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SEARCHAmerican-inspired accessories, decorations, and bakeware make great retail items. Stock your salon with fun and festive products for Independence Day, and don’t be afraid to display them again come Memorial Day, Presidents’ Day, Veterans’ Day, and even Thanksgiving!
Help clients make their Independence Day parties festive with CK Products’ patriotic bakeware. Sure to jazz up any holiday treat, the dainty collection includes blue- and red-striped baking cups, star-shaped cookie cutters, and edible confetti in red, white, and blue stars. A full list of themed products is available on the wholesaler’s website.
Hooked on Arts ’N Crafts offers a wide variety of patriotic paper crafts such as garlands, scrapbook cut-outs, and confetti. Perfect for party decorations, these affordable products are digitally designed by artist Kate Feil, and then cut electronically to ensure precision. Many different styles and colors are available. Custom and wholesale orders are welcome.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/HookedonArtsNCrafts
Snuggle Bugs Bowtique’s designer Stephanie Sanders started out by making fashionable headbands for her daughters. She has now expanded her business online, creating thousands of custom handmade headwear pieces for weddings, baby showers, holidays, and more. Purchase a few of her elegant red, white, and blue flowered headbands for clients and their kids to flaunt this Fourth of July.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/snugglebugsbowtique
MainStreet - Store welcomes the Fourth of July this year with celebratory aprons. Clients can spice up their holiday baking by wearing stars on a field of blue and red stripes. Heart-shaped pockets give the apron a feminine flare, while printed words from the Declaration of Independence add a touch of sentiment. Enjoy free shipping within the U.S.
http://www.mainstreet-store.com/
Scarf4all features the American Kef, a light scarf designed by fashion insider Boris Chertok, which uses American-inspired images and words to celebrate the nation. With a trendy and delicate ball trim on its ends, this article makes an excellent fashion accessory for the month of July.
Promote the green scene this Independence Day with Icy Cools’ “Red, Ice, and Blue” reusable ice cubes. Clients can cool their drinks without dilution or pollution, while still looking festive in the summer sun. The cubes are pre-filled with purified water and come in packs of 24.
Support veterans by purchasing patriotic jewelry through The Veterans Site to sell in your retail boutique. Anywhere from 3% to 50% of each item is donated to charity through the site’s partner, GreaterGood Network. Funds go toward meals for homeless or hungry veterans.
http://www.theveteranssite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=10
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