Two New Milford residents have secured funding for their business. Create A Castle co-founders Kevin and Laurie Lane pitched their sand-and-snow castle-building toy on the hit TV show Shark Tank. They got a deal with Kendra Scott, a billionaire fashion designer, with a $350,000 offer for 20% of the business. The Lanes created the “split-mold” design which would work in both sand and snow for a year-round product. They created the largest sand castle in the state, at 15 feet, with fellow sculptor Dan Anderson at Lynn Deming Park on Candlewood Lake.