Through the years, Christopher & Tim hosted annual Halloween parties at their home, which of course, Chris enjoyed decorating for - making many of his own decorations.  Each year had a different theme, and eventually, this passion for Halloween crafting and decorating led to the creation and publication of his first Halloween Decorating Idea book in 2014. This excitement continued, leading to the release of two more Halloween decorating books (2015 & 2016).

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Running with his love for Halloween, he decided to write a Halloween children’s story book titled “Helga the Witch” (2015) that, not only held the story poem, but also watercolor illustrations he did himself. Later in 2022, a special hardcover edition of the book was released with a new cover design.
 

During the “coloring book craze” years, Christopher illustrated and released a variety of coloring books including one titled: “Earth & Ocean” which can be found on Amazon.
 

He also made a series of comic images around a character he created “Terence the Spider” depicting imagery of a long-legged spider up to humorous mischief. A book containing all the comic images titled “Hello, this is Terence” was released on Amazon for a short run.
 

After joining a website where users could earn on content they share, a new passion emerged – writing! With a burst of energy and enthusiasm, this creative time was the birth of many of his current books including “Beatrix Percival”, “Thomas”, & “The Little Book with a Big Voice”. These titles were originally released one chapter at a time on the blog site, but later were self-published on Amazon as softcover books. Some of the characters in Beatrix Percival were inspired by Christopher’s family members such as the owner of “Auntie Owl’s B & B” – a slender woman (a character based off of his grandma) who’s B & B was painted “bittersweet orange” (his grandmother’s favorite decorative naturals) who had a bird named “Ida” (named after a bird she had when Christopher was a kid) in a house full of antiques (something she loves to collect). Another character, “Oriana”, was inspired by his birth mother. In similar fashion, many of the short stories in “The Little Book with a Big Voice” were inspired by life events and experiences.

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 In 2021 & 2022, the Beatrix Percival Halloween Edition & Thomas Halloween Edition hardcover books were released, and in 2023, an Illustrated Special Edition Hardcover version of Beatrix Percival was published, featuring manipulated & edited AI generated imagery. Signed copies of his books may be available in his online shop. Unsigned copies can be purchased on Amazon.
 

In 2015, the Christopher Hiedeman YouTube Channel was created. It wasn’t until the late fall of 2017 that the channel started gaining momentum. The release of the “Wave Ribbon Christmas Tree Video” was the true beginning of the channel.  With a stroke of luck, the video caught the attention of a group on Facebook, and the views & subscribers began to climb.  Today, the wave ribbon tree video holds the most views on his channel with 1.8 M views. The channel reached two milestones in December 2021 - passing 15 million total views across all videos, as well as passing 100K subscribers! Over the first (almost) decade of his channel, his video creations grew from simple to more complex with the ideas shared, the effects & editing, & music - lending to a slightly slower video release schedule to allow these improvements.
 

A new addition to ChristopherHiedeman.com came in 2021 - Clock & Corbel - an online shop featuring vintage inspired art creations & signed copies of his books! In 2024, the shop grew to not only offer his own creations, but items by other brands he enjoys! You can browse what’s new this season by clicking the shop tab above.

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In 2024 on his birthday, Christopher released a brand-new softcover Halloween children’s story book that he wrote titled “Mildrid the Mouse’s Halloween Adventure” featuring adorable AI generated illustrations (edited and manipulated in photo editing programs).  The story features a cute little mouse as the main character, being inspired by his grandmother’s, & Tim’s grandmother’s love for mice. Signed copies of the book may be found in his online shop & unsigned copies can be found on Amazon.
 

In his personal life, on February 14th 2015, Christopher & Tim were engaged. In December 2015, they got married at their first home, surrounded by wintery decorations Chris set up, and fresh pine he and his grandmother collected from the woods near her home.
 

After “just looking to see what is out there” with their realtor friend, they fell in love with a historic home (built in 1898). They purchased the home and began their restoration efforts in 2019.  Custom half round gutters and replacing much of the wood soffits, trim, & crown molding – as well as the roof, was their first large project on the house, later followed by the replacement of a 100ft retaining wall behind their home and the cedar fence that ran along it. Eight dead and leaning trees were removed, promptly replaced by fresh new trees and landscaping. Outside & inside the home, fresh paint and other repairs brought the house to life, transforming it into a cozy home they love.

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In the late summer of 2024, Christopher & Tim received an award from the town for their efforts on reviving and maintaining their property.​