makers & suppliers

Toy Fair: an appropriate place for a 20, 30 and 40-something to be a kid

Earlier this week, creative innovators abound brought their respective toys and games to showcase at the 113th annual Toy Fair. Boasted as one of... more »

Aurora World launches spring plush collection

Aurora World offers an impressive range of sizes and species to delight children of all ages. In fact, the global leader in high-quality gift products has more than 3,500 soft dolls and plush animals to... more »

Aurora World announces 2016 introductions at Toy Fair

Aurora World is nosing ahead (with Gnomlins), making a splash (with Sea Sparkles and YooHoo sea life) and succeeding with flying colors (thanks to Candy Confettis and more) at the 2016 Toy Fair, taking place... more »

Woodstock Chimes’ newest rainbow makers sparkle in the New Year

Woodstock Chimes, a leading manufacturer of musically tuned wind chimes, garden décor and high-quality gifts, rings in 2016 by further developing one of its strongest performing collections, Woodstock Rainbow Makers. This January, the company debuted... more »

Burton + BURTON announces Albert Maslia Memorial Award winner

Burton + BURTON recently announced Mercy Hospital Gift Shop of St. Louis, Missouri, as the winner of the inaugural Albert Maslia Award. The award showcases excellence in visual merchandising for hospital gift shops and honors... more »

Demdaco expands LillyBit line of fashionable, functional accessories for mothers

DEMDACO, the Leawood, Kansas-based design firm specializing in gift and home décor products, is delighted to expand its LillyBit collection of one-of-a-kind personal accessories designed for the on-the-go Mom with new Messenger Backpacks and Day... more »

Maxine, Bob Burton presented Medallion of Honor from UGA College of Agriculture

University of Georgia alumni Maxine and Bob Burton have been awarded the Medallion of Honor by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.... more »

What I learned in Dallas

While snow was piling up everywhere across the country, it was a cool 40-something degrees in Dallas last week. Thousands of people with a penchant for product inundated the Dallas Market Center to see the... more »