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Mom Creates Sweet, Stylish Doll Backpack for Girls(13)
Roberta Wagner’s daughter wanted to bring her doll everywhere. Unfortunately, shortly into each trip she would tire of toting her toy and Roberta ended up being the one carrying the doll. The creative mom knew she wasn’t the only mom whose hands were constantly tied up carrying her daughter’s doll, so she decided to create [...]
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Mom’s Invention Keeps Kids Entertained While Shopping(11)
After a frustrating shopping trip with her 3 boys, Laura Hamrick knew she had to create something to help her time at the market go more smoothly. During her sons’ afternoon nap, she came up with OnTray, a plastic container that attaches to the handlebar of a shopping cart where you can place your child’s [...]
Mom Creates Fun, Stylish Flip Flops Inspired by Her Daughter(7)
From the age of two, Sheena Edwards’ youngest daughter, Lizzie, had an obsession with shoes. While out shopping one day, Lizzie picked up a pair of $200 crystal-embellished flip flops and said, “Do they have my size?” At that moment, it dawned on Sheena that no one had ever created a mother-daughter line of shoes.
She [...]
Mom Turns Craft Project into Growing Gift Business(6)
Marianne Impal wanted to find a way to promote a healthy body image for her two young daughters. She didn’t want them to enter their teen years with poor self-esteem, and she sought to find a special way to support them as they transitioned into adulthood.
She came up with the idea of putting together a [...]
Mom Creates Clothing Line for Kids With Tactile Sensitivity(7)
Alexandra Merlino was itching to start another business. She had previously owned and operated a desktop accessory business, but decided to close the business after she had her daughter, Helena, and moved to New Mexico.
In talking to many parents about their daily issues, Alexandra kept hearing about daily struggles with clothing — that kids found [...]
Nanny Business Gains Celebrity Clients and Reality TV Acclaim(2)
Every busy mom knows that a support system is essential, and an important component is often the nanny. But a caretaker you like and trust isn’t always easy to find. Enter Nannies4hire.com, the brainchild of Candi Wingate, a mom and former nanny.
After spending many years caring for others’ children, Candi bought a nanny placement agency. [...]
Mom of 8 Pushes Past her QVC Misfire(12)
Kathy Cioci, a mom of eight, has been on the long road to inventing. She started working on her product in 2001, when she designed and patented a mop that could clean both her floors and her baseboards. Now, nine years and many prototypes later, her product is finally on the market. We applaud her [...]
Mom Fights SIDS by Helping Parents Position Infants Properly(10)
As a neonatal nurse practitioner, Beth Rumack frequently taught parents to position their infants in car seats using rolled up blankets and towels. But these impromptu solutions were flawed — the supports could roll out of position and were hard to maintain over time, and the babies’ heads could slump, constricting their airway and causing [...]
Sisters Create Cute Custom Cupcake Towers(11)
Early last year, Jennifer Faris (left) was laid off, and her sister Joy Groblebe had her hours taken down to part time. The sisters had been the main breadwinners in their families, and they needed to find a way to keep bringing in money for their young families.
Inspiration struck one night while eating cupcakes. Their [...]
Mom Builds a Book Empire With a Focus on Taste(9)
When inspiration strikes it can be a powerful force. For Louise Rosinsky, inspiration came from a fan deck on trees she had bought for her young daughter. After seeing the slick, card-like format, her husband wondered if there was a similar product for wines. His simple question sparked the idea for Ghigo Press, a quickly [...]
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