During the month of December, Mabel’s Labels will be donating a portion of sales from our Holiday line of labels to a local family in need.  Thanks to our Community Relations Committee for spearheading this initiative once again this holiday season.

Pick up a set of Holiday Return Address labels for your pre and post holiday cards. The Stocking Stuffer Combo makes a great gift for coaches, teachers, community friends and anyone else on your list this season. At $5 each it’s a perfect add-on to any gift!

Worried that the kids are starting to recognize that Santa’s handwriting looks oddly similar to mom or dads? Our Santa Tags will ensure the magic of Saint Nick and Christmas is kept alive for another year! Shop Mabel’s Labels Holiday Products today and help us give back to a family who could use a extra hand this year!

The Mabel’s Labels Loot Bag Combo is a great gift at Christmas if you want to go for that personalized touch. The children’s faces just lit up in Haiti, “that’s me!” they would say. Something undeniably belonging to them. This year why don’t you share a personalized gift!

Instead of using a gift tag you can attach a Loot Bag Combo and write who it’s from on the back. If your kids are in sports or Scouts or anything like that it can be expensive getting individual gifts but these are the perfect size and price! Also, great for giving to teachers. Last but not least this little pack of labels is the perfect size for a stocking stuffer!

Can you think of any other creative ways to give labels?

Photo Credit: Our Kids Private School Expos

Meet top PS-12 private and independent schools at Canada’s largest school Expo that is taking place in Oakville, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario!

As a friend of Mabel’s Labels, we are pleased to offer you VIP admission passes for a family of 4, to the upcoming Our Kids Private School Expos.

Chat with school representatives, parents, students and experts face-to-face and learn about many different schools in one day, at one location.

Photo Credit: Our Kids Private School Expos

Find top schools for kids and teens at the Private School Expos:
• Meet the leading PS to 12 private and independent schools
• Attend free information seminars to help you choose and finance your child’s education
• Choose from day or boarding, single-sex or co-ed schools that focus on: arts, sports, education, special needs or an all around academic experience
• Learn about scholarships, bursaries and tax credits
• Speak with current students, staff and heads of schools

Photo Credit: Our Kids Private School Expos

When and Where:

Toronto: Saturday, October 15, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto

Oakville: Sunday, October 23, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Oakville Conference Centre–Holiday Inn

To ensure free admission, please use Promo Code: MABEL, when registering online: www.OurKids.net/expo

Mabel staffers Catherine, Melissa, Diane & Kim worked together as a team and had a blast participating in the challenge! They also did an amazing job of hosting bake sales & rallying friends & family to reach their fundraising goal for the United Way.

Team Mabel had to gather such items as a spare tire, a hard hat, fuzzy dice, eye glasses, movie poster and more! They also had to try to visit as many checkpoints as we could throughout the city. At each stop, they had to answer questions about the location. This Challenge enabled the team to see different parts of our beautiful city, Hamilton.

We are lucky to have Melissa, Diane, Catherine & Kim as part of Team Mabel! Way to go!

We are very excited to announce that Mabel’s Labels Facebook Page reached the milestone of 30,000 “Likers” today! Special thanks go out to Summer Jew Bowers who was our 30,000^th “Liker”. To celebrate this milestone we have put together a Mabel’s Labels tote bag FULL of Mabel goodies and will be giving it away to one lucky fan.

To get your name in the hat for this awesome bag-o-swag simply leave a comment letting us know where you are from and how you first heard about Mabel’s Labels. The winner will be chosen at random.

Thanks for being a part of The Mabelhood community. It wouldn’t be the same without each and every one of you!

Contest closes Wednesday August 31, 2011 at 12:00pm EST. Winner will be announced on Thursday September 1, 2011.

From August 16 to September 6th, earn $25 in Mabel Moolah for every $85 purchased, before taxes and shipping, after discounts. Order online or by phone today to earn your Mabel Moolah today! You will receive an email with a coupon code after your order has been completed or a member of our friendly Customer Service team will provide you with a code if you give us a call to order.

How to Collect Mabel Moolah:

• Mabel Moolah can be collected on orders placed between
  10:00am EST August 16 – 3:00pm EST September 6, 2011.
• Every $85 spent on a single order before taxes and shipping, after discounts, earns $25 in Mabel Moolah.

How to Redeem Mabel Moolah:

• Mabel Moolah can only be redeemed between 10:00am EST October 3 – 3:00pm EST October 17, 2011.
• Place an order totalling at least $65 before taxes and shipping.
• You may redeem $25 in Mabel Moolah for every $65 spent before taxes and shipping, after discounts.

Mabel’s Labels is proud to announce our sponsorship and support of the #140edu Conference, held August 2nd and 3rd in New York City. Dedicated to “Exploring the State of Education NOW”, this event will provide a stage for students, elementary and secondary school teachers, professors, parents, administrators, school boards and more.

From the #140edu site:

“Ever since the first #140conf event in New York City back in June 2009, we have been looking at the effects of the real-time web on Education. To date, the #140conf events have provided a platform for: students, elementary and secondary school teachers, college professors and high school principals. At a recent #140conf it was said that “in 1920 being illiterate meant not being able to read or write. In 2010 being illiterate means not knowing how to surf the net.”

The changes in the way we live our lives must create change in the way we teach and learn. The real-time web should create profound changes in the way we think about what, how and why students and teachers can do, create and communicate. The very nature of what we consider “school” should be radically different given the powerful reach of the communicate tools our students have at their disposal. #140edu is dedicated to exploring and expanding that change.”

At Mabel’s Labels, we have a strong connection to teachers and the education system and are thrilled at the opportunity to support both. Not only are the kiddos of Mabel Staffers and Co-Founders growing up in the “State of Education NOW”, we are also very involved with educators, PTOs and PTAs through various Special Programs.

It is our pleasure, then, to offer customers and fans the ability to attend #140edu at the low price of $1.40. Use code MABEL when purchasing your pass and the discount will be applied. Register here.

Do you have a blog? If so, you are invited to attend #140edu for FREE! Apply as media/a blogger and name Mabel’s Labels in your application to be accepted. Apply here.

Share your voice. Join us at #140edu.

Do these pictures look familiar to you? Are you finding yourself digging through the school’s lost & found pile on these last days of the school year?  Mabel’s Labels wants to help you avoid this task in the years to come. We are giving away sets of Colorful Sticky Labels in exchange for photos of the lost & found at your kiddos’ school. How can you get in on this awesome giveaway? Easy!

1. Take a picture of the Lost & Found at your kids’ school, daycare or camp.
2. Tweet us the picture @mabelhood or email it to fan@mabel.ca
3. We’ll reply with instructions on how to claim your set of Colorful Sticky Labels*.

*While quantities last

The fine print:

• The giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the US
• One set of Colorful Sticky Labels per household
• Giveaway closes Wednesday June 29^th at 12:00pm EST
• You give permission to Mabel’s Labels to use your submitted photo online on the Facebook Fan Page, Twitter Account & The Mabelhood Blog

This is Diane!

Recently I had the chance to sit down with Diane, our Buzzmama™ Coordinator in order to chat about the new and exciting program. Read on!

Q: So, what is a Buzzmama exactly?
A: Buzzmamas are volunteer brand ambassadors. Simply put: mamas who use and love Mabel’s Labels, and can’t help but share the idea!

Q: What exciting things are in store for a Buzzmama?
A: Lots of great rewards! An exclusive Facebook group, monthly newsletters, coupons, surprise gifts and even some special events in their areas.

Q: What sorts of things do Buzzmamas buzz about? Can you give me an example?
A: Mostly buzzing about how handy our products have been to them, and suggesting to friends and family that they would love them too.

I once heard from a Buzzmama that she was at a potluck and had all of her dishes labelled. Everyone was dying to know where she got them, and she proudly told them!

Q: How does one become a Buzzmama?
A: Currently we’re accepting applications from the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply today!

Join us today, Wednesday April 27^th for a live broadcast from Mabel’s Labels HQ! We are gathering all our staffers together for a screening of Rachael Rays “Lucky You!” segment with Mabel’s Labels. Julie Cole will be our host for the livestream & you’ll even get to meet a few of our fabulous staffers & get a sneak peek inside Mabel HQ!

Tune in to your local station starting at 10am today to watch the Rachael Ray Show & keep an eye out for the “Lucky You” portion of the hour.   Find out when and where the show will air in your area here.

Check out our Facebook page or Livestream Channel to catch the excitement at 2pm EST Wednesday April 27, 2011.