New toy business seeks public funding
Husband and wife, Roger Fullerton and Dee Loveless, currently have a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their creation, Wonki Wands and Wonki Bubble Potion, which can allow users to make gigantic bubbles, even up to 40 feet long. Courtesy photo.
Husband and wife, Roger Fullerton and Dee Loveless, currently have a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their creation, Wonki Wands and Wonki Bubble Potion, which can allow users to make gigantic bubbles, even up to 40 feet long. Courtesy photo.
SPANISH FORK — Is it possible to make a bubble the size of an adult? Is it possible to make a bubble that is 40-feet long that will float for 10 to 15 seconds?
For the past eight months product inventors, and husband and wife, Roger Fullerton and Dee Loveless have worked hard to make this happen with their creations, Wonki Wand and Wonki Bubble Potion.
Loveless and Fullerton are ex-restaurant owners who moved from Seattle, Wash., to Spanish Fork to be closer to their grandchildren.
When Loveless attended a local fair last spring she came across a homemade bubble maker and immediately purchased it, imagining the huge bubbles she was going to make.
With high expectations, she purchased a recommended bubble juice, chose a day to bring forth bubble magic, only to have her hopes disappointed as the wand failed in many ways.
“I was determined to have my quest for big bubbles satisfied,” said Loveless. “So I asked my wonderful husband to make my vision come to reality.”
After lots of experiencing and playing with bubbles, Fullerton came up with a modified wand design and Loveless came up with an amazing recipe for a Bubble Potion.
After the couple made a few trips to the park and a very crazy and exciting day at the Provo Independence Day Parade, they soon realized that Wonki Wands have incredible appeal to people of all ages.
“People were amazed, intrigued, happy,” said Fullerton. “The gasps from adults and screams of delight from the children were overwhelming. This is so magnetic for children; they love it.”
The couple started with a homemade bubble wand that consisted of two wooden dowels wrapped in duct tape.
After many modifications, the wooden dowel needed to go, so they went with a plastic rod and shifted to using tubing to improve the appearance.
“Our biggest trial was coming up with the bubble potion,” said Loveless. “But, after trial and error I developed a unique blend of amazing potion.”
The biggest amount of help the two need is with their bottling line. The couple currently have a campaign on Kickstarter, a project fundraising website.
Loveless and Fuller have set a funding goal and deadline and now people can like their project and donate money to make it happen. The project has to reach its funding goal for the project creator to receive any money. There are just 15 days left to go and Loveless and Fuller are only $2,300 away from their goal of $10,000.
“We had to have our product tested for the safety of children and to make sure it was lead free,” said Fullerton. “Everything has really fallen into place and we are confident that this will fund.”
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