Thursday, May 24, 2007

AMM sold!

The company All My Memories has been sold. We found out suddenly over the weekend. It was quite a shock to all the AMM employees as well as all of us retailers. All My Memories products are still being manufactured, however, there is a delay now in retailers receiving the merchandise. Some products have been on back order for several months. I originally placed my orders back in February. Those items never came in. Every week I checked with the rep who would tell me to be patient the merchandise is coming. I have tried to contact the customers who have been affected by this. At ToteandBrag we pride ourselves on good customer service. We are disappointed that this has happened with AMM but new accounts are being established with distributors that will be receiving the AMM merchandise.
The camera bags are especially hot...AMM states that they should be received in the warehouse the first or second week of June. I am hopeful that the delivery man will be arriving at our doorstep soon so that we can ship the merchandise to our wonderful customers. Thanks to everyone for their patience!

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Customize your tote

My little girls have the medium sized tote bags. Yes they like them because there are lots of pockets and a drawer. They put their crayons and colored pencils inside. They carry their toy cellphones in the pocket. They put their hair accessories inside. Mommy hides lollipops in the drawer for the girls as a surprise. My girls feel special and important because they have tote bags like Mommy and her friends.
However, we decorated the tote bags. Now each tote bag is extra special. My oldest daughter loves pink, princesses and sparkles. We used the stencil set from the stack 'ems set and paint pens. My daughter was able to do the designs herself. All she had to do was color in the stencil. Afterwords, we used glitter glue and rhinestones to really add the "princess" touch. Now it's not just any pink totebag...It's an "amazing Princess tote bag".
My younger daughter decorated her totebag freestyle and with stamps. We used fabric paints and foam stamps to personalize her tote bag. Then for an extra touch we made shrinky dink charms. The girls threaded the charms with yarn and beads and I attached the home made charms to their respective tote bags. They really look adorable. I'll try to post a picture of the customized tote bags.
My oldest daughter asked if we could decorate tote bags for her next birthday party. It's actually a great idea. Instead of preparing goody bags of candy or trinkets, each guest (boy or girl) can decorate a mini tote or medium tote bag. They will have fun doing the project plus they will go home with a great gift from the birthday party that can be used forever.