Hello, this is Craig Heron, and I’m one of the creators of MoodleMakes. I work on this site alongside my wife, Jill.

We have a little baby boy and 2 dogs. A beagle named Gus and min-pin chihuahua named Wally. You’ll probably see lots of picture of them around this site!

We’re excited to share this project with you as we continue to develop it and make it better.

I work in tech and we both have a background as artists. I’ve been fascinated by the new developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wanted a project to test out some of its new abilities.

Last Christmas, Jill suggested we use an AI image generator to make some custom art of our family’s beloved pets. We ended up printing these cute watercolor children’s book character versions of our family’s pets on mugs and puzzles. They were a hit!

That’s how MoodleMakes was born. Moodle was the nickname of our beloved dog Max who passed away a few years ago. The name just stuck. 🙂

Our goal is to make AI features accessible and easy-to-use for the average person. To let your creativity play around with these new inventions and create charming, personalized gifts for yourself or your loved ones.

It’s still very much a work in progress. If you run into any issues, do not hesitate to reach out and ask for help.

Happy gifting!