Pipsticks {a soulemama sponsor}

Greetings from Pipsticks!

We recently launched Pipsticks, a company to inspire kids, crafters and sticker lovers - and, to help parents, grandparents and gift givers. Pipsticks is a sticker subscription company that provides a selection of curated stickers to its subscribers every month. Stickers - like the ones many of us used to collect, trade, and obsess over as kids - sparkly ones, puffy ones, scratch n’ sniff ones. Pipsticks sources stickers from manufacturers all over the world in order to give its subscribers a gorgeously packaged, affordable, and awesome stash of stickers when they need them (because I find my family ALWAYS needs them).

As a mom of (almost) four, I really appreciate hands-off (and non-tech) projects for my kids. The sticker packs arrive with loads of stickers as well as a paper and postcard so that kids can use the pack completely on their own. The whole pack, from packaging to sticker selection, is designed to a fun and sophisticated standard, and totally child-friendly – giving parents a chance to take a break (or just cook dinner in peace and quiet) once in a while.

Pipstick can be found on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Please tell us about the beginnings of your business, and how you've come to be where you are now?

Maureen: I am a graphic designer and worked for years as a corporate brand manager managing large-scale projects and a team of designers before having kids. Once my first son, Atticus, was born, I took some time off and eventually started doing part-time free lance work when I found myself missing a creative outlet. I worked with many "mom start-ups," developing their brands and identity which was fantastic, but I found that I missed the big picture responsibilities of my corporate job. I come from a family of entrepreneurs and had always felt drawn to the idea of starting a business, but realized that it needed to be something flexible that would allow me to spend the bulk of time at home with my kids. 

About a year ago, we were invited to join one of those sticker club chain letters. Like all chain letters, it was a bust: after loads of time and energy to find friends, write letters, enclose stickers, address envelopes, find stamps, etc etc, my kids received one measly response. Though maddening for me, they went absolutely bananas crazy over that one sheet of stickers waiting in our mailbox. Having been a sticker obsessed little girl of the 80’s, I saw this as a perfect opportunity to combine my love of stickers and design and start a company that could support and inspire not only sticker lovers but parents. 

 

As the owner of Pipsticks I have the perfect combination of creative challenge – we maintain a very high standard when it comes to design and quality – and business operations. I love connecting with other makers and crafters, finding new and exciting suppliers and curating and designing each month’s sticker pack with my own children and artistic interests in mind.

This weekend, Pipsticks is generously offering the following gift to ONE lucky SouleMama reader:

A 3-month Gift Sticker subscription. One Pipsticks sticker pack will be delivered to the happy recipient every month for three consecutive months. The pack includes loads of different stickers (of course!) each month plus a stamped postcard and a few fun extras that will keep the creativity flowing.

In addition, Pipsticks would like to offer ALL Soulemama readers one month free when you sign up for any 6 or 12 month Club or Family Pipsticks subscription. Offer good through February 2015. To receive this special discount, please enter "MAMA10" at checkout.

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To enter today's giveaway, leave a comment below (one entry per person, please). Comments will close by 8am EST on Sunday. Winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator and announced in this post shortly after.  

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This looks AMAZING.
Posted by: Jody