Mompreneur Feature: Samurai Cutie Pie!

Samurai Cutie Pie...Cool name non!

The Sprogess decided instead of her rattling on and on (on and on - Tina Fey!!! Woooo) why not let Monica, from Samurai Cutie Pie, tell you her story about creating a brand, and working full time, AND being a mom...unless  you wanna hear Tina Fey facts...well maybe next time.

From Monica:

I’m sitting here trying to figure out what I can say about Samurai Cutie Pie. The truth is, there’s not much to tell. Like so many other mom’s out there, I just wanted to dress up my little girl – and not dress up as in ruffles and bows, but dress up as in hip and fun and well...unique. Don’t get me wrong, every rugrat is adorable and cute as a button!

I was always about jeans and t-shirts, not dresses and tights, but for my little girl, that usually meant hearing “oh, he’s so cute!”. My Samantha simply didn’t have very much hair, and even if she was dressed in head to toe pink, she’d still get mistaken for a boy. The final straw for Mom was when I took my two kidlets to get their passport photos taken, and the photographer asked “so photos for the two boys?”....and so, Samurai Cutie Pie was born.



Rhinestone Hair Elastic



I’ve always enjoyed crafts, but that never meant that I was particularly good at one. I’ve always liked messing around with glue and scissors and glitter (always the glitter!), but until now, I’ve never found an activity that didn’t eventually feel like a chore (the kids’ scrapbook is sadly still undone!). Like so many other mom’s, I just started out making what I thought were fun clips for my daughter. It wasn’t until friends started noticing my clips and suggesting that I sell them that I thought this was something I was actually good at.

I often get asked “How did you come up with the name?” My daughter’s name is Samantha. Upon meeting Sam for the first time, her cousin came up with a nickname for her “Samurai Cutie Pie”...how could I not use that as the name for my endeavour? In hindsight, it has become a very fitting name as Sam is my continued inspiration, and my products are for all the cutie pies out there. So, to my nephew Jaden, you were the genius behind the brand – YOU ROCK!


Rainbow Hair Clips


Today, Samurai Cutie Pie is still a hobby, but one that I am lucky enough to be able to share with others. I still work a full time job, and my house is still (and probably always will be) a disaster, but Samurai Cutie Pie gives me the chance to unwind, and de-stress, and create a product that I hope moms and daughters alike will enjoy wearing as much as I enjoy making. I don’t have the luxury of devoting all of my time to Samurai Cutie Pie, but I do believe that as a result, the time that does go into all of my products is that much more passionate and fun, and if you can see that, then that’s a total bonus. Samurai Cutie Pie will be one year old in April 2011, and I have no intention of stopping now, so to everyone who has and continues to support me - THANK YOU! – and trust me, the best is yet to come!

Monica

Glop and Glam!

Hello Sproggies!

How are you all this fine day??

I'm excited because the sun is FINALLY (FINALLY) out, it's not -26 AND it's not snowing. Fantastic.

So this week at Sprogs.ca we have a sale on all of our Glop and Glam products. These products smell delicious (don't eat them though) and for the little diva (or if you were a rager in the '90's) the Glam Gel for girls has glitter in it!

The products are classified into two products: Glop - for boys and Glam - for girls! The shampoo, conditioner and detangler are for both boys and girls though.

Glop & Glam  is safe for toddlers, children and young adults .

Glop and Glam was created by a mom-preneaur in Calfornia, Andrea Ridgell. Andrea a hair stylist, salon owner and mother wanted to create salon quality products for kids, BUT without all the toxins that are in adult products.  The goal of G&G Hair Products is to create safe, versatile products with fun, child-friendly fragrances without the strong perfumes and colognes used in adult hair products.

Unlike most children’s detanglers and other finishing products, every Glop & Glam product is free of harmful alcohol, paraben and formaldehyde [hydantoin dmdm]. Glop & Glam combines organic ingredients like aspalathus linearis leaf extract, euterpeoleracea fruit extract, glycine soja (soybean) protein and punica grantatum extract with amazing natural nutrients such as aloe, camellia leaf extract [green tea] and echinacea derived from purpurea extract.
Using Glop & Glam products- created specifically for young hair -will help extend the time kid's hair stays natural and healthy. The combination of nutrient rich and organic extracts like aloe, echinacea and green tea validates Glop & Glam’s promise to deliver a healthy collection of products providing many benefits and features. Some of which include:

• Hair nourishment through deep moisturizers
• Improved manageability
• Gloss and texture for a healthy finished look
• Lasting holds which will stay throughout a child’s busy day
• Anti-frizz control
• Natural shine qualities
• Increased lift, texture and added volume
• Curl definition [when needed]
• Lightweight formulas to prevent build-up
• An overall natural look

Look for Glop and Glam in the section for boys, and girls, and also in the section. They will only be on sale this week! So get your orders in quick!

Lastly, a customer reviewed the Glop and Glam Conditioner - check out her review on our site (click here)