BlogHer11 Giveaway Winners!

Aug 25 BlogHer11 Giveaway Winners!

Posted by Mistress Kay in BlogHer 2011, Contest Winners

Wow! There was a lot of great participation in the BlogHer 2011 special giveaway! We were very proud and excited to be able to sponsor BlogHer, and we’re glad that you share our excitement. Of course, that excitement doubles when we offer prizes, right? Well, we were giving away three EdenFantasys goodie bags. They were the...

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BONUS: Blogher11 Giveaway!

Aug 16 BONUS: Blogher11 Giveaway!

Posted by Mistress Kay in BlogHer 2011, Contests & Giveaways

Did you know that, this year, EdenFantasys sponsored BlogHer ’11? That means that we traveled all the way out to the beautiful San Diego to attend the conference, educate people about our sex toys, and meet bloggers from all over the nation! We had our very own table in the Expo hall and threw a dildo decorating party in our...

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Our Final Thoughts On BlogHer11

Aug 12 Our Final Thoughts On BlogHer11

Posted by Maria in BlogHer 2011

The most striking thing about our appearance at this year’s BlogHer11 conference was how people kept coming up to our table and thanking us for being there. In between the food samples, spa treatments, and household products, there was our table, proudly displaying items that, as one person put it, would have had us...

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BlogHer 2011: Behind Our Trade Show Desk

Aug 11 BlogHer 2011: Behind Our Trade Show Desk

Posted by Kris in BlogHer 2011

I’d seen some positive buzz around our upcoming presence at BlogHer, but overall I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would people avoid our booth because we had sex toys on it? Would I be able to answer all of their questions? What would everyone think of our swag? Those questions swirled in my head as I packed for BlogHer. I...

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EdenFantasys at BlogHer 2011!

Aug 10 EdenFantasys at BlogHer 2011!

Posted by Mistress Kay in BlogHer 2011

EdenFantasys had the pleasure of sponsoring BlogHer ’11 which was at San Diego this year. BlogHer was a blast! I must admit that I’m very, very proud and excited over the reception that EdenFantasys received while there. Everyone was very kind to us, and I’m really excited to see everyone else’s excitement...

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How To Eat Your Way Through New Orleans

Apr 23 How To Eat Your Way Through New Orleans

Posted by Maria in On The Road, SXSW 2011

Possibly the second best part of being at Mom 2.0 Summit? Getting to spend time in the fabulous city of New Orleans! The conference itself was held at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton, which is about a block over from Bourbon Street, and right in the middle of the French Quarter. Victoria and I spent some time seeing the sights, and...

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Reflections from Mom 2.0 Summit

Apr 21 Reflections from Mom 2.0 Summit

Posted by Maria in Mom 2.0 2011, On The Road

Here at EdenFantasys, we love the mom blogging community! We work with many mom bloggers on off-site reviews and giveaways, and we think they are an amazing, dynamic group of women who are a force to be reckoned with. So, in honor of that love, Eden’s director of marketing, Victoria and myself recently spent three wonderful days...

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Blogging Panels At SXSW

Mar 25 Blogging Panels At SXSW

Posted by Maria in SXSW 2011

For my final installment into the world of SXSW 2011, let’s discuss a few panels on my second favorite topic, blogging. There were two panels I attended that spoke to issues that come up in blogging. First up was “The End Of Shame,” a discussion on the ever popular topic of “oversharing” online featuring comedian Heather...

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The Fun & Nerdy At SXSW

Mar 24 The Fun & Nerdy At SXSW

Posted by Maria in SXSW 2011

In the past week, you might have wanted to escape the Internet entirely due to the takeover of all streams by a little thing called “SXSW.” The yearly festival is more popular than ever, especially the Interactive portion, which for the second year, has boasted more registrants than the infamous music festival where bands get...

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Sex At SXSW

Mar 23 Sex At SXSW

Posted by Maria in SXSW 2011

South By Southwest (SXSW for short) is usually associated with launching the careers of numerous start-ups, independent films and countless numbers of bands. The 9-day festival, which encompasses the best of technology, film, and music is known around the world for its unique mix of fun and business, all happening with the backdrop...

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Type-A Mom Sessions – Part 2

Oct 08 Type-A Mom Sessions – Part 2

Posted by CarrieAnn in On The Road, Type-A Mom

 (Continued from Type-A Mom Sessions – Part 1 Busting the Mom Blog Stereotype Saturday morning kicked off with a session I was very excited to attend, Busting the Mom Blog Stereotype: Nontraditional Moms who Blog, hosted by Cecily Kellogg, Deb Rox, and Shannan Powell. This session was all about non-traditional moms who...

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Walking in Asheville

Oct 05 Walking in Asheville

Posted by Victoria in On The Road, Type-A Mom

Remember how we headed down to North Carolina about 2 weeks ago? Remember in my last post that I promised lots of photos? So, despite rain, and attending many day time sessions and nighttime receptions at Type A Mom, I still found time to take daily walks around the very beautiful little mountain town of Asheville .  Here are...

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Type-A-wesome

Sep 30 Type-A-wesome

Posted by Victoria in On The Road, Type-A Mom

  As you probably know, from reading Jenn’s post earlier this week, we went to Type A Mom  last week, in Asheville, North Carolina. She covered some of the sessions I also attended, so I won’t reiterate those. Honestly, I just want to talk about the way the conference felt, and the images that are still in...

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Type-A Mom Sessions – Part 1

Sep 29 Type-A Mom Sessions – Part 1

Posted by Jenn in On The Road, Type-A Mom

Type-A Mom ran from Friday morning (we arrived on Thursday, which held a few business-oriented meetings and groups) until the 80s Flashback Party on Sunday night (which we sadly missed, due to our evening flight). Both days were packed with sessions, with only short breaks in between for bathroom breaks, snack breaks, meal breaks,...

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People of Type-A Mom

Sep 28 People of Type-A Mom

Posted by Jenn in On The Road, Type-A Mom

Blogging conferences are great for many reasons, but two reasons stand out to me: the opportunity to attend informative, inspiring and entertaining sessions; and the opportunity to meet and socialize with people who, like you, may qualify as being addicted to their blogs. Victoria Bowman-Steinour, EdenFantasys' Marketing...

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FTC Guidelines for Bloggers

EdenFantasys is being represented at Type-A Mom this weekend by myself, Jenn, the Off-site Review Program Manager / Blogger Relations and manager of the Ambassador Program; and Victoria Bowman-Steinour, our Marketing Director. We’ve met dozens of super-cool bloggers, even had dinner with a few of them, and have had the...

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BlogHer Consolation Giveaway!

Aug 16 BlogHer Consolation Giveaway!

Posted by Jenn in BlogHer '10, Heads Up!, On The Road

EdenFantasys and I have teamed up to offer three lovely consolation prizes to bloggers who did not attend BlogHer ’10. As you may know, EdenFantasys sponsored the Bringing Sex Out of the Closet panel, had their very own table outside of the panel, and also held a dildo decorating party in the hotel suite. There were samples and...

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Reflections on BlogHer’10, from EdenFantasys perspective

I think Jenn has done a pretty good job of giving everyone snapshots from our 4 days in NYC – in her articles for EdenCafe: part one is here and part two is here . So I thought it would be cool to tell you what I was thinking from a work perspective – as most of you know, I am the Marketing Director at Eden. You can see awesome...

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BlogHer ’10 – Part 2

Aug 11 BlogHer ’10 – Part 2

Posted by Jenn in BlogHer '10, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Saturday started off a little nicer, with Victoria and I sleeping in until about 8:00am. Then we rushed to get dressed, made it over to the Hilton in time for breakfast and a brief stint of socializing with bloggers, before regrouping and heading over to Personal: Where’s the Line or the Lie: Storytelling, Memoir and Poetic...

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BlogHer ’10

Aug 10 BlogHer ’10

Posted by Jenn in BlogHer '10, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

EdenFantasys had the pleasure – literally! – of sponsoring BlogHer ‘10, which was held at the Hilton New York in NYC on August 6th – August 7th, 2010. I’m the Off-site Review Program Manager for EdenFantasys, so I was asked to attend in order to network with both current and prospective bloggers. My 10+ years of blogging...

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EdenFantasys is proud to be an official sponsor at BlogHer 2010!

That’s right, Eden is going to BlogHer, all official and stuff. EdenFantasys is officially sponsoring the only panel about sexuality at BlogHer 2010, and will be taking adult retail into the mainstream spotlight while personally engaging over 2,000 dedicated bloggers at the sold-out conference. Pretty awesome, right?! BlogHer is...

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ANME 2010, day 2: new toys, old friends, and more surprising finds

Jul 29 ANME 2010, day 2: new toys, old friends, and more surprising finds

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2010, Eden Fantasys Buzz, Eden Link, On The Road

We started bright and early on the second full day of the show, with an early breakfast meeting then onto the show floors for our many meetings. First up was a great meeting with the main men of Fun Factory – lots of amazing news and toys coming from them. Then we headed over to the Doc Johnson booth – their theme was...

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ANME 2010, day 1 : new toys, old friends, and even that much-buzzed-about ‘Fucked’ line

Jul 28 ANME 2010, day 1 : new toys, old friends, and even that much-buzzed-about ‘Fucked’ line

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2010, Eden Fantasys Buzz, Eden Link, On The Road

We headed out to Burbank, California for the annual ANME Founders Show about a week ago. It’s a tradeshow where we go to meet, talk, see new products, and spend some face-to-face time with industry colleagues. Deals are made, new friendships are formed, old friends share stories from their year – it’s pretty great,...

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Video from the April and Carlos Events!

Check out the sidebar for video from the April Flores Love Toy Art Show. We have the NY speech given by April and Carlos (my fave), an interview with Eli Livingston – artist who did Snatch Dragon, an interview with JoKa – the artist who did I porked her, and the Philly speech from April and Carlos.  It's good...

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A veritable tornado of pussy, art, porn, social work, music and friends

Nov 04 A veritable tornado of pussy, art, porn, social work, music and friends

Posted by Victoria in April Flores Love Toy Art Show, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Want the inside scoop on the recent April Flores Love Toy Art Shows that Eden put on? Of course you do. As some people may know, this whole thing was born of a simple conversation back in July…when I met April and Carlos at ANE out in LA. I mentioned the art show that they did in May, then they were talking about how much...

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Philly Artists

Oct 28 Philly Artists

Posted by CarrieAnn in April Flores Love Toy Art Show, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Just wanted to give y'all a quick peek at the four Philly pieces.  These aren't "pro" or "studio" shots like the others but they at least give you an idea of the freakin' awesome things the Philly artists did. This first one, by Eric Eaton, is simply the coolest.  All those pieces –...

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Miscellanea from NY and a Contest!

Oct 27 Miscellanea from NY and a Contest!

Posted by CarrieAnn in April Flores Love Toy Art Show, Contests & Giveaways, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road, Sex Is...

So the April Flores shows are over.  Life around Eden Fantasys is getting back to normal.  The frenzy of putting together an event is fading. And a frenzy it was!  Victoria seriously deserves some mad kudos for all the work she put into both shows; the venues were perfect, the artists amazing, the entertainment and...

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New York, New York!

Oct 26 New York, New York!

Posted by CarrieAnn in April Flores Love Toy Art Show, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

I have SO much I want to write about the April Flores shows but I'm waiting for the pictures to accompany the posts and, I suppose, must be patient with Ilya, our Eden Fantasys photographer. Until then, I wanted to show you guys the awesome pieces by the four New York artists to participate in the show. Balloons, by Molly...

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NY and Philly, here I come!

Oct 20 NY and Philly, here I come!

Posted by CarrieAnn in April Flores Love Toy Art Show, Eden Fantasys Buzz, Forum Features

Two more days until the NY show, four days 'til the Philly show.  I'm so amped that I get to be at both!  Check out the April Flores page on Eden Fantasys for more details and, if you're in the area, be there! I want to meet you all! April's blog has copies of both posters/fliers if you want to see...

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Nine Days!

We're down to nine days 'til the April Flores Love Toy Art Show in NY, eleven days 'til the one in Philly! Not only are we featuring 4 new artists in NY and 4 in Philly but we're going to have all the art from previous shows, as well.  That's 20 pussies, folks! Twenty pussies, raffles at both events (NY to...

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Blogher ’09: Part Two

Friday: morning arrived a little too quickly, and I had a terrible headache (bloggers do not get hangovers), but it didn’t matter—I had too much to do and no time to worry about headaches. After a quick breakfast, I darted off to registration and the first panel of the day. Then a short break and onto the breakout...

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BlogHer ’09: It Almost Ate Me Alive, But I’ve Lived to Tell the Tale

Thursday: the alarm clock buzzed at its usual time, and I popped out of bed ready and excited for my first trip to BlogHer. This year, it took place in the windy city—Chicago—home of the Cubs, Sears Tower, Deep Dish Pizza, and 1,400 rambunctious bloggers. I was Chicago-bound—or so I thought. I arrived at Philly International...

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Eden Goes West; Part 7

Jul 26 Eden Goes West; Part 7

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 6 – homeward bound   As I mentioned in my last post, I had to be up with the sun for my shuttle to airport. They insist on picking you up crazy early to ensure you make it 2 hours prior to your flight. So, I threw the last of my things into my big pink suitcase and headed for the lobby right...

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Eden Goes West; Part 6

Jul 25 Eden Goes West; Part 6

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 5 – The last day of ANE, meetings, the panel and our quick sightseeing excursion We had breakfast separately the last morning of the show. I was sitting down when Louis of Liberator asked me to join his group. So I had breakfast with Louis, Sky and Mac of Liberator and Jaiya (author/sex educator) and...

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Eden Goes West; Part 5

Jul 24 Eden Goes West; Part 5

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 4 – The second day of ANE, meetings, The ‘O’ Awards and the private Tantus party After a quick breakfast, we headed right to our booth. Our first meeting was in our booth, with Nina (owner) of DevineToys. She showed us some really beautiful pieces that we need to carry! And some really cool bags...

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Eden Goes West, Part 4

Jul 24 Eden Goes West, Part 4

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 3 – The first day of ANE, meetings galore, dinner with Evolved and the Sex Toy Prom So, we rolled outta our beds in our respective hotel rooms, got ourselves ready for a long day, met up for breakfast and headed over to the our booth. Within a few minutes, we were all set up. We were ready to talk to...

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Eden Goes West; Part 3

Jul 23 Eden Goes West; Part 3

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 2, part 2 – setting up our ANE booth and dinner with Tantus So, back to the hotels on the hill we went driving – to set up our booth before our exciting dinner date. The ANE show was held in 3 sections spanning the both ballrooms and the grounds of the Sheraton and the Hilton – which are...

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Eden Goes West Part 2

Jul 22 Eden Goes West Part 2

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 2, part 1 – visiting AMNE / meetings We got up pretty early, had breakfast at the hotel restaurant and headed over to Woodland Hills Marriott for a day visit to the AMNE show. We saw a bit more of the beautiful landscape on our way over, as well as this crazy chopped motorcycle. Once at the Founders...

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Eden Goes West

Jul 22 Eden Goes West

Posted by Victoria in ANME 2009, Eden Fantasys Buzz, On The Road

Our adventures in Cali: Day 1 – traveling So, as many of you know – Fred (the company President/owner), Rufina (Eden’s VP/ Product Manager and I (Eden’s Marketing Director) went out to the west coast for adult industry trade shows and meetings. We had a full day of travel, with 2 flights out ultimately landing us in...

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“O” Award Winners

Even though Eden Fantasys didn’t win the “O” Award in their category, there were many deserving and wonderful folks who did. Here are the results of all the awards: Outstanding Overall Product Design : Fun Factory Outstanding Innovation: Sasi, JeJoue Outstanding Apparel Brand or Accessory: Spartacus...

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Monday, Monday

…and Victoria, Fred and Rufina are in California, up to their ears in meetings, surrounded by sex toys and manning the EF booth at ANE. I’m completely jealous.  Seeing all the newest sex toys, meeting with the top folks from all those great companies -and the list of folks they’re meeting with is astounding...

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On the Road

Posts from the road; AVN, the “O” Awards, Blogher…

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