Kessler Kreations - Crafted with Fire

08/03/2026

Road trips. Family vacations. PCS moves across half the country. Business travel. That bucket list you keep adding to and never quite finishing. Your small business that ships to a new state for the first time!
Whatever your story is, there is a spot on this map for every single chapter of it.
Introducing the US Puzzle Map from Kessler Kreations — a 12x16" laser cut Baltic birch map with every state cut out as its own removable piece. Color in your travels as you go, use it as a learning tool for the kids, or just hang it on the wall and let it remind you that there is still a whole lot of country left to see.
Every single piece is laser cut right here in the shop, and the header at the top is completely customizable. "Our Travels." "My Adventures." Your family name. Your kid's name. Your business name. The ideas are limitless on this one. Whatever fits your story, we can make it fit the board.
States are available blank or labeled — your choice, no extra charge. Want it stained, painted, or with additional artwork? We can talk about that too.
Starting at $45. Made to order. DMs are open.
Drop a comment and tell me — how many states have you been to? I want to know if anybody out there is actually winning at this whole travel thing.

08/03/2026

The Kessler Kreations workroom is a hot mess express today. Working through scrap wood pieces, staining bookmarks, sealing projects...the list goes on. I'm starting to prep for a vendor event later in the year. Have display tables ordered & am beginning to visualize my space setup. Here is a little behind the scenes peek.

08/03/2026

Some people have a favorite beach. Some people have a favorite mountain range. Some people have driven every highway on this map and have the stories to prove it.
And some people have called more than one corner of this country home — because the military has a way of making sure you never stay in one place long enough to get too comfortable.
This one is for all of you.
The United States Topographic Map is part of the Rooted Maps Collection here at Kessler Kreations. Seven layers of laser cut Baltic birch, hand painted to show every coastline, every body of water, and every edge of the country that has meant something to someone at some point in their life. The Gulf of Mexico detail alone will stop you in your tracks.
Your color options:
Natural unpainted wood — clean, classic, and completely stunning on its own
Blues — deep and dramatic from coast to coast
Teals — fresh and coastal all the way around
Monochromatic color of your choice — make it match your space exactly
Two sizes:
9x12"
11.5x15.5"
Whether you are a traveler, a military family who has called half these states home, or just someone who loves this country enough to put it on their wall — this piece says what words sometimes cannot.
Drop a comment and tell me which state has your heart. DMs are open for orders.

08/02/2026

Calling all National Park chasers — now offering National Park Travel Maps.

This one's for the family that measures vacation in trail miles and stamped passports. All 63 national parks are mapped and labeled, ready to mark off as you visit — Yellowstone, Denali, the Everglades, all of them — across a fully dimensional wood US map.

Choose your background: forest trees, wildlife, wood grain, hiking silhouettes, scenic overlooks, or classic stars and stripes. Pick your name plate style — hanging trail sign, arched wood sign, family crest, or circle badge — personalized with your family name. Mark off each park as you go with the cutout tree icons.

This is the ultimate hang-on-the-wall bucket list for road trippers, van lifers, retirees with a park pass, or a military family stationed near their next favorite park.

Message me with your family name, background choice, and name plate style, and let's get your map started.

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Kessler Kreations — Crafted with Fire.

08/02/2026

08/02/2026

Now offering: Homestyle Travel Maps, and y'all, these are next level.

This isn't just a state outline — it's a fully layered wood map with real dimension, a background scene of your choosing, and a family name badge that makes it feel built just for you. Because it is.

Pick your backdrop: campfire and treeline, lakeside, national landmarks (Statue of Liberty, White House, Mount Rushmore, and more), or scenic landscapes coast to coast. Every state pops out like a puzzle piece — reveal it once you've been there, or keep the board blank and fill it in as you go. Add your family name in a compass, crest, or vintage badge style. Want it extra personal? Add a photo insert and a line like "Making Memories" or your own travel motto.

This is the kind of piece that grows with your family — road trips, duty stations, the honeymoon tour, whatever your adventure looks like.

Message me with your family name, backdrop choice, and any photo or wording you want added, and I'll build your quote.

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Kessler Kreations — Crafted with Fire.

07/31/2026

Some gifts you buy off a shelf. This one, you build around someone's whole story.

A friend of mine commissioned this desk nameplate for his daughter — U.S. Army service engraved on one side, her University of Michigan roots on the other, and "Samantha Dial, DDS" right in the middle where it belongs. He is beaming with pride, and he should be. Serving her country and earning a doctorate is not a small thing.

This is exactly the kind of custom piece I love making — your emblems, your school, your titles, your story, laser engraved into something that sits on that desk as a daily reminder of what was earned.

Got someone in your life who worked hard for where they are? Let's build them something that says so.

Message me with the names, logos, and text you want and I'll get you a quote.

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Kessler Kreations — Crafted with Fire.

07/30/2026

When a military wife tells you "he'd lose his mind over this," you make sure he loses his mind over it.

This one was a surprise build — a custom car portrait engraved with a full spec sheet, right down to the bore, stroke, and horsepower, for her husband's Subaru WRX STI. The kind of gift that says "I pay attention to what you love" without saying a word.

I can build this for any car — his, hers, the one from high school, the one still sitting in the garage getting babied on weekends. Send me the make, model, and year, and I'll pull the specs and put it on wood.

Message me to get started, and to my military families — thank you for letting me be part of surprises like this one.

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Kessler Kreations — Crafted with Fire.

07/30/2026

Now THIS is a conversation starter for the patio, the man cave, or that grill area that needs a little more personality.

These mountable bottle openers are solid wood, 9x5 inches and 2 inches thick — built sturdy enough to hold up to years of bottle caps flying. Every one is custom laser engraved, so bring me your image — eagles, flags, monograms, family name, hunting scene, whatever tells your story — and I'll burn it in.

Great for groomsmen gifts, retirement gifts, housewarmings, or just because he deserves better than a $5 opener from the gas station. With the number of military families around here, these make a solid thank-you gift too.

Starting at $30, pricing may vary with engraving complexity.

Comment or message me your image and mounting preference, and let's get one made for you.

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Kessler Kreations — Crafted with Fire.

07/23/2026

We do not need nor want this data center in our community!

Cancel proposal of the Effingham County data-center