put our all into making whatever it is we are working on and feel those Christmas morning jitters getting to share our creations with others.

Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to email us anytime, we'd love to connect with you!