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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Memorial Day is....
Observing holidays as actual days of remembrance or reflection was never anything that we did growing up. Holidays were seen as a day off for spending time with family. But is there a deeper meaning for the holidays that we have? Since I didn't really know why I was granted a day off from my day job yesterday, I thought that I would do just a bit of research....
"Memorial Day (May 30), or Decoration Day, began in 1868 when members of the Grand Army of the Republic heeded the request of their commander, General John A. Logan, to decorate the graves of their fallen compatriots. It has since become the day on which the United States honors the dead of all its wars and is observed as a legal holiday in most states. National services are held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia. In 2000 President Bill Clinton asked the nation to endorse a humanitarian organization's addition of a moment of silence to the holiday, designating 3 P.M. local time for a minute of quiet reflection on the meaning of America's war dead." (Taken from http://www.answers.com/topic/memorial-day)
Living in Augusta, GA, near Fort Gordon, we often see soldiers and members of the military out and around. I work with wives of soldiers at my real job. Although I've never said "thank you," I do realize and greatly appreciate the sacrifice that they and their families make for me. I learned last week that my friend's husband will be leaving for Iraq soon. He will be leaving his wife and two children to serve for his country. Thank you to all who see it as his or her duty to serve our country.
May we all pray and take a moment of silence everyday to remember those who make sacrifices for us. May God bless you.
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"Memorial Day (May 30), or Decoration Day, began in 1868 when members of the Grand Army of the Republic heeded the request of their commander, General John A. Logan, to decorate the graves of their fallen compatriots. It has since become the day on which the United States honors the dead of all its wars and is observed as a legal holiday in most states. National services are held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia. In 2000 President Bill Clinton asked the nation to endorse a humanitarian organization's addition of a moment of silence to the holiday, designating 3 P.M. local time for a minute of quiet reflection on the meaning of America's war dead." (Taken from http://www.answers.com/topic/memorial-day)
Living in Augusta, GA, near Fort Gordon, we often see soldiers and members of the military out and around. I work with wives of soldiers at my real job. Although I've never said "thank you," I do realize and greatly appreciate the sacrifice that they and their families make for me. I learned last week that my friend's husband will be leaving for Iraq soon. He will be leaving his wife and two children to serve for his country. Thank you to all who see it as his or her duty to serve our country.
May we all pray and take a moment of silence everyday to remember those who make sacrifices for us. May God bless you.
♥Bows
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Cupcakes! Yumm....
I've been experimenting with cupcake hairbows. I think that so far, things are going well... the pictures below are a few of my newest cupcake creations. I have a few more in the works, I just don't have pics yet, but I'll post these also soon.
This first bow is my Large Cupcake Sweets hairbow. It is a triple layered hairbow. The first layer is raspberry; the second layer is brown with pink dots; and the third layer is cupcake ribbon in raspberry, teal, and brown. The bow is finished with a raspberry knot.
The second bow is a Medium Pink Cupcake Fun Hairbow. This bow has a base bow color of light pink with four kiddie looped ribbon colors of hot pink dot, island blue, pink checks, and lavender. The bow is finished with a pink cupcake embellishment.
I hope that you enjoy these hairbows. I, of course, think that they are adorable and yummy!
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This first bow is my Large Cupcake Sweets hairbow. It is a triple layered hairbow. The first layer is raspberry; the second layer is brown with pink dots; and the third layer is cupcake ribbon in raspberry, teal, and brown. The bow is finished with a raspberry knot.
The second bow is a Medium Pink Cupcake Fun Hairbow. This bow has a base bow color of light pink with four kiddie looped ribbon colors of hot pink dot, island blue, pink checks, and lavender. The bow is finished with a pink cupcake embellishment.
I hope that you enjoy these hairbows. I, of course, think that they are adorable and yummy!
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Friday, May 9, 2008
April Hairbow Sales Part 3
So, this is my last post for hairbows that I sold in the month of April. All of these bows were shipped to Alabama. Thank you Wendi for buying my hairbows!
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
April Hairbow Sales Part 2
As I mentioned in my last post, April was a great month for the hairbow business. There will not only be two posts about hair bow sales, but there will be an additional one as well, so you'll have to check back in....
This post will feature items that I shipped to California.
The first hairbow is my Large Ladybug Kiddie Loop hairbow. This bow is made of 1.5 inch grosgrain ribbon with 4 different 3/8 inch ribbons kiddie looped on top. The bow center is a Ladybug embellishment.
The second hairbow is my Large Lilac Satin hairbow. This bow is made of 1.5 inch satin ribbon with a center knot. I think that this bow is so elegant.
The third bow was actually a custom order. These bows were needed for a wedding in London. I actually made 4 bows all the same for two little girls. I can only imagine how cute they were at the wedding!
There will be one more post about my sales from April. Here's a huge thank you to all my wonderful customers!
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This post will feature items that I shipped to California.
The first hairbow is my Large Ladybug Kiddie Loop hairbow. This bow is made of 1.5 inch grosgrain ribbon with 4 different 3/8 inch ribbons kiddie looped on top. The bow center is a Ladybug embellishment.
The second hairbow is my Large Lilac Satin hairbow. This bow is made of 1.5 inch satin ribbon with a center knot. I think that this bow is so elegant.
The third bow was actually a custom order. These bows were needed for a wedding in London. I actually made 4 bows all the same for two little girls. I can only imagine how cute they were at the wedding!
There will be one more post about my sales from April. Here's a huge thank you to all my wonderful customers!
♥Bows
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
April Hairbow Sales Part 1
April has been a wonderful month for hairbows! I have been contacted several times for custom orders, with several of them following through with their requests. I have sold several listings besides custom orders from my Etsy Shop. Thank you to everyone who purchased my hairbows this month!
The first bow I sold this month was to a local lady. She found me through Craigslist. She purchased a large pink satin and black sheer princess hairbow. She emailed after we met to exchange goods and told me that her two-year-old was running around telling her daddy that she was a princess now... now that she had her hairbow!
She called me later to see if I could make something for her baby that matched the other hairbow that I had made for her. I have worked on another bow so maybe this will also lead to another sale.
Next I sold my Frog Princess Hairbow Holder to a lady in California. This hairbow holder has a wooden green frog wearing lipstick and a gold crown attached to 1 yd prepared ribbons that allow you to hang your bows. My hairbow holders are excellent solutions for storage of hairbows. Hanging you bows prevents them from wrinkling and crushing, which can make a bow look horrible.
My next sale was to a lady in Texas. She had requested custom hairbows through Alchemy on www.Etsy.com. You can read all about my Alchemy experience in my last blog entry. These bows were for a 9-11 year old softball team. I received an email from them and they were excited about the bows!
So, these are just some of the sales I have made this month. I will post part 2 to this story at the beginning of May so that you can see the other sales and custom orders I have made this month. I want to again thank all of my customers for supporting me and my Etsy Shop! Thank you!
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The first bow I sold this month was to a local lady. She found me through Craigslist. She purchased a large pink satin and black sheer princess hairbow. She emailed after we met to exchange goods and told me that her two-year-old was running around telling her daddy that she was a princess now... now that she had her hairbow!
She called me later to see if I could make something for her baby that matched the other hairbow that I had made for her. I have worked on another bow so maybe this will also lead to another sale.
Next I sold my Frog Princess Hairbow Holder to a lady in California. This hairbow holder has a wooden green frog wearing lipstick and a gold crown attached to 1 yd prepared ribbons that allow you to hang your bows. My hairbow holders are excellent solutions for storage of hairbows. Hanging you bows prevents them from wrinkling and crushing, which can make a bow look horrible.
My next sale was to a lady in Texas. She had requested custom hairbows through Alchemy on www.Etsy.com. You can read all about my Alchemy experience in my last blog entry. These bows were for a 9-11 year old softball team. I received an email from them and they were excited about the bows!
So, these are just some of the sales I have made this month. I will post part 2 to this story at the beginning of May so that you can see the other sales and custom orders I have made this month. I want to again thank all of my customers for supporting me and my Etsy Shop! Thank you!
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
So, here is what I've been so excited and secretive about...
Etsy has this thing they call Alchemy. I've heard that they had it a some time back and that they'd taken it away. To everyone's delight, they've recently released Alchemy again. Alchemy provides a forum in which those looking for items can submit a request for the specific items they want. Sellers search the requests and then make bids on the orders in hopes of earning a sale.
Well, 4ofakind submitted a request for 11 hairbows for her granddaughter's softball team. I submitted by bid, bit my nails, and patiently waited.... and, later that day, 4ofakind picked my bid out of 17 bids total! I had won over 4ofakid! I had landed my first Alchemy sale! I was so excited (as if you couldn't tell!)
I immediately started looking for the right colors of ribbon and coordinating payment and barrettes with 4ofakind. Even though I had to order one of the ribbon colors from online, I was still able to finish the bows in record time and ship them out this morning. 4ofakind should get them early next week and I can't wait! I really hope that she loves them as much as I do!
So, I now think that Alchemy is even more wonderful than I did before. Your completed bid/ sale from Alchemy shows in your sold items and the description of your bid is the listing itself.
When bidding for an Alchemy request, you have to be very thorough. As you can see, I tried to cover all of the basics. What you don't see are the terms and conditions which only the buyer and seller sees. In the terms and conditions, I described what I required for payment and when. When I would be able to ship and any other important notes that could affect the outcome of the bows.
As you work your order, Alchemy allows and asks you to upload pictures of your progress. The pictures in this blog article have two of the last pictures I uploaded to my completed Alchemy sale. In the first one you can see the 11 finished bows. In the second and third pictures, you can see the stack of the bow which is approximately 2 inches and the bow tails which are approximately 7 inches.
This order was a lot of fun for me. It provided great experience and great exposure. I think that Alchemy and 4ofakind's granddaughter's softball team rocks! Thank you 4ofakind for this opportunity!
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Well, 4ofakind submitted a request for 11 hairbows for her granddaughter's softball team. I submitted by bid, bit my nails, and patiently waited.... and, later that day, 4ofakind picked my bid out of 17 bids total! I had won over 4ofakid! I had landed my first Alchemy sale! I was so excited (as if you couldn't tell!)
I immediately started looking for the right colors of ribbon and coordinating payment and barrettes with 4ofakind. Even though I had to order one of the ribbon colors from online, I was still able to finish the bows in record time and ship them out this morning. 4ofakind should get them early next week and I can't wait! I really hope that she loves them as much as I do!
So, I now think that Alchemy is even more wonderful than I did before. Your completed bid/ sale from Alchemy shows in your sold items and the description of your bid is the listing itself.
When bidding for an Alchemy request, you have to be very thorough. As you can see, I tried to cover all of the basics. What you don't see are the terms and conditions which only the buyer and seller sees. In the terms and conditions, I described what I required for payment and when. When I would be able to ship and any other important notes that could affect the outcome of the bows.
As you work your order, Alchemy allows and asks you to upload pictures of your progress. The pictures in this blog article have two of the last pictures I uploaded to my completed Alchemy sale. In the first one you can see the 11 finished bows. In the second and third pictures, you can see the stack of the bow which is approximately 2 inches and the bow tails which are approximately 7 inches.
This order was a lot of fun for me. It provided great experience and great exposure. I think that Alchemy and 4ofakind's granddaughter's softball team rocks! Thank you 4ofakind for this opportunity!
♥Bows
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