• food,  Gift Guide,  New York,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Welch’s Valentine’s Day Fruit Snacks are BACK!

    Welch’s Valentine’s Day Fruit Snacks is back for this year’s Valentine’s Day! The limited-edition offering features custom Valentine’s Day-themed graphics and heart-shaped fruit snack pieces with fun emoji faces. Even better, these fruit snacks are perfect for Valentine’s Day classroom exchanges as each pouch features a “To/From” signable front panel.
    Key Product Information:
    • Heart-shaped pieces with fun emoji faces
    • Valentine’s Day-themed “To/From” signable front panel
    • Made with REAL fruit
    • 28-count box // $4.99 on Target.com
    • 32-count box // $4.98 on Walmart.com
  • Baby,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Made For Parents, By Parents! Because Busy Parents Need Their Hands

    Let’s face it — feeding time for parents with babies can be stressful; bottles fall, spill, and you’re constantly having to watch baby to make sure they’re eating.

    BABASTE® is designed to allow a baby to hold a bottle with little or no assistance. It has a ‘cradle’ that accomodates most bottles, providing nurturing parents that their baby is fed without the constant disruption of bottles being dropped or thrown. This ensures that baby is fed in a timely manner.

    BABASTE® not only allows parents to be hands-free during feeding times, but it also helps children develop their strength and motor skills in the form of hand-eye coordination. It’s fully height-adjustable for growing babies and is securely kept in place with a suction cup base that adheres to most surfaces.
     
    To best minimize messes and spillage, BABASTE®‘s special design automatically repositions the bottle to its original starting point whenever baby releases their bottle.
     
    Give parents and babies alike the independence and self-reliance they need during feeding time with BABASTE®
    • Place Babaste on a clean “GLOSSY” smooth surface. NOT intended for matte or wood finished highchairs.
    • Babaste Bottle Holder for Toddlers and Babies is the perfect solution to bottle throwing and makes bottle feeding easy! No-Spill Design: The Holder automatically repositions its original starting point whenever baby releases their bottle. Also, the Babaste Holder has a radical pivot range, allowing the baby to grab and use from any angle!
    • Hands-Free Multi-Tasking : Allows parents to stay engaged in feeding while nurturing baby’s independence. Perfect for parents with multiple children!
    • Helps develop babies and childs hand eye coordination, independence, strength, and motor skills.
    • Made in the USA and FULLY Patented. All Materials are USA Certified & Tested with 5 STAR Child Safety Rating. BPA FREE, LEAD FREE, PVC FREE, and PHTHALATES FREE. DISCLAIMER: BOTTLE NOT INCLUDED
  • Beauty,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Juggling motherhood and building a beauty brand

    As Valentines Day is coming, do you have some ideas to celebrate this special day with your besties? Of course, February 14th is not only about romance between couples, but also a day to spread love between friendships. I will have my new-found beauty product for my girls – a mascara made by a makeup artist.

    Chicago based makeup artist Mariana De Luna-Gokey, known for her work on the Oprah show and throughout Chicago’s fashion community. While juggling raising children, the makeup pro is also building a new beauty brand.

    She’s created a stackable mascara, Fresame, made to volumize fast without applying too many layers–because who has time to waste!

    Fresame Volumizer Mascara creates Amazing volume that is buildable. This custom brush builds and separates each lash to define them and give them Amazing volume. A Highly technological production project, a brand new pigment working process that enables hybrid products to be worked into emulsion. Patent pending productive technology assure exclusivity of the product.

    It is water resistant but gentle on the lashes, we have added aloe extract to nourish your lashes. It has a creamy, light weight, and beautiful rich black color, just sweep from root to tip. Don’t forget to wiggle, try it once and you will be addicted!

    Key Claims and Benefits

    This mascara is Paraben Free, Cruelty-Free, Vegan, Ophthalmologist tested, Safe for contact lens wearers, Volumizing, Non-clumping, Flake proof and Smudge proof.

    It’s a Beautiful Thing!

    Fresame was created for the love of Makeup. Their vision is for all women to love their culture and express it through color. Through color Fresame create a character that is different everyday, that empowers us and makes us feel gorgeous. Fresame’s inspiration comes from a young age, of a Latina, who loved to play with makeup and dress up. It’s an inspiration of the culture, the music, friends, and family. At Fresame they promise to have superior quality, innovative, cruelty-free, and budget friendly cosmetics.

    About Mariana De Luna-Gokey & Fresame

    After Chicago native Mariana De Luna-Gokey received her BFA in Fashion Design, she focused a decade of work in cosmetics artistry which led to the creation of Fresame. It was working for renowned mogul, Bobbi Brown, that fine-tuned her knowledge-base and love for quality products.

    She works makeup artistry for fashion shows, bridal and special events, including previous projects with Oprah and celebrity guests on her Chicago-based show.

    Fresame Cosmetics is a fusion of De Luna-Gokey’s expert experience with the best vegan ingredients from Italy.

  • New York

    The Gift of Music with Casiotone Keyboard

    Casio proudly presents the next generation of Casio tone keyboards. Featuring 400 tones and 75 rhythms, the Casio tone ct-s200 is the perfect first step, The perfect gift, and the perfect way to have fun making music. The ct-s200 also lets you express your style as it is available in either black, white or RED. The ultra-compact ct-s200 lets you make music wherever and whenever you want. Just pop in six AA batteries, grab the built-in carrying handle and take your inspiration to go. The ct-s200 also includes the power supply and music rest.

    This is the perfect keyboard for kids in my opinion! It is sturdy and simple with a great range of tones1 and a fair price. Growing up, I had an upright piano but nowadays, digital pianos are where its at! You can take it with you to any event, party of someone’s house too. For $119, this is worth every penny.

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    Explore a variety of great sounding tones and accompaniment rhythms with 61 full-size keys, an easy-to-read LCD display and intuitive controls. Use the “My setup” Function to quickly get to your favorite sounds. Dance music Mode lets you easily create and remix EDM tracks. Select a style, and use the keys to trigger drum loops, bassline, synth parts, effects, transitions and more. Use the built-in speakers to share with friends, or plug in headphones for quiet play At any time. The 1/8″ Audio input lets you play along with music from your favorite device. Connect to the free Chordata play iOS/Android app And take your music further, learning how to play your favorite songs from downloaded MIDI files. The class-compliant USB port connects to any Mac/PC/iOS/Android device with no drivers needed.

  • Art,  Las Vegas

    NEON MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 2020 NATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE CALL FOR ENTRIES

    The Neon Museum announces a call for entries for its 2020 National Artist Residency. Now in its fifth year, the Neon Museum National Residency offers a U.S.-based contemporary artist the opportunity to explore and interpret The Neon Museum’s historic collection within a broader cultural context nationwide. During the winning candidate’s tenure in Las Vegas, the local community will have multiple opportunities to engage with the artist and their work. This program/project is supported, in part, by the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency and the state of Nevada.


    “Hosting this annual program enables us to introduce the community to a diverse array of artists who draw inspiration from The Neon Museum’s collection,” said Rob McCoy, president and chief executive officer, The Neon Museum. “It’s gratifying to be able to provide a platform for new creative output and cultural dialogue.”


    The successful entrant will be selected based on demonstrated artistic excellence, quality and clarity of the submission, quality and benefit of the proposed public program and demonstrated ability to complete the project within the allotted schedule. Upon completion of the residency, the museum requests the artist contribute a mutually agreed-upon artwork to the museum’s collection.

    The residency spans eight weeks from June 15 through Aug. 7, 2020. For the successful candidate, the Neon Museum will provide:

    • $3,000 stipend plus a modest budget for materials, if required.
    • $800 travel allowance.
    • Living accommodations for eight weeks in downtown Las Vegas.
    • A 1,000-square-foot studio space inside the museum’s 10,000-square-foot Ne10 Studio; this space is climate-controlled (essential during Las Vegas summers) and has a ceiling height of 19 feet.
    • Access to the museum’s sign collection and archives, marketing and publicity support, photographic documentation and staffing to assisting with administering the public portion of the program.

    Eligible artists must live in the United States and work in the field of visual arts (including two- and three-dimensional work as well as digital and video art), performance or sound and be over the age of 18. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, by 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Click here for application instructions.


    ABOUT THE NEON MUSEUM
    Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment. It has been named “Best Museum” by Las Vegas Weekly, one of “Sin City’s Best Retro Sites” by MSN, “No. 1 Las Vegas Museum Sure to Entertain and Educate” by USA Today’s 10best.com, “One of the Top 10 Coolest Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do” by Forbes.com, one of the “Top 10 Historic Spots in Las Vegas” by Vegas.com; one of “15 Most Fascinating Museums in the U.S.” by VacationIdea.com; and earns a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating on TripAdvisor. On its 2.27-acre campus, the Neon Museum houses an outdoor exhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard (“boneyard” is traditionally the name for an area where items no longer in use are stored); the North Gallery, home to the nighttime augmented-reality, audiovisual spectacle, “Brilliant!”; the Boulevard Gallery outdoor exhibit space; and its visitors’ center, housed inside the former La Concha Motel lobby. The museum collection also includes nine restored signs installed as public art throughout downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach, research, archival preservation and a grant-funded neon sign survey represent a selection of the museum’s ongoing projects. Both the Neon Boneyard and the La Concha Visitors’ Center are located at 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North in Las Vegas. Click here for tour schedules and pricing information. Follow on Facebook,Instagram and Twitter.

  • New York

    2020 – Year of the Purple Tea with Kabaki

    KABAKI has harnessed a way for maximum health benefits with your morning /afternoon beverage! Their rare PURPLE tea plants are grown on small farms amidst the highest peaks of the Kenyan mountains producing a power packed level of antioxidants – more than green or black tea! PLUS these vibrant purple leaves provide  violet-colored anthocyanin and polyphenol antioxidants, two of the most researched natural compounds in the prevention of cancers, brain diseases, and heart disease!

     

    Discover the Health Power of PURPLE 
    From high in the lush hills of the Kenyan Mountains comes KABAKI Kenyan Purple Tea–a vibrant new tea varietal whose purple exterior hides a wealth of benefits to help you meet your health and wellness goals in the new decade.

    These naturally purple leaves contain more antioxidants than green or black tea to balance your system, fend off illness, energize your body, and help protect against all kinds of issues from heart and brain diseases to diabetes and osteoporosis.

    KABAKI harvests the leaves at the peak of their potency, extracts all the good stuff, and transforms it into a thirst-quenching ready-to-drink iced tea that’s both naturally energizing and soothing.

    Sip-worthy Facts about KABAKI:

    • Packed with anthocyanin and polyphenol—two of the most researched natural compounds in the prevention of cancers, brain diseases, and heart disease
    • Boosts the immune system
    • Serve hot or cold!
    • Supports cell health and brain function
    • Provides natural energy
    • Low in caffeine
    • No chemical preservatives
    • Non-GMO Certified
    • Fair trade
    • Crafted from ingredients grown using organic and sustainable practices
    • Supports healthcare facilities in Naivasha, Kenya
    • Certified Minority Owned
    • Available in 5 flavors: Unsweetened, Lightly Sweetened, Peach, Raspberry, and Lemon
    • Suggested retail: $19.75/6 pack or $2.99/bottle

     

    In addition to helping you find your balance in 2020, KABAKI is also a great way to give back to those in need. With each purchase, KABAKI is helping bring healthcare to underserved Kenyan communities.

     

    Kabaki Kenyan Purple Tea Pure and Simple 16 fl oz Variety 6-Pack

     

    KABAKI is brewed and bottled in the USA and can be purchased on Amazon and kabakitea.com as well as retailers nationwide.

    I just tried the lightly sweetened version and I love it! Chilled and refreshing – the light caffeine has carried me throughout the day with ease. The freshness of purple tea is different than green tea and is light and unique! Look forward to serving these to my friends in the Las Vegas heat when we have pool parties!

    To learn more, visit www.kabakitea.com.