LAZERMODELS THE BEGINNING..
Who are we?
My name is Craig Matheny. The idea of LazerModels was created in 2010, three years after the 2007 market crash and I was out of work. I looked for work and had no luck, discovering I was overqualified or the wrong age, and yes it was hard. My wife owned a laser for her embroidery business. One day I decided to make a toy for my grandson. It turned out pretty cool and other people liked it.
An idea formed. I made about 10 different types of models and started selling them at a little farmer’s market in Buena Park Ca. After selling there for a few months we decided to try the Christmas Craft Fair at Knott’s Berry Farm, in Buena Park, for the month of December. Wow, it was fantastic! God had truly blessed us. We did not really see or understand the plan that God had for us. In April we did another event at Knott’s Berry Farm, the Spring show. For the next 3-1/2 years, we had a store in Knott’s Berry Farm.
Over the years we met many great people and our customer base grew. Our next adventure was to close our store at Knott’s Berry Farm and shift to different venues. It was a difficult choice, but the right one for us. A great blessing is My Best Friend, who is my Beautiful Bride Cheryl, is now working alongside me daily. You will now find us all over California and parts of Nevada traveling doing different shows year round. You can find those locations here. God has truly blessed us.