I have always been creative with arts and crafts, more so when my children were young.  We would have birthday parties for them in unusual places and I would re-invent party games.  One year for a business meeting, I was given a small teddy bear to dress up for a prize and won hands down.  After receiving many wonderful comments, I was inspired to create a special and unique gift with teddy bears.  The ideas and designs may have changed a few times, but I am very pleased with this final product.  I named my company Hat Box Bears.

Hat Box Bears are gifts for life's celebrations and we would love the opportunity to create a treasured memory just for you!  We provide a variety of choices to customize and personalize a Hat Box Bear exclusively for you, the customer, to reflect a favorite occasion, sport, hobby or special event.

As a mom of an Army soldier home from his tour of duty, I got the idea to make military bears in his honor.  We have almost every branch of military uniforms for your special soldier and include personalized dog tags which are all presented in a flag decorated hat box.  A Military Hat Box Bear was designed to be a treasured memory for military families who have a family member serving our country or lost a family member while serving our country.  Hat Box Bears is affiliated with a non-profit organization called TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) and donate a percentage of each Hat Box Bear sold to help TAPS provide assistance to military families who grieve the loss of a loved one.  TAPS is a one of a kind, non-profit organization offering hope, healing, comfort and care to thousands of American armed forces families facing the death of a loved one each year.  For more information about the TAPS organization, please visit their website: http://www.taps.org

My daughter and son are very supportive and have a lot of input when it comes to the creating and marketing of Hat Box Bears.  I am very proud that they both have grown up to be the wonderful young adults that they are.  My daughter is a graduate of Florida State University and still lives in Tallahassee, Florida.  My son is now living and working full time in Fort Lauderdale after returning home from the Army in June, 2006.