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I am thrilled to be a guest blogger for Carmen Taylor at The Flair Exchange for a special July 4th Patriotic Picnic post. I first met Carmen through Martha Stewart’s Dreamers into Doers (Florida Party Gals). She is the creative mastermind behind The Flair Exchange, a company that creates quality handcrafted decor for entertaining enthusiasts. Some of [...]
What do a Pug, a Pail, a Prince, a P.S. and a Prairie Dog have in common? We’ve all joined together in order to promote World Autism Awareness Day (and Month) and to make a very special delivery to some very special children! Autism affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 70 boys. On Monday, [...]
Easter will be here before we blink, so we decided to create a little “accessory kit” to turn our Junior Persona Pail into a Hoppy Bunny! A pair of bunny ears, a few pom-poms, magnets and pipe cleaners and wha-la! Makes the perfect table decoration, activity or Easter basket. Then, after Easter, create any other character with [...]
“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 [...]
Melinda had the pleasure of attending the Dreamers into Doers group at the Garden Gate Tea Room in Mount Dora, Florida this past Saturday. Basically, its a self-organized group of over 40 creative and energetic ladies that have connected through an on-line community hosted by Martha Stewart. Many thanks to Nikki Glynn (Great Gatherings), Theresa Edwards-Capen (Lauren McKinsey), LaVonne [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Need a quick & easy father’s day gift idea that’s also fun for the kids to make? AND, no scissors or glue necessary! Create an original piece of “art” with the Persona Pail to look just like Dad. Most of our pail kits also include men – pick one that closely resembles your dad . . . Sports Fan [...]
