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Our Story

Made with love, inspired by magic. Color Me Keepsake was created to bring a little storybook wonder into creative family time.

📍 Born & raised in the San Francisco Bay Area

✦ Our Story ✦

Two teachers, one magical dream

A mom and her daughter — both preschool teachers, lifelong artists, and passionate believers that creativity is the greatest gift you can give a child — decided the world needed more magic in its celebrations.

✦ How It All Began ✦

A lifetime of crafting led to this moment

Between us, we’ve spent decades in classrooms, at craft tables, and at family gatherings — always with paint-stained hands and big ideas. As preschool teachers in the Bay Area, we’ve watched firsthand how a simple creative activity can light up a child’s face and become a memory they carry forever.

We started Color Me Keepsake because we believed every family — no matter their budget — deserves a party experience that’s truly unique, hands-on, and screen-free. Something you make together. Something you keep forever.

From our kitchen table to yours, every figurine we cast and every kit we pack carries the same love and care we bring to our classrooms every single day.

Magical Our Story artwork with arts and crafts, educators at heart, and Bay Area roots

✦ Meet the Makers ✦

The heart behind the magic

A mother and daughter duo with a shared passion for art, education, and making every celebration truly unforgettable.

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Mom

✦ Co-Founder & Master Crafter

A lifelong artist and preschool teacher with decades in the Bay Area arts community. The creative vision and steady hands behind every hand-cast figurine.

Preschool Teacher
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Daughter

✦ Co-Founder & Creative Director

Grew up surrounded by paint, glitter, and big ideas. Brings a fresh creative eye and a teacher’s heart to every kit we design and every experience we create.

Arts & Crafts Enthusiast

✦ Meet Our Inspiration ✦

The Heart of the Magic

Our tiniest team member brings some of the biggest imagination to Color Me Keepsake. Her playful spirit helps shape the wonder, joy, and make-believe at the heart of our brand.

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Amelia

✦ Inspiration & Creative Consultant

The tiniest member of our team with the biggest imagination. At 4 years old, Amelia loves make-believe, dinosaurs, race cars, dolls, singing, and dancing — and she is the inspiration for our heroine and the playful spirit behind Color Me Keepsake.

Heroine Inspiration

✦ What Drives Us ✦

What we believe in

Everything we make is guided by four things we’ve always believed in — as teachers, as artists, and as a family.

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Screen-free creativity

In a world full of screens, we believe in the power of putting a paintbrush in a child’s hand and watching something real come to life.

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Every budget welcome

Magical experiences shouldn’t be reserved for a few. We’ve priced every kit so more families can celebrate in style.

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Memories over things

A hand-painted keepsake isn’t just a thing — it’s a story. We make products that become part of your family’s memory forever.

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Creativity for all ages

From toddlers to grandparents, we design every kit to bring out the artist in everyone — no experience needed, just enthusiasm.