aling ," ▁says ▁Rh odes , ▁" I ▁see ▁people ▁who ▁come ▁into ▁glass y b aby ▁hur ting . ▁ ▁They ▁still ▁mean ▁to ▁other ▁people ▁what ▁they ▁meant ▁to ▁me . ▁ ▁I ▁feel ▁joy ▁that ▁we ▁created ▁something ▁that ▁touch es ▁so ▁many ▁people ." ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁officially ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Rh odes ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁glass b low ing ▁studio ▁in ▁Seattle ’ s ▁old ▁Vit amil k ▁D air y ▁building , ▁since ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Rh odes ▁appeared ▁with ▁Mar tha ▁Stewart ▁on ▁her ▁television ▁show . ▁Sales , ▁which ▁had ▁reported ly ▁been ▁aver aging ▁about ▁ 4 ▁a ▁day , ▁le aped ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁and ▁although ▁the ▁sur ge ▁slow ed ▁somewhat , ▁the ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁glass y b aby ▁business ▁was ▁trem end ous . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁glass y b aby ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁studio ▁and ▁ret ail ▁shop ▁in ▁Seattle ’ s ▁Mad ron a ▁neighborhood . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Lee ▁Rh odes ▁was ▁the ▁Nell ie ▁C ash man ▁Woman ▁Business ▁O wner ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁This ▁award ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁Woman ▁Business ▁O wn ers , ▁a ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁organization ▁for ▁women ▁entrepr ene urs , ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Irish ▁nur se ▁and ▁gold ▁prospect or ▁Nell ie ▁C