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Show teachers your appreciation

How can we possibly say thank you to our kids’ teachers for all they’ve done? All year, they have encouraged, supported, and celebrated our children. Their duties have stretched way beyond teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. Just looking at our children, we can see how much they’ve learned and grown throughout this past year with [...]

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Free Printable for Every Occasion

Life is made better when we love, care for, and encourage each other. We have the power within us to lighten another’s load, to brighten days, to bring smiles to faces and happiness to hearts. More often than not, this great task of caring for each other can be accomplished in really simple ways. A [...]

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Graduation

Graduations are hugely significant! They are celebrations of the ending of What Was and the beginning of What Will Be. All the lessons learned, friends made, and the experiences shared must be packed up and carried on through to What Lies Ahead. As your loved ones graduate this year, allow us to help you craft [...]

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Coterie Creations

With a coterie full of awesomely creative and inspirational members we figured it would be the perfect place to get great ideas on creative and fun ways to use our products. Whether it is using memory keepers to document your child’s firsts or journals for teacher appreciation gifts we’d love to hear. Submit your idea [...]

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Coterie Creations: Documenting firsts

Childhood can be marked by the occurrence of firsts: First days in the hospital, first birthday, first haircut, first day of kindergarten, to the first day of high school, and beyond. These firsts are points on a map, charting the journey of a child’s sweet life. The tangible things you collect to memorialize these momentous [...]

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Snapshots of Mom contest

There is no more important person than a mom, and to help celebrate Mothers we are hosting a #snapshotsofmom giveaway. To enter, post a photo of you and your mom (it can either be recent or from the past) on our facebook wall, twitter, or instagram with the tag #snapshotsofmom. One random winner will be [...]

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Mom’s are elemental

Mothers are elemental! They are cornerstones whose work in this world keeps the wheels of family turning.  They hold hands, babies, and the hearts of their children. Mothers deserve gifts that are layered with meaning and rich with appreciation.  With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to seek out all the products [...]

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Positivity spreads like wildflowers

Positivity spreads like wildflowers. No sooner does one happy thought crop up do you find them all over the place. Everyone knows that spring is the best time to start growing new and wonderful things, so let’s all put on our garden gloves and plant some happiness. Then we can sit back and watch how [...]

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Birthdays are a big deal!

Birthdays are a big deal! So much goes into planning the perfect celebration. There are events to plan, invitations to send, food and games to coordinate, decorations to display, not to mention documenting the special day. Whether your plans are elaborate and grand or sweet and simple, we have everything you need to make birthdays [...]

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Capture the family

Family is one of the most precious things in life. That tribe of individuals you share your life with, those characters you couldn’t live without, those beings you love more than anything, they make everything so much better. Your family deserves to be cherished, celebrated, and well documented. Whether you’re giving gifts, preserving memories, or [...]

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