If you’ve ever been to a pep rally, you have to admit that when large groups of people all rally behind one particular team, all wear the same team colors, paint their faces, wave pom-poms and foam fingers, the enthusiasm is contagious, even if you aren’t the cheerleader type. During the recent Winter Olympics, I [...]

Yes, those are boat docks in the background and this is how this whole thing got started. We were doing some repairs to the docks, much easier when you have solid ice to stand on, and we had some leftover wood we needed to get rid of. A good friend said that it’s no problem [...]

We might have to continue our predictions into February, since the month of January is pretty much over…how did that happen? January went by quickly, with a lot happening around GroupeSTAHL, the PPAI show in Las Vegas, the Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach, the launching of CAD-CUT Direct.com, …I didn’t even have a chance [...]

Predictions for the future of the promotional products industry–at least those I gleaned from GroupeSTAHL people who had the opportunity to attend the show in Las Vegas last week–sound extremely positive.  Takeaways include:

“Wow, this place is packed!” There are lines of people waiting to get in every morning and heavy traffic in both our booths.  [...]

Thanks for all the positive feedback I’ve been getting on this series of predictions for 2010 from GroupeSTAHL people around the world. So far we’ve heard from Brian Baker, Product Research and Development, Josh Ellsworth,  Stahls’ CADCUT Direct and Ulrike Andre, Stahls’ International. Now I have a submission from David Wheatley, who has been with [...]

Just finished an article in the online New York Times that not only made me laugh, but it reminded me about why my father started offering lettering with a thermal adhesive that people could apply themselves–he was tired of people complaining about the spelling mistakes they said he made!  ( Stahls’ Felt Stamping, the original [...]

I ran across an article in an AAA (Automobile Club) publication that talked about two of my favorite subjects, classic cars and t-shirts, so I thought I would show the shirt. Not being from the West coast, I’m not that familiar with In-N-Out burger chain, but I know it has quite a cult following. And [...]

I just received a comment from a customer who is combining Fashion-FILM™ Electric with rhinestones. Here’s what the comment said: We are having great success combining Prism and rhinestones. We sure would like to see other colors in prism!!!
We would love to see a photo of that, wouldn’t we? Hopefully Jan Stackhouse, owner of [...]

Kids play with toy tractors for fun–and you know how the saying goes: You can tell the men from the boys by the size of their toys.  (Isn’t that a t-shirt?) I do some of my best thinking when I’m working outdoors. In my world, there’s  nothing like the smell of diesel and fresh dirt [...]

If you want to view parts of the Stahls’ ID 2009 catalog online, I just got an email from Impressions Magazine promoting their 2009 Suppliers Superbook. It features catalog excerpts from suppliers and you can flip through the book easily online. Way to save paper  Impressions! And if you’re looking for tie-dyed shirts, there’s a [...]