Moms in Business

No. 1

I dream about owning a shop, oh, just about every day. Pinterest has allowed me to live out my fantasy, without buying merchandise or paying rent. Are you crazy about Pinterest like I am? You can follow me and my obsession if you’d like. If you are not a pinner (I envy you), well then you can enjoy this post.

mini dachshunds // most beautiful hats // melamine plates // stainless mixing bowls // perfect pom-pom yarn // paper pom-poms // vintage school chairs // art supply display // glass pendants // floral napkins // bed linens // rainbow dresser

I’ve labeled this post No. 1 because I’m quite certain I will be adding to my store in the near future!

1 Nov 2012By: Barbara Rucci Category: Decorate, Featured, Inspire, Moms in Business, Products Tags: My Store, Pinterest

An ECHOage Birthday

To continue with my birthday theme this past week (streamers are still up), I wanted to share with you our secret to a happy birthday party.

For the past three years, we have celebrated the kids’ birthdays with ECHOage, an online birthday party service whereby your child choses a charity to donate to in lieu of gifts. When the e-vite goes out, guests RSVP and immediately can contribute to the charity that your child has chosen. At the end, when the party has been “closed out”, ECHOage sends half of the donated funds to the charity, and half to your child. Simple!

From my perspective, everyone wins! No more toys to unwrap (Lord knows we all have enough toys) or to buy, easy thank-you notes to write (you can have your child write one note, make copies, then just add in the givers name), your child learns the value of giving and receiving, we can help those in need, and…your child can go to the toy store (or Apple store, depending on age!) with money in hand and chose something they have always wanted.

I made this poster for the little guy for his party. We displayed it as a reminder of how much all of his friends helped.

Spread the love of ECHOage!