I always get excited when I find something that is unique, so today I am going to tell you about my wonderful friend, a stay-at-home mom and budding mompreneur who has started her own Business Card company. The company is called Card Styles http://www.cardstyles.org/ home to the one-of-a-kind MOMMY CARD.
So what is a Mommy Card?
A Mommy Card is......a business card for moms. Simple as that!
Below is her statement on what a Mommy Card is:
Whether you are a stay-at-home, or a career mom, our Mommy Cards make things simple and easy when you meet someone new.
You're at the park, met a new mom, found you had a lot in common and your kids are playing well. It's time to leave but you want to exchange phone numbers, maybe to set up a future play dates, or grab a coffee while the kids are in school, only you find yourself without pen or paper. If you are a parent I'm guessing you have been in this situation, whether it was at the park, playschool, or gym, we've all found ourselves scrambling for that elusive pen and paper.
Our Mommy Cards make things simple. Just grab a card from your purse or diaper bag; it doesn't get much easier than that. And our unique, one-of-a-kind designs will make your meeting all the more memorable. Your Mommy Card will not be tossed away and forgotten.
Our Mommy Card images are rendered in a 3D program and composed in Photoshop. You will not find any of these Mommy Card designs anywhere else on the internet.
Make a lasting impression on those you meet with one-of-a-kind Mommy Cards.
As she is quite talented, her website has and will carry many more designs, not only for the Mommy Card but also other businesses and any type of card you want. (She is designing me a card with my blog and facebook addresses on it with no human images, can't wait).
It is my pleasure to introduce and promote her new product at The Babies and Bellies Extravaganza this weekend.
There are 3 options to order on line from her website:
1. Order just the design for $19.95 and she will email you the design so that you can print as many or less as you want for yourself.
2. Order 100 cards for $39.95. She will have them made to your design and specifications and shipped to you, ready to go.
3. Order 250 cards for $44.95. Again she will have them made to your specifications and design
and shipped to you ready to go.
She can also do custom orders if you have a design in mind.
Congratulations and continued success on your new venture!!!
Till the next time, Ange.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
PINKFIREDESIGNS
Good evening everyone,
I cannot tell you how excited I am!!! I received a beautiful necklace in the mail the other day from a very talented, stay-at-home mom who designs her own pieces. Her name is Keri White and she is a jewelry designer with a passion for gemstones, vintage finds, exotic woods, metal and any other materials that she can get her hands on! Her business is called PINKFIRE DESIGNS. Absolutely fabulous!!!!
Picture of my necklace at the end of this site. Scroll down.
I cannot tell you how excited I am!!! I received a beautiful necklace in the mail the other day from a very talented, stay-at-home mom who designs her own pieces. Her name is Keri White and she is a jewelry designer with a passion for gemstones, vintage finds, exotic woods, metal and any other materials that she can get her hands on! Her business is called PINKFIRE DESIGNS. Absolutely fabulous!!!!
I had only seen a picture of the necklace, so when I opened the package, I was more than pleasantly surprised to reveal the most unique, interesting and well made piece of jewellery I had ever seen! The necklace was long and made with an array of metal chain and wire of different shapes and sizes, mixed with beads. As it was made for a valentines day giveaway, there was a valentines day theme to it with 3 completely different heart shapes hanging in different areas on the necklace, mixed with red and clear beads and other dangly shapes. By the look of the chain a person would expect it to be heavy, but it is very light. It is feminine enough for those of us who like to look pretty and just casual enough for those who want to be individual and funky.
What makes this so much more enjoyable to me is that she is Canadian, Swift Current Saskatchewan to be exact. Buying canadian is where it's at especially from a stay-at-home mom!! I also believe she is aiding in the enviornmental cause, because she is incorporating materials and vintage pieces that she finds, into her designs. She is using more vintage pieces lately because of the unique shapes and detail in them. Plus, she says, it is fun hunting for something unique and rare to create a modern piece out of it.
She got started like other people, doing this work as a hobby. She always thought it would be fun to design something. As people noticed her hobby, she started getting requests and from there she thought that maybe she could make a little extra to stay at home with her children. From her little hobby, she started selling on Etsy and now has her pieces in various stores in Saskatchewan and most recently in BC.
I'm so glad I came across this young WAHM (work-at-home mom) so that I could tell all of you about her and not to mention that I have already picked out another one of her creations.
Go to facebook and google her page pinkfiredesigns and when your there comment that Especially for you-Reviews and News sent you. She has also started a website at http://www.pinkfiredesigns.ca/.
Picture of my necklace at the end of this site. Scroll down.
Have a good sleep everyone. Until next time. Ange.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
MY BIASED THOUGHTS ON TUPPERWARE
HELLO MY FRIENDS,
LET ME START BY SAYING I LOVE TUPPERWARE!!! (and yes, I also sell tupperware). I wouldn't call myself a hardcore seller, but I do like to do a little more than dabbling. I had never owned a piece of tupperware in my life until April 1, 2010 when I signed up. I know this is shocking to some people as I am 50 years old and never owned any piece of it but why was I not interested, well to be honest, I thought it was for old ladies!!!! HaHa I guess the joke is on me as now I am the age that I thought was old back then.
I almost fell over when someone finally told me about what tupperware can do for you and I realized that this was not for OLD people, but for any age, any gender.
I also like the fact that they care about the enviornment. They even have a enviornement section in their website that tells how tupperware helps the enviornment and there is a handout called "how green are you" with recipes for homemade green cleaners! Very cool!
As I sent out my eblast today with all the newest flyers on it and I thought I had composed an interesting newsletter, I have included it here for all to see. You just never know where adventures will take you!!!! Thanks for indulging me today. Ange.
GOOD SNOWY AFTERNOON!
ATTACHED ARE THE NEWEST SALES FLYERS AND EXCITING NEWS ABOUT BUYING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE KITS. WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR OWN KIT?? 1) To start your very own business! 2) To try it out for 30 days. 3) To recieve your own tupperware at any time at 25% off and sometimes up to 50% off!! 4)To get free Tupperware!!! See the attached flyer for details. If this is for you and you are thinking about giving it a try, I would be more than happy to tell you more about it. Deal is only on until March 25.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR OWN BUSINESS?? 1) To have your own money. 2) To contribute to your family. 3) To be able to stay at home with your family (or in my case have something fun to do)! 3) Tax write-offs. 4) Get your own tupperware very cheap!! 5) Step over your comfort zone and experience new adventures. 6) The feeling of accomplishment is second-to-none!
WHY WOULD I TRY IT FOR 30 DAYS?? 1) To see if it is a fit for you! 2) To get your free Tupperware in your kit. 3) To tell eveyone you know that you are interested in building your own business and see who will be your customers.
WHY DID I GET INTO TUPPERWARE?? 1) Out of the other 4 businesses I have tried, this one is by far the EASIEST and most rewarding I have done. 2) Tupperware is a CLASSIC. Everybody knows tupperware and most LOVE IT. Everybody stops at a Tupperware booth or comes to a party becasue Tupperware is EXCITING. Tupperware never stops inventing new products. ( I am really excited about the new herb planters!!!) 3) On a more personal level is the fact that I am doing something that makes me feel good about myself, am proud of doing it and when I do the fundraisers I am helping others to get what they need!
SO IF THIS IS SOMETHING FOR YOU, LETS HAVE A CHAT. IF IT IS NOT FOR YOU, THEN IT IS A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE OF SERVICE WITH YOUR TUPPERWARE NEEDS!
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!! ANGELA.
PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE FOR THE FLYERS ON NOW: www.my.tupperware.ca/angelahotchkiss
http://www.justforyoureview.blogspot.com/
www.facebook.com/foryoureview
LET ME START BY SAYING I LOVE TUPPERWARE!!! (and yes, I also sell tupperware). I wouldn't call myself a hardcore seller, but I do like to do a little more than dabbling. I had never owned a piece of tupperware in my life until April 1, 2010 when I signed up. I know this is shocking to some people as I am 50 years old and never owned any piece of it but why was I not interested, well to be honest, I thought it was for old ladies!!!! HaHa I guess the joke is on me as now I am the age that I thought was old back then.
I almost fell over when someone finally told me about what tupperware can do for you and I realized that this was not for OLD people, but for any age, any gender.
I also like the fact that they care about the enviornment. They even have a enviornement section in their website that tells how tupperware helps the enviornment and there is a handout called "how green are you" with recipes for homemade green cleaners! Very cool!
As I sent out my eblast today with all the newest flyers on it and I thought I had composed an interesting newsletter, I have included it here for all to see. You just never know where adventures will take you!!!! Thanks for indulging me today. Ange.
GOOD SNOWY AFTERNOON!
ATTACHED ARE THE NEWEST SALES FLYERS AND EXCITING NEWS ABOUT BUYING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE KITS. WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR OWN KIT?? 1) To start your very own business! 2) To try it out for 30 days. 3) To recieve your own tupperware at any time at 25% off and sometimes up to 50% off!! 4)To get free Tupperware!!! See the attached flyer for details. If this is for you and you are thinking about giving it a try, I would be more than happy to tell you more about it. Deal is only on until March 25.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR OWN BUSINESS?? 1) To have your own money. 2) To contribute to your family. 3) To be able to stay at home with your family (or in my case have something fun to do)! 3) Tax write-offs. 4) Get your own tupperware very cheap!! 5) Step over your comfort zone and experience new adventures. 6) The feeling of accomplishment is second-to-none!
WHY WOULD I TRY IT FOR 30 DAYS?? 1) To see if it is a fit for you! 2) To get your free Tupperware in your kit. 3) To tell eveyone you know that you are interested in building your own business and see who will be your customers.
WHY DID I GET INTO TUPPERWARE?? 1) Out of the other 4 businesses I have tried, this one is by far the EASIEST and most rewarding I have done. 2) Tupperware is a CLASSIC. Everybody knows tupperware and most LOVE IT. Everybody stops at a Tupperware booth or comes to a party becasue Tupperware is EXCITING. Tupperware never stops inventing new products. ( I am really excited about the new herb planters!!!) 3) On a more personal level is the fact that I am doing something that makes me feel good about myself, am proud of doing it and when I do the fundraisers I am helping others to get what they need!
SO IF THIS IS SOMETHING FOR YOU, LETS HAVE A CHAT. IF IT IS NOT FOR YOU, THEN IT IS A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE OF SERVICE WITH YOUR TUPPERWARE NEEDS!
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!! ANGELA.
PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE FOR THE FLYERS ON NOW: www.my.tupperware.ca/angelahotchkiss
http://www.justforyoureview.blogspot.com/
www.facebook.com/foryoureview
Friday, February 11, 2011
GNOMEO AND JULIET THE MOVIE
WE HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM WATCHING THE FUN, MUSICALLY INTERESTING, CUTE MOVIE GNOMEO AND JULIET. I am not a movie critic by any means and this is ONLY MY opinion and oh yes, I am a bit biased as my son was one of the animators who created this movie, but I really did enjoy this movie and thought it was quite well made.
Now let me tell you that I have never in my adult years liked ANY CARTOON OR ANIMATION OF ANY KIND. So when my son decided he wanted to be a movie animator this created a bit of a dilema for me as I thought, "man what am I going to do when his movies come out" do I go and be totally bored for 11/2 hours and show my support or not go and he feels rejected. So like a good mother, I suck it up and show my support, but to my surprise I find that each movie he makes it seems to get better.
The first movie we went to see was Space Chimps, that I could not tolerate and fell asleep just after it started, he wasn;t there with us so I told him that yes I fell asleep, but was proud of him.
Second movie was Tim Burton's movie "9". Again this was a bit of a weird movie, as Tim Burton's movies, usually are, BUT I did not fall asleep and quite liked that movie. Again told him he did an awesome job as he was not with us either.
This movie I was quite looking forward to, as it was the first movie of his that actually opened in our home town of LLoydminster and as luck would have it he was home visiting, so we all got to go together. The local paper had written an article on him that came out this past monday and this Friday (tonight) we went to see the movie. First thing we saw when we went in was the cashiers were wearing Gnomeo hats, very cool, Cayle asked to have one and the lady said she new who he was and gave him her hat. We got a picture with him in his hat and the other cashier in hers. After the movie Cayle got to see behind the scenes of our movie theater and she gave him a huge Gnomeo poster to keep, again very cool. There were a few people who recognized him from the news article and were doing some finger pointing, again really cool. After the show I wore the hat outside the theater and took pictures with Cayle in front of the poster, where a young man told us he had already seen the movie and he liked it. I told the boy that Cayle was one of the animators and it was cool to see his expression, I think Cayle might have made his night.
And yes not only did I stay awake for the movie, I was bebopping to the tunes and humming along. The little gnomes do some dancing in the movie too. The story was about Gnomeo, a blue and Juliet a red how they met, fell in love amongst the feuding between the two groups. There is a wicked lawn mower racing scene with the music of "Saturday's all right for fighting" and some dancing. Elton John and Lady Gaga do a duet as well.
Anyway I would give this movie a definite 4/5 stars. When the movie ended there was a little girl behind us who said to her mom "that was a good movie mom, I want to see it again". That made Cayle's night!
Don't forget about the draw I am having if you live in the LLoydminster area, our family is giving away a family movie pass to see the movie. Follow my blog or comment on this blog below with the answer of 2 x 2 and your name will be entered. Please tell your friends to come to my blog: http://www.justforyoureview.blogspot.com/ and do the same and mention that you sent them, you will get another entry. You can also go to my facbook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Especially-for-you-Reviews-and-News/155775294456795 and "like" my page then comment with the answer of 10 x 10. Good luck. Can't wait for Cayle's next movie to come out. Bye for now.
Now let me tell you that I have never in my adult years liked ANY CARTOON OR ANIMATION OF ANY KIND. So when my son decided he wanted to be a movie animator this created a bit of a dilema for me as I thought, "man what am I going to do when his movies come out" do I go and be totally bored for 11/2 hours and show my support or not go and he feels rejected. So like a good mother, I suck it up and show my support, but to my surprise I find that each movie he makes it seems to get better.
The first movie we went to see was Space Chimps, that I could not tolerate and fell asleep just after it started, he wasn;t there with us so I told him that yes I fell asleep, but was proud of him.
Second movie was Tim Burton's movie "9". Again this was a bit of a weird movie, as Tim Burton's movies, usually are, BUT I did not fall asleep and quite liked that movie. Again told him he did an awesome job as he was not with us either.
This movie I was quite looking forward to, as it was the first movie of his that actually opened in our home town of LLoydminster and as luck would have it he was home visiting, so we all got to go together. The local paper had written an article on him that came out this past monday and this Friday (tonight) we went to see the movie. First thing we saw when we went in was the cashiers were wearing Gnomeo hats, very cool, Cayle asked to have one and the lady said she new who he was and gave him her hat. We got a picture with him in his hat and the other cashier in hers. After the movie Cayle got to see behind the scenes of our movie theater and she gave him a huge Gnomeo poster to keep, again very cool. There were a few people who recognized him from the news article and were doing some finger pointing, again really cool. After the show I wore the hat outside the theater and took pictures with Cayle in front of the poster, where a young man told us he had already seen the movie and he liked it. I told the boy that Cayle was one of the animators and it was cool to see his expression, I think Cayle might have made his night.
And yes not only did I stay awake for the movie, I was bebopping to the tunes and humming along. The little gnomes do some dancing in the movie too. The story was about Gnomeo, a blue and Juliet a red how they met, fell in love amongst the feuding between the two groups. There is a wicked lawn mower racing scene with the music of "Saturday's all right for fighting" and some dancing. Elton John and Lady Gaga do a duet as well.
Anyway I would give this movie a definite 4/5 stars. When the movie ended there was a little girl behind us who said to her mom "that was a good movie mom, I want to see it again". That made Cayle's night!
Don't forget about the draw I am having if you live in the LLoydminster area, our family is giving away a family movie pass to see the movie. Follow my blog or comment on this blog below with the answer of 2 x 2 and your name will be entered. Please tell your friends to come to my blog: http://www.justforyoureview.blogspot.com/ and do the same and mention that you sent them, you will get another entry. You can also go to my facbook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Especially-for-you-Reviews-and-News/155775294456795 and "like" my page then comment with the answer of 10 x 10. Good luck. Can't wait for Cayle's next movie to come out. Bye for now.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
MY FIRST GIVEAWAY TO GNOMEO AND JULIET
HELLO EVERYONE,
WELL I AM EXCITED!!! I AM GIVING AWAY MY FIRST FUN PRIZE. A FAMILY GUEST PASS (2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN) TO GNOMEO AND JULIET THE MOVIE HERE IN LLOYDMINSTER.
MY SECOND OLDEST SON, CAYLE, IS ONE OF THE ANIMATORS THAT CREATED THIS MOVIE.
THIS MOVIE IS A LIGHT, FUN, COMEDY ABOUT GARDEN GNOMES LIVING IN 2 DIFFERENT GARDENS; THE BLUE GARDEN BELONGING TO MRS. MONTIGUE AND THE RED GARDEN BELONGING TO MR. CAPULATE. YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS THE SHINANIGANS THAT HAPPEN WHEN GNOMEO MEETS JULIET FROM THE OPPOSITE GARDEN. MUSIC IN THIS MOVIE WILL BE FANTASTIC, AS ELTON JOHN AND LADY GAGA HAD A HAND IN SOME OF THE DANCE SCENES.
MOVIE IS OUT THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11TH!!
WELL I AM EXCITED!!! I AM GIVING AWAY MY FIRST FUN PRIZE. A FAMILY GUEST PASS (2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN) TO GNOMEO AND JULIET THE MOVIE HERE IN LLOYDMINSTER.
MY SECOND OLDEST SON, CAYLE, IS ONE OF THE ANIMATORS THAT CREATED THIS MOVIE.
THIS MOVIE IS A LIGHT, FUN, COMEDY ABOUT GARDEN GNOMES LIVING IN 2 DIFFERENT GARDENS; THE BLUE GARDEN BELONGING TO MRS. MONTIGUE AND THE RED GARDEN BELONGING TO MR. CAPULATE. YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS THE SHINANIGANS THAT HAPPEN WHEN GNOMEO MEETS JULIET FROM THE OPPOSITE GARDEN. MUSIC IN THIS MOVIE WILL BE FANTASTIC, AS ELTON JOHN AND LADY GAGA HAD A HAND IN SOME OF THE DANCE SCENES.
MOVIE IS OUT THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11TH!!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
SOME COOL DEALS!!
When you find out about something new that really tickles you, don't you just want to tell everyone? Well I certainly do and I can get very excited about it to.
I love finding out about new things, like today for instance, I bought a GROUPON, 2 in fact. Has anyone heard of GROUPON. It is a website that promotes deals for businesses, to help them promote their business. I think it is a fabulous idea and some of the deals are awesome. Go to http://www.groupon.com/ and check it out. You can pick deals from various cities across canada. You can subscribe to get the DEAL OF THE DAY via email and never miss a thing. You can also refer people to this site and be rewarded with 10 dollars in groupon money every time someone you refer buys a groupon. IS THAT GREAT OR WHAT!!
I would say in my opinion that the deals are worth it. All deals that I have seen so far have been discounted 50% or more. So today I bought a deal from Saskatoon; pay $5.00 dollars for $10.00 worth of soups, sandwiches, breads or more at the Earthbound Bakery and Delicatessen. I bought one for my son who lives in Saskatoon and one for me. Easy. Pay with credit card and the deals are then able to be printed right from your groupon account usually within a couple of hours.
I had actually emailed Groupon to ask if any business could do this and if a business from an outlying community could do this and they replied that they can put groupons for any area. They will actually help you set up the deals etc.
Do make sure you read the rules for that particular deal, as I have seen some where you have to pick up the deal from the business.
So I am going to get my coupon and see how this works. Will keep you posted!!
Groupon is also on facebook. If you want to help me out drop me your email and I will send you the link or just go to http://www.groupon.com/.
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!
I love finding out about new things, like today for instance, I bought a GROUPON, 2 in fact. Has anyone heard of GROUPON. It is a website that promotes deals for businesses, to help them promote their business. I think it is a fabulous idea and some of the deals are awesome. Go to http://www.groupon.com/ and check it out. You can pick deals from various cities across canada. You can subscribe to get the DEAL OF THE DAY via email and never miss a thing. You can also refer people to this site and be rewarded with 10 dollars in groupon money every time someone you refer buys a groupon. IS THAT GREAT OR WHAT!!
I would say in my opinion that the deals are worth it. All deals that I have seen so far have been discounted 50% or more. So today I bought a deal from Saskatoon; pay $5.00 dollars for $10.00 worth of soups, sandwiches, breads or more at the Earthbound Bakery and Delicatessen. I bought one for my son who lives in Saskatoon and one for me. Easy. Pay with credit card and the deals are then able to be printed right from your groupon account usually within a couple of hours.
I had actually emailed Groupon to ask if any business could do this and if a business from an outlying community could do this and they replied that they can put groupons for any area. They will actually help you set up the deals etc.
Do make sure you read the rules for that particular deal, as I have seen some where you have to pick up the deal from the business.
So I am going to get my coupon and see how this works. Will keep you posted!!
Groupon is also on facebook. If you want to help me out drop me your email and I will send you the link or just go to http://www.groupon.com/.
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day 2
Hello, Day 2 of my new adventure.
Definately green here. Not sure what I should do now. I thought everyone would be able to see my blog, but I guess you have to sign in to google first.(which is not a big deal).
Can anyone out there give me some hints on the rules of blogging? How do I put the blogger symbol on my facebook and my other facebook page? How do you get people to follow you? Hints, tips thanks!!
There is one thing I would like to say: Yahhh Canada! I love Canada.
Did you know that everything we buy is in essence a vote in support of that product. If we buy most of our food from other countries we are supporting those countries and the more they bring in. The more we buy canadian the more we show the government, food producers etc that we want what canada has to offer, not other countries. Let's do our part and support our own!
What will tomorrow bring?
Definately green here. Not sure what I should do now. I thought everyone would be able to see my blog, but I guess you have to sign in to google first.(which is not a big deal).
Can anyone out there give me some hints on the rules of blogging? How do I put the blogger symbol on my facebook and my other facebook page? How do you get people to follow you? Hints, tips thanks!!
There is one thing I would like to say: Yahhh Canada! I love Canada.
Did you know that everything we buy is in essence a vote in support of that product. If we buy most of our food from other countries we are supporting those countries and the more they bring in. The more we buy canadian the more we show the government, food producers etc that we want what canada has to offer, not other countries. Let's do our part and support our own!
What will tomorrow bring?
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