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Guardians — the Store

The Guardians & The Found Fairy

A completely customized, personal Guardian — one of a kind, handmade, and yours.

Non-typical brains need non-typical items to help navigate this beautiful, hectic, chaotic world. May they help create a safe space within.

The Process & The Story

It starts with one question: what color makes you feel safe?

“My most favorite part of the process is the interview. When I sit down with you to make your Guardian, I have a series of questions I’m going to ask you. Then we get to the fun part, where I ask what you want to bring into this — spiritual, emotional, physical aspects of energy. Your favorite music. Your favorite movies. Ones you want to send out a prayer to be held in…”

— Cara Joy Tesnow, psychology student and maker of Guardians

What in the World

Episodes from the studio

Cara tells the Guardians’ story in her own words — episode by episode. Tap to play.

The Store

Adopt a Guardian

Every Guardian is one of a kind — when it finds its person, it’s gone. The price carries the amount of love and channeling that goes into each one, and every size includes the interview: your Guardian is made for you, not before you.

“I offer payment plans — I want to work with you in whatever capacity you have. We all deserve the care and love of the things we want and need in our life, without it feeling stressful.”

Custom Guardian Offerings

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Ten Years

Ten years of Guardians

Every Guardian ever shared — tap any of them to see it up close.

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Frequently asked questions

What exactly is a Guardian?
Not your average stuffed animal — a completely customized, personal Guardian: one of a kind, handmade, and yours. Non-typical brains need non-typical items to help navigate this beautiful, hectic, chaotic world; may they help create a safe space within.
How does the interview work?
Cara sits down with you and asks a series of questions — starting with “what color makes you feel safe?” — then the fun part: what you want to bring into this, the spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects of energy. Your favorite music, your favorite movies, even your favorite food. It is extremely open-ended: a conversation between you, the Guardian, and the vessel who brings the Guardian through.
What sizes are available, and what do they cost?
6-inch $125 · 8-inch $150 · 10-inch $175 · 12-inch $200. Every size includes the interview — your Guardian is made for you, not before you.
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes. “I offer payment plans — I want to work with you in whatever capacity you have. We all deserve the care and love of the things we want and need in our life, without it feeling stressful.”
Can I adopt a Guardian that already exists?
Every Guardian is one of a kind — when it finds its person, it’s gone. That’s why each new Guardian starts with your interview instead of a shelf.
Where did Guardians come from?
Ten years ago, working with 2-to-5-year-olds with autism, Cara saw how impactful weighted items were — Guardians are rooted in that: an instantaneous grounder for meditation, travel, breakups, grief, or just needing a little extra help.

The Big One

Help raise the first large-scale Guardian.

The studio is building its first large-scale Guardian installation — a Guardian big enough to hold space for everyone. Every contribution stitches it closer.

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