Cover Band vs. Tribute Band
Great drummer gifts.
I just love it when I learn something new. On the way to work I listen to K-Fog. This morning they were interviewing Scott, a member of a band called Zoo Station and asked him if they were a U2 cover band or tribute band. Scott explained that a cover band is one which performs the work of
Cool guitar design on lighter.
many other bands, a tribute band dedicates themselves to sounding and appearing like the band to which they pay tribute.
Scott is the drummer of Zoo Station. He is especially excited about the new U2 release “Get on Your Boots” because it has so many drum riffs. He is hoping that the entire new CD coming out will have the same sort of sound.
Get on your boots!
I am not a U2 fan, groupie or whatever, but the new single is fun to listen to. If you are a fan, or know a fan, we have lots of designs and gift ideas for music lover and even a sexy boots design! Take a look at our gift ideas by clicking on any of the links.
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
A flask for your sweetheart.
The theme is love. Valentines Day is an opportunity to express your love. a love for humanity, an individual or family. At Kyle Design we have so many designs and items to put them on, there is no end to your opportunity to express your love in a very personal way.
If your love is your #1, your cupcake or
Cupcake arrings in gold or silver.
your monkey. We can help you show that. If hearts and flowers are her thing – got it. Candy? that, too.
If he is your rhino, your big dog and he lights your fire – you can get a gift
Colorful Poker Magnet Clips.
for him here.
Is she a fan of romantic vampire novels? Is he a math geek? Does she love ladybugs? Is he your rock star? Do you wine and dine together? Does he promise you the stars? Did you meet in the rain? Like to walk on the beach?
Do you enjoy candles and champagne? Or beer and baseball? Does she spend her days in the garden? Is his nose always in a book? Will you love her until
You are my #1.
the end of time?
Does she make lemonade from lemons? Does he shiver your timbers? Can he fix anything? Has she knit you some socks? Maybe he is the cowboy of your dreams. She holds the key to your heart.
Do you love to dance the night away or
For your teddy bear.
snuggle in front of the TV? Does he have the heart of a lion? Is she busy as a bee? Is she your princess? Will he slay a dragon for you. Does he live in a castle? Is she from another world?
Is your honey your funny bunny? The cherry on top? Your angel from heaven or your stinky little skunk?
Red glass photography night light.
Express it on a flask,a pill box, a badge reel or a bookmark. Large and
Ornament for your goddess
small tokens of your feelings. A lovely jewelry box, a shining night light. A business like card case, a sparkly earring. A keepsake ornament or a magnet for the refrigerator. So many ways to express yourself .
A letter opener and a love note or a key chain for her purse. A money clip for his cash. Case for her lipstick. So many gifts, so many choices!
Let Kyle Design help you celebrate Valentine’s Day and find the perfect gift.
2008 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TRENDS
Just taking a minute out of our busy day of processing and packing orders to
hourglass timer
mention some of the shopping tends we are seeing.
With the economy in an uproar it was hard to know how people would react and if they would
Big bow Badge Reel
be shopping. We feel that we have the perfect kind of gifts – practical, beautiful and unique. Well, we are happily busy filling orders.
Fibonacci sequence earrings!
We are seeing that our math and science designs are doing well, as is the vampire design – thanks to all the Twilight fans! We are seeing lot’s of sharks and squirrels, too. Things we are getting low on are the stockbroker design, the fashion design and sewing– so people have really been buying based on their hobbies and professions.
Frosty beer pill box.
We have had fun seeing what people have been using the alcohol and caffeine molecular designs for! Our new double designs are becoming popular and it is great fun trying to decipher the meanings – we had one that appears to have been for a DUI attorney!
Sports remain very popular. Lacrosse, rowing and our new athletic shoe are almost as popular as the swimming design. There are also a LOT of ballroom dance fans ordering.
Round interlinking hearts pill box
The one that we have sold out is our interlocking hearts – so Kyle is gearing up and we will have plenty of that design in time for Valentine’s Day!
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HOLIDAY BAKING – COOKIES vs CUPCAKES
Round cupcake pill box.
I was reading in the paper that a cupcake only bakery in LA has been going after other cupcake bakeries for infringing on their name and polka-dot motif – good thing our little cupcake design isn’t all about the sprinkles! Cupcakes are very in. There are cupcake cookbooks, jewelry and giant
Cookie lovers pill box.
cupcake cake molds. which sounds a bit unclear on the concept of a
cupcake!
Lot’s of people love to bake and cupcakes offer up a lot of opportunities for creativity. Plus, who doesn’t love a little portion controlled sweetness?
Fun in the kitchen ornament.
This time of year baking becomes an obsession for many. My daughter is testing cookie recipes for her holiday give-away plates. I have been asked to share a recipe in an online cookie exchange.
I have never been able to master candy making, but I am a cookie making machine during the holidays. this year, though, I may jump into the cupcake frenzy.
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THE RIGHT GIFT
Dollar sign tree ornament for accountants and financial planners.
I know a lot of people are still unsure how the economic downturn is going to affect how they celebrate their holidays. We typically say we will spend less during the holidays than we actually do. The last few years it seems that retailers have started discounting in November and having blow out sales in December – which always seems to motivate people to spend more than they planned.
This year for me it is going to be about getting the right gift – not the best deal. Deals can be exciting – but more and more I see that the deals are not really such a deal. The size of the package has shrunk. the number of items in the box has been reduced. The “free” shipping is made up for in the “handling” charge. The quality of the item is not what it once was. It all just reminds me of that old adage about no such thing as a free lunch.
So – the right gift. Not one that has been marked down, not one that might fit. Not something they might
Customized Dragonfly pill box.
not already have. The right gift for everyone on my list. And how will I do that? By choosing things that are really personal and useful. Things that tell the person that I put a lot of thought into their gift. By selecting , say, a pill box (useful) and putting a dragonfly design on it (personal) with aqua iridescent color (shows you know their taste) and their initials engraved on the back (keepsake). And I can do that for each person on my list.
I have lots of nieces and nephews. For each one no matter what age I can find a gift and make it really thoughtful and personal. Bookmarks are one example, I
Happy Graduation 2008!
can choose one with a peace symbol in pink, another with dogs in purple and another with a graduation cap in cobalt blue – have them engraved and I have 3 gifts that match the interests and personalities of those kids.
Looking through the list, I see pill boxes, money clips, business card cases, contact lens cases, magnets for the fridge, a flask or two, a metal wallet and and, of course, tree ornaments that would all be just the right gift for my family and friends.
So get out your list, sit down and spend some time on our site and I am sure you will find the right gift for everyone!
X bookmark X busioness card case X contact lens case X custom gifts X desonger X dragonfly gifts X Engraved gifts X flask X functional gifts X gifts bad economy X graduation gifts X keepsake X magnets X Meaningful Gifts X money clips X ornaments X persoanl gifts X pill box X purse X right gift X thoughtful gifts X useful gifts X wallet
SMART GIFT SHOPPING
Bright Christmas Pill Box.
I know that this new round of economic woes has everyone on edge. The concepts are too big to get my head around, except for the old adage of “what goes up, must come down.” All I do know is that it is time to focus on what we need and to spend our money on quality.
To me the best thing about Kyle Design products is that they are lovely pieces of art but useful, too. Functional art is what it is called. The other thing I like is that I work for a woman who has built this business over 25 years. She has weathered these financial storms and kept her business alive and has a real commitment to offering high quality at a moderate price, made in the USA and backed up with good customer service.
The holidays are coming up fast. We have been getting ready for months now because it is our busiest
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time of year. I always start my shopping early because we put in long days at work in November and December. I have a few gifts in my hiding places already, and I have made lists of things to seek out in the next few weeks. Will I cut down this year? Not much. The cuts that could have been made were made in past years. I just try to be smart and look for value
One thing I look at when I am shopping online is the shipping cost. If a site hides the shipping information or pads the cost of shipping, I look elsewhere. I am proud to say we do not charge beyond the actual cost of UPS shipping at Kyle Design. Plus we offer flat rate shipping – so buying multiple items from us is smart.
Click here to purchase money clip with dollar sign.
I think it is smart to shop online, as well. Saving the time and gas and staying away from the crowds is big for me. Kyle Design offers a huge variety of gift options. (We frequently ask Kyle if she has gone crazy because she is always adding new items and our shelves are bending under the weight!) The thing is – last year we didn’t have lockets or long engravable bookmarks, handy boxes and our double design options and now people order them every day! Spend some time looking around our site and you will truly fine a gift for everyone you know.
So, for the holiday gift season coming up, shop smart by spending some time at Kyle Design.
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SHOPPING WITH MY TEEN
Click here for Football fan ID badge reel.
One of the great rituals for high school student in the fall is to celebrate Homecoming. They don’t even make an effort to include alumni as they did in my day, and I don’t think the kids even know that it is supposed to be for the alums in the first place. They just want to go to the dance, and maybe the football game.
So the time had come for the big shop. My daughter had a whole outfit in mind based on some things she had seen months ago in the store..I knew that it was as unlikely those shoes and that dress would still be around as that she would choose a modest dress which could be worn over and over. So my tactic for this trip was to “go along and get along’ as much as I possibly could. I would
Fashion, style, pillbox. Choose your color.
keep positive thoughts washing through my brain and believe that those perfect items would still be hanging around Macy’s in her size.
They weren’t. But we gamely went through the racks and she was not terribly insulting when I held a dress up for her approval and I was determined not to take her jabs to heart. We went into the fitting room with
Pink shoes compact mirror
8 outfits and quickly and without rancor sorted down to 4 and then something amazing happened. She asked for my opinion, I gave it, she didn’t argue with me and we agreed on a darling hot pink halter dress – and it was $19.99!!! OMG.
So we went back to the shoe department with happy hearts and as we were thinking we would head to
Cell phone themed card case.
another store, she saw some zebra print shoes. We both liked them, they were in her size and reasonably priced and we bought them. She took pictures of the dress and the shoes on her phone and broadcast them to her friends. She is so happy and I am so relieved.
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IS IT FALL YET?
Autumn walnut leaf business card case.
Here in Northern California, Fall is an odd season. I know people say there are no seasons in California, but there are – it’s just that Fall starts in late October and ends sometime after Christmas and then winter lasts, oh, about 2 months and then Spring starts in March and goes until June when it is Summer again. That is if you go by the temperature and deciduous tree cycles. It is all fine with me, except that the palette of the falling leaves in December clash with the traditional Christmas colors.
Anyway – we always know when it is supposed to be fall because of the new TV season!
You can’t really go by the sports programs because they seem to start playing football in July – but when the new season of House comes on – Hurrah! it’s fall. I must admit that I have not seen any new shows that look appealing, but I am happy that Pushing Daisies is coming back after the strike shortened season, and I am an avid fan of Lost and Gray’s Anatomy. I watch Survivor and The Amazing Race with my husband – he loves those, but his favorite is House. My daughter and I watch Hero’s together.
Pill box for an award winner.
So this week is the start of the Fall Season. The Emmy show last night sort of kicked it off. I love to watch for the fashions, but enjoyed the antics of Ricky Gervais and seeing the Mad Men cast out of costume.
I am also happy that more of the actors and producers pointed out the incredible value of the writers. The make or break of a show for me is the
A charming writer's pill box.
writing. One of the main reasons I love Lost is that it is so unpredictable and different. I am rivited by the writing in House and Mad Men. And love the comedy infused in the drama of Grey’s Anatomy. I am discerning about what I watch, but I admit I look forward to my shows starting up again soon.
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TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY 2008
Pirate condom case - when the pick up line works - "That’s the finest pirate booty I’ve ever laid eyes on."
Talk like a Pirate Day occurs every September 19. What started as an “arrgh” over a missed handball became and annual event because, well, talking like a pirate is fun! The, now 7 year old ITLAPD has evolved from just a fun day into a major party day and in 2008, because there are good mateys everywhere, into The Year o’ th’ Philanthropic Pirate.
The official ITLAPD website gives information on fund raising or, as they put it : “Plunder for philanthropy” because “There be no end o’ good causes that could use an infusion o’ doubloons.” The site is fun and full of advice for parties, costumes, and of course how to talk like a pirate. The pick-up lines
for pirates are funny, as is most of the information on the site. they offer books, t-shirts and even patterns to “Knit like a Pirate, an idea which we incorporated into our alternative knitters design last year.
For great pirate gift ideas, consider our flasks and cigar cases. We have pirate business card cases for the professional buccaneer, too! For the less flamboyant sea dog, consider a anchor or sailboat design gift.
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RAIN OR SHINE – A TALE OF TWO COASTS
Choose your soccer team colors for this round pill box.
It is nearly fall in Nor Cal which means it is really, really hot. My daughter had her first soccer game of the season on Saturday and it was 105 degrees. I was roaming the sidelines taking pictures, chugging iced tea and assessing my blood pressure. When A came off the field at the end of the game we had 20 minutes to get across town for her SAT prep class.
She was trying to pull of her sweaty clothes and change into something to wear to the class when she burst into tears of frustration and exhaustion. I listened to her rant and wail and drove her straight home for a shower and a Popsicle. She was a little late – but in better shape for the class. She is a sophomore in high school this year and her homework load is much heavier than freshman year – she spent most of
Back to School with a personalized bookmark.
the weekend watching all the Harry Potter moviers and doing homework. She is at the age where she worries about looking like a nerd, but still enjoys playing The Sims and watching Harry Potter.
Protective eyeglass case with bubbles design.
My older girl called to say her eye exam indicated the need for glasses, so she has been having fun picking out her first pair of specs. I have been wearing eyeglasses since grade school and so has her dad, so we have been surprised that the twins have gone all this time with no need of correction. A was not so lucky. So M was sloshing through the streets of Philadelphia in the rain brought by hurricane Hanna to go pick up her first pair of glasses, calling me on her cell to complain about her feet getting wet. There I was in the hot sun thinking that wet shoes sounded very refreshing. Each of us wishing we were there…
Rain and Shine business card case.
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My Art Filled Life 