Our Story
from UsPaCa3 Co-founder & CEO, Toni
Families are unique entities of expression, order and abilities.
Then: The family that I was born into supported me with love and encouragement which fueled my confidence and allowed me to grow.
Now: I am a mom. My husband and I have taken the soil that has helped us to be grounded and implanted it around each of our seedlings to inspire, enrich and cultivate new growth in them.
This then is our story defined by love, richly cultivated yet simple.
Through-and-Through, our Company is a Family Business
UsPaCa3 is the parent company over our brands, Allendog™ and CassieCurl™. My husband and I founded the company as a way to support our children's art and expressionism.
UsPaCa3 is the acronymic representation of letters in the unique and symbolic names of our three beloved children.
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Us: personal characteristics = Adventurous, Unique, Uplifting,
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Pa: personal characteristics = Problem Solver, Thinker, Creative,
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Ca: personal characteristics = Caring, Considerate, Sensitive.
Thank you for supporting our family's dream, as we inspire other parents with their children to realize their own artistic and entrepreneurial pursuits!
Allendog™
"Allendog expresses and represents LIFE one pen stoke after another.' - Toni
Allendog is the mouthpiece of our autistic son who at a young age (around 4 yrs old) began to imagine and express his point of view through the eyes of his stuffed animal "Allendog".
Allendog would allow my son to socialize on paper through characters and actions which he could not clearly express verbally or physically. Like any mom interested in the thoughts of her child with an intent to support and serve, I collected every picture of a scribble, an attempt at a nose or blank face on a page and used them to encourage words from my son.
In time the pictures began to explain themselves.
CassieCurl™
"When I get married and have a little girl I am going to decorate her in ribbons like my mom decorated me." - young Toni
This sentiment was spoken by me at various junctions in my life as I transitioned from college, to career, to wife, to motherhood. In the same spirit of familia or njabort (family), ribbons were passed down to me and my sisters from my mother whose ribbons were passed down to her and her sisters from my grandmother.
My daughter sport her first tiny ribbon bows days after birth. So, as you might imagine, ribbons have a special place in my heart. Regardless of the size or color, ribbons can be whimsical, stylish, cute, bold, ultrafeminine or simply serve as a bookmark.
CassieCurl™ was created to accessorize all of your design and decorative impulses!
Toni
UsPaCa3 Co-founder & CEO
Grounded in faith, bound by family.
I am thankful to God. I am thankful for my parents without whom I would not be here. I am especially thankful to my mother for her untiring commitment to all five of her children (my siblings). My mother's influence and inspiration in my life gave me the desire to be The Best mom, parent and guardian for my children. (I Love You Mama!) I am grateful for my sisters and brothers. They taught me companionship and how to share. I am grateful for and appreciate the love and support of my husband who has walked with me each day of our children's lives. He is a strong and committed father who has endeavored to inspire the good in all pursuits. I thank God for my children. They have allowed me to labor in a love that will inspire me throughout my life.
This then is my foundation and the source of my strength that has created the daughter, mother, wife, sister and friend that I am today.
I remain steadfastly committed to the success of our legacy brands AllendogTM and CassieCurlTM which carry our children and their children into the next millennium.