ABOUT US
Hello and welcome to Collette & Co!
Who is Collette & co?
It’s essentially just, me (Tandy Collette) and more importantly, my family (co). We make up the “dream team”, by all having unique roles that work well together. I am the creator, with brilliant help from my kids who, not only inspire the majority of my kids creations, but are also my guinea pigs! My husband is the “everything else” and without him all these designs would still be sitting on my computer collecting digital dust! (Once they’ve served their initial purpose of course!)
Many of the designs you see on this site were created to solve our very own life-with-kids-problems, fill our empty walls or help make our little ones’ birthday celebrations extra special!
I have a background in advertising, branding and packaging and have worked in the creative industry for many years. Half of that time was as a mother, and I found so much joy in using my graphic design skills to serve our family in so many ways!
At first, it was all about getting organised for the arrival of our first baby – with to-do lists galore; then it was all about meal planning and baby-routine schedules on the fridge, to keep us from losing our mind!
Then, once we were in our groove, it was motivational charts to help me lose my baby weight and cute little Wall Art posters for the nursery! I’d often find myself thinking how lucky I was to have these graphic design chops and how so many everyday “problems” benefited from these skills!
I have a background in advertising, branding and packaging and have worked in the creative industry for many years. Half of that time was as a mother, and I found so much joy in using my graphic design skills to serve our family in so many ways!
At first, it was all about getting organised for the arrival of our first baby – with to-do lists galore; then it was all about meal planning and baby-routine schedules on the fridge, to keep us from losing our mind!
Then, once we were in our groove, it was motivational charts to help me lose my baby weight and cute little Wall Art posters for the nursery! I’d often find myself thinking how lucky I was to have these graphic design chops and how so many everyday “problems” benefited from these skills!
It wasn’t long before the most exciting event happened, my son’s first birthday! I was beyond excited to throw my first ever kids birthday party and so, back at my desk with ideas flowing, my first party pack was underway! Fast forward ten years; my son now has two cute little sisters and accumulatively I have eighteen birthday parties under my belt!
As well as throwing bright and fun parties, charts have been quite popular in our house: meal charts; chore charts; school-lunch charts, behaviour charts, kids routine charts… even potty- training charts… I think you get the idea!!
As my eldest’s school work got more demanding the need to get creative was paramount to help him – among other things – master his times tables, resulting in one of our best sellers – The times table origami.
Raising three kids can be incredibly rewarding but also very challenging, which is why I’ve always leaned on my creativity to solve problems and try remain as positive as possible, even during stressful tricky times! Whatever stage of life you’re at, I hope at least one of my products can help you navigate life’s ups and downs, and bring you just a little of the joy it brought me when creating them.
As my eldest’s school work got more demanding the need to get creative was paramount to help him – among other things – master his times tables, resulting in one of our best sellers – The times table origami.
Raising three kids can be incredibly rewarding but also very challenging, which is why I’ve always leaned on my creativity to solve problems and try remain as positive as possible, even during stressful tricky times! Whatever stage of life you’re at, I hope at least one of my products can help you navigate life’s ups and downs, and bring you just a little of the joy it brought me when creating them.
Thank you for visiting our shop. All designs on this site have been created by myself with a helping hand from a member of the Collette & Co crew.
By purchasing a product you are supporting a family business, helping us encourage our children to follow their dreams and turn their passions into a career. Take care and please visit again soon! x