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One of the most frequently asked questions that we get from our customers is what purse hangers are. Purse hangers are engineered to support up to 15 pounds in weight and can hold purses and handbags for all occasions. The purposes of purse hangers are to protect purses from dirty floors by hanging it right next to you on the table. We currently have three variations of purse hangers. Our first variation is called a folding purse hanger with a hidden hook. As you can see below the hook is always hidden when purse hanger is stored. That way it keeps the hook in a tidy shape without suffering any damage from things that may get tangled while stored inside your purse.
Our second variation is called a round/square folding purse hanger. It is the same concept as our previous version with the exception that the hook is always exposed as shown in the imagery below.
Our third and final variation is a purse hanger with hook. Unlike the previous two variations the hook does not fold and is always exposed as depicted below.
Our beautiful, trendy, sophisticate, lightweight imprinted purse hangers offers a nice companion accessory to your purses no matter where you go. Almost all of our custom logo purse hangers come with an individual gift box or velvet pouch to store your purse hangers in. The most important thing about our imprinted purse hangers is that you can customize it to your needs whether is it is showcasing your logo, name, organization or event. Our most popular ones are the ones that come standard with the option of full color printing, where you can imprint photo quality images right on the surface and your logo or brand will be exposed to many to see. If you wanted engraving, we do have custom laser engraved purse hangers as well. And if you want a bit of bling…we have that too! Some of our purse hangers have a crystallization/rhinestones option as well. Here are our top custom purse hangers.
Posted by Lorena, Design Specialist
August 30, 2011
Customers often call in asking for suggestions to take their promotional or private label campaigns to the next level. It’s not unusual at all for our callers to say “I’m so glad I found you” or “your products are so different from whats out there.” And they look to us for ideas and inspiration to stand out from the rest. Who wants another boring imprinted pen or tote bag? Our customers don’t. If you do, you’re probably calling the wrong company.
One of the most common questions I get is, “how do I pull off the most creative and original idea, but on a limited budget?” Our suggestion is to utilize four color process printing (full color printing). Full color printing gives the opportunity to utilize as many colors as wanted and/or needed and the best thing is that there is only one set-up charge that covers all the colors (unlike silkscreen printing where you need to pay a set-up for each color screen made). Full color printing is like if you were using your regular conventional color printer at home—it can print full color logos, images, patterns, gradients, photo quality images, and so much more! There is no extra charge to do this since our machines are already set-up to print the spectrum of colors. There’s no long turn around time and most importantly, to our creative enthusiasts, no constraints on creativity.
So go ahead and be bold! Express yourself freely through color! It will definitely make your next promotional product campaign go from bland to grand. Here are some of my personal favorites in which you can fully customize the artwork with any full color design—by the way, if you need help with designing, give me a call. 
Posted by Lorena, Design Specialist
May 4, 2011
Keep up with the new fashion trends in 2011: be part of this rapidly evolving era of e-commerce and now, even f-commerce.
2010 was definitely the year of e-commerce and now that the economy shows signs of recovery (finally!), retailers are aiming for more growth in 2011, with great focus on technology. Most of the major retail brands have launched (or will be launching soon) custom apps for iPhone, Android, iPad, and more. For example, Burberry’s app live streams their fashion shows and provides the option for consumers to purchase the runway collection directly from their iPad. It’s all about instant gratification. It’s 2011 – if consumers want it, they want it now.
Another big trend to look out for in 2011 is the “f-commerce”, which basically is the ability to execute shopping transactions in Facebook without leaving the network. Retailers have caught on to the wildfire called Facebook. What better place to connect with consumers than a platform which reaches 500 million users all around the world and even turned over an entire Egyptian government in under 20 days. Facebook is powerful stuff. It is estimated that Facebook users spend approximately 700 billion minutes per month browsing, sharing, and interacting. Currently, few brands like Hallmark, Victoria’s Secret, Dunkin’ Donuts, Ford, and Starbucks are using f-commerce, but it will soon be more and more common to see that around.
What’s still a staple of the fashion industry are the fashion shows each year where designers reveal their new looks. Here are the upcoming dates of the leading fashion shows of 2011:
Feb. 7-10: Montreal, (Quebec) Canada – Montreal Fashion Week
Feb. 10-17: New York, NY – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Feb. 18-23: London, United Kingdom – London Fashion Week
Feb. 21-27: Washington D.C.- D.C. Fashion Week
Feb. 22-25: Buenos Aires, Argentina – Buenos Aires Fashion Week
Feb. 23-Mar. 1: Milan, Italy – Milan Fashion Week
Mar. 1-9: Paris, France – Paris Fashion Week (Mode à Paris)
Mar. 3-6: Miami, FL – Miami Beach International Fashion Week
Mar. 15-18: Los Angeles, CA – Style Fashion Week LA
Mar. 18-25: Tokyo, Japan – Japan Fashion Week
Mar. 22-26: Charleston, SC – Charleston Fashion Week
May 2-6: Sydney, Australia – Rosemount Australian Fashion Week
May 30-Jun. 4: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Fashion Rio
Jun. 13-18: Sao Paulo, Brazil – Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Jul. 4-7: Hong Kong – Hong Kong Fashion Week
As usual, in 2011 we will also make sure to provide you with the trendiest, stylish, and most fashionable giveaway and promotional products, for fashion, women, and health & beauty industries.
Here are some of our top promotional products for the year :
Posted by Eunice, Operations Assistant
March 8, 2011
I have clients ask me every day about neoprene laptop sleeves, and why custom neoprene sleeves are such a good choice for a promotional giveaway or corporate gift. Neoprene has become a more and more popular material used in laptop sleeves, iPod covers, and surfer’s wetsuits. Even high-end designers like Balenciaga, Lanvin, Vera Wang, and Pierre Hardy have used neoprene in their collections, but no one seems to know exactly what neoprene is!
Neoprene is a highly innovative material that is most commonly known for use in bodysuits or wetsuits for surfing and other water sports. It’s thick, washable, soft, and waterproof. Neoprene can even be twisted and pinched and not lose its shape or have weird stretch lines in it like plastic or leather. The reason surfers use it is because it can hold your body’s temperature for hours, so they can stay in the cold water for longer periods of time without getting hypothermia.
Neoprene was invented just a few weeks before nylon in the 1930’s by DuPont Performance Elastomers through a corporate research project. This was the first ever, successfully made synthetic rubber in history! Polychloroprene is the technical name for neoprene. Originally, it was used for automotive parts like fan belts, and other industrial applications like hoses and tires. During World War II, ALL of the neoprene in the U.S. was sent to help with war efforts. Neoprene is a tough material and it can stand up to water, oils, solvents, heat and is even somewhat resistant to fire.
So why make a laptop sleeve out of it? A custom neoprene laptop cover is the perfect promotional giveaway! The material is thick, protective, and it oozes sophistication due to its high quality –which means the laptop sleeve won’t go to waste because people will actually use it. Neoprene laptop cases are versatile and can even stretch up to 0.5” to fit different size laptops. We recently added a wide selection of new neoprene laptop cases and other custom neoprene products to our site and they can be imprinted in a variety of methods, including full color sublimation, screen print, heat transfer, deboss, and embroidery.
Posted by Cathy, Sales & Marketing Coordinator
December 15, 2010
Most of us are somewhat familiar with the idea of embroidery or silkscreen for custom imprinted bags. A less familiar term is dye sublimation, another method to imprint your logo or custom design on corporate apparel, sports team uniforms, totes, bags, make up cases, and anything polyester, neoprene, and a plethora of other textile options. The cool thing about sublimated print and what sets it truly apart is that you can imprint 4 color process and all over design on any tote, bag, or t-shirt.
Although the term may seem foreign, you’ve probably seen these bags in all the major stores like Macy’s, Lucky Brand, GUESS, and so much more. Sublimation is one of the best imprinted methods to get a full color designs on a t-shirt or tote bag, without having to pay for each and every color (like you do with silkscreen process). You pay for one set-up charge and it covers all colors in your all over print designs.
Technically speaking, sublimation works like this: using a special machine for sublimation printing, the heated sublimation inks become a part of the fabric’s molecules and there is no smearing once transferred. The inks are created to vaporize at certain high temperatures rapidly, transforming from solid to gas quickly and bypassing the liquid phase, so that fine detail and brilliant color can embed seamlessly on soft polyester or poly-coated products. This is how photo quality, complex imprints are printed on custom mugs, t-shirts, and cosmetic bags. And if you were to run your fingers across the fabric, you would feel nothing as the inks become part of the fabric.
After the item cools down from the sublimation process – it is completely ready to be used! These fabrics can be washed 50 times and still have great color! The only thing that fades these inks is extended exposure to sunlight, but there are special coatings to extend the life of the imprint when exposed to UV rays (usually for promotional beach bags or outdoor apparel).
In order to achieve the best heat transfer, the heat press should be at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and sometimes lower depending on the product.
Sublimation printing works best on 100% polyester apparel, cosmetic bags, and totes. Polymer coated substances, such as some mugs and coasters work very well too. To achieve a vintage look on your custom dye sublimation product, you should use a poly-cotton blend t-shirt. You also need to keep in mind that sublimation ink only shows up on white or light colored apparel, rather than dark colors like black or navy. Pretty much, the ink must be darker than the fabric to sublimate well.
We LOVE custom sublimation because it offers the greatest room for creativity. Set-up is a little more expensive. Where as silkscreen printing is only $25 or $35 per color, dye sublimation is usually over $150. However, if you think about how much it costs to imprint 4 colors in silkscreen, it’s pretty comparable. Plus, sublimation is the only way to get that photo quality all over print design onto a tote bag or t-shirt. Here are our favorite personalized sublimated bags:
Posted by Cathy, Sales & Marketing Coordinator
November 11, 2010
With the increasing demands and pace of daily life, the need for more getaways and personal pampering is on the rise. For health, wellness, spa, and personal care focused companies looking to promote and market their products and services, we know that pens and coffee mugs just won’t cut it. And for resort-themed events, like retreats and exclusive parties, finding spa and beauty promotional products can be down right challenging.
Luckily, Femme Promo has a wide selection of spa and beauty promotional merchandise with top products like custom imprinted cosmetic bags and candles. Here are some of our top sellers:
For more personal care related items, we feature custom imprinted mirror compacts, lip balms, chapstick, promotional manicure sets, lotions, and so much more!
Click here to visit our unique and stylish collection of Beauty & Spa related promotional products. For unique signature packaging, resort towels, robes, and custom spa sets, our Custom Made Creations program can offer unique solutions to fit almost any product or packaging needs.
Posted by Melissa, Marketing Associate
February 24, 2010
Bags, totes, and cosmetic pouches are among the most popular and most customizable promotional products our there. Corporations hand them out, trade show booths are filled with them, and everyone is familiar with the gift with purchase cosmetic bags that companies like Clinique and Lancome offer. There are 2 ways to create a custom bag campaign. The first option is to choose from a pre-existing selection of cute, designer bags and totes. This is referred to as “stock bags” because we already have the bags readily available in stock, and we are able to easily imprint or embroider, within certain parameters, upon request.
The second option is to create your own bag from start to finish, with your choice of colors, fabrics, dimensions, and design. If you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for in the stock bags, this option gives you the ability to create the perfect bag from scratch! In the design process, you’re able to pick and choose the color that matches your brand perfectly, the dimensions that are the most functional, the material that ties it all together, and a number of other design details to make your bag exactly what you want.
Stock bags are slightly more cost effective, approximately $0.20-$1.50 cheaper per bag, depending on the bag. However, they are not necessarily faster to produce, as many people tend to believe. Because we produce custom bags domestically, they can be completed within 2-3 weeks! Creating a custom bag with your own signature design can be very rewarding and, of course, fun! It’s definitely worth paying a little extra to have the perfect bag.
Check out some of our custom bag projects below. Take notice of the variety – the sky is the limit! We can do allover imprints, make use of different fabric patterns, include unique details, and much much more!
Posted by Melissa, Marketing Associate
February 10, 2010
Fashion week is a chance for fashion designers to debut their latest collections and let everyone know what’s in and what’s out for the upcoming season. It’s an opportunity for celebrities and socialites to be seen, the media to photograph and write, and critics to analyze and…well…criticize. The largest shows are, of course, held in the fashion capitals of the world: Milan, London, New York and Paris. However, cities all across the United States and throughout the world host their own fashion weeks where designers get to display their latest masterpieces and buyers get a glimpse of the newest trends. But Fashion Week, no matter where it’s being held, is not just for designers and buyers. If you live in a city where a Fashion Week is taking place, don’t be shy! Check it out! At the very least, you’ll be impressed by the remarkable and inimitable designs, though you may find yourself wondering if you could ever possibly pull some of those outfits off. 
Here’s a list of the most well known fashion week events being held throughout the United States and world for 2010:
Feb. 11-18: New York, NY - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York
Feb. 15-21: Washington, D.C. - DC Fashion Week
Feb. 15-21: Oslo, Norway - Oslo Fashion Week
Feb. 15-21: Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Fashion Week
Feb. 18-23: Madrid, Spain - Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week
Feb. 19-25: London, England - London Fashion Week
Feb. 24-26: Buenos Aires, Argentina - Buenos Aires Fashion Week
Mar. 14-19: Aspen, CO - Aspen Fashion Week
Mar. 16-20: Charleston, SC - Charleston Fashion Week
Mar. 17-24: Los Angeles, CA - Fashion Week Los Angeles
Mar. 18-21: Miami, FL - Miaim Fashion Week
Jun. 24-27: Paris, France - Paris Fashion Week – Men’s Fashion
Jul. 5-8: Hong Kong - Hong Kong Fashion Week S/S
Jul. 13-18: Atlanta, GA - Atlanta International Fashion Week
Jul. 15-19: Miami, FL - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim Miami
Aug. 9-13: Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Fashion Week
Aug. 14-21: Austin, TX - Austin Fashion Week
Oct. 8-11: Columbus, OH - Columbus Fashion Week
With all of these upcoming Fashion Weeks, you can be sure of one thing, stylish Fashion Week Giveaways! Companies give away everything from trips to dresses to gift bags filled with unique, signature products. Here are a few fabulous giveaway ideas:
Posted by Melissa, Marketing Associate
January 28, 2010
The holiday season has come and gone and we’ve jumped into a new year whether we were ready to say good-bye to 2009 or not. The dust has barely settled from the ball dropping in Times Square, but we’re already flying through January, which means one thing – Valentines Day is just around the corner! If you used up all of your creative gift ideas at Christmas, do not worry, we have so many Valentines-themed items to choose from. Whether you are putting together a sweet company event, memorable gift with purchase, designing a signature private label item, or planning a promotional give away, we have a plethora of stylish and innovative private label merchandise for Valentine’s Day. Not that we don’t all love another box of chocolates, but why not make an impression this year and go with something fresh and original?
Hearts, the language of Amore:
Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like the perfect heart-shaped item, for example, promotional stress relievers, key chains, mirror compacts, and more. We have an entire section on our website dedicated to unique heart-shaped items where you can design a stylish imprint or company logo.
Red and Pink and Red All Over:
Customers often come to us with a particular color in mind. Our job is to find the perfect item for their event, gift, give away, etc. in that exact color. As you can imagine, Valentine’s Day is no exception, and red and pink are in high demand! Our site allows you to search by individual color, so tracking down the perfect pink promotional item is just a click away. Here are a few of our favorite promotional products in red and pink:
Outside the Box:
Or, if you want to step a little further outside of the box, there are many fun ideas available with jewels, animal prints, and funky designs.
So, if you are looking for the perfect item for a Valentine’s Day inspired corporate gift, marketing event, gift with purchase, promotional give away, or private label piece, go with something fresh and original this year. Be unique and innovative and steer clear of the typical Valentine’s Day items that everyone has seen before. Be bold and thoughtful – find an item that will make a statement and be truly treasured.
Posted by Melissa, Marketing Associate
January 19, 2010
There’s nothing better than getting exactly what you want…well, maybe except for coming up with a brilliant idea and then getting exactly what you want. When you have a particular item in mind, you probably have it down to the exact color, material, shape, and size. As you begin Googling, you start realizing what a daunting task it is hunting for your vision, yet anything less than perfect is just plain disappointing. This especially rings true when you’re searching for a particular item that matches your company’s brand message and style guide. Companies spend countless hours fine-tuning their brand with the perfect strategy and design language, and the same scrutiny is required when designing private label merchandise. What good is a private label handbag if the color is “off” when it sits beside the rest of the collection, the style doesn’t appeal to the target audience, or the material is lacking in quality? Nine times out of ten, you might be able to find a bag that is close to what you’re looking for, but it may be mission impossible to find one that fits all of your criteria. Don’t settle, there are options out there that so many are surprised to find out about and yes, they are affordable!
When you create a custom signature product that represents your brand, you are making a bold statement, and you need an item that your company will stand behind. The strength of a signature piece is the full alignment with your brand and brand strategy. Signature pieces are used for many purposes, including reselling, gift with purchase, promotional give away, events marketing (e.g., themed events), corporate gifts, and many more. For each purpose, the signature piece exudes quality, meaning, you didn’t opt for the more affordable standard, stock bag. You are a visionary, creating a signature, one-of-a-kind creation. (Go you!)
So what’s the hesitation? Why not create a signature piece? The usual culprits are price, time limitations, and finding a reliable source. Most of our customers are surprised to find out that many of our items don’t take 12+ weeks, but can actually be produced in 2 to 4 weeks. Another big surprise is that we custom produce original products within the U.S. for many items, so you don’t have to wait for the cargo to dock at the ports and for customs to clear your merchandise. Of course, we go overseas when we have to, especially for large quantity orders, but both our options (domestic and overseas production) have produced some of the most innovative, original pieces for well known brands such as: American Express, Disney, Time Warner, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc. Our price and quality must be exceptional to please these leading brands. And to minimize risk for you, we have check points along the process, such as creating mock-ups, prototypes, and sending you samples and swatches so you can see, touch, and feel your way through the process of getting exactly what you want.
The bottom line is this: our customers are frequently surprised at how easily and effortlessly creating a signature piece is, and that it’s not significantly more expensive than opting for a standard, stock piece. If you are looking to achieve an exact look, create high perceived value, and/or make a bold statement in a very specific way, consider custom manufacturing a private label bag, key chain, notebook, jewelry piece, or houseware item. Contact us for a quote or to get answers on how easily it can be done.
Posted by Melissa, Marketing Associate
December 17, 2009
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