Decorative Cravings: WallCandy® Arts Scores a Pregnancy Trifecta
Aug.11
Sharing the spotlight with “Hollywood’s Hottest Moms” may be one of the most flattering compliments WallCandy Arts has received this year. Thanks to Pregnancy & Newborn magazine for categorizing our funky Rococo chalkboard decals and our giant ice cream lamp as “Cravings.”
The issue is on newsstands now.
Our 28-inch ice cream lamps, which come in either vanilla or strawberry, were paired with Ben & Jerry’s recipes and pickle-flavored lip balm as items the editors “can’t get enough of.” Hey, maybe we should branch out into pickle-themed wall decals and furnishings 
Lastly, Pregnancy & Newborn gave a shoutout to our Smarts Bees & Trees collection, which was a special “Black and White and Cute All Over” pick. As the mag points out, studies show that simple black-and-white patterns stimulate babies to “learn, develop and grow in an optimal environment.”
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a newborn’s vision is most attracted to high-contrasted patterns such as checkerboards, bull’s eyes and stripes. And color recognition really doesn’t kick in until about four months. The Smarts collection was designed with this science in mind.
Do you have any decorative pregnancy cravings? Let us know how your nursery walls are shaping up at hello@wallcandyarts.com. We’d love to share your creativity with other wall decal enthusiasts!
Removable Wall Decals: America’s Greatest Export?
Aug.8
I’ll set aside all the heavy political sentiments about our national trade imbalance and national debt. You know why? Because this is a fun blog about cute stuff that makes us happy.
Nonetheless, what makes me smile about the above photo from the recent Shanghai International CBME trade show is that the girls are enjoying a product that says Made in America. That’s the way it should be. Our country produces stuff. Another country produces stuff. And we sell each other’s stuff in both places.
So it’s always fun to see the kiddos write on our Chalkboard Decals in other languages:
And it also gives you that warm and squishy feeling to see the universal squiggly children’s drawings look the same no matter what part of the world they come from:
Removable chalkboard decals, which come in all sorts of shapes ranging from apples to rhinos, instantly give your rooms personality and variety since the kids can constantly express themselves with art or language. The more traditional geometric shapes are ideal for dorm rooms, too.
According to the Shanghai trade show, there are now 250 million children under age 14 in China.
That’s an enormous amount of chalk! And did I mention that WallCandy chalk is dustless and won’t make a mess in China, America or anywhere else?
That’s something decorating moms and dads can appreciate in any language!
