About Us
Our names are Shelby and Bethany, and we are best friends. Normally, you'd find us traveling the world, scuba diving, or saving lives as ICU nurses. However, in February of 2023 our worlds were flipped upside down.
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Shelby was diagnosed with kidney disease and told she would need a transplant as soon as possible. With this diagnosis, we knew that our future trips and plans would be on hold for a while. Shelby’s mother suggested that we find some indoor hobbies...so that’s exactly what we did!
We began crafting in all of our spare time and realized pretty quickly that we wanted to help other people in Shelby’s situation. In May of 2023, The Kidney Bean Club was officially established as a nonprofit organization, and we began selling our crafts to raise money for those battling kidney disease.
While we both still work full-time as ICU nurses, we use the majority of our time off hand crafting and creating all of the items that are featured in our shop and on our Instagram. As our organization grows, we hope that we can provide financial assistance and bring awareness to other people who are living with kidney disease.
