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| January 2006
Volume 4 Issue 1 |
CEO's Corner
Happy New Year everyone!
Who can believe it’s 2006 already! Wow! We have been in business for 5 years
now.
Mary Tatum, another founder of Tomboy Tools, and I were just talking the other
day about our progression over the last 5+ years. It’s not only been an interesting
journey; it’s been a challenging one as well. In 2000, while attending the National
Hardware Show to buy product for our line, we were laughed at by a few men who
thought, “Why would women need tools?”. When you hear comments like this, it’s
only human nature to sometimes second-guess yourself. ”Maybe, they are right, maybe
this isn’t such a good idea”. “Maybe we are the only women out there that love
tools and love learning how to do new projects.” Those doubts were short lived.
In 2002, a 6-minute segment on Tomboy Tools aired on NBC Nightly News with Tom
Brokaw. We were NOT alone!! Thousands of women were just like we were. They
loved the idea and loved the fact that quality tools and education were going
to be offered to them! The most common response we heard was, “It’s about time”! I feel that same sentiment when looking back on the last 5 years. We took baby
steps for several years, which was absolutely necessary to build the company with
our limited resources. But now… IT’S ABOUT TIME!!
We have positioned ourselves to make 2006 our breakthrough year! We could not
be more excited about the upcoming events, partnerships, and people who have joined
our team, including all of our new consultants out in the field.
We understand that we need everyone’s support and effort to do this. Each of
you have a sister, daughter, mother, aunt, or grandmother who you can share this
idea and give them the gift of empowerment. Empowerment comes from the education
and hands-on fun that we can provide in our tool parties. Who would not appreciate
being given that opportunity? Our new slogan sums it up.
Women. Tools. Knowledge
Pass it On
Join us in 2006 to make a difference in someone’s life. You might be surprised
at the true impact of the gift you are giving.
Janet Rickstrew
CEO
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Tomboy Tools Teams up with Leslie Segrete
We are excited to announce a strategic alliance with Leslie Segrete. Leslie
can currently be seen on TLC’s While You Were Out and can also be heard nationwide
on The Money Pit Radio Show.
Tomboy Tools met Leslie during an event with Country Home Magazine in New York
City. Lucky for us, Leslie’s equipment did not make it to the show. She used
our Tomboy Tools to complete her upholstery segment and loved them. She strongly
believes in our company and wants to participate in our mission to empower women
with hands on education. We are both very excited about the future and the potential
for an ongoing relationship.
Leslie Segrete is a true renaissance woman through and through. Raised in a family
where creativity was truly nurtured, she found her skills early.
Her mother taught her how to sew when Leslie was four years old and would assist
her in making her Halloween costumes. By the time she was eight; Leslie was making
and selling holiday crafts in front of her home when all of the other children
had lemonade stands. Her parents got a real kick out of this and supported all
of her dreams.
Her father, an interior architect for retail spaces, showed her that with hard
work and dedication not only could creativity thrive, but that it could prosper.
From then on Leslie decided that a career in the arts was the right fit for her.
Leslie proclaims:
“All it takes is the courage to try and not to be afraid to make mistakes”.
This holds true for all of the arts Leslie Segrete expresses herself in. She
loves to sew, build, and create art in every medium including food. Trained as
a Scenic Designer and a Professional Chef there is always something in the works
in Leslie's mind and hands.
Please look for her how-to book titled “Fear Not; You Can Reupholster Anything”
which will give you all the skills you need to upholster like the pros, coming
out in Fall 2006 from Sterling Publishing.
Stay Tuned for further announcements regarding our alliance with Leslie. We
are working on several exciting events and will share the information as soon
as possible.
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Tomboy Tools and LP Moulding partner to help you transform your home
Tomboy Tools and LP Moulding, a product produced by Louisiana-Pacific® Corporation,
are teaming up to help you quickly and easily customize any room in your home.
If you’re looking for ways to add beauty to your home that only looks like you
spent a fortune, then we’ve got solutions for you! LP Moulding is happy to share
in the success of Tomboy Tools and looks forward to being able to provide you
a wider selection of decorative options and improvements for your home.
Do you want to make your living room more inviting? Is your bedroom or bathroom
boring? Been thinking about turning your basement into a bonus room? If so,
you’ve come to the right place. Installing moulding in your home can help breathe
new life into any room. Available in eight beautiful collections, featuring modern
looks and classic favorites, LP Moulding will help you showcase your creativity
to fit your own personal style.
LP Prefinished Mouldings are polymer-based, resistant to cracking, splitting
and warping. Moisture resistance makes these mouldings perfect for kitchens, bathrooms
and laundry rooms, unlike wood, which can mold and rot due to high indoor humidity.
An affordable alternative to wood, LP Moulding offers prefinished product lines
designed to meet any of your moulding project needs.
Lightweight and ready to install upon purchase, our prefinished woodgrain mouldings
come with the appearance of hand-finished wood, saving you time and money because
it requires no sanding, painting or staining. From white oak color crown mouldings
to rich dark baseboards, LP Moulding with woodgrain finishes are available in
today’s most popular colors.
Don’t want the look of woodgrain in your room? That’s okay. Also ready to install
is pre-finished Crystal White™ Moulding. Crystal White products look like painted
wood, and can be installed as-is, or painted to match existing trim. LP Moulding
cuts and installs like wood using standard woodworking tools.
Want to really make an entrance? LP Moulding offers Crystal White door trim kits
that are a fast and easy way to improve any standard doorway. Door trim kits include
pre-cut casing and corner blocks packaged together for a miterless installation.
Home improvement projects just can’t get any easier than this.
A complete listing of LP Moulding styles, design ideas, colors and other helpful
information can be found online at http://www.lpmoulding.com/tomboy. You can purchase LP Moulding at any Lowe’s or Menards retail location. A new
look for your home is just a few simple steps away.
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Corporate Happenings
The Tomboy Tools Corporate Road Show is about to begin. Starting in February,
Janet Rickstrew and Lorie Ann Krause will be crossing the country to bring new
tools, training and fun to all of our wonderful consultants and Tomboy Tools supporters
through out the United States.
The Corporate Crew will start in Chicago in February where our tools will be
featured at the Chicago Home and Garden Show. We will be teaming up with Eric
Stromer from the NBC hit show “Three Wishes” and TLC’s Clean Sweep. He will be
featuring our tools and doing a live televised presentation called “Empower Women
with Power Tools”.
From there, they are off to Portland with our Super Star Jo Jorgenson. Then
they head south for a little southern hospitality with the Exciting Evelyn Maley.
The rest of the tour will be announced soon. Be sure to watch for dates when
Tomboy Tools Corporate Crew will be coming to see you.
Product of the month
This month with the addition of LP Moulding joining our team we would like to
highlight the new compressor kit. This is a great tool for doing trim work in
your home. Adding new moulding, chair rail or crown moulding can beautify a room
quickly and inexpensively.
Everyone (including our Consultants) who orders a compressor kit from now until
the end of the month will receive 10% off of this kit!!
When ordering online, please be sure to take the time to enter your consultants
ID#. If you do not currently have a consultant that you are in contact with please
use the link during checkout and choose a consultant near you and enter their
ID.
Compressor Kit, regularly $119.95, sale price through the end of January is $107.95
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