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CLEARANCE 🚨

"These things keep my drink hot for HOURS!!!" — the awesome folks who have bought our travel mugs over the years :)

The bad news: We're discontinuing them
The good news: They're ON SALE!!!

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WHO: Skoshie & Friends is created by Emely Varosky, illustrator + author ( + coffee-drinker ☕️).

WHERE: We're based in North Attleboro, Mass.

WHAT: Skoshie & Friends is named after our cat character Skoshie (SKO-shee), because she looks for a "skosh" (meaning a "smidgen") of good in every situation!

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  • GIVEAWAY! A bundle-up bundle

    GIVEAWAY! A bundle-up bundle

    Are you the YAY SNOW or the *stay-cozy* kind of person? Winter might be feeling a liiiiittle long now (over here, we've been dipping into single-digits for a few weeks 🥶). BUT THAT MEANS — A) ❄️ It's SO pretty to...

    GIVEAWAY! A bundle-up bundle

    Are you the YAY SNOW or the *stay-cozy* kind of person? Winter might be feeling a liiiiittle long now (over here, we've been dipping into single-digits for a few weeks 🥶). BUT THAT MEANS — A) ❄️ It's SO pretty to...

  • New Year, New Adventures: Looking for Good Things in 2026 - Skoshie & Friends

    New Year, New Adventures: Looking for Good Thin...

    As we wave goodbye to 2025 and welcome a brand new year, we're taking a moment to do what Skoshie does best — look for good things. And wow, did we...

    New Year, New Adventures: Looking for Good Thin...

    As we wave goodbye to 2025 and welcome a brand new year, we're taking a moment to do what Skoshie does best — look for good things. And wow, did we...

  • Visit Skoshie's forest! — it's a REAL PLACE (for a limited time) - Skoshie & Friends

    Visit Skoshie's forest! — it's a REAL PLACE (fo...

    Step into the woods with Skoshie, Zeek, Wisp, and Vaysie — complete with 8-foot cartoon trees and a plushie-scale treehouse high off the ground!

    Visit Skoshie's forest! — it's a REAL PLACE (fo...

    Step into the woods with Skoshie, Zeek, Wisp, and Vaysie — complete with 8-foot cartoon trees and a plushie-scale treehouse high off the ground!

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