I know it seems like a ways off, but Christmas is coming and along with the holiday season is the happy new year 2012! Give your valuable employees a valuable gift that also keeps them warm and keeps your embroidered logo front and center. 

Carhartt sandstone mock-neck vest provides the ultimate in workwear comfort and durability. it’s made of 12-ounce, 100% cotton sandstone duck and is sherpa-lined for warmth. It also features a left-chest map pocket with a zip closure, two large sherpa-lined front pockets, two inner pockets and a drop tail for added coverage in back. 

- 100% cotton sandstone duck 
- Sherpa-lined 
- Drop tail for added coverage

qty 50 / $75 ea. including embroidered logo

*many other colors available

keep the classic paisley look of the bandanna and add your logo — there are many different ways to use a bandanna to promote and inform at your next event!

QR Codes and what they can do for your business…

First off, what is a QR code? (short for Quick Response) it is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data. Odds are, you’ve already seen them.

What could they do for your business?

At first it may seem a bit daunting to embrace yet another seemingly confusing technological advancement, but QR codes are actually easy and free to use. Here’s how. You personally could go to one of the many QR generator sites available and then follow the directions to enter the url of your choosing, or you could leave all the details to us! Not only can we work up the perfect promo idea for your business and implement QR codes, we can use tools to track exactly how effective the promotion is. We would track the analytics that would detail such activities as; how many hits from potential clients scanning your QR code, whether they tweeted or Facebook ‘liked’ it, etc.

WHY

Instead of asking your clients to remember your site url and take the steps to enter it correctly into the browser of their mobile devices (smart phones), they will just use a code reader (which comes installed or with an easily downloaded app) that automatically takes them to the landing page of your choosing (websites, etc. see below).

WHAT

QR Codes could link to:

• Installation instructions
• Sources for replacement parts and service
• Directions to your business
• The process for hiring your professional services
• Valuable coupons and special offers
• Recommendations for complementary products and services
• Free mp3 downloads
• Customer feedback forms

WHERE

QR Codes could be used:

• The back (or front and back) of your business card.
• Your brochures and other marketing materials.
• The sides of trucks and trailers.
• Product tags and packaging
• Convention and event nametags
• Restaurant menus
• Event ticket stubs
• Point-of-sale receipts
• thousands of different promotional items

There really is no limit to how creative we can get with QR codes and promoting your brand/business! Effective marketing is all about using the tools available in a new and creative way to convey the message about how truly superior your product or service is, to your future and current clients. Be first! Let your competitors struggle to keep up with you.

*sources SocialMediaExaminer.com, Wikipedia

Mod Sewing Kit

qty 100 / $2.80 ea. including logo

I sewed today!! And maybe my husband and my 5 yr. old are better sewers than I, but I am still celebrating the fact that my pale flesh will no longer show through the hole in my jeans. Little victories.

Handy sewing kit perfect for on-the-go emergencies
• Includes measuring tape, ten different colors of thread, mini-scissors, buttons, needles and pin pack with wire loop needle threader
• Unique suede-finish case for a no-slip grip
• Metal loop attaches to key chain

the dining area… freshly painted… art on the wall is an old screen door, sans screen with some material I’ve been dying to use somewhere & an old tin ceiling panel … the window treatment is not yet complete… my decorating mantra is “it might not be perfect, but it’s alot better than it was” :)

notes

wall color: Prairie Dust (I’m hoping this will camouflage dust and will translate to less cleaning for me)

carpet: would like to rip it out! but for now, we make do :)

table & chairs: Craigslist find

bowls: Fiesta Ware which I procured by refusing to budge from the store until my penny-pinching husband bought them for me

My mom, the seamstress and armchair DIYer, came down this last weekend to help me tackle my mini extreme home makeover. We successfully painted a large portion of the interior of our house (including trim) and she sewed me up some beautiful custom drapes. I haven’t met a room that a little bit of paint and fabric couldn’t spruce up ;) I’m feeling happy about our accomplishments, but now the kitchen is demanding a similar treatment… it’s just never enough! We couldn’t have done it without our tools; trusty paint rollers and brushes, hammer, sewing machine, and of course, measuring tape…

Soft Vinyl Tape Measure

qty 100 / $1.00 ea. including logo

Flexible tape – perfect for measuring almost anything 
• 60”/15cm coated fabric tape
• Metal clip with logo tag folds over to neatly hold tape
• High-quality, durable construction

*once I finish some of the finishing touches, I’ll post the room remodel pics