$100 Shopping Spree Giveaway with Stubby Pencil Studio!

You guys are lucky!!! Seriously! I'm extremely excited today... I'm introducing my new sponsor, Kate Rosenthal from Stubby Pencil Studio and, not only has she shared her wonderful and inspiring story with us but she has also offered a $100 Shopping Spree to one lucky reader! $100 to spend as you wish in her super-beautiful shop, Stubby Pencil Studio. Thank you, Kate. and welcome to The Magic Onions!

Before Kate tells us about herself and her family, here's a little about Stubby Pencil Studio:

Colored Pencils

Stubby Pencil Studio offers eco friendly art and craft supplies like crayons made from beeswax and soy - not petroleum; stationery, greeting cards, sketchbooks and journals made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper - not virgin trees; pencils made from sustainably harvested wood and recycled newspapers - not dying forests. You'll also find unique gifts and non-toxic toys, classic games, do-it-yourself kits, reusable bags, party decor and favors, and many other fun and creative products for kids.

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Hello, I am Kate. I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and love it here! I met my husband in the mid 90's, while working at Bank of America, and we were married in 1999. Not long after, there was a major restructuring at BofA and I took the opportunity to leave. I returned to school and studied Graphic Design (which I love) and gave me the flexibility to work from home. When our twins were born in 2004, I was able to stay home with them and over time create this business.

I started Stubby Pencil Studio in the Spring of 2006, when Sage and Sierra turned two. I looked for simple cards to send as thank you notes for gifts. Nothing seemed to fit, so I quickly made cards for the girls to color and I wrote the note inside - everyone loved them. Over time, we built the website, added more card designs, small toys, and art supplies to purchase with the cards. It's a great satisfaction to be able to source these items and make them available to families.The business is a perfect fit for us - our girls love drawing and painting and we test all the products before we decide to sell them - our little market research department - a pretty cool job for a kid.

For now, Stubby Pencil Studio is home-based, but we hope to get a formal studio space soon. I converted one of our bedrooms into an office for design, printing, paper storage, office supplies and filing. Inventory and order processing have taken over the bonus room.


We process orders daily (most of the time) and all products are in inventory - we do not drop ship. This gives us a chance to include little extras in each box – like a new pencil, few cards to color, a sharpener, an organic lollipop… and makes shopping with us a little more personal.

Animal Hands

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Thank you for sharing yourself with us, Kate... I love how happy your twins look at their job description. My work seems to fill every room in our house too but I just wish I was as tidy as you are :-)

Now for the Giveaway... Stubby Pencils Studio is giving a huge $100 Shopping Spree to one lucky reader... the only difficulty will be for the lucky winner to choose from all of the gorgeous items in Kate's shop. Will you choose these...

Rock Crayons

Or this...

Finger Painting Set

Or this super game...

Eco Recycling Game

Oh, wait... it's $100 - you can have them all! Check out the Stubby Pencil Studio to see all the goodies you can choose from.

To enter the Giveaway, please leave a comment on this post.

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The winner of the $100 Shopping Spree will be randomly chosen on Sunday, March 13th

Good luck to all... thank you to Stubby Pencil Studio.
Blessings and magic,
Donni

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