Reusable Coloring Book

This year was supposed to be the time I scale back on our product development and spend time marketing.. but that simply is not happening... at the heart of who I am, I am driven more by what I love to do.. develop, create products! (sigh) And to be honest, as much as I love you all, I really dread the social media side of things..(even though I'm a total extrovert and I do love sharing to my customers about my whereabouts!) If it wasn't for the business, I would blot out my Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.. accounts right now. Poof! It would be gone... I have tried to hire someone to take over the SM part of the business but then you lose the personal side of the brand! This is all uncharted territory for me.. Anyway, my post is about some new products that are coming in for the summer shows in USA.. (Taking a break in Europe for the summer, sorry folks, I can't be at 2 places at the same time this year).. It is arriving  in June, Reusable Chalk Coloring Books with our Jaq Jaq Bird animal! :) The rest of the new products should be posting soon!! By the way, I'm losing my English living in Germany, yet, I can't seem to speak German either...(sigh again).

Van Gogh for Van Gogh's Sake

One of my favorite museum living in Europe is Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. I spent several hours (only because my kids were bored to tears) walking away inspired, refreshed and obsessively curious about the artist. We have all seen his works on stationery cards, mugs, calendars, but who is the man behind the drawings? I left the museum feeling intrigued. The more I studied his art, the more I loved his expression of creativity.. My kids think I am old because I love classical music, and I love it because the music pulls my soul into another sphere of beauty that I can't describe and this is how I feel about Van Gogh. In his technique of expression, there is a "pulling" of my soul that takes me into the other world.. Ok, that sounded way to deep for a blog post about kid/family products! Here are some of the pieces that move my soul, like the way Variations on the Rococo by Tchaikovsky pulls my soul into other worldliness.. which is also another hint of something that will be featuring this coming late summer/fall!

These images below are from The Van Gogh Gallery owned by David Brooks, who is the only one that has the entire collection of Van Gogh's images online.

Because he didn't have money to hire models to practice portraits, he did many self-portraits. 

Portrait of Woman in Blue, 1885 December

Bank of the Oise at Auvers, 1890 July

Aprons are a Must to Inspire Creativity

Why are aprons a must for kids? Because it nutures creativity.  Tell me one kid who puts on her apron and doesn't create. Every child who puts an apron wants to cook, paint, draw etc. Jaq Jaq Bird aprons are packaged in a nice box because when we surveyed parents, we found out parents buy aprons as gifts rather than buy for their children! When we asked what their own kids wear when they want to get creative, moms answered, "wear an old tee-shirt!" Well, now your child needs some inspiration and that cannot happen when wearing an old tee-shirt. So buy our machine washable, stain and water proof Jaq Jaq Bird apron that comes in 7 fun prints. AND no, mustaches are not for boys only, and they are not outdated! In fact, when we showed it in Paris this month, it was the #1 selling print.

Buy here at $5.95 flat rate shipping in USA.