Subject: Hi 👋 We're the Nelson Family

FROM THE OWNERS

Mark & Gretchen Nelson

In 1994, my wife and I bought a small woodshop in Steubenville, OH and embarked on a journey to transform what had been a family tradition and hobby into a way of life. Our livelihood has grown to support our family, our team of artisans, and our local community as we have made urban revitalization a priority in our company.

We are proud to call ourselves American makers and are strongly committed to the quality craftsmanship and creative design behind each of our original products. A combination of conventional techniques and modern machinery allows us to build items to last for generations to come. It is our mission to make products that inspire goodness, truth, and beauty in everyday life.


-Mark & Gretchen Nelson

(Our Family at Thérèse's marriage to Danylo)

WHAT WE DO

With a large growth to our customer base, we wanted to take the time to introduce ourselves to our new faces, and update some of you who may have been with us for years.

QUALITY CRAFSTMANSHIP

We make almost everything we sell. With care and hard work, your orders are made right here in our workshop. From casting molds for your desk shrine, to sawing frames for your next art piece, your orders are carefully handcrafted right here in Ohio.

FAMILY ORIENTED

With less than 50 employees, we are a small small family run business consisting of family and friend employees. We work 8am - 5pm, Monday through Friday, right here in our hometown of Steubenville, Ohio.

CATHOLIC

Rooted in our Catholic Faith, we work focusing on the true and beautiful in our creations to help further God's Kingdom.


In work, the person exercises and fulfills in part the potential inscribed in his nature. The primordial value of labor stems from man himself, its author and its beneficiary. Work is for man, not man for work. Everyone should be able to draw from work the means of providing for his life and that of his family, and of serving the human community.

( CCC #2210 )

REVITALIZING OUR COMMUNITY

Steubenville, Ohio

Not only do your orders help support our family, but also a city ready for its next story. Outside of our manufacturing business, we commit ourselves to helping revitalize our hometown of Steubenville. Along with a local coffee, popcorn, and nutcracker shop downtown, we also host the Steubenville Nutcracker Village - the world's largest display of life-size nutcrackers. Filled with joy, laughter, and plenty of Christmas cheer, it is a privilege to help give back to our community.

(Downtown storefronts)

(Gretchen helping at Nutcracker shop)

(Lantern Parade at the Nutcracker Village)

To learn more about us and our hometown, click on the video below to see how our work and your support impact a small Ohio Valley city. For all your past, present, and future support - thank you.

(Nelson's Video)

We are proud to call ourselves American makers and are strongly committed to the quality craftsmanship and creative design behind each of our original products. A combination of conventional techniques and modern machinery allows us to build items to last for generations to come. It is our mission to make products that inspire goodness, truth, and beauty in everyday life.