kittybblove
Portland, Oregon ·
kittybblove
Natural Beeswax Crayons and GiftsPortland, Oregon 2507 Sales On Etsy since 2009
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meakelley on Jan 2, 2014
5 out of 5 starsThank you for the quick ship! The kitties are incredibly adorable, and just perfect for baby hands! :-) Happy New Year!
About
Inspired by the little companions in our lives
After the recession hit in 2009, Ben and I were left with no work and expecting our first child. We scrapped together what little we could and started a small shop on etsy. The day we registered as a business with city hall, we happened to find a trashbag filled with crayons from a daycare closing down. Thinking we would keep it for our own child, we played around with ideas on how to reuse the crayons and created our Kitty Egg Crayons in process.
We had no idea that a year later we would be remelting crayons by the thousands to create our little egg shaped kitties for you!
After a few years of improving our product and process, we learned about the mystery ingredients in name brand crayons, namely petroleum, a by-product of oil. Not wanting to support this industry, we spent another year of research and development to formulate a crayon that would be just as vibrant and smooth as the crayons we were already making.
In 2011 you helped us raise $7K to fund our all natural soy and beeswax kitty egg crayons. We redesigned our packaging and hired help to bring our crayons to a professional quality.
Thank you so much for all of your support and enthusiasm. We have met many of you at craft shows and even at our local park while our kids played together. We feel so truly blessed to have been given the opportunity to start and grow our own business- all while raising our children from home.
In 2014 we found our small family to a size of five with the addition of baby Noah and Grampa. Even with hired help, it has become difficult to keep up with business demands. Thank you for the many years and emails and recommendations you have given us! If you would like to grab some of the last of our inventory, please sign up to our email list here:
http://eepurl.com/hffJ-/
Very Warmly,
Sara
Shop members
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Sara
Owner, Maker, Designer
Owner of Kitty Baby Love, and crafty mama with a BFA. Currently pursuing studies in cognitive sciences in between nursing sessions with the baby.
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Ben
Designer, Daddy Extraordinaire
Co-founder of Kitty Baby Love, and daddy extraordinaire. Ex-graphic designer, furniture builder, and maker of our crayons.
Shop policies
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
- Check
Returns and exchanges
Payment
Shipping
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USA
1st class: 2-5 business days*
Priority: 1-3 business days* (automatic for orders with $6+ in shipping)
International
1st class: ~10-14 days* Items over $10 will have insurance included.
Expedited international shipping starts at $4 extra for 6-10 day* delivery
* shipping times does not include time to make inventory, another 1-10 days.
Additional policies and FAQs
Other: We have 2 cats and live in a smoke free home. We do our best to reuse, reduce, and recycle when it comes to packaging- please also do your part and recycle your boxes after you open them!