Featured Fan Announced: Corinne Leitheiser

Yay! It is Featured Fan Friday. I am pleased to introduce to you, Corinne Leitheiser. Corinne is one of those lovely people that you meet and immediately want to include on all of your party invitation lists - she is super cool and fun to be around. Corinne has an unbelievably infectious smile. Her amazing and beautiful "hair flare" creations are so very popular. One look at them and you know why - check out the creativity in this gal. I"ll be honest, this is one of the most entertaining Featured Fan  interviews - take a read and you'll see why. 

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Are you a dog or a cat person? When I was a little girl, I was all about cats. Now I'm really starting to fall in love with dogs. I would love to get a daschund or as I call them a "hot dog".

What is your favorite pizza topping? There is no food I don't like! So to pick out my favorite is merely impossible...but if I had to pick my favorite topping it would be mushrooms or anything veggie.

What activities did you participate in high school? I played field hockey in high school. I was pretty good, but I hated all the running. What was I thinking? I think I just wanted to be able to wear the short kilt around school all day when we had games that day.

What do you think came first, the chicken or the egg? This always blows my mind! I never can come to a conclusion so I just move on. But I do like to eat both!

Tell us about your family. My family is very small. After my mom and cousin both passing away from cancer and my only grandma suffering from a severe stroke which put her in a nursing home all within the same year...it is just me, my dad (Dave), my brother (Scott), my Aunt Barbara and Uncle Jr. We have all been through a very tough 2 years...our family has had it's ups and downs but we all love each other very much. We all realize that life IS just too short.

What would you like readers to know about you personally? I want people to know that I am a really hard worker, a perfectionist and just wanna please other people. Everything I have is from my own hard work and money. I have NEVER had anyone hand me anything.

What is your business? What "do you do?"  My business is called "CornyFlowers". It's an independent business created and run by ME in which I hand make individual flower hair pieces or as I call them "hair flair" for any occasion. Of course my customers are all girls, but I do make beautiful flower clips for brides, bridesmaids, baby's headbands, headbands for little girls and pins for the more "mature" generations. Each one is one of a kind, unique, sparkles and can even have feathers too.

What is the best part of your job/duties? The best part of my duties is that I can work at my own pace. My whole professional career, working in the medical field, I have had to work at everybody else's pace. Now I get to sit down and really soak in what I'm doing. I am able to take as long as I want to take to create my designs and perfect them with as much detail as I like with nobody telling me to hurry up.

Who is your greatest supporter in your life and work? I don't have one individual supporter. My family has been awesome! My friends are always finding me new customers and spreading my business cards around for me. My co workers are always buying some for their kids and own personal use. The boutiques who display and sell my designs are always telling customers good things about me and my designs. People just in general who see my designs say to me "Wow, you are so talented and have an eye for beauty" What more could I ask for? I feel like alot of people believe in me.

Who or what inspires you? This question is easy! My inspiration since day one has always been my mom and grandma. They are the 2 people in my life who have taught me my love for real flowers and gardening. Since I was a little girl, my mom and grandma were always in the garden and just so proud of their accomplishments when they bloomed. I just love flowers! They make me happy and they are all so beautiful in their own unique way. I wanted to create something just as beautiful that can last forever and never dies. Every flower I design helps me keep my mom and grandma's inspiration alive.

Is there something you are really passionate about? What is it? Hmmm...what am I passionate about? I'm passionate about many things, however, the one thing I wake up everyday and make a goal for myself is to just be a good person to anyone and everyone I cross paths with that day. How can I brighten their day? How can I put a smile on their face? How can I help them when in need? How can I make them laugh? How can I make them feel better?

What is your favorite quote? Ha! My whole life is lived by quotes. I have so many I think I speak in quotes. But I do believe my favorite is "life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain"

Do you have a favorite joke? I have a bit of a...let just say "raw" sense of humor. So any of my jokes would not be appropriate for this article. :0)

How may people reach you? The best way to reach me is by phone (610-823-8786 ) or email (Rinni83@gmail.com) to speak directly to me about anything their heart's desire...but only if it's about a CornyFlower design or a single, handsome, young man you want me to meet. Ha!

Uh hum...lets focus here Corinne! OR you can find me at my website www.CornyFlowers.com where you can view "some" of my designs and order straight from there. Be sure to "like" my official "CornyFlowers" page on Facebook. Of course, you may purchase already made designs at any of the 4 boutiques I display and sell my flowers...which are "Lovely Events and Occasions" (Penn Ave. W. Reading), "Hello Bluebird" (Penn Ave. W. Reading), Salon Avanti (Penn Ave. W. Reading) and Bonnie Landis Beauty Salon (Pricetown Rd. Fleetwood, PA).

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Christine Maziarz,
Certified Balloon Artist
Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC 
Yep, I'm on Facebook!
Twitter, too! @balloonheart
Serving Southeastern PA

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Facebook Featured Fan Announced: John Raab

Hi. Thanks for stopping by.

Today's featured fan is a dear friend of mine from college, Mr. John Raab. You can't help but love this man when you meet him. John is one of the most humble people you will ever meet. He has an unbelievably gifted natural musical talent (oh my goodness - lovely singing voice, he always played a mean piano and was the organist extraordinaire and music director for St. Agnes Church in West Chester for years and years) but you won't find him talking about that. I was blessed to meet him in college. He accompanied many of the students and choirs, he was a great vocal coach, too - but he always just kind of just did that to help. John became a great friend of mine and quite honestly, when I think of my college years, the majority of my memories have John Raab in them. I think we had a very entertaining German diction class together... but that is another story. All of my memories of John make me smile.

Pictures of John are slim pickings, but I found this teeny tiny one of him that was posted when he taught at Taylor's Music School in West Chester.

Enjoy reading about my dear friend, John!

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Are you a dog or a cat person? I am a cat person.
What is your favorite pizza topping? Pepperoni is my favorite pizza topping.
Did you play sports or a band instrument in high school? I played no sports or band instrument in high school.  I was, however,  in choir and orchestra. I played the piano in orchestra and accompanied the choir. I started playing the piano at age eight and the organ at twelve. I started playing in Church when I was fourteen.
What do you think came first, the chicken or the egg? The egg came first, of course.
What would you like readers to know about you personally?  Personally, I'd like readers to know that I am on dialysis but still get around.
What is your business? What "do you do?" I am a retired church Music Director.
Who is your greatest supporter in your life and work? My greatest support system is my housemate, Joe.
Who or what inspires you? Again, my greatest inspiration is my housemate, Joe.
Is there something you are really passionate about? What is it? I am VERY passionate about music, ESPECIALLY Opera.
What is your favorite opera? My favorite opera has to be La Boheme. It was the first opera I saw with Pavarotti.
What is your favorite quote? My favorite quote is "eat dessert first, life is too short."
How can people reach you? People can reach me through Facebook.
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Christine Maziarz,
Certified Balloon Artist
Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC
Yep, I'm on Facebook!
Twitter, too! @balloonheart
Serving Southeastern PA      

Featured Fan Announced: Laura Shultz

It is time to introduce Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC's  next Facebook Featured Fan, Laura Shultz. Laura is the editor and publisher of Macaroni Kid - Reading Area. I have had the pleasure of meeting Laura a few times and am always greeted by her very warm smile and super friendly personality. Take a moment to check out her Macaroni Kid-Reading website and be sure to sign up to receive Macaroni Mail - she has cool giveaways on there! Her latest Macaroni Fun posting even includes a review of Melissa Aidukas' Candy Making workshop - yep, Melissa was a featured fan of ours just a few weeks ago! 

We have a balloon twisting 101 kit up for grabs to one lucky person who comments, shares or likes this post on Facebook. If you share this post, be sure to comment below to let us know, so you will be entered! One winner from those who enter will be chosen next Friday, April 29th using random.org and announced here.

Okay, enough of my typing... let's learn about Laura!
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Are you a dog or a cat person? Dog! I have a pitt/boxer mix named Lola. I love cats too, but I'm for sure a dog person.

What is your favorite pizza topping? Mushrooms.

Did you play sports or a band instrument in high school? I played flute for a couple of years , but swimming and track were what I excelled in.

What do you think came first, the chicken or the egg? The Chicken

What would you like readers to know about you personally? I'm very determined, and I really don't stop until I get what I want!

What is your business? What "do you do?"  I'm Editor and Publisher of Macaroni Kid-Reading Area

Who is your greatest supporter in your life and work? My Mom! She is great and always there to help me succeed.

Who or what inspires you? Other women in business who started out very small and are now very successful.

Is there something you are really passionate about? What is it? I'm very passionate about a lot of things, it's just my personality.

What is your favorite quote? "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result" (Many people think that came from Albert Einstein but it's really unknown as to who said it first.....according to google anyway! lol)

How can people reach you? Email is always the best way to reach me, I know it's not very personable but I'm always dealing with my noisy kids :-) laurashultzma@gmail.com or lauras@macaronikid.com

Website: http://www.reading.macaronikid.com/
Email: lauras@macaronikid.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/MacKidReadingPA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MacaroniKidReadingPA

Featured Fan Announced: Anne McGovern

 It is with GREAT pleasure that I introduce Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC next Facebook Featured Fan, Anne McGovern. I am super excited about this fan as she is a fellow balloon artist and one awesome woman. I first "met" Anne through Facebook (many balloon artists friend each other for support and inspiration) and then I had the sincere pleasure of meeting her in person through a mutual friend of ours. Anne is one amazingly talented balloon artist. ...for the rest of this article and information about our give away of a Balloon Twisting 101 Kit....click here!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Christine Maziarz,
Certified Balloon Artist
Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC
Yep, I'm on Facebook!
Twitter, too! @balloonheart
Serving Southeastern PA

Facebook Featured Fan Announced: Melissa Aidukas

I can't believe it has been two weeks already. Our second Facebook Featured Fan is Melissa Aidukas.

Click here to read all about her and how supportive she is of local businesses. Don't forget to post a comment either on the Facebook post or be sure to come back here to post a comment to be entered to win a Dove Chocolate Martini mix.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend everyone and enjoy reading about Melissa!

Christine Maziarz,
Certified Balloon Artist
Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC
Yep, I'm on Facebook!
Twitter, too! @balloonheart
Serving Southeastern PA

Announcement: Facebook Featured Fan Friday.

Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC will be featuring one Facebook Fan who interacts with us on our Miss Balloon Heart Facebook Fan page, regularly, every other Friday. Look for our first Facebook Fan introduction next Friday, March  11th.


Why are we doing this? 
We want to thank those of you who take the time to interact with our page and give you an opportunity to tell our fan base a little bit about yourself and/or your business.

How may I be featured? 
First of all visit our Facebook Fan Page and be sure to click "Like" at the top.
Interact with our posts by doing any of the following:
   1) "Like" a post
   2) Comment on a post
   3) Share a post with your friends - and let us know you did it!
   4) Post on our wall (pics or comments)

 As always, we will remove any posts that are not "family-friendly." ; ) 

When we recognize your name from the interactions, you will be placed on a list of potential "featured fans." From that list, we will randomly choose our next "Featured Fan." Please note that we will be scheduling our featured fans AT LEAST two weeks ahead of time. Our first one has already been chosen.

Let us know what you think of the idea and be sure to tell your friends!

Have a GREAT day!

Christine Maziarz,
Certified Balloon Artist
Creating Exciting Balloon Memories, LLC
Serving Southeastern PA