Becca's Bowtique: May 2007

Sunday, May 27, 2007

The beginning of a...

BEAUTIFUL thing!!!

I cannot express enough how LUCKY I feel to have -stumbled- upon Etsy!!!! I mean honestly it cant get ANY better than this! And its only going to get bigger and BIGGER. And again I feel honored to be a part of such a beautiful community!!!

Here is the lastest article on a few "Etsians"! LOVE IT!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com:80/html/living/2003720166_crafting270.html

Kimberly from MamaMonkey if featured, visit her shop! Super cute onesies here!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=844

Thursday, May 24, 2007

So honored,

seeing my products on these beautiful lil girls makes staying up till 2am most night working on ittle projects SO worth it! And not only that but the moms and dads are nice enough to send me pictures!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing all these beauties!!!!!

Even a mommy!!!!!! :)

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

I never

owned a sewing machine in my life till this year!!!!!!

I always wanted one and something was always coming up and me being SOOO....."cheap"....no that's not a good word....whats a good word for -not liking to blow money on things for myself- ???

Sooo, not wanting to dish out money for something I might not have the chance to use and daily life getting in the way I never did.

Plus at the time I was making jewelry and was content with just doing that....

I still enjoy doing jewelry, but selling it was tough for me at least. I could not really buy bulk so it was costing me more to make than I was able to make back. Plus beads, beads everywhere didn't work to well with my two toddlers :)

So upon moving cross country (air force) -again- I took a break from being crafty. I still did here and there but more for myself.

I always wanted to make hair bows and did every now and then but only for my daughter. She was completely bald til the age about 1 1/2. And when I say bald I mean BALD!!!!

She couldn't wear the super cute lil clips, no pigtails...nothing TILL I received her first boutique style headband bow! Its was an addiction from there. But being a military SAHM mom I couldn't afford ALL the different kinds I wanted. So I made my own, looking pretty pitiful at first. So I practiced and practiced and thought "Wow this is fun and the possibilities are endless".

I don't make mass produced bows of just one kind or color. I add my style, love and give each one its own character. Sure maybe they dont sell like the mass produced ones BUT I have MUCH more fun making them "my way" and know that mine will be one of a kind. No other little girl will be wearing one exactly like mine.......

Where was I going with this ....

OH... I never owned a sewing machine and was kinda scared of them too. I mean I sew but by hand. A great friend of mine Kym was super sweet and bought me the cutest "Hello Kitty" sewing machine.
It was perfect for a beginning sewer as myself.And perfect for my bows!

Then my husbands grandmather gave me an older Singer Athena 2000 and I was in heaven!!! I always wanted an oder one. Reminds me of my mom or grandmother sewing. I use them both for different things.

So I am expanding my horizons and making other fun projects.

After MANY "try, try agains" I finally perfected my headbands for the grown ups chickies ;)

I am so excited to make more! I LOVE them and wear them EVERYDAY!!! (cause I dont get time to ever fix my hair so this works wonders:)

Check em out...