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Based on the success of our recent holiday pre-made pails, we decided to expand our line to include this exclusive “Birthday Queen for the Day” gift. Instead of flowers or a traditional gift basket, give BIG smiles to your friend, sister, mother, aunt, or co-worker and make them feel like they are “queen for the day.” We start [...]
“The world looks brighter from behind a smile.” — Author Unknown Upon meeting Melinda at an Orlando event, Wendy Blair, Director of LifeSkills Academy, immediately saw the Persona Pail as a way for her students not only to express themselves creatively, but to participate in a fun holiday project. Located in Winter Springs, FL, LifeSkills [...]
As many of our readers are already aware, our philosophy at Persona Designs is one of giving back to the community and putting smiles on faces every chance we get. When Melinda delivered a batch of Persona Pails last year to the HOPE Foundation, she was inspired by all of the wonderful things going on behind [...]
Based on wonderful customer feedback, we’ve revamped our home page a bit and decided to cut down on the words. Instead, we’re letting seven fantastic photos convey our story of putting smiles on faces. Hope you check it out! www.personagiftpail.com
If we had to sum up Atlanta in a couple of words, it would have to be new opportunities, new friends and lot of great new advice! Exhibiting at the Atlanta Gift Show was a last minute decision and everything ran very smoothly – everything that is, except for the last move-out day (that’s a whole [...]
You may have noticed a slow down in our blog posts . . . that’s because we are busy getting ready for one of the biggest gift shows in the world – the Atlanta Gift Market! We attended the show many times as buyers with our company Originality, Inc. and now the tables are turned [...]
THE YEAR: 2000 THE PLACE: Panera Bread, Orlando, FL THE PURPOSE: To build a business called Originality, Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Melinda and I met over 17 years ago as we tried to keep up with our then 3-year-old boys (usually at Chuck ‘E Cheese – it’s hard to believe they are now 20!) We instantly felt a creative connection and [...]
Designing and building a tradeshow booth for the first time can be a little overwhelming, but if you break down all of the necessary tasks into a TO DO list, like anything, it becomes much more manageable. Here’s a look at our booth design “journey,” including our initial rough design and then our finished booth at the National Stationery [...]
We didn’t quite know what to expect as first-time exhibitors at the National Stationery Show, but it turned out to be a fun-filled week, seeing old friends and making new ones! Much to our surprise, on the second day of the show, Cinda Baxter (center) from Always Upward stopped by our booth to chat. We met [...]
We are beyond excited about being first-time exhibitors at the National Stationery Show and our first national launch to the wholesale gift market . . . the final countdown begins! By now, our shipping crate should be somewhere between Maryland and New Jersey. On Thursday, Melinda will arrive by plane from Orlando and I will take the [...]
