The Story of giftbandit.com™ and Traces of Heaven, Inc.
When the giftbandit™ tag was created in 1993, by owner Mariette Fredericks, she had already been working in the print industry for 15 years. Mariette integrated the tag idea into the invitation and stationery business, working diligently to bring quality products to family, friends and new customers.
 
Over the next several years, Mariette would continue to operate the business under the Traces of Heaven name, while working to cultivate the dream of producing original giftbandit™ tags.

The name “giftbandit™” came about after Mariette spent years cutting up a go-zillion greeting cards (by hand) to make gift tags for family and friends.  After making a few hundred, inspiration came one night while “banding” the tags around dozens of Christmas gifts.

Traces of Heaven’s name, however was taken from a song title, by Christian Artist Bryan Duncan. The main lyric is strongly linked to the heart of owner, Mariette. She states, “He keeps lovingly showing me ~ Traces of Heaven!”  Of the many lessons learned, Mariette has concluded that none of this would exist without the close supervision of her Savior.

The giftbandit™ team truly enjoys bringing traces of heaven to every event they touch. Traces include the highest level of service, reliability, responsiveness, strong work ethic, each backed with solid industry experience.  Each trait is carried over to the energetic and creative partners that also enjoy a mutual love for beautiful stationery products.

Even though Traces of Heaven was named in 1998, incorporated in 2004, (and trademarked the same year), the website brought us to conclusion that the name giftbandit™ was to be used over Traces of Heaven, being it is more related to the stationery and gift industry.

Since its debut in the early 1990’s the giftbandit™ tag has been redesigned a few times. And even though it was introduced in 2004, the team is excited at the opportunity of re-introducing new designs by the end of 2009.

Each product brings a fun and sassy way for any giver to present a unique and personalized gift to their receiver.

We hope you enjoy the new website and that you check back often to see the many products added over the next several months.

We would enjoy hearing what you think of our new site.  Send us your suggestions and comments, we can’t wait to hear from you!

To read the lyrics of “Traces of Heaven” from album Slow Revival, (CD 1994) by Bryan Duncan, visit:   http://klove.com/lyrics/lyrics.asp?248 or go to the KLOVE website http://klove.com/ for lots of other inspiring song titles.