Wallcandy Arts Holiday

Peel, stick, decorate … remove & reuse … without damaging your walls.

Add whimsy and cheer to your holiday décor with fun and festive new designs to Wallcandy Arts‘ peel-and-stick wall decals. Rearrange new, removable, reusable Dancing Deer, Merry Tree and Merry Christmas letters easily to create distinctive scenes and holiday dreams –for your child’s room, a family holiday party or to entice St. Nick himself. Adorable!

I hear there’s a sale going on right now, too … check out Wallcandy’s Facebook page.

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BambiniWare

Mompreneur brings new line of innovative gear for mommies + babies to star-studded pre-Golden Globes event.

Launched in October 2013 by Washington, D.C.-based attorney-turned-entrepreneur Riche Holmes Grant, BambiniWare™ is a new line of smart, stylish baby products designed to make life with baby easier and even a little more glamorous in the process.

BambiniWare is heading to Hollywood January 10-11, 2014 to exhibit at LA’s exclusive, invitation-only Boom Boom Room Pre Golden Globes gifting suite, which showcases the latest in baby and kids’ gear for celebrity moms and dads.

I am thrilled to showcase our new gear on such a grand stage. I created BambiniWare to provide functional and fashionable solutions to the everyday dilemmas that I faced as a new mom and I’m excited to share our products with celebrity mommies and babies who confront the same challenges.”

-Riche Holmes Grant

The Boom Boom Room, considered “Hollywood’s Biggest Night for Famous Tots,” is the first and only all-baby and kids gifting suite during Hollywood’s awards season. Celebrity nursery designer and fashion television personality Jayneoni Moore reached out to Riche shortly after launching BambiniWare to attend this special event.

Mommy Designed. Made in the USA. Designer bibs, burp cloths and unique baby gifts feature vibrant, bold colors and modern prints to soft palettes and timeless classics. Sold online and sold exclusively at Daisy Baby in Bethesda, MD, BambiniWare is mommy-designed and tested, features materials that are safe and friendly to babies and is manufactured in the United States.

“For a long time after the birth of my daughter, I felt like I was stuck in a fashion rut because I paid so much attention to her needs that I neglected my own,” Riche says. “The products in BambiniWare’s inaugural Burpa™ line reflect my effort to help other moms tackle the various spills and thrills that babies bring with tools that make sense and look great. Featuring modern prints to timeless classics, we’ve got something to fit every mommy’s style from Hollywood to Hometown, USA.”

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Origami Owl

Have you heard about the 17-year-old entrepreneur who’s three-year-old company is on track to earn $250 million this year?

When Isabella Weems was 14 years old, she really wanted a new car. So she spent her time hosting jewelry parties and selling lockets instead of hanging out with her friends.

Now, Bella (as she’s called) not only has a white Jeep she calls Alice, she’s also the founder of a wildly popular custom jewelry business known as Origami Owl.

Who would have thought that my dream of wanting to buy a car for my sixteenth birthday would be the inspiration behind a successful jewelry company?

Origami Owl has thousands of “Independent Designers” who host their own Jewelry Bars® – private parties where they serve up a trendy array of fun jewels directly to shoppers. According to a recent article in Forbes, there’s about 50,000 of these independent designers. That’s a lot of parties!

We tell stories with jewelry.

The company has several branded jewelry lines. The signature Living Lockets® collection gives the wearer a chance to add personality to their jewels with charms, lockets, dangles and chains. Tagged™ is Made in the USA and combines fine pewter tags sporting special words with little charms on a chain, creating a statement about who you are and what you believe in.

Originally, Bella started her locket business with about $700, selling at house parties and boutiques before she set up a mall kiosk near her Arizona home. The company is an all-in-the-family-type affair; Bella’s mom Chrissy helped her develop the product, while her uncles and aunt help run the business, along with other employees. Origami Owl is developing a new platform to help the independent designers run their business with new tools such as training, webinars, instructional videos as well as a mobile app.

Meanwhile, Bella is still going to high school –and considering college- before taking the reins of her profitable company with both hands.

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kate quinn organics

Caring for the Earth and its community without sacrificing fun and style.

Organic children’s clothing company kate quinn organics features stylish organic baby and children’s apparel and layette, bedding and accessories made from 100% certified organic cotton.

I wanted to create a line that encompassed all the wishes and dreams of new parents: the softest, most natural materials to surround your baby, the highest quality design and construction, and most importantly, the hope of a cleaner kinder earth.”

Clean Lines, Modern Styling. The Seattle, WA-based company makes a fun and fresh essentials line available year-round the complements seasonal collections, such as the meadow collection. Kate Quinn is the mind behind the eight-year-old brand, which grew from Kate’s original Earth Organics Baby Basics line. She’s inspired by nature, the world we live in and her own children, of course! “I strive to make clothing that allows movement but has a sophistication to it that these little ones deserve,” she says.

Well done, Kate!

Find kate quinn organics in boutiques across the U.S., Nordstrom, Von Maur, Back Country and online. Wholesale available.

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BowlingBalls.com

Introduce your kids to bowling this holiday season.

Bowling and Hollywood. There have been numerous films made that include scenes or plot points about bowling. However, unlike the ubiquitous baseball movie, precious few interesting or noteworthy films have been made that feature bowling balls instead of baseball bats.

Let’s take a look at a movie that went against the grain and made an impact with a plot that actually revolves around the lanes –a bowling movie that really is about bowling.

Racing with the Moon
This family-friendly movie about young love and the romance of an era made bona fide stars out of its then-young leading male actors, Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage. The two play teenage pals who work together at a small town bowling alley. They also chase girls in 1942 California at Christmastime, in the early days of World War II, waiting to ship out for basic training in the Marine Corps.

The bowling alley was the local hangout for kids then, and the authentic, painstakingly period-correct bowling alley scenes give us a taste of what real old-school bowling was like, back in the day.

Bowling -a Fun Family Adventure! If you’re thinking of giving the gift of bowling this holiday season, the folks at BowlingBalls.com make affordable bowling balls and accessories for “future champions.”

Every little beginner represents the future of our sport, so novice level equipment has to be designed to prepare them for a glorious future on the lanes.

Find a great selection of bowling balls made especially for children and beginners, including cool-looking custom designs.

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Backstage Bag Gifting Opportunity

Attention children’s designers – Backstage Bag has an opportunity for you!

Backstage Bag, a celebrity product place company specializing in gifts for celebrity parents, babies and kids, announces an opportunity to participate in the next Celebrity Baby Baskets event!

Product Deadline is New Year’s Day. Want to have your product be included in Celebrity Bag’s VIP gift basket for soon-to-be celebrity parents? Backstage Bag’s Celebrity Baby Baskets are going out to A-list celebrities like Drew Barrymore, Kelly Clarkson, Kerry Washington, Gwen Stefani, Ginnifer Goodwin, Soleil Moon Frye, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kristin Cavallari, Kendra Wilkinson, Olivia Wilde and others on January 5, 2014. Media coverage is scheduled in Pregnancy and Newborn magazine.

Sponsorship benefits include:

Product inclusion in 12 VIP gift bags for targeted celebrities and media Professional photo of your product with the gift basket and contents
“As Seen In…..” logo to use for marketing, website, etc.
Inclusion in featured giveaways via magazines (TBD)
Inclusion in social media announcements
Inclusion in press release

Past sponsors include Target, Vera Bradley, True Religion Baby, Evenflo, Mustela, Quinny, Phil and Teds, Petunia Pickle Bottom and many more.

Amy Boatwright is the mind behind Backstage Bag, designing custom gift baskets for high profile celebrities and awards shows. She is also part owner of Secret Room Events, known for producing the most exclusive gift suites for Hollywood’s elite talent and media.

The deadline for product is January 1, 2014. If interested, please contact Amy or Ralph for a full proposal:

Backstage Bag
943 19th St Suite 4
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Email: backstagebags@yahoo.com or Amy@backstagebag.com
Website: http://backstagebag.com/
Tel: 310-403-3384/310-890-0263

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Terry’s Fabrics

Need some ideas on how to convince your kids to help with chores?

This nifty infographic is courtesy of Terry’s Fabric and Curtain Warehouse, an online source for quality home products and housewares at the best prices. Shoppers enjoy quick delivery and abundant selection on curtains and hardware, blinds, bedding, rugs, curtains and more!

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Support Small Business Saturday

First there was Black Friday, then came Cyber Monday, and in 2010, the first-ever Small Business Saturday took place.

Small Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement and welcome people all over the US to visit merchants located in their own neighborhoods, and enjoy shopping locally.

Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year’s event takes place this Saturday November 30. Learn more here: http://www.smallbusinesssaturday.com.

Support local favorite small businesses this Small Business Saturday! Remember to register your eligible American Express® Card and get a $10 statement credit when you make a purchase of $10 or more at a qualifying small business location on November 30. Register here: http://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/.

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Annual Gala Raises $1.4 Million

The event celebrated the fashion industry’s efforts to provide families and children in need with supplies and goods, in partnership with K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers.

Eight hundred fashion leaders joined Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) and Fashion Delivers for the annual fundraising gala, raising $1.4 million and several hundred thousand dollars in product donations.

This year’s gala celebrates the growing collaboration between K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers as we reach new levels of impact, helping families affected by these challenging times. This is especially important following recent natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, the Oklahoma tornadoes, and the Colorado floods.

– Kevin Burke, K.I.D.S. Chairman of the Board

Recently held at Chelsea Piers in New York and hosted by celebrated film and television actress/producer Vivica A. Fox, this year’s honorees included Brendan Hoffman, President and CEO, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.; Peter Comisar, Vice Chairman, Investment Banking, Guggenheim Partners; Robert Campbell, Chairman and CEO, BBC International LLC; and Daisy Fuentes, fashion entrepreneur and television personality.

“I’ve often said that we don’t work within just an industry,” says Allan Ellinger, Chairman of the Board of Fashion Delivers. “Ours is a community that gives back to help people in need, people who are sick, students seeking professional support and many other worthy causes.”

K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers help fight the consequences of poverty by delivering hope and a brighter future through the gift of new product. The two charities solicit excess merchandise from companies that make and market home furnishings for children and adults. To date, over $1 billion of donated goods have been distributed through a network of more than 1,000 community charities serving the poor and disadvantaged worldwide.

Photo, left to right: Denise Durham Williams, K.I.D.S. President; Allan Ellinger, Fashion Delivers Board Chairman; honoree Robert Campbell, Chairman and CEO, BBC International LLC; Kevin Burke, K.I.D.S. Board Chairman; Honorees Daisy Fuentes; Brendan Hoffman, President & CEO, the Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.; Peter H. Comisar, Vice Chairman, Investment Banking, Guggenheim Partners; Vivica A. Fox, gala host

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