About Us

Welcome to The Curly Turtle Shoppe! I'm Rachel, the creator behind The Curly Turtle.

This small business started as a fun hobby making gifts for friends and family, and became a "side hustle" as I started selling some of my creations at our school's Makers Market scholarship fundraiser. As interest grew, I decided to open an Etsy shop in 2022. From there, we grew into our own website and in January of 2024, I officially opened thecurlyturtleshoppe.com!

You can probably tell from my photo where the 'curly' in Curly Turtle comes from, but you may be wondering "why turtle?" Here's the story....

When my oldest nephew was a baby, my sister was really into turtles. She even has a turtle tattoo that he was fascinated with. When he started learning to talk, we tried to teach him "Aunt Rachel", but he kept calling me "turtle" instead, and it stuck. So, I will forever be "Turtle" to my family.... and now to all of you.

I'm a full-time high school counselor, wife, and mom to 3 boys, a dog, and a cat. When I'm not crafting, you'll find me curled up with a good book, watching Hallmark movies, or baking (I'm still on the hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe!).