An elementary school gym teacher hired me to create a special design to mail to her students. Teaching young students physical education skills in person can be difficult, but it is even harder to do it virtually. She knew they struggled with self-motivation, so she wanted to inspire and encourage them to stay active while […]
While many businesses across the country have been dealing with the lockdowns, our little niche has been able to keep working. Why? Well, for one, our shop is only online, so we don’t have a physical store to maintain. Second, our associates at Printful have done a great job of keeping up production. Sure, there […]
The holidays are approaching fast, and it’s time to start looking for that perfect gift for the otter lover in your life. Shipping across the nation has improved as the year chugged along, but one can never be certain in uncertain times. Otter Things will have a special sale later in the month, but we […]
Yeah, we know it’s not even Halloween yet, but we couldn’t wait to release our new otter designs for the winter season. Ugly Christmas sweaters have been a fad for a few years now. We were always amazed that you could find them with elves, bears, and even llamas. Well, it’s about time we get […]
In these days of social distancing, it’s nice to see animals in nature doing their own thing. In this case, sea otters. Glacier Bay National Park’s official Twitter account shared a video of dozens of sea otters floating together in a “raft.” No, they’re not on a three-hour tour. Even though sea otters are great […]
I know it’s been kind of depressing watching the media lately, so I wanted to give you a little good news to brighten your day. Many businesses are opening up, and my printing associates are able to work a little faster with the increased number of facilities and employees. What does that mean for you, […]
I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone that has shown support for my business in this challenging time. For weeks now, the entire world is adapting to a new economic environment. I use that term, as opposed to “new normal,” because life in an environment ebbs and flows. It has […]
The last Wednesday of May is International Otter Day (or World Otter Day), and The Otter Specialist Group (OSG) held an art contest to celebrate the day. The organization requested art entitled, “A Day in the Life of an Otter” and to represent one of the thirteen species of otters. I submitted a digital pen […]
It has been a roller-coaster of a ride here at Otter Things. I continue to actively follow the latest developments of the pandemic and my manufacturing facilities. Since my products are mostly created in the United States and shipped from California and North Carolina, I am keeping abreast of each state’s policies for workers as […]
