the person behind the pail ~ low rider luke

From time to time, we’d like to share with you the “person behind the pail.” When creating the Persona characters, at times I drew inspiration from a family member or friend – and that’s definitely the case with Low Rider Luke! Luke is none other than my favorite uncle, Ray Guillory, aka “Uncle Bubba.”  He shaped [...]

persona printables!

Ellen Image

Printables are so popular right now, we decided to think, think, think, how we might be able to incorporate printables into the Persona Gift Pail brand – and thus, Persona Printables! Tag this blog post as we will be updating it regularly with new and seasonal printables. All you need to do is download the pdf, print [...]

Free Printables for Operation Give Thanks

One of the most enjoyable aspects of launching our company is “following” and linking up with some of the most talented event planners and designers on the planet! So, when the Hostess with the Mostess and TomKat Studios posted information about Operation Give Thanks, we just had to delve deeper. What we found was a [...]

Crazy about Candy Corn

Whether you love candy corn or not – you have to LOVE this creative collage which includes candy corn cordials, candy corn pudding and even a candy corn tree! Visit Divine Party Concepts for links to all of these great ideas.

Halloween Feature – Creepy Creed!

What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?  FROSTBITE! Creepy Creed is a real prankster and loves all Halloween jokes. Plus, he’s got a terrible sweet tooth and has been known to steal the Halloween candy stash – so beware! In honor of Creepy Creed, we’re posting these Halloween joke lunch box notes [...]

Personas Going Places – Pretty in Pink!

Thank you Delaney, for posing with your Persona Pail! We love what you did to make Miss Elegant Eleanor – such young and unbridled creativity! If you have a photograph you’d like to share for Personas Going Places, just send to cast@personagiftpail.com. Happy Friday!

Sweet Support for Breast Cancer Awareness

Show your “sweet support” with these delectable desserts! 1. Pink Ribbon Vanilla Cupcake Vanilla cake filled with vanilla cream cheese frosting, topped with pink ribbon and white sprinkles – made by Crumbs Bake Shop. 20% of proceeds from all sales will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Coalition. 2. Pink Ribbon Fortune Cookie Send [...]

A Tribute to Lillian

— Melinda Tomasello In creating the Persona “cast,” one of my goals was to create a character that would provide inspiration and encouragement. I was extremely blessed to have two wonderful grandmothers, Lillian Sarver Guillory and Anna Collida Camerera, both of which battled cancer (Lillian ~ breast / Anna ~ lymphoma). For me, I drew inspiration from [...]

Persona Spotlight – Survivor Sally

As we started our amazing journey over two years ago, Melinda passionately began to sketch wonderful faces & characters. Each Persona took on a different personality — well, kind of like a good friend! One that is especially near and dear to our hearts is Survivor Sally (Melinda will share her inspiration for Sally later this week). [...]

Halloween “Glam” Collection

Glam Cupcake

This stunning Halloween “Glam” Collection caught our eye with the unexpected color palette of purple, black and lime green – perfect for an adult Halloween party or girls night out! Created by the talented Kim S. from TomKat Studio, you can view the entire collection and read more about the inspiration, desserts and décor. Enjoy! [...]