As many of you know, I am big into reusing eyewear and just in case you think this might be dumb, but this spectacle necklace is from Anthropologie and retails for a whopping $498.00. I am sure you have a few old frames hanging around, a trip to a bead store, a drill to make some holes, use leather or old chains and voila a cool holiday … [Read more...]
Someone needs to tell Opal about eyewear accessories, like LBI's eyewear cords! Then Earl won't have to find Opal's glasses in her hair anymore. Hope you enjoyed today's opti-fun Pickles by Brian Crane. … [Read more...]
Another couple of great stocking stuffers for all ages, First the combo of a fashion necklace, hiding a magnifier. Then the all important fashionable badge holder. From Rons Optical. Wear them, drape them, attach them, make as part of an eyewear packaging program.... Have a little fun! … [Read more...]
Just love the fact that both Hilco and Nanofilm have packaged nice little stocking stuffers.Perfect gifts, display with some styrofoam 'snow' and a few pair of matching eyeglasses. … [Read more...]
Isn't this a great idea? Why carry 3 different things to hold your eye stuff? Look at this from Astucci Cases, Dual functionality, holds both eyeglasses and contact lenses, plus the tweezers. How great is that! … [Read more...]
Several years ago we introduced a new type of Eyewear- Refracting Eyewear that was seen on Clare Lopeman's Runway. I am sure you may have some old refractors sitting around, you can paint them and make up your own eyewear for some eco friendly eyewear. Even if they were a tad heavy to wear. painting them and using as display items would definitely … [Read more...]
'AA Insurance has revealed the personal items we lose most often. According to claims data between June 2010 and May 2011, eyewear (spectacles and sunglasses) accounted for 30 percent of accidental loss claims, followed by jewellery, hearing aids and mobile phones. AA Insurance estimates that accidental loss of personal items costs the New … [Read more...]
It's Stocking Stuffer time, what better gift to friends, collegues, teachers, aunts than some cool stocking stuffers, that promote your business as well as offer some valuable eyecare and eye health advantages. New from Nanofilm's Winter Collection of Ultra Clarity™ lens care products. The Winter Collection features colorful graphics from … [Read more...]
Can you believe these? A Miniature World in a tiny bottle. I bet Japanese artist Akinobu uses Craftoptics to cut out the paper images. CraftOptics is Distributed by Modern Optical … [Read more...]
Have ever met Jeff Caplan from Craftoptics? You really can't miss him, he is the tallest guy hanging around the Modern Optical booth at Vision Expo. We subscribe to his blog because he has some really good ideas on how and why to use magnifiers. One of his posts, really got me thinking about the benefits of hobbies to eye health and a friend of … [Read more...]
As many of you know, Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has declared October as Home Eye Safety Awareness Month in an effort to urge the public to take extra care in protecting their eyes in order to avoid painful and potentially blinding eye accidents. We know there are a lot of DIY … [Read more...]
Several weeks ago, we did a post on Take 5. One of the easiest ways to increase to make a $5.00 sale is a good and fun selection of Micro- Fiber Cleaning cloths. As a person who has cleaning cloths stashed in every purse, every corner of my house, my luggage and car, I am definitely a fan. Why Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths Are Great To Sell … [Read more...]
My favorite comic, Brian Crane's Pickles frequently provides us with opti-fun humor. I have been enjoying this series lately as Earl aka Pickles gets his eyeglasses adjusted after a little self-help gone wrong: And thank you to Hilco for sponsoring today's opti-fun, a great resource for not just optical tools and accessories but complete … [Read more...]
Zyloware Eyewear will be the exclusive distributor for PureSuasion Cilea Lash Growth Treatment within the Optical Eyeglass Industry. Cathy and I believe that this a great optical business alliance and new sales category opportunity so a win win for everyone. Our industry needs new categories and this is definitely one that the eyecare professional … [Read more...]
I was lucky enough to go on an African Safari with my husband, Ron where we had the best vacation of our lives! Seeing the wild animals up close was amazing and I can see why eyewear designers are inspired by the colors, textures and sheer beauty of these magnificent creatures. It is impossible to describe the excitement of seeing leopards and … [Read more...]
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