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A child's blue pencil drawing of a smiling face

Once on Paper

Drawn by them. Kept by you.

Once on paper.
Now in thread.

A love note tucked inside a book. A few words in your grandmother’s handwriting. A drawing your child slipped under your door.

We turn the words and drawings you treasure into embroidered keepsakes, preserving the little details that make them unmistakably theirs.

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Shipping within Switzerland only.

Handwritten note: this little elephant, forever.
A child's elephant drawing with ELEPHANT stitched in navy thread, in an oak frame with a white mount
Stitched in blue in our little Zürich studio.
The original pencil drawing of an elephant, labelled ELEPHANT in blue
A sunlit wooden chair holding a framed navy-thread drawing of two children and hearts, with a red toy car on the seat.

Sunny sunday afternoon.

Family time. The kids playing. So much laughter.

That’s how we remember that afternoon, when Ela put it on paper in her own way.

Thanks to Once on Paper, that drawing now hangs in our hallway, stitched in blue. Every time we walk through the door, there they are there. Every time, we smile.

Those are the memories we cherrish, those are the memories we want to keep.

We would be happy to preserve yours too.

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For the things you never want to forget.

Handwritten in blue: I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH, with long red outstretched arms
I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH stitched in navy thread, framed in oak
01 — The words they wrote
Handwritten note: every wonky letter stays.
A child's airplane birthday drawing with TO YOU PAPA stitched in navy thread and framed in oak
02 — A birthday drawing, kept

From a little note

Too lovely
to leave in
a drawer.

A wooden frame with a pink mount holding repeated I love you handwriting stitched in navy thread, photographed upright in sunlight on a pale upholstered chair.
“I love you”, in navy thread. Shown framed at home.
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How it works

  1. Hand-drawn phone showing a child's drawing

    Send a photo.

    A drawing, a handwritten note — anything they've made (or still make).

  2. A needle drawing a looping navy thread

    We stitch its story.

    Carefully, in our studio, in fine navy thread and with close attention.

  3. Hand-drawn little house with a heart

    Keep it close.

    A timeless piece, made to live with you for years to come.

Through their eyes

A colourful child's portrait of mama with orange earrings, a red dress and a black bag

To them,
you are everything.

The earrings. The favourite bag. The smile they know by heart. A portrait only they could draw.

Handwritten: this is my mama, with an arrow pointing to the drawing

Every little detail.
Every bit of love.

Close-up of the original child's mama drawing stitched in blue thread on cotton, with its uneven lines, visible weave and natural sunlight and shadow.
Their drawing, kept in thread.
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Coming soon

Your memories, stitched forever.

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No payment or commitment. Currently shipping within Switzerland.

For schools & creative partners

Little drawings. Shared possibilities.

Bring a little keepsake into your school, daycare, art workshop or family photography offer. Individual parent orders or a coordinated group, with the details agreed together.

For Schools & Partners
A child's handwriting: Mama, with a heart and a daisy, in blue pen

Some words mean everything.