2013 Hair Bow of the Month Club

I'm now accepting memberships for the Sunny Tuesday Hair Bow of the Month Club!

You order ONE time and I'll send bows to your favorite little girl each month for 12 or 6 months.  It's the gift that keeps on giving! Great for baby showers, birthdays, granddaughters, nieces, cousins - any little girl in your life!

2012 September Bow of the Month

 12 month subscription: 
1 stacked boutique bow shipped directly to your recipient each month (a $132 value)
1 BONUS bow with Hair Bow of the Month Club certificate, ready to be given as a gift, shipped to you or the recipient (an $11 value)
 1 BONUS Birthday bow (a $9 value)
Total value: $152
 You pay $105 - savings of $47!
 FREE shipping PLUS receive 15% off all hair bow orders for 12 months!

2012 October Bow of the Month

*NEW* 6 Month Membership - Holiday Specials:

1 stacked boutique bow shipped directly to your recipient during the following months:
February, March, July, October, November, December (a $66 value)
1 BONUS birthday bow, shipped to the recipient the month of her birthday (an $11 value)
 Total value: $77
You pay $58 - savings of $19!
FREE shipping!

*NEW* 12 Month MINI Membership:

1 MINI stacked boutique bow shipped directly to your recipient each month (a $84 value)
1 BONUS MINI bow with Hair Bow of the Month Club certificate, ready to be given as a gift, shipped to you or the recipient (a $7 value)
 1 BONUS Birthday MINI bow (a $5 value)
Total value: $96
 You pay $83 - savings of $13!
 FREE shipping PLUS receive 15% off all hair bow orders for 12 months!



 All hair bows are approximately 5" and come on your choice of a lined alligator clip, french barrette, or a soft elastic headband. In holiday months, I correlate my bows with the holiday. I offer TWO options for December - you may choose a red/green bow OR a blue/white bow.  I will only be accepting new memberships through November 30th.  Bonus bows will ship out December 1st.

Space is limited, so message me at my Facebook page or email me at sunny {dot} tuesday {at} yahoo {dot} com to hold your spot!

LIKE Sunny Tuesday Hair Bow of the Month Club on FACEBOOK.

This is where I'll post sneak peeks of the 2013 bows!

Macy Goes to the Fair Pennant Dress

I am so glad I made it through to Week 3 of One Month To Win It!  I love, love LOVE this dress and am SO glad to know many others did, too.

Let me tell you, I have been most excited about this week since we got the list of themes.  When I saw "Bunting and Banner Week", this idea immediately popped into my head!  

Start with a simple white dress and add a tiny pennant-style banner and you have:

The Macy Goes to the Fair Dress!

I am beyond excited with how this turned out!  If you're anything like me, you know that ideas in your head don't always translate well into real-life items, so when it does, it's like hitting the jackpot!

I started out with a pillowcase dress and altered the pattern to work for my idea.  I added box pleats to the neckline which make me think of a Big Top at the fair.  Then I made a mini pennant banner and trimmed the neckline with it.  I finished off the neckline and arms with bias tape I handmade.  

But of course I couldn't stop there!  I cut out approximately 1 MILLION little bitty triangles (really, about 250) and stitched on 5 rows of the tiny pennant banner to the hem of the dress.  I love it so much!

This dress is a great stash-buster project!  All the little triangles were made from my scrap bag.  The bias tape was made from fabric left over from another project.  I love using things I have on hand!

Sidenote: The whole time I was working on this dress, "Macy" kept popping up in my head.  This dress really did name itself!

You might have also noticed The Macy Bow in these pics.  I had fun with this one!  I added a few more elements than I usually do and love how it turned out. 

Next time your favorite little girl needs a dress, don't run to the store!  Go grab a pillowcase and a handful of scraps and see what you can come up with! :)

I want to add a very big thank you to my friend Cheryl from

  NC Life Photography 

for taking beautiful photos of the dress for me!  If you live in Florida and need some photography done, check her out!  She does family shoots, engagements, weddings, you name it!  We've had family photos and baby pics done with her and they have all turned out amazing!

Linking up to these lovely parties!

Revamped Chess Set

Now that voting is closed, I can share the project I did NOT enter in the competition.  I fondly refer to this as my reject project. :)

I snagged this chess set from a friend and loved the scroll detail on the sides, but wanted something a little softer.

I decided on DecoArt Traditions Artist acrylics in Warm White and Aquamarine.  I gave the black chess pieces a base coat of Warm White and repainted the board and white chess pieces in Warm White also.  Once they were dry, I painted the black chess pieces with the Aquamarine and stenciled Aquamarine squares on the chess board.  In real life, the color is greener, but it's pretty difficult to photograph. 

*Quick tip: if you have small things to dry, stick some push pins into foam board and set the pieces on top - no more sticking to the surface!

Then I mixed DecoArt Traditions Glazing Medium with a little bit of black paint (little goes a long way!) and mixed in water to thin it out.  I distressed the board and chess pieces with the Glazing Medium by painting it on with a foam brush and wiping it off with gauze.  I am so happy with how the glazing brought out the scroll design!

To finish it off, I hit just the board with some spray adhesive and sprinkled a little bit of DecoArt Glamour Dust in Crystal over the top to girly it up a little bit.

Linking up to these parties!

Shabby French Ruffle Cuff/Headband

I made it through to the next round of One Month to Win It, probably by the skin of my teeth!  Here is my project submission.  Did you guess which one was mine?

I was so excited about this week's theme, cause let me tell ya, I love me some Graphics Fairy!  The biggest challenge was narrowing down which graphics to use.

I settled on some sheet music and a fleur-de-lis and got to work on my Shabby French Ruffle Cuff!

First, I printed the graphics directly onto fabric using the freezer paper technique from The Scrap Shoppe.  This was seriously SO easy!  If you have an inkjet printer and didn't know you could print on fabric, head on over and let Michele tell you how it's done.  I feel like I've been missing out!

Then I cut a strip of sheet music from the fabric and ruffled it up with my trusty sewing machine and added some lace & trim.  To make the flower embellishment, I used the fleur-de-lis to cover a button and hot glued a bit of lace to the back.  I cut out a couple flowers and inked the edges, then stacked it all up and stitched it to the cuff.  I then added a length of black satin ribbon to each end and covered the back with a bit of black felt to finish it up!  All done! :)

BUT WAIT!  You didn't think that was all, did ya?  This Shabby French Ruffle Cuff lives a secret double life as a Shabby French Ruffle HEADBAND!  Just tie it around your head and you've got an accessory that pulls her own weight!

So there you have it!  A Shabby French Ruffle Cuff/Headband!  Do you have any accessories that pull double duty?

Linking up to these fun parties!

The Shabby French Ruffle Cuff/Headband was featured!

2011 Most-Pinned Pins, Part 2

PLEASE DO NOT PIN these pictures from my blog.  PLEASE follow the links and pin from the orginal site.  Thank you!

I'm counting down a list of my most popular pins for 2011.  To check out pins 10-6, go here!

Now, on to the countdown!

FIVE: Pray

Source: justinwrightphoto.com via Jessica on Pinterest

FOUR: Value Quilt

Source: sewkatiedid.wordpress.com via Jessica on Pinterest

THREE: Cheesy Zucchini Bake

Source: kalynskitchen.com via Jessica on Pinterest

TWO: Graham Cracker S'mores Candy

Source: buddingbaketress.blogspot.com via Jessica on Pinterest

ONE: Mini Keyring Photo Album

Source: positivelysplendid.com via Jessica on Pinterest

What are YOUR most popular pins?  Link in the comments and I'll check them out! :)


Today is the last day of voting for Week One of One Month to Win It!  If you haven't had a chance to vote yet, head on over before 6:00 p.m. :)

Hair Bow Giveaway, 2nd Edition

I'm busy busy busy working on orders and trying to get my Christmas decorations up, but I'm swinging in to give you another opportunity to win a one-of-a-kind Sunny Tuesday hair bow!  Actually, I'm giving you the chance to win TWO hair bows! 

These bows will not be included in the  Hair Bow of the Month Club.

To enter, just leave a comment ON THIS POST telling me what color/print combos you think would be cute for a bow.

For additional entries:

LIKE Hair Bow of the Month Club on Facebook and leave a comment ON THIS POST telling me so (1 entry)

Be a follower of Sunny Tuesday via Google Friend Connect and leave a comment ON THIS POST telling me so (1 entry)

That's a possibility of THREE entries!

Please be sure to leave an email address if it's not linked to your profile.

I will leave this giveaway open until Friday night and will announce the winner Saturday, December 10th.

Sparkle Wrap Bracelet

I love tweaking ideas I see and creating something.

I saw these bracelets and loved the rhinestone detail and the hemp weaving:

Source: yellowblackbird.blogspot.com via Jessica on Pinterest

And then I saw these bracelets and love the wrap style and closure:

Source: None via Jessica on Pinterest

So, I mashed up the features I loved into this:

And I am very happy. :)

I'd Pin That!

Man, oh man, do I lose myself in Pinterest! It has become an obsession. I find myself seeing things out and about and thinking "I'd pin that!" I thought I'd share with you a few of my recent favorite pins!

I really love the simplicity of this cinder block bench.  It has definitely found its way on my to-do list, now I just have to figure out where to put it!

Source: bhg.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I think this Frankenstein door is so silly and we just so happen to have a green front door.  Do you think my husband will mind?

Source: google.com via Jessica on Pinterest

This color just screams fall to me.  I'm always down for glitter on my nails.  I'ma be sippin' some hot chocolate with these fo' sho'. This would also make a fun gift or stocking stuffer.

Source: tumblr.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I love, love, love this photo op!  We will without a doubt be doing this when the tiny turns 1.  I mean, seriously, I'm radiating sunshine & rainbows just looking at this photo sequence.

Source: ontobaby.com via Jessica on Pinterest

So, partly my house is a mess because I have a baby and partly it's because I'm pinning crap to my boards, in case you were wondering. What have you pinned lately?

Hair Band Tutorial

I am not one to throw out scraps, so I've been whipping up some hairbands out of my leftover headband material (aka FOE, aka fold over elastic).  In my extensive research* I learned that these hairbands are better for your hair than your basic ponytail holder.

*By "extensive research" I mean I heard it somewhere a couple of times. 

My friend Kenya saw one on my wrist recently and she was all "WHERE did you get that? I've been looking everywhere".  And I was all "Girl, I MADE this!"  Then, like many of the things I make, I insisted it was so easy and you could totally make this!  Now, sometimes "easy" in my mind turns out not to be easy in reality, but I stand by my judgement on this. EASY. So easy it doesn't need a tutorial, but I made one anyway.  So here ya go!

You will need: 

Fold Over Elastic (I love this place and this place)

Scissors

Lighter

BAM!  Done!  See, that only took like a minute.  Less if you're better at operating a lighter than I am.  Plus it only cost pennies to make and they retail for $1-2 each.  EACH!  Highway robbery, I tell ya!

And if you're anything like me, your hair only sees a styling product once a week.  The other 6 days, I can feel a teensy bit more chic with my didn't-take-a-shower-today-because-I-have-a-needy-baby ponytail.  Yeah.

Linking up: