A former stay-at-home mother with two sons, Alyson Tunnell has always enjoyed creating artistic things.
“When my kids were younger, art was a way for me to have me-time and create art and do something I enjoyed,” she said.
With Camden now 13 and Cooper now 9, she recently decided to take her artistic talent to a new level by opening her own business in downtown Ringgold.
Alydots, located at 7767 Nashville St., expands upon her home-based business of the same name, through which Tunnell has been selling her own creations and hosting private paint parties for friends for years.
“I started [this business] as a stay-at-home mom and then I started working. I never could fully give it up because I knew that’s where my heart was,” she said. “I’ve sold handmade gifts and decorations [out of my house] for seven years.”