Founded in Orlando in 2009 by Ricki as a home-based business inspired by her triplets, The Personal Note created personalized stationery, gifts and apparel featuring full-color stick-figure characters designed to resemble customers’ families and friends. Its distinctive products paired names with more than 150 character and body-theme designs licensed from Pen at Hand, the stick-figure company founded in 1981. The Personal Note closed on March 29, 2024.
Grow With Me CreationsFounded by a mom, Grow With Me Creations hand-made personalized baby and adult bibs in Hartville, Ohio from 1988, using a custom poly-cotton fabric designed to be stainproof and water repellent without chemical treatment. The company also created family-focused products such as its 5-in-1 seat cover and playmat, and offered custom embroidery for children and special-needs clothing protectors. Grow With Me has retired, with limited inventory remaining.HARTVILLE, OH
Mixee LabsCo-founded by Nancy and Aaron, Mixee Labs helped people create unique customizable products for more than four years, including one-of-a-kind 3D-printed designs. The company is no longer taking orders and directs customers seeking similar designs to its production partner, Shapeways.NEW YORK, NY
LetterpressLetterpress is a Karachi-based stationery studio known for turning personal celebrations into tailored paper pieces. It creates custom wedding invitations and other personalized stationery for families, children, and corporate clients, with ornamental envelope work giving its designs a distinctive character.CHEVERLY, MD
It's All About You AmyFrom a small corner of her barn in 2014, Amy has built It's All About You Amy into a one-woman Lancaster County studio making personalized hand-stamped jewelry, ornaments, and keepsakes. Amy strikes every letter and design by hand, one piece at a time, so the slight variations are part of the character rather than a flaw. Her work includes meaningful milestone gifts and memorial pieces, including signature housewarming ornaments stamped with an address and year.339910STEVENS, PA