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Successful Ideas & Smart Tips for Mom-Owned Businesses

Real Moms.   Real Ideas.   Smart Tips.

 

How to Be a Mompreneur is an upcoming book that is going to take your enterprising ideas to the next level, with great ways to earn a part-time income, create a small business or make extra money for your family. 

Get ready to  connect with  Jill Dickinson, the author,  and other moms who have invented products, created services, and come up with original ideas for income.  They have incorporated their passions and interests into thriving businesses that You Could Do!

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In the book, you will find the compilation of tips from some of the best experts and practical advice from everyday Women Entrepreneurs.    How to Be a Mompreneur will house a featured snapshot of over 50 successful businesses by moms who have turned their passions, skills and desires into an ideal income-producer.

To quote Mindee Doney, Co-Founder of the ingenious product BoogieWipes, who testifies that:

“We believe motherhood is boot camp for running a business.  If Moms can survive months of sleepless nights, the terrible twos, Sponge Bob, teenage hormones and the SAT’s, they are made to be entrepreneurs.  You can learn how to use an excel spreadsheet and post to facebook but no one can teach the humility, perseverance, spirit, self-sacrifice and resourcefulness is takes to be a Mother.  This wave of moms succeeding in business is NOT a phenomenon – it makes total sense.”

WORD of Mouth by MAMAS is a big deal.  To help support businesses created for Moms, by Moms, please refer others to this web site!  We also want to hear your personal success stories to add to the blog/book and to help other Moms succeed in living their dreams!  Please submit a story!

What in the World is a “Mom Bite?”

A “Mom Bite” is a featured clip in every chapter of How to Be a Mompreneur that will get you face-to-face with a true Mompreneur success story.  These are everyday moms who took an idea and ran with it!  They have created successful businesses and some of them are not only making extra money, they are creating businesses worth Millions!

 NICOLE DONNELLY

Check out the story of Nicole Donnelly, Founder of BabyLegs and STAY TUNED for more of these unique “MOM BITE” and Mompreneur of the Week stories.

Lunch Punch’s Critter Cutters

 

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No need to have a picky eater anymore.  Turn a boring ole’ sandwich into something your child will ask for:  Mom & Baby elephant, butterfly, Dolphins and Dog in doghouse.  C-U-T-E is the word!

This “green,” dishwasher safe-handle helper was created by an Australian mom and is specifically designed to capture the most amount of bread from your sandwich.  Save time, eat healthier, have fun, and minimize waste!

The Lunch Punch® is taller than cookie cutters, making it easy to cut through two pieces of bread and spread while still keeping sandwiches light and fluffy.

A set of Lunch Punch puzzle pieces are also available ~ very appealing to the young (and the old, I have to admit) luncher!

Features:

  • The Lunch Punch® is BPA Free
  • Lead Free
  • Phthalate Free
  •  It’s made from FDA certified food-grade plastic
  • 100% recyclable
  • kid-friendly
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Available online at sweetmadys.com. For more information, go to lunchpunch.com.au.

Marabou Custom Designs for Baby Showers, Parties and Birth Announcements!

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Today I was introduced to Marabou, a cool local Seattle design company that in less than a year has already received awards and been featured on The Today’s Show!!

Marabou is a design firm that provides custom designs and graphic solutions for a sustainable culture.  They have stationery, invitations, specialty cards, posters and prints in gorgeous designs that are modern with clean, sleek designs.   When making decisions about baby shower invitations, postcards, birth announcements, Holiday cards, personalized stationary or party invites, be sure to include the new, popular Marabou in your search!

Marabou’s Features Include: 

Buy cards at Minted.com.

Visit Marabou Designs and the Marabou blog.

Join Marabou Designs on Facebook and Twitter.

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Tasty Oscar Party Treats ~ Amy Atlas Events Style

Got Oscar parties? 

Amy Atlas is an event planner in New York City who runs Amy Atlas Events and specializes in dessert tables.  You’ll see theme-based party style, cookies, cakes and candy that dances off the pages, and high-fashion pastries at their best.  It will make you want to throw a party, so have some fun and go take a look at what she has to offer.  You will love her blog!

Join Amy Atlas on Facebook for more great tips and fab party pictures galore: Amy Atlas Events Fan book page.

Just look at her latest finds in Oscar Treats for the best looking Oscar party imaginable.  The pictures are over-the-top fun!! The recipe for the Academy Award cookies are here and the popcorn brownies are here. Thanks Bakerella!

Hello Lucky! D-I-Y Kid’s Play Crown & Craft Ideas & Baby Announcements

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I hope this How to Guide from Hello Lucky!  finds you well!  What could be cuter than this Adorable Glitter Crown that you can make!

You’ll Need:
(Makes 1 crown)

  • Crown template
  • Scissors or craft knife, ruler and cutting mat
  • 16 in. x 6 in. piece of chipboard
  • Pen or pencil
  • Piece of copy paper, or a file folder
  • Craft glue
  • Glue brush
  • Glitter (we used glass glitter)
  • Stapler
  • 2 sheets crepe paper scraps in gold and fuchsia, at least 6 in. x 10 in.
  • Hot glue gun
  • 2 17-in. pieces of 3/8-in. ribbon

How to:

  1. Make the crown.
    Cut out the template, trace crown pattern onto a piece of chipboard at least 16 in. long x 6 in. wide. Cut out the crown using scissors or a craft knife, ruler and cutting mat.
  2. Glitter the crown.
    Fold a piece of paper in half, open it back up and lay it flat on your work surface (or lay an open file folder on your work surface). You will use this to protect your work surface from glue and to collect excess glitter. Lay one end of the crown on the paper. Using a brush, apply a generous layer of white glue over a 3-in. section of the crown and cover entire area with glitter. Lift crown and flick the back to release excess glitter. Fold the paper in half and return excess glitter to its pot. Repeat this process until the entire crown is glittered. For each new section overlap the glue on the previous glittered section about 1/4-in. to insure thorough coverage. Allow to dry completely.
  3. Add the rosettes.
    Using scissors, cut a piece of 1-in. x 1-in. scrap crepe paper. This will serve as a backing for assembling each rosette. Cut a 1-in. x 10-in. strip of gold crepe paper, with the grain (the creases in the paper) running in the short direction. Accordion fold along the grain into 1/4-in. sections. When the entire strip is folded, align the two ends, pinch the center and allow the outer edges to flair. Holding center in place, squeeze a drop of hot glue onto the scrap paper. Press the center of the rosette onto the glue and hold in place until it dries. Cut a 1/4-in. x 3-in strip of fuchsia crepe paper and accordion fold into 1/8-in. sections, and pinch into a rosette. Apply a dab of hot glue to the center of the larger gold rosette, and press the small rosette down into it. Repeat of each rosette. When all 5 rosettes are complete, center each one below a point in the crown and hot glue the backing to the crown.
  4. Finish the crown.
    Match the ends of the crown together and staple into place. Cut two 17″ pieces of 3/8″ ribbon and glue one piece to the inside of each side of the crown with a hot glue gun.

I also love their baby announcements.  Take a peek at the wonder:birth_landing_banner1

 

 

DIY Cakes & Kid’s Birthday Party Ideas From Ticings

ticingsSay hello to the DIY party cakes & clever goodies that you will beam about from ticings™ – edible sheets of icing that quickly, easily add a mod flare to cakes, cookies, brownies and cupcakes. Simply peel & press! Did you hear me?  These gorgeous designs that will make your guests F-L-I-P  are as easy as a simple peel & press! Aren’t you impressed!!

It’s hard to believe that something that looks this stylishly cute could be edible!  Wow.wow.wow.  Just think about what your pee-wee party goers will say when they see these delights!

Too good to be true – not so.  Find them at Ticings!

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Little Man Originals ~ Boston

zooI am loving these little wonders from Little Man Originals.  She is a little Mompreneur of wonder with her custom handbags and darling bibs and burp clothes.  Sewn from wonderful retro-inspired fabrics, the bibs have great designs like cowboys, cupcakes, jungle animals, and nesting dolls.

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Favorite features:

  • reversible and washable
  • great patterns
  • velcro closures make the bibs easy on, easy off.
  • coordinating burp cloths are generously sized and backed with absorbent terry cloth, so you can sop up messes wherever they fall.

Amy Atlas Party Event Planning

I love when I find great blogs that I just can’t resist.  This is my latest find: Amy Atlas out of NYC.

Look at all of her fun party ideas.  I can’t get enough of her tremendous talent, so inspiring in photos!

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Paperboy Wallpaper

What a find this is: Paperboy wallpaper!

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PaperBoy came to be when two six year old boys, Rory and Archie, outgrew their childhood nursery.  Their mother went into Mompreneur-mode, creating wallpaper that can rock a little kid’s heart.  Look at these creations: I am awe-struck by their goodness!  Wow is all I can say!  Wow, wow, wow!!  My son would go crazy-happy if his room looked like this one!

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Make-it-yourself Cupcake Stands from Design Sponge

dishI just love, love these adorable cake stands that you can make out of a pretty plate, a nearly discarded dish, and an old vase.  Brilliant idea from Design*Sponge.

This is what you’ll need:

- old plates (any size)
- old candlesticks or vases (look for anything that is wider at the bottom, with a sturdy base and a flat top)
- epoxy (from a hardware store)
- masking tape
- popsicle stick or q-tips without their fluff (something to apply the epoxy with)
- paper plate or scrap cardboard (something to mix the epoxy on that you can throw out)
- rags and cleaning solution

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Aggie Hill $300 Spring Shopping Spree Giveaway!

 

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Sweet spring surprise!  Check out this fabulous $300 shopping spree giveaway at Aggiehill.

Here’s the link to the giveaway, which runs until March 15, 2010.

I love all of the magjc of their children’s boutique clothing designs!  There are fun, inspirational looks for girls and boys on each page of Aggie Hill’s website.  I also like that they have older children’s clothing, the sizes going up to size 12, as well as a women’s clothing line.