OUR STORY
It started with a dog called Meg.
Eight thousand paintings later, we're still here. A small family team, working out of York, sending kits all over the world.
Made in the UK and the US. Shipped in days, not weeks. Same care that built our previous Etsy shop, MegaPaws — just a new name that says what we actually do.
OUR STORY
From a portrait of Meg to thousands of paintings
A few years ago Marcus wanted a way to remember his dog Meg, and the pets he'd had before her. So he started drawing pet portraits at the kitchen table. Other people loved them. A small Etsy shop called MegaPaws was born — and over the next few years it became one of the highest-rated pet-portrait shops on the platform.
Then a customer asked something we didn't expect.
"Could I paint it myself?"
So we made our first paint by numbers kit. And another. People weren't only painting pets. They were painting their grandfather's old cottage, their wedding day, the view from a hospital window during a hard week. Moments. The things they wanted to keep.
In 2026 we became Paint A Moment. Same family — Marcus and Sarah, still in York, still hands-on. Same care for every kit. New name that says what we actually do.
What we did before this
All of these came from our previous Etsy shop, MegaPaws. We brought the experience, the team, and our highest-rated kits. We just changed the name.
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Paintings shipped
Across pet portraits, paint by numbers, and custom commissions.
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Customer reviews
From customers across the UK, US, EU, and beyond.
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Average rating
Etsy 'Rave Reviews' badge. The highest tier they award.
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Years of practice
Hand-drawing, painting, and shipping kits since 2020.
More than a kit. A moment to make.
Painting is one of the few things in modern life that asks for your full attention. Phones go down. Hours pass. There's a quiet that's hard to find anywhere else.
That's why we make these kits. Not as decoration. As an excuse to slow down for a few hours and put something real on a wall — a pet, a place, a person, a moment.
Every kit you finish is a moment you've kept.
How we got here
From one pet portrait to thousands of paintings — the short version.
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2020
It starts with Meg
Marcus opens a small Etsy shop called MegaPaws, hand-drawing pet portraits from his kitchen table. Named after his dog Meg. Sarah gets involved early on — packing orders, picking up the phone, keeping things moving.
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2021
Our first paint by numbers kit
A customer asks if they can paint their pet themselves. We design our first PBN kit, source the canvas, mix the colours, ship it. They love it. We make another. And another.
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2022
1,000 paintings shipped
Across portraits and paint by numbers, we hit our first thousand. MegaPaws becomes one of Etsy's top-rated PBN shops. The 'Rave Reviews' badge stays on the shop ever since.
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2024
Production goes global
We add a US partner workshop alongside our York warehouse. Orders are routed to whichever is closer. Worldwide shipping in days, not weeks.
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2026
MegaPaws becomes Paint A Moment
Same hands, same care, broader brief. Pets, weddings, landscapes, lost loved ones, ordinary days worth keeping. Every moment, not just pets.
Our promise
Four things we won't compromise on.
Made in the UK and the US
Two production hubs, one team. Most orders ship in days, anywhere in the world.
Premium-grade kits
Pre-printed canvas, numbered acrylics, three brushes, varnish on request. The good stuff, every time.
Free top-up paints
Run out of a colour? Reply to your order email and we'll send a replacement pot. Free. Every time.
Calibrated difficulty
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Real grades, not marketing — set by an actual painter, not a sticker.
Where to next?
Have a look around.
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