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Dr. Colter specializes in comprehensive dental care for infants, children, teens and children with special needs.

“ We recognize every child is unique and we strive to make sure his or her dental visit feels like it’s tailored just for them.” lingo.Shemanagesherownmoney through a credit union account and uses the Quicken computer program to track what she sells. Also, 5 percent of her sales benefit an impoverished child the Austins sponsor through the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging.

Dr. Colter and her staff want children and their parents to feel comforable about heir visit to the dentist in the warm, caring and inviting office of All About Kids Dentistry.

“It just made me feel bad,” Ashley says. “I thought it would be a good idea to give to that.”

InadditiontoRandom, M Salon (where Ashley gets her hair cut) also carries her jewelry. And last fall, she had a booth at the October Market at St. Thomas. But she doesn’t spend all of her time making jewelry (as much as she’d like to).

Ashleyalsoplayssoccer,andlast school year she made the High Honor Roll, scoring 94 or above in every subject.

She wants to take her business to the next level, experimenting with clays and fusing. As a reminder of how far she has come, Ashley has held onto her plastic Hello Kitty tote bag full of amateur “kid jewelry” made with pipe cleaners and cheap plastic beads.

“We never knew it would turn into a business,” she says.

ForHearne,Ashleyrepresentsan elite group of kids who get an early taste of the real world.

“She’s kind of an inspiration, I believe. I think it’s good when kids get into that at a young age because it shows them that it doesn’t come easy. It teaches them work ethic getting a check for something that you put together with your hands. It’s a snapshot of reality.”