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  My daughter is very into Pokemon cards right now. It started with Pokemon Go! but has spread into card collecting. We tried playing the card game once and it was SO complicated! Part of playing the game is having a deck of cards - the higher skill cards beat the lower skill cards, or something like that anyway.  Each deck can be 30 or 60 cards but when you have hundreds of cards, you need something to put them in. Therefore I made her deck boxes for her cards.  I started out with one, then two, I think she...

  When Max & Otis Designs first started 11 years ago (!!) it was to sell baby bodysuits because my sister and I were going to a lot of baby showers and she was making really cute baby bodysuits so we started selling them. 9 years ago, I closed that business because I had a baby of my own and couldn't manage being an architect, a mother, and having a side biz while getting very little sleep. Now with so many options available in technology and printing we can bring back our apparel line into the shop! Our baby bodysuits are now printed on...

  Our lunchbox magnets have been sealed with various things as we've grown and explored new options. We started with Mod Podge long, long ago but it was hard to get a smooth finish and the drying time was long. We then tried out a variety of brands and types of spray sealers - acrylic, polyurethane, enamel, etc.  Some brands worked better than others but they all smelled. Still it was an improvement over painting each one. Now we're trying a clear laminate that I think everyone will enjoy a lot more!  It makes the top of the magnets completely...

One of the things lost in the website transition is all of my existing customer log-in information.  If you're a returning customer you'll have to create a new log-in but the good part is you'll get bonus BEANS good for FREE PRINTABLES when you do!   Beans is our new REWARDS PROGRAM.  Every 500 Beans gets you a free printable of your choice. Earn more beans when you follow us on social media, review products (hopefully nice ones!) and refer other customers.  You can even earn points when your friends buy products!  

  I am loving my new website especially for the way it handles options. Hopefully it will make things easier for you too! Now when you browse the PlanetBox Magnets, you can easily select between PDF or Finished Magnet and avoid all the confusion of whether to input a name on the PDF or if you needed an extra name magnet. We're still tweaking things as we go along so if you have suggestions on how to improve the website just let us know. Thanks for shopping! Max & Otis