T-me Direct - Frugal For You

Frugal is the new black. Gone are the days of endless credit card shopping ... we're lean, mean careful-spending machines and we're going to stay that way, right?

Poloppo is celebrating the frugal-forever attitude by bringing our design-your-own t-shirt process for kids into a direct order system that won't tax the piggy bank.

T-me Direct enables you to order a t-shirt with your child's artwork printed on it for a lean $21.50 (for kids' tees, $26.50 for adults tees). Just select the t-shirt style and size and once you place the order we'll send you a link to upload your child's art to us ... or you can simply post it to us.

Once we receive the artwork we'll not only send you the precious t-shirt that will bring the cutest smile to your proud little Picasso's face, but we'll also send you the artwork in a format you can upload to your iPhone as wallpaper - for free (for a limited time only). Don't have an iPhone? Just send it to someone who does ... they'll love it!

PS. We still have our super-fun T-me Kits (now at $32.50) ... these are ideal birthday and holiday gifts!

T-me! DYO t-shirt kits ... especially for kids.

If you like Poloppo's wearable art by children, you'll love our new wearable art - made by your own kids!

You asked us, and we listened. We've had so many parents ask, "How can we get our own children's artwork onto a great t-shirt?" We decided to make it easy for you.

T-me Design-Your-Own is a do-it-yourself kit that includes everything your child needs to design his or her own wearable artwork. She can draw a picture using the markers and papers in the kit, choose her favorite t-shirt style from the enclosed catalog, and mail the drawing to us in the pre-paid return envelope. In 10 days, she'll receive her very own wearable art.

Kids can get creative straight away, or they can send in something they've already drawn. Kids can get their artwork printed on American Apparel t-shirts for themselves, friends, siblings, and even Mom and Dad. Look for more styles in '09.

The kit's unique t-shirt-shaped packaging converts into an easel-style picture frame so kids can easily display their favorite artwork.

T-me is a great holiday gift for children of any age. It even comes with a gift tag that says, "With many best wishes from ...", so you can personalize it before it gets to your favorite young artist.

T-me is now on sale at select kids' boutiques or online here.