Welcome to the Whimsical World of... "Critters for Company"® "Critters for Company" is a whimsical alphabet based on Karen's original hand-drawn artwork.  The "critters" originated from an idea that she had as a kid.  Back then, she did "name pictures" for friends and family alike and was surprised to discover that her cousin, after many years, still had hers hanging in her room!  This got her Mom and Karen thinking and through her encouragement especially, "Critters for Company" and the business partnership were born!  This home-based business started in 1997, originally with just children's Name Pictures, that enjoy continued popularity (thank you, thank you!), but over the years we have expanded to include names on T-Shirts, Diaper Shirts and Baby Bibs.  Now, we have added Hand-Painted Frames or plain White, Wood Frames. We are still a home-based business and although we aim to be friendly and informal, our professionalism is in the "quality of our work", our efforts at "timeliness" with your delivery and our 100% "guarantee to bring a smile".  We are very proud of what our customers say about us and invite you to read some of their comments (see below).  ______________________________________________________________________________ January, 2012 To Our Friends and Customers; Linda and Bill continue the business going in Karen's honor and hope that you will support us in this endeavour. Karen had completed the first of a series of books called "Critters For Company" using all the Alphacritter characters as art work. We intend to make an annual donation to "The Children's Wish Foundation"  from a percentage of the sales from Critters For Company in Karen's name. PLEASE NOTE _ The book is available for immediate delivery at US$17:95 _ Just drop us a line or call Linda at 416-488-1223. (January - May at 239-4660825 in Florida) Our mail order continues to grow considerably and we encourage you to be confident in ordering if we are not coming to a show near you.  Hundreds of satisfied customers order yearly and we invite you to read some of their comments below. Again, this past year, Linda's hand-painted frames have been an especially big hit so you are encouraged to ORDER EARLY for the Fall/Christmas season.  Examples of these frames can be found under the navigation button above for "Pictures and Frames".  Don't forget to order ahead of any show for t-shirts, diaper shirts, etc. or pictures for unusual names or spellings and we will have them ready for pickup at any of the shows saving you time and shipping costs. Take care everyone and we look forward to seeing you at the shows! Linda & Bill at www.CrittersForCompany.com  Finished Product 11 x 14 inches Printed on 100% heavyweight, pre-shrunk, white cotton Name Shown in Primary Colors What our Customers are saying about us..... "Thank you for your inspiration and a great product [the pictures].  I hope that my children will hold them as dear as your cousin in your founding story did.  They are great!"  --Cynthia P., Syracuse, New York "The feedback [re: gifts] is always so positive...they are such wonderful keepsakes..." --Christine C., Hamilton, Ontario "Once again, thank you for such great service.  I truly appreciate it!" -- Angela L., Toronto, Ontario "We love [Critters for Company] and will definitely order again and again." --Becky R., Webster Groves, Missouri "My son just turned two and he learned to say his name by looking at your sign every morning and evening." --Jennifer V., Hamilton, Ontario "Am now going to make my list of  those to whom I'd like to give your wonderful product!" --Susan M., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia "[Critters for Company] has become my favorite baby gift.  They are always well received, enjoyed and treasured." --Cheryl M., Ottawa, Ontario "Everyone I give them to  just loves [Critters for Company].  Keep up the good work." --Elaine S., Vegreville, Alberta We welcome your comments about this site and on our products.  Feel free to contact us by phone at 416-488-1223, or by email at critters4company@aol.com.  We look forward to your feedback and suggestions.  Thank you.