St. Louis Cardinals Bows

Maybe you knew that I grew up in St. Louis.  We used to go to Cardinals games every summer.  I'd try to convince my dad that suntan lotion was an acceptable form of sunscreen (come ON, Dad! It has an SPF of 4!) and we would get those Whoppers ice cream cups that you ate with a little wooden paddle.  Also, when our elementary school treated the 4th & 5th grade patrol officers to a game, I caught a wild hare and kissed William Duncan on the cheek.  Yep, I was a 5th grade floozy. 

So it should come as no surprise that when I found some St. Louis Cardinals baseball ribbon, I snatched it right up!  I got to work on it this weekend and have posted the first few bows from my Limited Edition line of St. Louis Cardinals bows over at Hair Bow of the Month Club!

Head on over to check it out.  I'm posting them as I finish them and when they're gone, they are gone!

Linking up: The Shabby Creek Cottage

The Clovers, Part 2

As I mentioned in this post, I'm joining up with Clovers For Collins.  I shared some of our clovers here and wanted to show you a few more today!

Brandy has been getting creative with fabric:

Stacie joined the ribbon brigade:

And Dana added some sparkle:

The Clovers, Part 1

I thought I'd share with y'all some of the clovers over at Clovers For Collins.  You can read about sweet Collins here and find out why we chose clovers for him here.  We have several different cloversmiths and each one has different talents.

Amanda is handy with the crochet hook:

Dana and Carrie have their hot glue guns plugged in and ready to go:

And of course, I am also running with the ribbon crowd:

Clovers are available as hair clips and pins!

Don't miss the next batch of clovers: check out this post!
Linking up to these great parties!

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!

Giveaway Day!

Hello!  Welcome to Sunny Tuesday!  My name is Jessica and I've been crafting since I was a wee tot.  I do all kinds of crafts, but since having a baby this year, my focus has been on crafting for babies and kids.  You'll see a lot of that here with some other projects sprinkled in.  You can read more about me here.  I'm so excited to be joining up to Sew, Mama, Sew's Giveaway Day!  Go visit them for hundreds more giveaways!

Now let's cut to the chase!  Here's what's up for grabs today:

Four stacked boutique bows!
Each bow comes on a lined alligator clip and measures approximately 4 1/2" wide.

To enter, leave a comment with the first name of your favorite little girl!  Your favorite little girl may just end up with a bow named after her!

This giveaway is open until Friday, December 16th at 5 p.m.  This giveaway is open to everyone - I'll ship internationally! :)  Pretty please make sure you email address is listed if it's not connected to your account so I can notify you if you win.

I hope you'll come back to browse around a bit.  You can follow me over to the right, there.

You can also find Sunny Tuesday on Facebook or at the Hairbow of the Month Club!

If you have a blog and would like to swap buttons, shoot me an email!

Thank you for stopping by and good luck!

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.

Hair Bow Giveaway & Black Friday Special!

Happy Black Friday!

Use coupon code BLACKFRIDAY10 to receive 10% off my entire shop!  That includes the Hair Bow of the Month Club!  This code is good till Monday night!

BUT WAIT! 

The first 10 orders of the 12 month Hair Bow of the Month Club will receive an additional FREE 5" hair bow in the solid color of your choice!

The first 5 orders of the 6 month Hair Bow of the Month Club will receive an additional FREE 4" hair bow in the solid color of your choice!

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! 

(This is in my infomercial voice, did you get that?)

I'm giving this one-of-a-kind bow away - no purchase required! :)  This bow will not be included in the  Hair Bow of the Month Club - it's an exclusive design for this giveaway!

To enter, just leave a comment ON THIS POST!

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)

Share this via facebook, twitter or your blog and leave a comment ON THIS POST letting me know (up to 3 entries)

That's a possibility of SIX entries!

I will leave this giveaway open until Monday night and will announce the winner Tuesday, November 29th.

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!

Bow Display Fall 2011

I just realized I hadn't shared my display from the consignment sale yet, so thar she blows!

I mixed things up a little bit, added in some flower clips and the headbands I've been posting about.  I love consignment sales.  Love.  For less than 100 bucks, I've gotten TONS of clothes for the wee one.  Several footed sleepers, about a dozen outfits, 6 pairs of pants, sweaters, onesies, shirts, dresses.  It's crazy.  When I go shopping now, I think about what I could get the same thing for at a consignment sale.  It gives me anxiety to pay full price for something.  I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing!  What are your tips for not spending a fortune on kids clothes?

Bowin' Up!

Hello!  I've been busy lately making bows for our consignment sale at church. If you're in Nashville, stop on by! 

I'm adding in a lot of new colors in the large bows.  I'm also working on a few new things - here's a little sneak peak at some of the materials!

Pretty, right?

Once I finish all these bows, I'll be back on with some other projects and perhaps a giveaway! :)

Hair Bow Giveaway - Winners!

Time to announce the winners of my hair bow giveaway!

The first five eligible entries are:

Kristen Sullivan

The Thomans

http://wendyinflorida.blogspot.com/

Sarah McCuistion

TOTEally Posh!

The five random entries are:

Christina

Emilee

Sarah Alexander

Strickland's

Haley

I've sent each of you an email - Congratulations!!! :)

I'd also like to thank Allison at little lovelies for giving me the Versatile Blogger Award!  Please stop by her blog - she's incredibly talented and if you don't know her, you should!

Hair Bows Are Cuter On Heads - Giveaway!

I recently listed some of my bows in my etsy shop.  I did the best I could taking pics of the bows, but everyone knows a bow is never at its personal best until it's on the head of a little girl.  And since my little girl isn't here yet and will likely have no hair once she is, I had to figure something else out!

This is where you come in!  I need bow models.  If you have a Sunny Tuesday bow for your little girl, I would love a picture to use in my shop.  (You can email them to sunny [dot] tuesday [at] yahoo [dot] com)

To get this party jump-started, I'm giving away ten bows - one bow each to ten different winners!  Please don't feel obligated to send me a picture if you win.  There are no strings attached to this giveaway. 

Here's how it's going to work:  the FIRST FIVE eligible commenters will all win one bow of their choice.  After that, I will put the rest of the entries into a hat and pull FIVE MORE at random.  These five random eligible commenters will also each win one bow of their choice.  All you have to do is leave a comment, making sure to leave your email if your profile doesn't link back to it.  If I don't have an email to contact you, I will pull a different winner.  One comment per person, please!  I will leave this giveaway open for one week and plan to announce the winners next Tuesday, May 3rd.

If you'd like to see what colors and sizes I have available, check out my shop.

My First Consignment Sale!

Our church held our first consignment sale this weekend.  When the organizers asked me if I wanted to be the bow lady, I jumped at the chance! 

I got stocked up on ribbon and started making bows last month.  In all, I made 415 hair bows and clips.  I pulled about 55 of them for the little one on the way (you can see her stash here) and tagged the rest. 

You can see my mini moo cards in the photo above.  I LOVE them!!! (And I'm not being compensated to tell you that!)

I sold out of several of the bows and clips.

I wasn't sure about the felt pom clips, but they were a hit!  You can find the basic technique here or here.

Keep Those Bows Straight!

I've been drowning in bows for the past few weeks!  I made over 400 bows and clips to put in a consignment sale this weekend.  Of course, I had to save a few for Ellie!  And by a few, I mean a few of each color.  Needless to say, I had a little mountain of bows and nowhere to store them.  Or nowhere cute and organized to store them.  Now, you know that just wouldn't do!

I started collecting frames a while ago, my ideas for their use evolving over time.  I finally had a light bulb moment and got down to business.  I took my favorite frame (remember seeing it here?) and made it pretty and functional.  I haven't had a chance to hang it up yet, but what you see here is more than 50 bows, all in one place with room to spare (but not much)!

No need for a hair bow organizer?  Come back next week for a more versatile version!

I'm linking up to:

Whatever Goes Wednesday

Look What I Made
Show and Share Day