Win a Girls Rock Shirt for a Rockin' Mama

A lot of you have heard me talk about how how supportive and influential my mom and grandma have been in my feminism, activism and specifically in Sticker Sisters. Some of you have even had the chance to see them in action at our yearly family reunion at the NOW conference.

In honor of Mother's Day, I want to hear about an amazing mama you know (or two or three).

Post in the comments about them and then on Mother's Day I'll pick a winner at random. The winner will receive a Girls Rock t-shirt for themselves or the mother of their choice. Please make sure there's some way I can identify or contact you in your comment.

Check out this rockin' family who got so many smiles and comments when they wore their Girls Rock shirts out all together.

Mama Cait explained that her older daughter "is shy so it's really a statement for her, which is very cool. It's good to see girl power things especially for young girls."

If you know a girl who needs a little encouragement or a rockin' mama, pick up an empowering shirt for them. Or better yet--get shirts for your whole crew!

Let's share stories and celebrate all the great mamas we know!

Holiday Shipping & Gift Ideas

If you need your order by Xmas, please get it in by Saturday 12/20.

Need help choosing gifts for the girls on your list? Here our most popular gifts for every age group (and budget!).

Gifts for Babies
Girls Rock baby shirt

Very soft, pale yellow shirt with a girls rock design on the belly. $17

Also available in a onesie.





More suggestions:
"My Kind of Princess" shirt or onesie.
Brave Girl shirt or onesie.


Gifts for Kids
Brave Girl Adventure Pack

She gets a Brave Girl t-shirt, box of Brave Girl-Aids, pair of shoelaces, button and stickers in a festive gift box. You get the satisfaction of encouraging her to be strong, proud and adventurous. $35
More suggestions:
"Happy to be a Girl" fuzzy stickers
Rockin' Girl gift pack


Gift for Activists
Action Girl Pack

Give her the activist attire she needs--an "Action Not Glamour" t-shirt, a pair of spunky shoelaces, and stickers galore. $35




More suggestions:
"I Fight Like a Girl" poster
"This Insults Girls/Women/Everyone" stickers


Gifts for Readers
Up Words Girls Magnetic Poetry

"Featuring verbs like investigate and demand, adjectives like invincible and sassy, and nouns like goddess, activist and amazon, this fierce collection of women's words will bring out your inner Audre Lorde. "
--Bust Magazine
$14.95


More suggestions:
Girl Writer Gift Set
"My Kind of Princess" t-shirt


Stocking Stuffers (Under $10)
Brave Girl-Aid

Band-aids for the skinned kneees, scraped elbows,
and other boo boos that BRAVE girls
are bound to get. $7.95

More suggestions:
Girl Power and Action Not Glamour shoelaces
Stickers!


A Little Something for the Whole Troop/Team/Office/Family (Under $5)
Girls Rock Buttons

They're cute and fun with a celebratory message. At a dollar a piece you can get enough for everyone on your list (and even people who aren't!). $1



More suggestions:
Stickers
"I'm so Happy to Be a Girl" pencils

From Election to Holidays

Now that the election is over, I can finally come up for air! The day job took me to the Democratic National Convention, the Republican National Convention, and all around Southern California doing election-related coverage.

Ariel and her friend Tamika at the Conventions

It was all very exciting, but after the number of sexist comments I heard I’m even more passionate about Sticker Sisters and the work that still needs to be done.

Please consider donating money, time, or even some “Girls Can Do Anything” stickers or school supplies to an organization that does important work with girls. If you want to give people suggestions of organizations please post them in the comments.

And with the upcoming holidays, I hope you’ll give gifts with a message. At Sticker Sisters, of course, you can choose from dozens of stickers, t-shirts and other goodies with celebratory, encouraging messages for girls of all ages.

Independent, Unique Shopping

If you're in the LA area, come do your holiday shopping at Unique LA. It's going to have over 150 indie designers, artists and merchants. Not only is buying directly from local creators way better than picking up something at the mall, but no middle man means saving $$$.

Come stop by the Sticker Sisters table and say hi!

December 13th & 14th, 11 am – 7 pm
California Market Center, Downtown Los Angeles (Map It)
110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90079

$5 per ticket
(children 10 and under are free)
50% of ticket sales benefiting Create Now, a local arts organization for at-risk youth.

Happy 35th Anniversary Roe v. Wade!

Lots of great stuff going on today to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion.

Check out all the bloggers taking part in NARAL's Blog for Choice Day.

Also take a look at Planned Parenthood's Wall of Protest where you can "express your outrage over the Federal Abortion Ban." Beware it loads pretty slow. But I guess that means lots of people have contributed images, so slow is a good thing. The one thing I don't really understand is the images of people's pets up there. I mean I've never asked my cat if she's pro-choice, but maybe I should get on that!

I know there's a lot of talk about how Roe v. Wade is being eroded and reproductive choice is in jeopardy, but I've never felt like young people were really behind that. I mean we've grown up our whole lives with Roe v. Wade. I try not to pay too much attention to polls, but I was kind of freaked out to read that teens and young adults seem less pro-choice than older generations.

I read this today in the LA Times:

Looking specifically at teens, a Gallup survey in 2003 found that 72% called abortion morally wrong, and 32% believed it should be illegal in all circumstances. Among adults surveyed that year, only 17% backed a total ban.

The article talks about antiabortion clubs and summer camps for middle and high school students. Really? Antiabortion summer camp?! I had no idea.

Well we better keep fighting. Here's to many more choice filled years!

Gifts For Girls and Holiday Orders

I've been busy getting a new sticker printed and December seems to have snuck up on me. I hope those of you in the Midwest and New York are surviving the winter weather. I'm drinking some hot chocolate for you right now!

Anyway this sticker elf is ready to get your holiday orders out to all the brave, strong girls in your life.

To make your job as awesome aunt/mother/grandmother/friend even easier this year, we've got spiffy new gift boxes and can ship your order directly to the recipient. So go ahead and add wrapping and a personalized card to any order. Our new gift packaging is made of recycled materials so it’s easier on the environment too!



Have a great holiday season!

P.S. If you need gifts in time for Xmas, please place orders by December 19th.

New GIRLS ROCK Vinyl Stickers

A little while ago a Sticker Sister fan named Justine wrote and said, "It would be great if you had some tougher/ waterproof stickers so we could put them on our car and water bottles and
stuff!"

She wasn't the only one who's been asking for stickers made out of stronger material, so here you go! I'd like to introduce you to the brand new Girls Rock vinyl stickers. This sticker can withstand water and won’t rip. It has a 4-inch diameter so it’s big enough to stand out on a car bumper, but small enough to fit on a notebook or water bottle.

So grab a few and start sticking! They also make a great little treat to include in holiday cards or xmas stockings.

Giving Thanks (and not giving thanks)

So I spent yesterday with my mom, grandma, aunt, and cousin. There were moments when they drove me crazy of course, but overall I felt so lucky to be surrounded by such strong, awesome women and one smart, spunky eleven-year-old. This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for all the wonderful people in my life, but especially the amazing, brave girls and women I know.

Hopefully you'll have a chance during the holiday to think about all the awesome girls in your life. And keep in mind that Sticker Sisters has dozens of smart, spunky stickers, t-shirts, and gifts with celebratory, encouraging messages for girls of all ages. And you don't have to wrestle the crowds at the mall to get the goodies!

Okay, well just to round out this little mushy love fest, here are a couple things I won't be giving thanks for this year.

1) Turkeys that look like headless women's bodies (in a bikini no less!) waiting to be carved up. Misogyny on a plate. Ugh just what this holiday needed.

2) The upcoming Spice Girls reunion tour. Really? Oh please please don't say they're back.

But seriously--what are you thankful for and not thankful for today?