One at a time, by hand
Marked by Kindness began with a loss, and with what came after: small things, marked with kindness. The neighbor who dropped off flowers. The friend who said their name out loud instead of avoiding it. We make tributes by hand — one at a time, never mass-produced, never outsourced — because the companions who curl up beside us gave us their whole lives, and their tribute should be made the same way.
Why every piece is made by hand
The house went quiet. You know the quiet — the food bowl, the 3 AM paws in the hallway, all of it gone at once. We went looking for something lasting and found assembly-line generic: the same stone, the same poem, stamped ten thousand times. None of it felt like it was made for them. Because it wasn't.
I already had a jeweler's torch and a flea market booth — lost-wax casting in silver and gold, one piece at a time, for people who wanted something real. So I made their stone the only way I knew how: by hand. Their name. Their dates. The small things only we knew about. Marked with kindness — that's not a tagline, it's how the name got made. Friends asked us to make one for their companions. Then friends of friends. The rule hasn't changed: nothing ships until it feels like it was made for them, because it was.
How we work
Every piece we make starts with their story. You tell us about them — their name, their dates, the things that made them who they were. We send you a proof before we touch a single stone. Nothing is engraved until you say so.
We work in stone, slate, and granite — materials that outlast us all. Every piece includes a QR code that links to a private tribute page, kept online forever at no cost. No subscription, no renewal, no way for it to quietly disappear.
Our promise
We're a small operation. When you order from us, you're talking to the people who will actually engrave your piece. We proof before we engrave, we ship in days not weeks, and we make everything in the USA by hand. If something goes wrong in shipping, we replace it. If the engraving doesn't match the proof, we redo it.
We engrave for every companion — dogs, cats, birds, horses, reptiles, fish. If they were family, they're family to us.
From their story to their tribute
No two orders look the same, because no two companions were the same.
Tell us about them
Share their name, dates, and the details that made them who they were. A photo, a favorite spot, a habit that made you smile — whatever feels right.
Approve your proof
We send a preview of exactly what we'll engrave. Spelling, dates, layout — you check it all. Nothing is engraved until you're happy with it.
We engrave and ship
Once you approve, we engrave by hand and ship in days. Heavy granite is packed with extra protection. You get a tracking number and a tribute page that lasts forever.
Ready to begin their tribute?
Tell us about your companion and we'll help you find the right piece. No pressure, no rush, just care.
Begin a Tribute