Do you make strict resolutions, or are they more like to-do’s?
Do you plan to tidy up or get organized?
Use your creative skills for worthy causes?
Plan ahead for meals and shopping to make healthy choices organized and easy?
Spend more time celebrating with friends and loved ones?
We have so many fun products to help you start off the new year right.
Did you know that today is National Brownie Day? (or that there even was such a thing?)
Take some time to relax and enjoy a rich, gooey brownie in honor of the occasion. Sources say that brownies originated in New England during the early twentieth century, but there are many variations to the tale.
One story says that a Boston chef mistakenly added melted chocolate to a batch of biscuits, thus creating the first brownies. Another version claims that a housewife in Bangor, Maine was making a chocolate cake but forgot to add baking powder. The cake did not rise properly and, instead of throwing it out, she served it in flat pieces.
Pick up your favorite brownie mix or make a batch from scratch to celebrate National Brownie Day.
Here are a few of our other favorite brown things!
During the holidays, there are dozens of uses for personalized stickers.
Not only are they easy to add to any packaging for a personalized and festive look, they are reasonably priced. Keeping a few designs on hand allows you to mix, match, and coordinate with just about any wrapping you use.
Whether you have lots of gifts under a tree, several gifts for eight nights, or a trunkful to deliver, be sure they get to the right recipient with fill-in stickers:
If you are someone who makes handmade gifts, try adding a sticker bearing your name and craft:
Baking for the holidays? We have stickers for that too…
And don’t forget return address stickers for holiday cards and invitations!
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to take a moment and reflect upon the things for which we are grateful. Many people work those sentiments into the decor for their gathering.
Adding a message of thanks to personalized ribbon which is then used as a napkin ring is a pretty and easy way to do just that.
Better Homes & Gardens chose our Textured Ribbon in Celadon with brown ink for a beautiful autumnal color scheme.
They also used it strewn along the Thanksgiving table for an extra element of decor.
We at Name Maker would like to thank all of our customers.
Putting together a fun-filled and great-looking birthday party doesn’t need to be stressful. This 8th birthday party was a simple as choosing the birthday girl’s favorite food (ice-cream), favorite activity (t-shirt designing), and letting the decorations and favors tie the whole look and theme together.
The garage was transformed into Sweet Caroline’s Ice Cream Shop. By putting all of the tasty toppings and treat into unusual canisters and adorning them with customized ribbon, a unified, coordinated look was achieved.
After scooping up their sundaes and piling on the toppings, the girls headed over to the t-shirt creation station, where they crafted one-of-a-kind tees with ice cream designs. Each shirt had an iron-on label (ice-cream design, of course!) thanking the celebrants for attending.
How sweet!
Everywhere we look, trends are leaning toward the 1960′s.
TV shows and movies like Mad Men, the upcoming Pan Am, and The Help are reminders of the clothing and the vibe of that time. In weddings, structured, ladylike dresses like a-lines make a huge comeback. Flowers are simple yet strong. As always, details play a starring role. We have many options in terms of favor packaging and decor that work well with these color and design trends.
Personalized Ribbon, used to adorn our crisp Italian Favor Boxes are available in many bold shades of green as well as in black and white. Our white quilted favor boxes especially evoke that feeling of prim polish that accompanies pillbox hats and gloves. They are available both plain and as a DIY favor kit, complete with personalized sticker and ribbon of your choosing.
Disposable plastic baggies are out, food storage containers are in. They are better for the planet and come in every shape, size, and color imaginable. Whether you are packing lunchboxes for kids, or brown-bagging it to work, consider picking up some reusable containers to help reduce, reuse, and recyle. Add one our personalized waterproof stickers to help avoid having containers land in the lost and found.
Pottery Barn Kids just featured their cute Spencer Food Storage Containers in their newest catalog, and we have dozens of personalized waterproof stickers that would look great on them! Our stickers are dishwasher safe and have stylish designs ranging from toddler to tween.
April 22nd is Earth Day, and that’s a perfect time to come up with at least one thing you plan to do to help make the world a little bit greener. The ideas are endless: plant something (whether one seed or a whole garden), ride your bike instead of driving somewhere, cut down on your water usage, or start recycling.
At Name Maker, we are doing our little part by offering our personalized gift wrap on recylced and recyclable papers. Choose from a variety of eco-chic colors and styles for Earth Day or any day.
Spring and summer mean parties and celebrations.
We have something to celebrate too..we just launched a new line of fun, fast, and fabulous fill-in party invitations and stationery, and we are so excited about them!
These invitations have adorable designs and are perfect for birthday parties, showers, graduations, end-of-year, or “just because” celebrations. Our kids stationery makes a great thank-you note or camp letter. Each are sold in sets of 10, are printed on luxuriously heavy stock, and come with colorful, matching envelopes.
See our line of personalized return address labels too…with designs that match or coordinate with all of our invites and notes.
We are buzzing with excitement…our “Bee My Valentine” Do-It-Yourself Favor Kits have been a huge hit! We’ve made it easy to create professional-looking, personalized Valentine’s Goodie Bags by putting together the packaging supplies you will need. Each set comes with 24 personalized “bee my valentine” stickers, 24 clear cello bags, and 10 yards of pink and white polka dot grosgrain ribbon. Just fill the bags with your favorite Valentine’s treats (conversations hearts, chocolates, red-hots, bubble gum, etc), wrap with the pretty ribbon, and add your personalized sticker.
It’s as easy as one – two – bee!
We have many other great products and ideas for your Valentine’s Day celebrations…tons of personalized stickers for both girls and boys (grown-ups too!), personalized ribbon and gift wrap for treats, and a variety of favor boxes, bags, and tubes.
