Finders Keepers body and ear-piercing service near me, began in 1997 as a small piercing shop in Virginia Beach. Body piercing was a new industry in the United States and had not yet come to mainstream America but was just starting to develop into the body art industry we know today. Kimberly Rowan, the Founder, Owner, & Certified Body Piercer of Finders Keepers for the past 25 years has been a pioneer in the industry. When her piercing studio first opened its doors, there was no training or apprenticeship to teach piercing. The industry was so new that there were no resources to contact nor to find someone who knew how to do body piercing services. It just wasn't an industry that was established - especially in Hampton Roads. Thus, Kimberly began developing piercing techniques over the years by servicing thousands of people. These techniques have been taught to many young apprentices since. As new piercing tools became available and new piercings were invented, she created new techniques, made improvements, and tracked the results as clients came back with their piercings. Kimberly has trained with the APP (Association of Professional Piercers) several times over the years. As Senior Piercer, she is licensed through the State of Virginia to train Apprentices in body piercing. In the formative years of Finders Keepers body and ear-piercing service, the one and only resource to the industry knowledge was conversations with body jewelry suppliers. They shared what they knew from others ordering jewelry. Body Jewelry was very simple and basic - limited to steel barbells, captive bead rings, labrets and curved barbells. Jewelry was not mass produced, but rather hand made in mom-and-pop shops and in basements with very simple machinery. It was difficult to find suppliers, and piercing prices were very high. Piercing started to take off and became very popular within mainstream America. The studio became very busy with clients wanting more choices in jewelry and coming in with new piercing ideas. At this time, Kimberly reinvested all her profits from the studio to grow with the body jewelry explosion. Jewelry began being mass produced in China, Korea, Thailand, and USA. The average demographic became young girls coming in to get their navels and nostrils pierced. As more unique, fun pieces of jewelry were available in the market, the more acceptable piercings became in the workplace and among the general public.