Sockprints Staff Picks – Denise Mendoza - Sorority Socks, Coach Gift Socks

Over the next couple of weeks The Happy Sole will be featuring some of our staff’s favorite sockprints to inspire your Holiday shopping list!  We’re thrilled to introduce you to Denise Mendoza and some of her favorites.

"I am always amazed at the creative ways customers are using our products.  I look forward to going to work to see the unique sock orders we print each day from sockprints.com and our Etsy shop, sockprintsOnEtsy!  Here are some of my favorites...

The sorority collection!  My daughter is a Tri- Delta at UC Irvine.  She just became a “BIG” sister to two “LITTLE” sisters.  I think these fun socks would make perfect gifts for her to give to them.

My son plays baseball for his high school and travel ball teams.  I have been trying to think of a gift to give to his coaches this holiday season and I think I have found it!"

SockprintsOnEtsy is ETTEAM-ing up for Holiday Gifts

We are team players!  Sockprints was started a few years ago by two soccer moms teaming -up our expertise in the apparel printing and hosiery industries to bring custom printed socks to life!  Over the years our mompreneur adventure has added Etsypreneur to the journey.  We love having our SockprintsOnEtsy shop among the many talented artists and unique crafters from around the world.   One of the unique features we found on Etsy is the great environment for shop owners to share their ideas, products, and support for one another throughout the entrepreneurial journey.  Our success on Etsy wouldn’t be the same without the teamwork from many of these etsians and we’re thrilled to share a few of them with you!  Take a peek at some great new gift ideas from our ETTEAM teammates, perfect for holiday giving! 

Click here for the full list of ETTEAM shops to explore on Etsy!

Click on the image to shop for these great gift items!

And don't forget that our custom printed socks make great Christmas gifts too!

Etteam Virtual Yard Sale! Go Team!

We're team players!  Two soccer moms working together to bring custom socks to the marketplace with sockprints.com have also found a fun forum to sell our personalized products on Etsy.com.   As part of the Etsy community, we have teamed up with some great shops and we’re pleased to share that we’re participating in a virtual yard sale with them for two days only – September 9-10, 2013.   

If you haven’t checked out our SockprintsOnEtsy shop, now is a good opportunity to do so.  We’re offering 15% off all orders placed through our SockprintsOnEtsy shop during the Etteam virtual yard sale.  Simply enter the code, FALL15 at checkout to receive your discount.

Here’s a complete list of Etteam members and their exclusive offers during the sale.  Etsy is a wonderful marketplace full of unique gift ideas and fabulous finds.  Take advantage of this collective opportunity to save!

Shops with sale sections - click the links and you’re taken right there.

• Charlene Sevier Jewelry - Boho chic jewelry, pendants and accessories
• T Lee Custom Designs - Custom tote bags, clutches and purses
• Knee Deep Originals - 20% off and more off selected fine art
• Beautiful by Charlene - Pendants and jewelry for the special people & days in your life

Items marked sale throughout the shop, enjoy browsing!

• Bazketmakr - Natural vine baskets and hobbitware pottery
• Purple Toed Gypsy - Horsehair and fiber jewelry, wearable wovens

Use these coupon codes to save on items from these fabulous shops. Coupon codes in Bold.

• SockprintsOnEtsy Custom socks for happy soles, 15% off FALL15
• By The Way Upcycled & vintage clothing, 15% off purchase $20 or more FALL15
• PaintFabricWhimsy Mixed media home decor, 15-40% off, sale section FALL15
• Thimbledoodle Handmade infinity scarves for the entire family, 15% off FALL15
• Midnightcoiler Baskets, pottery & gourds, 10% off purchase $20 or more FALL10
• Hattie Designs Beautiful handmade goods for baby, 10% off everything FALL10
• BytheWayside Retro kitsch vintage treasures, 15% off purchase $20 or more FALL15
• Divina Locura Trendy romantic modern chic jewelry, 20% off everything ENJOY20
• Blooming Goddess Treasure chest of gifts & accessories, 15% off it all VirtualSale15
• By the By Hand sewn & knitted accessories, 15% off purchase $20 or more FALL15

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Assisted Living Socks - Irene's fun and useful gift

We’ve always thought that personalizing socks is a perfect way to help keep track of them and our idea was validated when we received the following email from one of our customers.

“The socks are for my 88 year old mother-in-law who has Alzheimer's and a great sense of humor. Her name is Irene and she lives in a facility where her socks seem to keep going missing. I think she'll love these and the folks there will know whose they are - a nicer way to identify her clothing.” – Yvonne

We love this idea and the timing couldn’t be any better for holiday gift giving!




 

 

 

 

5 Great Custom Sock Gift Ideas!

Everyone's looking for perfect gifts this holiday season and sockprints has a few ideas to help complete your shopping list! 

1.   Custom Coach Socks - Say thank you to your coaches for a great season or simply wish them Season's Greetings.  Using the sockprints online design gallery, it’s easy to select an image representing your sport and customize it with your coach’s name and your team name. 

2.  Naughty or Nice Socks – “He knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake!” How about wearing a pair of “naughty” socks on a bad day and on a good day, put on a pair of “nice” socks?  And for those days when you want some leeway, create your own custom “naughty and nice” variation socks!  We think these are really fun for the holiday season. 

3.  Group gifts – Are you looking for that special gift for friends in your book club, bunco group, bowling team, or other organization?  Personalize each pair of socks with your friend’s names.  They’re sure to be a hit!  We have some ready-to-customize bunco, book club and bowling artwork in our design gallery.

 

 

4.   Business socks – We’ve printed lots and lots of socks with company logos on them.  They’re a perfect way to say thank you to your customers and to keep your brand on their minds.

5.   Party favors – Everyone loves a great take-home gift and custom socks are a fun way for guests to remember your hospitality!  Take a peek at these “mistletoe” socks I created for our family Christmas party last year.

Share a custom sock gift giving idea with us by leaving a comment below and your idea may inspire a sock sample to share online with our followers and facebook fans!

You had me at "Customize"

Perhaps my love for personalized products stems from my childhood when I couldn’t find products with my name on them. Growing up in the 70’s & 80’s the personalized product industry was limited. I envied my friends with names like Angie, Traci, and Judy who were able to get name plates for their bedroom doors, among other fun products. When our family went on road trips I would always check the various gas stations and souvenir shops just in case I found a mini-license plate from that state with my name on it. It wasn’t until college that my craving for something personalized was satisfied when I got a new car and ordered personalized license plates. At last, I could put my name on something!

Times have changed since then and now it’s common for me to meet young women and little girls with my same name. It’s also common now to find a wide variety of products to personalize. When my mompreneur partner and I started sockprints we did our research to see if custom printed socks were being offered. We searched high and low and found custom t-shirts, mouse pads, coffee mugs and more, but no personalized socks! We knew we were on to a unique and fresh idea by filling a new product category with custom printed socks. Our socks are so original that we even have a patent pending on the printing process.

Take a look at some recent custom sockprints orders from two of our customers. The first photo shows how our customer, Sandy selected a snowman design from the sockprints gallery and personalized a pair of socks for each gift recipient. What a great holiday gift idea!




This photo shows how our customer customized her own artwork before uploading it to sockprints. This pair of socks features an aspiring singer and showcases artwork for her first cd cover. Carolyn, you’re on your way to fame!



While custom printed socks are our favorite, we still love other personalized products. Some of our other favorite sites for custom products are http://www.zazzle.com/ and http://www.milkorsugar.com/. We like Zazzle so much that we’ve created a Zazzle store, Hearts And Soles, featuring some of our custom artwork. Check it out at www.zazzle.com/HeartsAndSoles. We’re also thrilled to be listed on http://www.milkorsugar.com/ as the only company to offer custom printed socks!

Just like my personalized license plates from long ago, custom printed socks, you complete me!