Keeping the Memories Alive

For many years, as the kids were growing up, I tried to find ways to preserve the memories they created. We made paintings with handprint and footprints, we made Christmas ornaments with impressions, we took lots of photos. I have a hard time throwing anything away that says "I love you" or any nice drawing they've made me. I'm afraid to lose the memory to the ravages of time. Flash forward to today when I took that idea which I now had the ability to be able to do something about!

I took a card that my daughter Lily had made me to cheer me up and put it on an insulated tumbler to be able to be reminded of it day in and day out.

Now that I realized I could do this for myself, I thought that this would be a great service to be able to offer others! My hope is to be able to provide durable and affordable mediums for people to be able to preserve a cherished memory, whatever that might be. This would be great for children's artwork, your favorite photo, handwriting from a loved one, a wedding sentiment, a gift for a teacher, artwork you've created or even your custom company logo without having to order a flat of them for hundreds of dollars.

I have taken this as an opportunity to explore different mediums with this technique, having already done so on shirts. I have created memorial pillows to help ease some of the grief and panic my children experienced when they could no longer hug their beloved dog who passed away. I created a throw pillow cover with a photograph snapped during Christmas festiviites for a gift. Ii've created custom mousepads for myself and teachers. I have created a mug with our logo on it for promotional purposes.

I am excited to share this with some others to spread some joy! I have reached out to a few people that have lost loved ones and had them send me artwork they would like to cherish (through a photograph or scan as I did with Lily's card) so that they can experience the joy of having the item represented near by without daming the original. We squeeze our dog pillows a lot around here!

We will continue to explore new ideas and would love to hear from you! If you could preserve any memory what would it be? What would you put it on? So far I have had success with shirts, mousepads, tumblers, ceramic mugs, keychains and coozies. I look forward to continue exploring this medium and bringing this joy to others!

What Was 2021 To You?

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Some folks got married, some people had loved ones pass away. Others started families, new careers or went back to school. Some bought new homes while others saw theirs destroyed by natural disaster. This year was something different for everyone.

2021, another year of the Coronavirus, of political divide, moral upheaval and social unrest. Another year of tech firms and media and their paid for scripted narrative.

It's hard sometimes to stay positive when all the negativity makes the front page but a lot of good happened too, sometimes you just had to look for it. Strangers helping strangers. People giving back to others. Someone finding their voice or passion. Someone reaching goals they thought weren't possible. Those things happened too.

2021 for us was a year of figuring it out. Of making it work. Of hundreds of hours of studying to complete my CPA. Of figuring out how to care for children not in school every day, of how to teach full time and run a business on top of that. It was reevaluating products, even successful ones, because inflation and supply chain issues make them no longer something profitable. It was still moving into our new home and new shop. It was learning that sometimes you have to put a hold on somethings no matter how much you don't want to. We had to do that. As a family it was the right decision.

I hope that we will back in full swing bringing new ideas and creations in the near future when the time is right. Helping to bring positivity and laughter in the lives of those we interact with.

No matter what happens for the remainder of 2021, remember to look for the joy, the laughter and the good. You only get one 2021, make it count!

We look forward to what 2022 will bring!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

The Chase Family

Matt, Holly, Wesley and Lily

Happy Holidays! From our family to yours!

First and foremost I want to thank everyone for their continued support! We have been very blessed this year, even if it this year was a little crazy and played out differently than we expected. I am grateful my family is in good health and spirits, that we have a roof over our heads with room to spare, and our little business has started to grow! I am grateful for continued support of friends, family and patrons that have found our products!

2020 was a year that many would like to forget. Remember you can't grow without out trials and tests. I learned a lot this year. I learned big things like to be grateful to wake up each day and hug my children. I learned a lot of little

things along the way too, like to have your coffee before your virtual meeting!

Next year will bring new trials, and with it new joys and hope for the future. I hope that you can see that 2020 taught you something and that you hold joy in your heart for the coming year.

Let's make 2021 a year for hope, a year for joy and leave room for some fun! From our family to yours, I hope you all have a happy holiday season and a joyous new year! We look forward to things to come!

With love,

Holly