Third Annual Bow Open House

Plans for the open house are coming together! The decorations, drawing prizes and fresh products are piling up! I'm getting excited - hope you are too! Be sure to RSVP soon for another drawing entry!

Been a While, Eh? =}

Wow! Can't believe it's been so long since I posted here! =} Time sure does fly, doesn't it?! Well, here's few things, kinda all together.

First of all, this Saturday is the final craft fair of the season for me. Come see me at Cleveland Elementary School's "Breakfast with Santa" - Saturday the 10th from 8-1 p.m.

Okay, now for the fun stuff! Here's a sample of some Christmas things I've been doing lately:

"Yo-Yo" bow

"Cozie" bow

"Hannah" bows

"Hannah" bows

"Cosmo" bow in velvet and satin! Oooh! =)

"Sister set" - the Christmas classics! An "Olivia" bow and a "My Little Darling" bow.

A Few Custom Creations

I recently had a large home-party, with loads of custom orders! Just thought I'd share a few with you.

Yo-Yo bow with "Initial Button" center

"Duet" bows

"Rufflie Boutique" bow

"Spikey" bow in pastels with tulle

Triple-flower skinny elastic headband - raspberry colored "pretty petals" attached.

Seeing Double

I had the opportunity this week to take some modeling pics of twin girls! It was so much fun! They are just precious - sweet personalities, and so adorable!

Here they are modeling their "Yo-yo" bows with an initialed covered button on the center. Aren't they so cute as a set? The bows and the girls. =)

Stretch lace headbands - with Pretty Petals in "Dreamy" color.

"Portia Rosette" on a lace headband

"'Luxe Portia Rosettes" (with marabou) 

Aww, I could look at this pic all day - isn't that a precious face?

 Large Mum flower

Marabou puffs on headbands

Two Portia Rosette Headbands! =)

Flower Smiles

Here's Diana showing the one-of-a-kind bow I made for this outfit. I was trying to mimic the shape of the flower on her shirt.

This outfit is from a current Gymbo collection - "Burst of Spring."

(Mini Korkers)

(X-Large Yo-Yo Bow on a skinny elastic headband)

(Ane Bows)

Save the Date!

Yay! I finally set the date for my open house! I wanted it a little closer to summer, but not before kiddos are out of school (and all things crafty tends to be put on the back burner). So, mark your calenders for May 14 and 15! There will be totally awesome give-aways (we're talking Vera Bradley, ladies!!! And of course some lovely bows and other fun surprises)  - and lots of great deals!! Of course, I'll have a nice little spread of goodies - yummm!

Here's the dates and times broken down:

Friday, May 14 - 10:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening.

Saturday, May 15 - 10:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon.

Place - my home. Send me an e-mail for more information.

 Extra entries into the drawings will be given for those who: RSVP (e-mail at deannms3 (at) gmail (dot) com), bring a friend not on the guest list, and I don't know; I'm sure I'll come up with some other wacky way to enter by then. =)

p.s. to all you out-of-towners - send in an order between now and then, mention the open house, and I'll give you an entry too!  

So dig out your summer stuff, and get ready to have fun! =)

Hats off to the Red White and Blue

Just a reminder - bows made with patriotic colors are 25% off this month! Don't miss out on this chance to show your patriotic spirit! Here's a few bows to inspire you:

Love those Piggies!

Hey - here's a great deal! I've created some special pricing for some of my bows - especially the ones that go great as pig-tail pairs! These bows now offer a "Two-for" pricing. The bows with this great deal are: Medium Basics, Medium Double Basics, Large Basics, Medium Korkers, Rufflies (WHAT A DEAL!!), Christy Bow, Ane Bow and Yo-Yo Bow! The best thing about this deal - they don't have to match! You must purchase two of the same kind to get the deal, but they don't have to be the same color! Don't you just love a deal?

Watermelon Collection

Gymboree has a new collection - the Watermelon Picnic line. It's a simple one, thankfully! Simply 4 easy to match colors! Wow - that's a rare one! =)

New style!

Today was a kind of dreary day. Rainy, cloudy, cold... A great day to be inside. And the housework just didn't seem very enticing. (like usual) =) So, it was a good day to spend developing a new style:

This is reminiscent of those cute fabric yo-yo's from my grandmother's era. I've been gazing at them thoughtfully for a while now as I walk through the craft stores, wondering about their use as a hair clip.
Today I thought, why not make it with ribbon? And of course, if one layer is good, two is better! =)

So, for lack of a better name, here's the "Yo-Yo Bow". Hmm, is that too corny? I'd welcome some suggestions!

These look great on pigtails, or sweeping up the sides! I love how they have so many color combination options!

Here's Diana modeling two Yo-Yo's that match her cute outfit from my favorite store - Gymboree. Thanks, Grandma!! =) This is from the "Happy Rainbow" collection.