It's time for lunch!

(Note: If you don't follow us on Facebook®, you won't know what this is all about, but we hope you'll enjoy reading our lovely Sarah's post. You can also read more about this little exercise we had!)


Drum roll, please...... 

A big thank you to Darlene Perry Mortine for your caption "I don't carrot they say... I love you anyway!" was the perfect combination of witty, heartwarming and creative (just like me- ha!) 

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who submitted captions. There were so many great ones... I even recruited my husband and 5 year old daughter to help me decide! This was so much fun- it brought me lots of smiles in the middle of one crazy week. More than anything, however, it showed what amazing and loyal fans Doodlekins has- and once again made me so proud to be part of such an amazing company! 

Darlene- Enjoy your lunch on Doodlekins, just contact them with your mailing address to receive your $5 McDonald's® or Subway® gift card. I highly recommend the Chocolate Chip Frappe... just sayin. :)

Live simply. Love generously.

Care deeply. Speak kindly. 

(Facebook®, McDonald's® and Subway® are in no way affiliated with Doodlekins™ or this little event.)

HELLO, My name is...

Hello!  My name is Rita, and I am excited to be Doodlekins' newest blogger!  I have been a big fan of Doodlekins since 2008, when I first ordered address labels to be put onto the thank-you notes for my son's first birthday.  Now he has turned FIVE years old, and will be starting Kindergarten in a few weeks!  Hard to believe.  He is now signing his own thank-you notes (with a charming combination of both uppercase and lowercase letters), and our Doodlekins address labels now have a little sister's picture next to his.  She is 2 years old, and tries as hard as she can to keep up with her big brother.  Though her chubby little legs can't run as fast as his, I have been very impressed with how she has hit baby milestones (like sitting up and crawling) and toddler milestones (like walking and potty training) faster than him!  You go, girl.

Let's see what else I should tell you... besides being a Doodlekins blogger, a Mommy, and a wife to my college sweetheart, I am also a teacher.  I have taught first grade for 4 years and third grade for 8 years.  If you do the math on that, it means that my first class of first graders just graduated from high school!  Wowow.  That actually might be harder to believe than my son heading off to Kindergarten, as I have a permanent picture of those children as little 6 year old cherubs in my head.  I saw one of my first students driving in the SuperTarget parking lot the other day, and I almost swerved into a car in surprise!  It was so surreal, but also so fun to see.  :)

I enjoy teaching, reading, watching movies (both at the theater and sappy Lifetime Original Movies), crocheting, baking, and planning birthday parties for my children.  Since my nearest family members live almost 12 hours away, I began my party blog "Crafty Party" in order to share pictures of my kids' party fun with those who could not attend them.  www.craftyparty.webs.com  I'm still catching my breath from my son's big "Star Wars (Clone Wars) Lego Birthday Party", which occurred about a week ago.  Brown pillowcase Padawan robes, pool noodle lightsabers, homemade Lego cakes with Star Wars figures all around, Obi-Wan Kabobies, Droid Doritos, and much more!  I haven't had the heart to take down the decorated black paper from my wall yet, and fortunately my husband understands.  It's been fun to still look at while we eat meals and go through our days.  Yes- "Five great years ago, In a galaxy not far away, A baby Jedi was born..."

Since I am a teacher, I may have a "Question of the Day" for you at times.  ;)  My first question is: How did you find out about Doodlekins, and what is your favorite product from them?  (OK, that's a two-part question...!)  As any good teacher will do, I will demonstrate my own thinking for you with my answer.  You already know that I stumbled on Doodlekins products in 2008 with their address labels for my son's thank you notes, and I have to admit that those adorable personalized labels still hold a special place in my heart.  But now I want the Doodlekins personalized COOKIES too!  And a tote bag for my kids each to use for their swimming lessons!  And I haven't decided if my son will take soccer lessons and my little daughter will take ballet- so maybe bags or shirts for them too?  The possibilities are endless!  My husband should be afraid, very afraid...  ;)

I look forward to hearing from you, or at least just entertaining you while you listen quietly!  Talk to you again soon,

Blog renovation and news

Our blog is being completely overhauled within the next few weeks! The tips section will be updated to reflect the new site's designer, for one. You'll find video tutorials there, to inspire and help you.

I'll be making regular posts along with our new guest contributors. Sarah Salmon, or "Stylin' Sarah" as we call her, is our very first customer author, and we're so happy to have her join us. If you're interested in being an author on the Doodlekins™ blog, please contact me at megan@doodlekins.com. We'd love to add information about food, crafts, weddings, travel, and more to the blog, and believe our customers have terrific ideas and information to share with each other!

Our news section will also be updated with exciting new products coming out, and you'll also be hearing about our Doodlekins Diva™ program. You'll be able to sell Doodlekins™ and make some extra money for yourself, your school, or your group. We'll keep you posted!

There will also be a section for contests. We're planning a really neat one on Pinterest, that will have hundreds of dollars worth of prizes we had been planning for the grand opening of our new site. Now that the site is working beautifully, we'll be getting on with the festivities!

We're also going to add a section for baby announcements! You'll be able to create a free design on our new site, and we'll add it to a special page for you, here on our blog. You can share the page with friends and family when the big day arrives!

On that note, we'd like to share one of our newest Doodlekins babies with you, born just last week! Congratulations to the DeStefanis, the "First Family" of Doodlekins. See them through a decade, in the display below.

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Thanks and enjoy your weekend!
Megan