Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Save $10
Holiday Savings: $10 off all orders of $100 or more through Dec. 23rd 2011 at The Fairy Paintbox!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
$10 OFF, Holiday Ordering
Enjoy $10 OFF of any purchase $100 or more at The Fairy Paintbox through October 28th 2011.
Hope everyone is adapting to the new school year well! Things here are as busy as ever and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks to all my wonderful customers for a great summer and I'm very much looking forward to the fall season. Holiday orders are already starting to come in, don't forget to order at least ten weeks in advance of the date you need your order. A limited number of express order slots will be available as we approach October and November so plan ahead!
Hope everyone is adapting to the new school year well! Things here are as busy as ever and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks to all my wonderful customers for a great summer and I'm very much looking forward to the fall season. Holiday orders are already starting to come in, don't forget to order at least ten weeks in advance of the date you need your order. A limited number of express order slots will be available as we approach October and November so plan ahead!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Four Little Monsters Review & Giveaway Kid Safety Bands!
* This post was copied and reposted here from our friends at Four Little Monsters Mommy Blog! Every kid needs this! Doing our part to spread the word about a product that promote's children's safety.
Hoorah! Today I'm posting the first giveaway of the Four Little Monsters' Summer Giveaway Craze Days event, which will extend through the end of August. I'll post a review of a summer-appropriate product or event every single Friday and announce the winner the following Friday. Sound good? Good, I thought so.
This week's summer-inspired product: The Kid Safety Band - because we'll definitely need these for all the playgrounds, amusement parks, beaches and distant planets we visit this summer - AND... for goodness sake, SPREAD THE WORD - this particular product promotes the safety of our children and there's nothing more important than that. I'm literally never taking this company's ad off of the site - I want every kid to have one of these.
I recently received samples from Kid Safety Band, a company offering simple orange silicone wristbands printed with a child's initials and a contact phone number. Let me just say first that my family will be using the Kid Safety Bands religiously for any events or excursions we take outside the house from now on.
A Moment of Panic Inspires the Kid Safety Band
The orange band, sized for kids from three to about eight years old and used to reunite lost children with their families quickly, was inspired by a moment of panic in a park. The creator of the Kid Safety Band is also a Dad, who found himself in a situation that we parents fear most - after reaching down to pick up a dropped shoe beneath his son on a swing, realized that his older son was gone. After scouring the park and shouting out his son's name, he still couldn't locate his child. As he was about to phone the police, another person told him to check a side of the park where they'd seen a young boy. Thankfully, that boy was his son, hiding in the bushes. The anxiety of the situation inspired this particular Dad to create the Kid Safety Band, in an effort to help kids that may become lost find their families fast.
4LM's Personal Experience with the Kid Safety Band
This past weekend our family attended the Philadelphia Festival of the Arts Street Festival and having just received the Kid Safety Bands, I decided this event was the perfect place to test them out - of course, I hoped we wouldn't have to actually "use" them. I put one on KM, LT and ML in the car and explained what they were and how they should be used. ML and LT probably had no idea what I was talking about but I stressed to them not to take them off. I told my six-year old that while the safety band looked like a regular silicone bracelet, it was also a safety precaution, in case she were to get separated from us at any time while we were out. Moral of that story, "Don't take it off, it will keep you safe."
The PIFA Street Festival was crazy crowded, we spent most of the time pushing our way through crowds on the sidewalks and therefore, holding hands and pushing the baby in the stroller. I have to admit, having the safety bands on my three walkers did give me that extra peace of mind that I usually lack in situations like that. I'm normally a very anxious Mom in crowds, having "misplaced" LT once at a school fair where my brother and my Dad and I were all saying, "I thought you had him!". I do spend a lot of time accounting for the kids, making sure everyone is holding hands over and over again to the point of annoying myself - a result of having four kids, likely. With the Kid Safety Bands on their wrists, I certainly didn't let my guard down but I did feel more relaxed mentally.
While the band can be removed by the child, and was removed by my three year old several times, it's been pretty easily establishing the routine of wearing it outside the house as we've gone out since the Street Festival. My husband and I helped solidify the routine of wearing the bands outside the house by asking every twenty minutes or so, "Are you wearing your Band? Where's your Band?" They proudly held out their wrists, or in one instance, pointed to the ground (and we quickly located ML's band, LOL). We've gone out to the park, out for ice cream, and to the grocery store this week with all the kids and haven't had any more removal attempts. Just today, I put a band on my six year old because she was going on a field trip with her class.
Em's Official Recommendation for the Kid Safety Band
The Kid Safety Band is an absolute must for families with children. It literally could transform the outcome of a lost child situation that might otherwise prove long and traumatizing for both parents and child. There are even bands for adults, which could prove particularly useful for older family members that may suffer from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. My grandfather, a NASA engineer until retiring, suffered from Alzheimer's and dementia in his late life. I know how beneficial an Adult Safety Band could prove to be with a family member with the same or similar condition.
I would tell any parent starting out with the Kid Safety Band, to continue to stress to their child the importance of not taking it off, what it's for, what information it provides if he or she is to get lost - and of course point out that it's a nifty bracelet. Kids are wearing these everywhere anyway, they're popular fashion statements and support many causes. Keep the child involved and aware of the bracelet so that it becomes natural and necessary to them as much as it is to you as the parent.
The band is customizable so there are many options for text and info on the band. Choose a phone number that will be in use and easily available if your child does wander off. I keep my business cell on me at all times, so naturally that was the number I chose for the kids' bands.
You can visit http://kidssafetybands.com/ or http://adultsafetyband.com/ to order your custom Safety Bands. They're only $5 and worth so much more.
One lucky Four Little Monsters reader will win a Kid Safety Band ($5 value). Closes on June 2nd, 2011. Enter here. Giveaway is restricted to U.S residents 18 and older.
To enter, visit our friends at Four Little Monsters Mommy Blog --> www.fourlittlemonsters.com
Hoorah! Today I'm posting the first giveaway of the Four Little Monsters' Summer Giveaway Craze Days event, which will extend through the end of August. I'll post a review of a summer-appropriate product or event every single Friday and announce the winner the following Friday. Sound good? Good, I thought so.
This week's summer-inspired product: The Kid Safety Band - because we'll definitely need these for all the playgrounds, amusement parks, beaches and distant planets we visit this summer - AND... for goodness sake, SPREAD THE WORD - this particular product promotes the safety of our children and there's nothing more important than that. I'm literally never taking this company's ad off of the site - I want every kid to have one of these.
I recently received samples from Kid Safety Band, a company offering simple orange silicone wristbands printed with a child's initials and a contact phone number. Let me just say first that my family will be using the Kid Safety Bands religiously for any events or excursions we take outside the house from now on.
A Moment of Panic Inspires the Kid Safety Band
4LM's Personal Experience with the Kid Safety Band
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| ML and her Kid Safety Band |
The PIFA Street Festival was crazy crowded, we spent most of the time pushing our way through crowds on the sidewalks and therefore, holding hands and pushing the baby in the stroller. I have to admit, having the safety bands on my three walkers did give me that extra peace of mind that I usually lack in situations like that. I'm normally a very anxious Mom in crowds, having "misplaced" LT once at a school fair where my brother and my Dad and I were all saying, "I thought you had him!". I do spend a lot of time accounting for the kids, making sure everyone is holding hands over and over again to the point of annoying myself - a result of having four kids, likely. With the Kid Safety Bands on their wrists, I certainly didn't let my guard down but I did feel more relaxed mentally.
While the band can be removed by the child, and was removed by my three year old several times, it's been pretty easily establishing the routine of wearing it outside the house as we've gone out since the Street Festival. My husband and I helped solidify the routine of wearing the bands outside the house by asking every twenty minutes or so, "Are you wearing your Band? Where's your Band?" They proudly held out their wrists, or in one instance, pointed to the ground (and we quickly located ML's band, LOL). We've gone out to the park, out for ice cream, and to the grocery store this week with all the kids and haven't had any more removal attempts. Just today, I put a band on my six year old because she was going on a field trip with her class.
Em's Official Recommendation for the Kid Safety Band
The Kid Safety Band is an absolute must for families with children. It literally could transform the outcome of a lost child situation that might otherwise prove long and traumatizing for both parents and child. There are even bands for adults, which could prove particularly useful for older family members that may suffer from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. My grandfather, a NASA engineer until retiring, suffered from Alzheimer's and dementia in his late life. I know how beneficial an Adult Safety Band could prove to be with a family member with the same or similar condition.
I would tell any parent starting out with the Kid Safety Band, to continue to stress to their child the importance of not taking it off, what it's for, what information it provides if he or she is to get lost - and of course point out that it's a nifty bracelet. Kids are wearing these everywhere anyway, they're popular fashion statements and support many causes. Keep the child involved and aware of the bracelet so that it becomes natural and necessary to them as much as it is to you as the parent.
The band is customizable so there are many options for text and info on the band. Choose a phone number that will be in use and easily available if your child does wander off. I keep my business cell on me at all times, so naturally that was the number I chose for the kids' bands.
You can visit http://kidssafetybands.com/ or http://adultsafetyband.com/ to order your custom Safety Bands. They're only $5 and worth so much more.
One lucky Four Little Monsters reader will win a Kid Safety Band ($5 value). Closes on June 2nd, 2011. Enter here. Giveaway is restricted to U.S residents 18 and older.
To enter, visit our friends at Four Little Monsters Mommy Blog --> www.fourlittlemonsters.com
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Fairy Paintbox Gets A Face Lift!
http://www.thefairypaintbox.com/ is currently undergoing a bit of a face-lift. Since I'm so busy in the studio at the moment, the redesign of the website will take some time. Please excuse the mess while everything gets back together in a much prettier, organized fashion! Thanks so much.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Win Custom Wall Letters from www.FourLittleMonsters.com
You can win custom 8 inch wall letters from The Fairy Paintbox in any one name in any custom design by entering into the family giveaway and selecting wall letters as your giveaway preference.
Contest ends on May 25th 2011 and winners of the Family Giveaway are notified via e-mail on May 26th, 2011. Winners have twenty-four hours to respond via e-mail before prizes are forfeited to the another winner.
Please visit www.FourLittleMonsters.com to read the rules and submit your giveaway entry.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Fairy Paintbox: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Looking back on 2010.
Well, The Baltimore Ravens didn't make it through the playoffs. Lost to who else? The Steelers. We still love our team, and these custom Ravens Fan Wall Letters have to be one of my favorite projects this year.
Coming in second place, these Corvette fan wall letters. A little splash of gold and silver brought out a subtle shimmer. Each corvette is from a different decade. Coming in third, these super hero fan wall letters. These are super detailed, very colorful and vibrant.
2010 was a great year for The Fairy Paintbox, we grew a little bigger and took in many more orders than the previous year. We moved, allowing for a much larger office space. We put in a fantastic drying and storage shelf that's even larger than the studio tables, for orders in progress. Still working with the same studio tables, but hoping to make more additions in this new year.
At present, referrals and returns customers account for 20% of monthly orders while another 10 to 20% through social networking and the remaining via Internet searches. If you haven't found The Fairy Paintbox on Facebook, be sure to do so! A weekly updated gallery of the most recent custom wall letters and custom kids' room decor can be found there and the page is interactive, so friends of The Fairy Paintbox can leave comments, reviews and even submit their own nursery room/kids room/wall letter photos for others to see.
I am very grateful to all of my wonderful customers. What started out as a part-time idea to help pay for my college expenses back in 2005, turned into a full-time at-home career. Very helpful for a mommy of four little ones! Don't worry, that English degree is also paying off - I double (or triple, really - four kids is a full-time job, too) as a freelance writer and currently have a manuscript with an agent.
So here's to 2011, and thank you to all the wonderful customers.
Well, The Baltimore Ravens didn't make it through the playoffs. Lost to who else? The Steelers. We still love our team, and these custom Ravens Fan Wall Letters have to be one of my favorite projects this year.
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| Baltimore Ravens Fan Wall Letters |
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| Corvette Fan Wall Letters |
2010 was a great year for The Fairy Paintbox, we grew a little bigger and took in many more orders than the previous year. We moved, allowing for a much larger office space. We put in a fantastic drying and storage shelf that's even larger than the studio tables, for orders in progress. Still working with the same studio tables, but hoping to make more additions in this new year.
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| Super Hero Fan Wall Letters |
At present, referrals and returns customers account for 20% of monthly orders while another 10 to 20% through social networking and the remaining via Internet searches. If you haven't found The Fairy Paintbox on Facebook, be sure to do so! A weekly updated gallery of the most recent custom wall letters and custom kids' room decor can be found there and the page is interactive, so friends of The Fairy Paintbox can leave comments, reviews and even submit their own nursery room/kids room/wall letter photos for others to see.
I am very grateful to all of my wonderful customers. What started out as a part-time idea to help pay for my college expenses back in 2005, turned into a full-time at-home career. Very helpful for a mommy of four little ones! Don't worry, that English degree is also paying off - I double (or triple, really - four kids is a full-time job, too) as a freelance writer and currently have a manuscript with an agent.
So here's to 2011, and thank you to all the wonderful customers.
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