Letter From The Creator

Dearest Friends,

 

My name is Maria M. Steele, but everyone calls me Mia Dolce, and I am the creator of pOckets The Sentimental Bear.

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My 'aha' moment came while spending precious time with my two adorable nieces Antonia and Francesca. I told the girls that pOckets was a gift from their Nonna Antonia, my mother, given to me when I was a young girl. To their surprise, I gently turned him over and began telling them my story by removing cherished keepsakes from pOckets' secret hiding place.

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Captivated, the girls hung on every word, not wanting to miss a single treasure as it was revealed. My heart burst with joy: how extraordinary to see my little bear, with all my