Shains – Teen Accessories Making More Than A Fashion Statement

Published on February 3, 2011 in Press Releases. 0 Comments


Shains unisex fashion accessories give teens the freedom to make personal statements and still look cool! The Shain’s mantra Say It, Mean It, Wear It! calls on teens to harness their teen spirit and use Shains accessories for more than fashion statements.

The range is based on recycled rubber into which interchangeable letters and themed icons are added. The funky icons add a decorative element and can also play an integral part of a message, for instance, ‘Lisa heart S’ (see image)! Whether it’s with names or messages, teens everywhere are sure to love the customisable accessorising that Shains offer.

As affordable collectables, Shains are ideal for young people with limited spending money. Moreover, the letters and icons are 100% compatible with all Shains accessories which make them great for swapping with friends.

For environmentally aware teens, Shains tick that box too. Boasting a gamut of green credentials, they are certified lead free and made of recycled and recyclable materials including the packaging. Shains hope to instil a sense of responsibility in young people that as they grow up they will need to look after the environment and the natural resources around them. With this is mind, 10% of the profit made from the sales of Shains is given back to environmental organizations.

Purchase Shains online from www.shains.co.uk and from selected shops (stockists details can be found on the Shains website).

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For All Media Enquiries

Suzie Warner, Cloverleaf Marketing, T: 07703 481909, E: suzieatcloverleafmarketing.co.uk

Recycled and Recyclable – Eco-Cool Shains Fashion Accessories

Published on November 23, 2010 in Press Releases. 0 Comments

Eco-friendly Shains make being green cool!  These affordable fun fashion accessories boast a gamut of eco credentials in addition to being pretty trendy too.

Shains are tactile rubber bracelets, cuffs, necklaces, and key rings in to which interchangeable letters and themed icons – including Eco Icons – are added to create names, slogans, messages.  These unisex accessories are suitable for children of all ages – kids, tweens and teens.  

Certified lead free and made of recycled and recyclable materials – including the packaging – showing young people how the planet’s resources can be reused is the main ethos behind Shains. 

Shains want to raise children’s awareness of the value of our natural resources so that as they grow up, they will understand their responsibility to look after the environment around them.

 10% of the profit made from the sales of Shains is given back to environmental organizations.

Ideal as gifts – Shains make great Christmas stocking fillers –and pocket money buys.   Purchase online from www.shains.co.uk and from selected shops (stockists details on Shains website).

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 Editor’s Notes

About Shains

During October 2010, distributor, Tick Tock Trading Limited launched Shains throughout the UK and Ireland. 

Shains was created in the US by Ewa Martinoff who, while driving home in Los Angeles traffic from her corporate job, was musing over her laptop computer’s power cord ‘bundler’ which she had wrapped around her wrist. She had long ago realized that everyone should have a chance and voice to make their own statement and that this bracelet/powercord ‘bundler’ could be a great means to that end. The awareness of how much we consume and how valuable our resources are meant it couldn’t just be another product. A year later and many trials to ensure an eco-friendly product proposition, Shains debuted.

The name SHAINS began as an acronym (developed by Ewa and her daughter Natasha Martinoff) – State How Action Is a Necessary Solution. Ewa and Natasha quickly realized that the expanded version of this acronym was not going to an easily memorable statement, so ‘say it wear it mean it’, became their slogan while the name SHAINS stuck.

The team and advisors to the company incorporate over 50 years of toy and gift industry experience with brands that include Mattel Toys, Warner Bros, Hello Kitty, and Nestle, just to name a few.

Environmental Information

  • Shains are made of recycled materials 
  • Bracelets & Cuffs are made of recycled TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer, a rubber)
  • Elements are made of recycled ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
  • Packaging is made of recycled papers

 Shains are not suitable for children under 3 years.

www.shains.co.uk

For all media enquiries, contact suzie (at) cloverleafmarketing.co.uk

 

Get Shaining With Shains!

Published on October 18, 2010 in Press Releases. 0 Comments

The New Customisable Eco-Trendy Fashion Accessory Range

Shains customisable eco-trendy fashion accessories are the new must-haves for kids, tweens and teens.

From names through to slogans and messages, kids of all ages are Shaining!

Shains are young, fun and funky and come in a choice of 12 great colours.  The irresistibly tactile rubber Shains include; bracelets, cuffs, necklaces, key rings and brooches. 

Shains offer great value for money and can be purchased singly, or in kit form.  The starter kits contain the accessory, the entire alphabet and themed icons for added appeal.

It’s Easy to Shain!

Select your Shains!

Pick a Shains accessory to customise.

Make a statement! 

Decide what you want yours to say. 

Make your Shain!

Press in your letters and icons to form your statement.

Say it wear it mean it!

Put on and admire your personalised Shains

Share your Shains!

Swap letters and icons with friends and family.

Then, when you have something else to say, simply remove the letters from the holes and start again!

Go On GET SHAINING!!

And they get the environmental thumbs up too – they are made of recycled and recyclable materials, as is all the packaging. Plus 10% of the profit made from the sales of Shains is given back to environmental organizations. 

Shains eco-trendy fashion accessories can be purchased online from www.shains.co.uk and from selected shops  (stockists details on Shains website).

Tick Tock Trading Ticking Away Nicely After Distribution Deal

Published on October 18, 2010 in Press Releases. 0 Comments

Northern Ireland based Tick Tock Trading have been awarded exclusive rights throughout the UK and Ireland by American company, Shainware, to distribute their flagship eco jewellery and accessory brand, Shains.

The cool Shains range is based on recycled rubber bracelets, cuffs, necklaces, key rings and brooches punctured with with holes in to which interchangeable letters and icons are pressed.  Coming in 12 cool colours, the range is aimed at children, tweens, teens and young adults.

Shains are available singly, or as starter kits that include both the jewellery or accessory item and the entire alphabet along with eye candy icons for added appeal.

Maire Gallen, who runs Tick Tock Trading says:

“Shains offer retailers a totally new innovative jewellery and accessory concept at reasonable price points.  This is a young, fun and funky brand ideal for the gift, fashion and toy markets.”

Maire continues:

“The environmental ethos behind the Shains is an integral part of the brand, and a percentage of net profits are donated to worthy environmental organisations.” 

Shains are totally environmentally friendly as not only are the products made of recycled and recyclable materials, so is all the packaging. 

A comprehensive Marketing and PR campaign to promote the range is currently underway. For retailers interested in stocking Shains, Tick Tock Trading are currently offering a Retailer Starter Kit of assorted item.

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Editor’s Notes

About Tick Tock Trading

Tick Tock Trading are a young company with a mission to seek out the newest and most current lifestyle and gift products from around the Globe.  With a discerning eye for innovation, style, and function, Tick Tock offer affordable, high-quality products from a variety of manufacturers.

Website:  www.ticktocktrading.co.uk

About Shains

Shains was ideated by Ewa Martinoff who, while driving home in LA traffic from her corporate job, was musing over her laptop computer’s power cord ‘bundler’ which she had wrapped around her wrist. She had long ago realized that everyone should have a chance and voice to make their own statement and that this bracelet/power cord ‘bundler’ could be a great means to that end. The awareness of how much we consume and how valuable our resources are meant it couldn’t just be another product. A year later and many trials to ensure an eco-friendly product proposition, Shains debuted at stores in November 2007.

Tha name SHAINS began as an acronym (developed by Ewa and her daughter Natasha Martinoff) – State How Action Is a Necessary Solution. Ewa and Natasha quickly realized that the expanded version of this acronym was not going to an easily memorable statement, so ‘say it wear it mean it’, became their slogan while the name SHAINS stuck.

The team and advisors to the company incorporate over 50 years of toy and gift industry experience with brands that include Mattel Toys, Warner Bros, Hello Kitty, and Nestle, just to name a few.

  • Shains are made of recycled materials 
  • Bracelets & Cuffs are made of recycled TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer, a rubber)
  • Elements are made of recycled ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
  • Packaging is made of recycled papers

 For media enquiries – contact suzieatcloverleafmarketing.co.uk

Job Satisfaction!

Published on October 15, 2010 in Media Coverage. 0 Comments

This week saw a fab Sezitall bookcase included in a Love It! Magazine magic wishes article.  Okay, so it does feel great to see any good coverage, but this was the type of coverage which made us quite frankly feel pretty warm inside.  The bookcase was included in makeover of a bedroom for a little girl called Charleigh, who had been rather poorly of late with Leukemia, and thoroughly deserved a boudoir fit for a princess.  The Love It! designer did a great job and the room looked great – I think Charleigh rather liked it too!

Thank you Sezitall for your generosity and of course to Love It! Magazine for granting such a worth magic wish………

Be Seen Back At School With The Coolest Bag Around!

Published on July 29, 2010 in Press Releases and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Simply Colors cool messenger bags can be personalised with any child’s name and are ideal for kids of all ages to carry their school stuff in! And it goes without saying that after seeing their bag, their friends will want one too!

 Their large and extra large messenger bags are the ideal size and shape for school books and folders. They are easy to carry with an adjustable strap and their tough water resistant fabric ensure that both bag and contents make the journey home unscathed in rainy weather.

 At the end of a busy school day, a Simply Colors personalised bag is easy for their young owner to find and for others to return should a bag be misplaced. For parents, the personalisation removes the need to insert fiddly name tapes or unsightly handwritten names that inevitably fade over time.

They come in 7 fab colours. Prices start at £22.90* for a Large Messenger Bag, and £25.90 for the Extra Large Messenger Bag

Order  from:  www.simplycolors.co.uk.

*Images show the Large Messenger Bag.

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Editor’s Notes

About simply colors

Simply colors is a global company with its head office in Holland, and franchises in most of Europe as well as the USA, Canada, Australia and China.

Simply colors in the UK was started in May 2008 by Keeley Edge, who after receiving a simply colors t-shirt from her sister-in-law in Spain, was so impressed with their design and quality that she wanted to purchase other simply colors products.  It was then that Keeley discovered that simply colors did not exist in the UK and she decided to fill this gap herself and start up a franchise for the UK and Ireland.

Website:  www.simplycolors.co.uk, Email:  info@simplycolors.co.uk, Tel:  0800 321 3669

For all media enquiries contact:

Suzie Warner, Cloverleaf Marketing, suzie@cloverleafmarketing.co.uk,

Tel:  07703 481909

 

An ode to Clover

Published on July 28, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

When the new website was in the planning stages, I wanted to add something quirky related to clover and found this lovely poem by Ella Higginson.  However, try as I did to incorporate this somewhere in to the site, it just didn’t work on any of the pages and so poem was ditched :(   Anyway I still love this poem,  and I hope you like it too.

 

I know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry blooms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith,
And one is for love, you know,
And god put another in for luck–
If you search, you will find where they grow.But you must have hope, and you must have faith
You must love and be strong — and so –
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
   

We’re Officially Blogging!

Published on July 16, 2010 in Cloverleaf chatter, Media Coverage and Press Releases. 0 Comments

Hello world!

Cloverleaf has a blog at last! Overdue I know, but here it is and I intend to use it to provide informal updates as they happen on our lovely client news including their hot off the press media successes and any new product announcements as they are known.

I might even chuck in my own personal ramblings, I think a blog gives a certain amount of permission to digress from ‘important’ business!

And speaking of digressing, I’ll sign off my first post to return to events on day 37 in the BB house as Ife has just been evicted.  Oh, and to complete the final tweaks to the copy for new website which is due to go live any day………:)))